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| | ILTweb: Dante: |
 | | Già era dritta in sù la fiamma e queta per non dir più, e già da noi sen gia con la licenza del dolce poeta, ALREADY was the flame erect and quiet, To speak no more, and now departed from us With the permission of the gentle Poet; |
 | | mugghiava con la voce de l'afflitto, sì che, con tutto che fosse di rame, pur el pareva dal dolor trafitto; Bellowed so with the voice of the afflicted, That, notwithstanding it was made of brass, Still it appeared with agony transfixed; |
 | | Ma poscia ch'ebber colto lor viaggio su per la punta, dandole quel guizzo che dato avea la lingua in lor passaggio, But afterwards, when they had gathered way Up through the point, giving it that vibration The tongue had given them in their passage out, |
| dante.ilt.columbia.edu /comedy/comedy_hc/dante_longfellow/inf27.html (2007 words) |
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