L ' I N F E R N O

DANTE:
LA VITA NOVA 26 SONETTO / DANTE LA VITA NOVA SONNET MUSA
Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare Such sweet decorum and such gentle grace
la donna mia quand'ella altrui saluta, attend my lady's greeting as she moves
ch'ogne lingua deven tremando muta, that lips can only tremble into silence,
e li occhi no l'ardiscon di guardare. and eyes dare not attempt to gaze at her.
Ella si va, sentendosi laudare, Moving, benignly clothed in humility,
benignamente d'umiltà vestuta; untouched by all the praise along her way,
e par che sia una cosa venuta she seems to be a creature come from Heaven
da cielo in terra a miracol mostrare. to earth, to manifest a miracle.
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Mostrasi sì piacente a chi la mira, Miraculously gracious to behold,
che dà per li occhi una dolcezza al core, her sweetness reaches, through the eyes, the heart
che 'ntender no la può chi no la prova: (who has not felt this cannot understand),
e par che de la sua labbia si mova and from her lips it seems there moves a gracious
un spirito soave pien d'amore, spirit, so deeply loving that it glides
che va dicendo a l'anima: Sospira. into the souls of men, whispering: "Sigh!"
BEATRICE APPEARS UNDER THE HEAVENLY SPOTLIGHT..◙ ., SMILES, RAISES HER ARM IN FAREWELL AND
DISAPPEARS.
♫MELISMATIC TRIBUTE TO BE-A-T-RI-CE:
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Splendid, extended.
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