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    Già eran li occhi miei rifissi al volto 1 Now my eyes were fixed again
 
de la mia donna, e l'animo con essi, 2 upon my lady's face. And with my eyes,
 
e da ogne altro intento s'era tolto. 3 my mind drew back from any other thought.
 
    E quella non ridea; ma "S'io ridessi," 4 She was not smiling. 'If I smiled,'
 
mi cominciò, "tu ti faresti quale 5 she said, 'you would become what Semele became
 
fu Semelè quando di cener fessi: 6 when she was turned to ashes,
 
    ché la bellezza mia, che per le scale 7 'for my beauty, which you have seen
 
de l'etterno palazzo più s'accende, 8 flame up more brilliantly the higher we ascend
 
com' hai veduto, quanto più si sale, 9 the stairs of this eternal palace,
 
    se non si temperasse, tanto splende, 10 'is so resplendent that, were it not tempered
 
che 'l tuo mortal podere, al suo fulgore, 11 in its blazing, your mortal powers would be
 
sarebbe fronda che trono scoscende. 12 like tree limbs rent and scorched by lightning.
 
    Noi sem levati al settimo splendore, 13 'We have risen to the seventh splendor,
 
che sotto 'l petto del Leone ardente 14 which, beneath the burning Lion's breast,
 
raggia mo misto giù del suo valore. 15 sends down its rays, now mingled with his power.
 
    Ficca di retro a li occhi tuoi la mente, 16 'Set your mind behind your eyes
 
e fa di quelli specchi a la figura 17 so that they may become the mirrors for the shape
 
che 'n questo specchio ti sarà parvente." 18 that in this heaven's mirror will appear to you.'
 
    Qual savesse qual era la pastura 19 When I was told to set my mind on other things,
 
del viso mio ne l'aspetto beato 20 only one who knew how much my eyes could feast
 
quand' io mi trasmutai ad altra cura, 21 upon that blessèd countenance

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