In means of the cammin of our life
I found again for one dark forest
ché the straight one via was smarrita.

Ahi as far as saying which was is hard what 4
esta wild and sour and strong forest
that in pensier rinova the fear!

Tant' is bitter that little more is died; 7
but in order to deal of very ch' i' I found to you,
I will say de the other things ch' i' v' I have supplyes.

I do not know very ridir com' i' v' intrai, 10
tant' he was pien of sleep to that point
that the verace via I abandoned.

But then ch' i' I was to piè of a hill the joint, 13
here where that valley finished
that m' avea of fear the cor compunto,

I watched up, and I saw its shoulders 16
already dressed de' beams of the planet
that mena straight other people's for ogne calle.

Allor was the fear little queta 19
that in the lago of the cor m' it was duration
the night ch' i' I passed with a lot pieta.

And like that with lena worried 22
exited fuor of the sea to the river
it is turned to perilous the water and guata,

therefore the mind mine, ch' still escaped, 25
it was turned to back to rimirar the step
that it already never did not leave person alive.

Then ch' èi put down little a body lasso, 28
resumed via for the piaggia diserta,
yes that ' l piè firm always it was ' l more bottom.

And here, nearly to beginning de the erta, 31
a light lonza and lend a lot,
that of pel macolato it was coverta;

and not me partia dinanzi to the face, 34
indeed ' mpediva a lot my way,
ch' i' I was in order to return more times vòlto.

Temp' was from the principle of the mattino, 37
and ' l sol it mounted ' n sù with those stars
ch' eran with he when the amor divine

movements before those beautiful things; 40
yes ch' to hope well m' it was cause
of that fair to gaetta the skin

the hour of the time and the sweet season; 43
but not yes that fear did not give to me
the sight that m' appeared of a lion.

This parea that contra me came 46
with the test' high and rabid hunger,
yes that parea that aere ne tremesse.

And one lupa, than of all brame 49
sembiava carca ne its thinness,
and many people fé already to live grame,

this me porse a lot of gravezza 52
with the fear ch' uscia of its sight,
ch' I perdei the hope de the height.

And which is those that volontieri it acquires, 55
and giugne ' l time that to lose the face,
that ' n tutt' its pensier cry and s' saddens;

such it made the beast sanza me peace, 58
that, venendomi ' ncontro, little little
me ripigneva here where ' l sol tace.

While ch' i' it ruined native place low, 61
dinanzi to them eyes me had been offered
who for along Hush parea fioco.

When I saw costui in the large one diserto, 64
" Miserere of me " , you scream to he,
" which that you be, or shadow or omo sure! ".

Rispuosemi: " Not omo, omo already I was, 67
and them Lombardic relatives mine furon,
mantoani for native land ambedui.

Nacqui sub Iulio , still that it was late, 70
and I lived to Rome under ' l good Augusto
in the time de false dèi them and bugiardi.

Poet I was, and I sang of those just 73
figliuol of Anchise that came of Troy,
then that ' l arrogant Ilión was combusto.

But you because returns to much trouble? 76
because you do not go up the dilettoso mount
ch' it is principle and cagion of all joy ".

" Or se' you that Virgilio and that source 79
that spandi to speak yes wide river ",
rispuos' I he with vergognosa forehead.

" Or de them other poets honor and lume 82
vagliami ' l along study and ' l great love
that m' it has made to try your volume.

Tu se' my master and ' l my author; 85
you se' only the one who from cu' I removed
the beautiful one stilo that m' it has made honor.

You see the beast for cu' I I turned myself: 88
aiutami from she, famous test,
ch' it makes me to shake the veins and the wrists ".

" To you convien to hold other travel ", 91
rispuose then that lagrimar it saw to me,
" if vuo' campar of esto wild native place:

ché this beast, for which you gride, 94
it does not leave other people's to pass for its way,
but a lot ' mpedisce that it kills it;

and it has nature yes malvagia and river, 97
that it never does not fill up the bramosa wants,
and after ' l meal it has more hunger that pria.

Many son them animals to which s' ammoglia, 100
and more they will be still, infin that ' l veltro
it will come, than it will make it to die with doglia.

These not ciberà earth neither pewter, 103
but wisdom, love and virtute,
and its nazion will be between felt and felt.

Of that humble Italy fia health 106
for which the vergine Cammilla died,
Eurialo and Turno and Niso of ferute.

These will hunt it for ogne villa, 109
end that will have it remittance ne ' nferno,
here waves ' nvidia before dipartilla.

Ond' I for yours me' task and discern 112
that you follow to me, and I will be your guide,
and trarrotti here for native place etterno,

where udirai the deprived of hope ones squeak, 115
you will see them antichi hurting spirits,
ch' to the second one died every grida;

and you will see color that son 118 content
in the foco, because speran to come
when that she is to the blessed souls people.

To the quai then if you will want to go up, 121
spirit fia to that more than worthy me:
with she I will leave you in mine to leave;

ché that one imperador that here sù it reigns, 124
perch' i' fu' rebelling to its law,
it does not want that ' n its city for me vegna.

In all you leave impera and quivi it resists; 127
quivi are its city and the high seat:
oh happy the one who cu' ivi elegge! ".

And I to he: " Poet, I you richeggio 130
for that God that you did not know,
acciò ch' I escape this worse evil and,

that you meni dov' or said to me here, 133
yes ch' I veggia the door of saint Peter
and color which you make cotanto mesti ".

Allor movements, and I held them behind

odi et amo.  qvare id faciam, fortasse reqviris?
nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrvcior.

        -catvlli, carmina LXXXV

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