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    Come l'augello, intra l'amate fronde, 1 As the bird among the leafy branches that she loves,
 
posato al nido de' suoi dolci nati 2 perched on the nest with her sweet brood
 
la notte che le cose ci nasconde, 3 all through the night, which keeps things veiled from us,
 
    che, per veder li aspetti disïati 4 who in her longing to look upon their eyes and beaks
 
e per trovar lo cibo onde li pasca, 5 and to find the food to nourish them --
 
in che gravi labor li sono aggrati, 6 a task, though difficult, that gives her joy --
 
    previene il tempo in su aperta frasca, 7 now, on an open bough, anticipates that time
 
e con ardente affetto il sole aspetta, 8 and, in her ardent expectation of the sun,
 
fiso guardando pur che l'alba nasca; 9 watches intently for the dawn to break,
 
    così la donna mïa stava eretta 10 so was my lady, erect and vigilant,
 
e attenta, rivolta inver' la plaga 11 seeking out the region of the sky
 
sotto la quale il sol mostra men fretta: 12 in which the sun reveals less haste.
 
    sì che, veggendola io sospesa e vaga, 13 I, therefore, seeing her suspended, wistful,
 
fecimi qual è quei che disïando 14 became as one who, filled with longing,
 
altro vorria, e sperando s'appaga. 15 finds satisfaction in his hope.

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