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Qual venne a Climenè, per accertarsi |
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Like him who came to Clymene to cast out doubt |
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di ciò ch'avëa incontro a sé udito, |
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upon the rumor he had heard against himself, |
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quei ch'ancor fa li padri ai figli scarsi; |
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who still makes fathers cautious with their sons, |
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tal era io, e tal era sentito |
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such was I and such was I perceived to be |
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e da Beatrice e da la santa lampa |
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both by Beatrice and by the holy light |
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che pria per me avea mutato sito. |
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that earlier for me had changed its place. |
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Per che mia donna "Manda fuor la vampa |
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And so my lady said to me: ''Send forth |
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del tuo disio," mi disse, "sì ch'ella esca |
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the flame of your desire, and let it issue |
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segnata bene de la interna stampa: |
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with the clear imprint of its inner stamp, |
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non perché nostra conoscenza cresca |
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'not that our knowledge be increased by what you say |
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per tuo parlare, ma perché t'ausi |
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but that you rehearse the telling of your thirst |
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a dir la sete, sì che l'uom ti mesca." |
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so that the drink be poured for you.' |
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"O cara piota mia che sì t'insusi, |
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'O my precious root, you are raised so high |
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che, come veggion le terrene menti |
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that, even as earthly minds discern no triangle |
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non capere in trïangol due ottusi, |
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can contain two angles, both of them obtuse, |
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così vedi le cose contingenti |
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'so you, gazing on the point that holds all time |
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anzi che sieno in sé, mirando il punto |
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are able to discern contingencies |
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a cui tutti li tempi son presenti; |
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before they are apparent in themselves. |
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mentre ch'io era a Virgilio congiunto |
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'While I was still in Virgil's company, |
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su per lo monte che l'anime cura |
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both on the mountain that restores our souls |
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e discendendo nel mondo defunto, |
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and during our descent into the region of the dead, |
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dette mi fuor di mia vita futura |
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'grave words were said to me about my future life -- |
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parole gravi, avvegna ch'io mi senta |
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however much I feel myself prepared |
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ben tetragono ai colpi di ventura; |
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foursquare against the blows of chance -- |
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per che la voglia mia saria contenta |
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'so that my will would be content |
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d'intender qual fortuna mi s'appressa: |
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if I could know what fate draws near, |
