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per veder meglio ai passi diedi sosta, |
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I paused to have a better view |
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e vidi le fiammelle andar davante, |
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and saw the flames advance, |
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lasciando dietro a sé l'aere dipinto, |
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leaving behind them painted air
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e di tratti pennelli avean sembiante; |
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as though they had been brushes in a painter's hand,
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sì che lì sopra rimanea distinto |
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so that above us blazed in streaks
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di sette liste, tutte in quei colori |
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the seven bands in all the hues the sun
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onde fa l'arco il Sole e Delia il cinto. |
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takes for his bow and Delia for her girdle.
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Questi ostendali in dietro eran maggiori |
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These banners stretched beyond my sight.
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che la mia vista; e, quanto a mio avviso, |
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As near as I could judge,
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diece passi distavan quei di fori. |
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the outermost were set ten paces from each other.
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Sotto così bel ciel com' io diviso, |
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Beneath so fair a sky as I describe
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ventiquattro seniori, a due a due, |
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twenty-four elders, two by two,
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coronati venien di fiordaliso. |
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came crowned with lilies.
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Tutti cantavan: "Benedicta tue |
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All were singing: 'Blessèd are you
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ne le figlie d'Adamo, e benedette |
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among the daughters of Adam
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