Ο σουλτάνος της Βαβυλώνας και η γυναίκα [O soultanos tis Vavylonas kai i gynaika] [English translation]

A friend of us is having an oversea trip to the land of Babylon with cassock instead of a javelin

In order to preach the humanity and kindness

But he was captured by the Saracenes

The lead him in front of the Sultan

Because of his God

And because of the injustice of the world

But he unties him

And our friend goes on preaching

He stops at a well to quench his thirst

But a woman is yet to come

Beautiful but with poisonous heart

He is driven into a new martyrdom due to her body

For your god’s sake

I’ll be burnt with you

He gave her his hands

And doves came out

She changes her belief with his touch

And so our friend starts preaching again

Frate Francesco parti una volta per oltr mar

Fino alle terre di Babilonia a predicar,

Coi suoi compagni sulla via dei Saracini

Furono presi e bastonati, i poverini!

Frate Francesco parlo

E bene predico

Che il Gran Sultano ascolto

E molto lo ammiro

Lo libero dale cantene

Cosi Francesco parti per Babilonia a predicare.

I’ll narrate you a couple of stories

About the poor man from Asige

Who went far away to the bastion of Babylon

In order to preach the humanity and the kindness