Ballo in fa diesis minore [English translation]

I am Death and wear a crown,

I am for all of you lady and mistress

and I am so cruel, so strong and harsh

that your walls won’t stop me.

I am Death and wear a crown,

I am for all of you lady and mistress

and in front of my scythe you’ll have to bow your head

and walk to the gloomy Death’s pace.

You are the guest of honor at the dance we are playing for you,

put your scythe down and dance round and round

a round of dancing and then one more,

and you’ll be no longer the lady of time.