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Mentre che sì per l'orlo, uno innanzi altro, |
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One before the other, we walked along the edge, |
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ce n'andavamo, e spesso il buon maestro |
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and often the good master said to me: |
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diceami: "Guarda: giovi ch'io ti scaltro"; |
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'Be careful now, pay attention to my warnings.' |
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feriami il sole in su l'omero destro, |
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The sun was beating down on my right shoulder,
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che già, raggiando, tutto l'occidente |
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for now its beams were changing
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mutava in bianco aspetto di cilestro; |
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the aspect of the west from blue to white
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e io facea con l'ombra più rovente |
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and, as my shadow made the flames appear |
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parer la fiamma; e pur a tanto indizio |
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more glowing, I saw that many of the shades, |
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vidi molt' ombre, andando, poner mente. |
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as they went past, took note of that faint sign. |
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Questa fu la cagion che diede inizio |
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It was this that made them speak of me,
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loro a parlar di me; e cominciarsi |
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and they began by telling one another:
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a dir: "Colui non par corpo fittizio"; |
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'This man's body does not seem made of air.'
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poi verso me, quanto potëan farsi, |
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Then some of them came up as near me
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certi si fero, sempre con riguardo |
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as they could, always careful not to venture
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di non uscir dove non fosser arsi. |
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beyond the burning of the flames.
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