Stride La Vampa
Giuseppe Verdi
The Flames Are Roaring
The flames are roaring!
The drowsy crowd
Runs to that fire
Happy in appearance.
Shouts of joy
Echo around
Surrounded by cheers
A woman advances.
Sinister shines
On the horrible faces
The dark flame
That rises to the sky.
The flames are roaring!
The victim arrives
Dressed in black
Undressed and barefoot.
A fierce cry
Of death rises
The echo repeats it
From leap to leap.
Sinister shines
On the horrible faces
The dark flame
That rises to the sky.
