Stride la vampa!La folla indomitacorre a quel fuocolieta in sembianza;urli di gioiaintorno echeggiano:cinta di sgherridonna s' avanza!Sinistra splendesui volti orribilila tetra fiammache s'alza al ciel!Stride la vampa!Giunge la vittimanerovestita,discinta e scalza!Grido ferocedi mortr levasi;l' eco il ripetedi balza in balza!Sinistra splendesui volti orribilila tetra fiammache s'alza al ciel!
Shrieks the pyre!The furious throngrushes to that firewith a happy guise;screams of joyechoing around;surrounded by ruffiansthe woman is brought forward!Evilness shiningon their horrible facesby the sombre flamethat rises to the sky!Shrieks the pyre!The victim comes outblack dressed,disheveled, barefoot!A fierce yelllethal it blares;the echo resonatesfrom hill to hill!Evilness shiningon their horrible facesby the sombre flamethat rises to the sky!