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    Per correr miglior acque alza le vele 1 To run its course through smoother water
 
omai la navicella del mio ingegno, 2 the small bark of my wit now hoists its sail,
 
che lascia dietro a sé mar sì crudele; 3 leaving that cruel sea behind.
 
    e canterò di quel secondo regno 4 Now I shall sing the second kingdom,
 
dove l'umano spirito si purga 5 there where the soul of man is cleansed,
 
e di salire al ciel diventa degno. 6 made worthy to ascend to Heaven.
 
    Ma qui la morta poesì resurga, 7 Here from the dead let poetry rise up,
 
o sante Muse, poi che vostro sono; 8 O sacred Muses, since I am yours.
 
e qui Calïopè alquanto surga, 9 Here let Calliope arise
 
    seguitando il mio canto con quel suono 10 to accompany my song with those same chords
 
di cui le Piche misere sentiro 11 whose force so struck the miserable magpies
 
lo colpo tal, che disperar perdono. 12 that, hearing it, they lost all hope of pardon.
 
    Dolce color d'orïental zaffiro, 13 Sweet color of oriental sapphire,
 
che s'accoglieva nel sereno aspetto 14 hovering in the calm and peaceful aspect
 
del mezzo, puro infino al primo giro, 15 of intervening air, pure to the horizon,

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