The Giglio of Paradise Song/English Lyrics
THE GIGLIO OF PARADISE
ENGLISH LYRICS
I
THE FEAST WHICH DWELLS IN THE HEARTS OF THESE PEOPLE HAS RETURNED;
IT’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FEAST TO BEHOLD
ALL YEAR LONG THEY THINK ABOUT IT AND AWAIT
THIS DAY WE ARE GOING TO ENJOY
THESE STREETS ARE MOBBED
HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU SEE IN THE CROWD
IT’S A DAY MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN LIFE
THAT THESE PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
CHORUS
EACH YEAR THIS COMMITTEE
KEEPS GETTING STRONGER
BECAUSE OF THEIR FAITH IN THIS SAINT
THEY NEVER REST
THEY PRESS HIM TO THEIR HEARTS
THEY ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO HONEST
FOR THIS GREAT SAINTLY MONK
THEY MAKE THIS BEAUTIFUL FEAST
II
THIS MUSIC ON TOP OF THIS GIGLIO
MAKES THE PEOPLE HAPPIER
THIS SONG ENTERS EVERYONE’S HEART
EVERY TIME THEY PLAY
ROSALIA, CACCAVALLE AND FERRARA
TOOK ALL THE LOVE OF THESE PEOPLE
WE MUST ALWAYS HAVE THEM AMONGST US
EVERY TIME WE MAKE THIS FEAST
CHORUS
THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO SAY
IT’S SOMETHING EVERYONE KNOWS
THIS ARTISTIC WORK
HE KNOWS HOW TO PRESENT IT
THIS MASTER BUILDER
MARTELLO, YOU ALL KNOW HIM
THIS GIGLIO OF PARADISE
MAKES THE PEOPLE HAPPY
III
UNDER THE GIGLIO IS THIS RICH PARANZA
ALMOST ALL OF THEM ARE FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH JUST ONE THING IN MIND
THEY WANT TO CARRY THIS GIGLIO EACH YEAR
THE CAPO WHO GIVES THE COMMAND
IS A MAN WHO IS WELL LIKED
AND WITH THIS STEEL-LIKE AND CONFIDENT PARANZA
HE IS GOING TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR
CHORUS
HE MAKES YOU LIFT THE GIGLIO
HE MAKES IT DANCE WITH MORE BEAUTY
THE CAPO IS MIKE MIRANDA
WHO IS GOING TO COMMAND
WITH PAOLO ALBANESE
AND EDDIE DI DOMENICO
THREE ROSES FOR THIS MONTH
WE HAVE TO TREAT THEM LIKE KINGS
