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de l'alto lume parvermi tre giri |
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there appeared to me three circles |
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di tre colori e d'una contenenza; |
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having three colors but the same extent, |
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e l'un da l'altro come iri da iri |
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and each one seemed reflected by the other |
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parea reflesso, e 'l terzo parea foco |
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as rainbow is by rainbow, while the third one seemed fire, |
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che quinci e quindi igualmente si spiri. |
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equally breathed forth by one and by the other. |
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Oh quanto è corto il dire e come fioco |
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O how scant is speech, too weak to frame my thoughts. |
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al mio concetto! e questo, a quel ch'i' vidi, |
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Compared to what I still recall my words are faint -- |
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è tanto, che non basta a dicer "poco." |
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to call them little is to praise them much. |
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O luce etterna che sola in te sidi, |
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O eternal Light, abiding in yourself alone, |
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sola t'intendi, e da te intelletta |
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knowing yourself alone, and, known to yourself |
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e intendente te ami e arridi! |
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and knowing, loving and smiling on yourself! |
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Quella circulazion che sì concetta |
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That circling which, thus conceived, |
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pareva in te come lume reflesso, |
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appeared in you as light's reflection, |
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da li occhi miei alquanto circunspetta, |
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once my eyes had gazed on it a while, seemed, |
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dentro da sé, del suo colore stesso, |
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within itself and in its very color, |
