| I' vidi in terra angelici costumi
| I saw angelic costumes on earth
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| E celesti bellezze al mondo sole;
| And heavenly beauties in the sun world;
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| Tal che di rimembrar mi giova, e dole:
| So much so that it helps me to remember, and it hurts:
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| Che quant’io miro, par sogni, ombre, e fumi
| What I aim for, seems like dreams, shadows, and smokes
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| E vidi lagrimar que' duo bei lumi
| And I saw those two beautiful lights weep
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| Ch’han fatto mille volte invidia al sole;
| Who have made the sun a thousand times envy;
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| Ed udì' sospirando dir parole
| And he heard sighing words
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| Che farian gir i monti, e stare i fiumi
| Let the mountains turn and the rivers stand
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| Amor! | Love! |
| senno! | hindsight! |
| valor, pietate, e doglia
| valor, pity, and sorrow
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| Facean piangendo un più dolce concento
| Weeping a sweeter concentration
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| D’ogni altro, che nel mondo udir si soglia
| Of every other, that in the world hearing is threshold
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| Ed era 'l cielo all’armonia s’intento
| And it was heaven for harmony
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| Che non si vedea in ramo mover foglia
| Which was not seen in the leaf mover branch
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| Tanta dolcezza avea pien l’aer e 'l vento | So much sweetness had filled the air and the wind |