by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sta notte mi sognava
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Sta notte mi sognava
ch'all'inferno mestamente me n'andava,
non per i miei peccati
ma per veder chi fanno i dannati.
Stando la mi pareva
che nel mezzo Plutone si sedeva,
tra quei spiriti infernali
chi dan'al'alma tanti stragi mali.
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Last night I dreamed
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
Last night I dreamed
that I descended sadly into the underworld:
not on account of my sins,
but to see how the damned souls fare.
There I seemed to see
Pluto enthroned in the midst
of those infernal spirits
who cause our souls such evil torment.
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