Belle [English translation]

Beautiful

This is a word that seems to have been invented for her,

When she dances and when she exposes her body to the day, just like

A bird which outspreads its wings to get off the ground.

This is when I feel the hell, opening up under my feet

I've looked under her Gypsy dress.

What else is there to ask Virgin Mary for?

Who

Is the one who'll throw the first stone at her?

They do not deserve to stay on Earth.

Oh, Lucifer!

Let me, just once,

Run my fingers through the hair of Esmeralda.

Beautiful

Is it the devil who has incarnated into her

To tear my eyes from the eternal God?

Who has put into my being this carnal desire

To prevent me from looking to the Heaven?

She carries the original sin in herself

Is desiring her a crime for me?

The one who they considered a funny girl, a jade

Suddenly seems to carry the cross of the humanity

O, Virgin Mary!

Let me, just once,

Open the door to the garden of Esmeralda.

Beautiful

Despite her big black eyes which bewitch you

Would the lady still be a virgin?

When her movements show me mountains and miracles

Under her underskirt of the colours of the rainbow

My Dulcinea, let me be unfaithful to you

Before I lead you down the aisle

What

A man would tear his regard from her

Under penalty of being turned into a pillar of salt

O, Fleur-de-Lys,

I'm not a man of my word

I'm going to pluck the flower of Esmeralda's love

I've looked under her Gypsy dress

What else is there to ask Virgin Mary for?

Who

Is the one who'll throw a stone at her?

They don't deserve to stay on Earth.

Oh, Lucifer!

Let me, just once,

Run my fingers through the hair of Esmeralda.

• Artist:Notre-Dame de Paris (Musical)
• Album:Notre-Dame de Paris