English Translation:

Lyrics: Lina Nikolakopoulou
Music: Angelo Branduardi

In Babylon the earth with a razor instead of a spear
A friend moves for an overseas trip
to preach humanity goodness
but the Saracens passed him by.

For his own God
of the unjust world
to a Sultan in front
the convict
he solves it
from his shackles
and so our friend moves to say his sermon elsewhere.
In a well he stops thirsting
but a woman is not long in coming
nice in appearance but her heart poison
with her body she calls him to another martyrdom.

For your God
I will burn with you
he held out his hands to her
and doves came out
she believes
with his touch
and so our friend moves to say his sermon elsewhere.

Frate Francesco parti una volta per oltre mare
Find all the lands in Babylon to preach
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 dalle catene
Cosi Francesco party
To Babylon to preach.

I will say a few words from Assisi about the poor
who went over to Babylon the cradle
to preach humanity goodness
but the Saracens passed him by.

For his own God
of the unjust world
to a Sultan in front
the convict
he solves it
from his shackles
and so Francis sets out to preach elsewhere.

Frate Francesco parlo
E bene predico
Che il Gran Sultano ascolto
E molto lo ammiro
Lo libero
Dalle catene
Cosi Francesco party
To Babylon to preach.