¡Oh vosotros, que gozáis de sano entendimiento; descubrid la doctrina que se oculta bajo el velo de tan extraños versos! - Dante Alighieri

As soon as that majestic force,
which had already pierced me once
before I had outgrown my childhood, struck my eyes,

I turned to my left with the confidence
a child has running to his mamma
when he is afraid or in distress

to say to Virgil: 'Not a single drop of blood
remains in me that does not tremble — I know the signs of the ancient flame.'

But Virgil had departed, leaving us bereft:
Virgil, sweetest of fathers,
Virgil, to whom I gave myself for my salvation.

And not all our ancient mother lost
could save my cheeks, washed in the dew,
from being stained again with tears.

For she doth make my veins and pulses tremble.

Por ti fui poeta, por ti fui cristiano, mas para que veas mejor lo que te pinto, extenderé las manos a fin de darle más colorido.