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Per correr miglior acque alza le vele | 1 | To run its course through smoother water | |||||
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omai la navicella del mio ingegno, | 2 | the small bark of my wit now hoists its sail, | |||||
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che lascia dietro a sé mar sì crudele; | 3 | leaving that cruel sea behind. | |||||
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e canterò di quel secondo regno | 4 | Now I shall sing the second kingdom, | |||||
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dove l'umano spirito si purga | 5 | there where the soul of man is cleansed, | |||||
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e di salire al ciel diventa degno. | 6 | made worthy to ascend to Heaven. | |||||
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Ma qui la morta poesì resurga, | 7 | Here from the dead let poetry rise up, | |||||
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