Merci, Jeunes Amies

Thank you, young friends
For these sweet gifts
Whose pretty flowers
Are less fresh than you

Oh, fortunate chain
And dearer to my eyes
As the wedding
Is brightened by your wishes

Thank you, thank you, young friends
Thank you! Thank you! Ah
Divine dream! Happy delight
My heart smiles at your voices
Heavenly union that breathes flowers
Love and springtime

Oh, Sicilian shores
On your enchanting banks
For too long, the hatreds
Have torn hearts apart

Joyful with hope
May I, oh my friends
See my homeland happy
The day I am too