'O sarracino [English translation]

His has double curly har,

a brigand's eyes and sunshine in his face.

Every girl melts upon seeing him pass

with the cigarette in his mouth

a hand in his pocket

and he goes on, cocky, all around the city

The saracen, the saracen

is a handsome lad

The saracen, the saracen

makes all the girls sigh

he has a beautiful face and a good heart,

he knows how to make love.

He’s a rascal, he’s a seducer

if you look at him you fall in love.

And a blond poisoned herself

and a brunette killed herself.

Is he poison or a disaster?

What is he doing to women?

The saracen, the saracen

is a handsome lad

he has a beautiful face and a good heart,

all the girls fall in love

But a redhead, the other night

with a kiss and an apology

has stolen your heart and soul;

saracen you're not yourself any longer

The saracen, the saracen

is a handsome lad

The saracen, the saracen

all the girls fall in love