Da 'st'isula 'nu jornu partivu, era china di suli,
Pi fari furtuna lassavu mè matri e l'amuri.
Girannu lu munnu si parlu di tia mi vantu
Ma quannu taliu lu mari
Pi 'nn chianciri cantu:

Sicilia bedda, nun ti pozzu cchiù scurdari,
Si ti lassavu, terra mia, m'ha pirdunari!
T'aju tinutu sempri dintra lu mè cori
Nun passa jornu ca nun pensu di turnari.

Ricordu 'u primu amuri,
La terra ca mi fici,
La gioventù, mè matri
E tutti li me' amici.

Sicilia bedda, nun ti pozzu cchiù scurdari,
Granni è 'st'amuri
Quantu granni e profunnu lu mari.

Ma quantu sù beddi Nu-Yorki, Berlinu e Milanu
Ma quantu cchiù duci è la vuci di 'nu paisanu.
'Sta terra ca chiama li figghi ca sunu luntanu,
'Sta matri ca è matri dui voti e mai ni scurdamu.

Sicilia bedda, nun ti pozzu cchiù scurdari,
Si ti lassavu, terra mia, m'ha pirdunari!
T'aju tinutu sempri dintra lu mè cori
Nun passa jornu ca nun pensu di turnari.

Ricordu 'u primu amuri,
La terra ca mi fici,
La gioventù, mè matri
E tutti li me' amici.

Sicilia bedda, nun ti pozzu cchiù scurdari,
Granni è 'st'amuri
Quantu granni e profunnu lu mari.

Once I left this sunny island,
To make a fortune I left my mother and love.
Wandering the world, I speak of you with pride,
But when I look at the sea,
I sing to keep from crying:

Beautiful Sicily, I can't forget you,
My land, forgive me for leaving you!
I have always kept you in my heart,
There isn't a day when I don't think of returning.

I remember my first love,
The land where I was born,
My youth, my mother
And all my friends.

Beautiful Sicily, I can't forget you,
This love is as vast and deep
As the sea.

Oh, how beautiful New York, Berlin, and Milan are!
But still, the voice of my homeland is dearer.
This land calls to its sons who are so far away,
This mother is dear to us, and we'll never forget it.

Beautiful Sicily, I can't forget you,
My land, forgive me for leaving you!
I have always kept you in my heart,
There isn't a day when I don't think of returning.

I remember my first love,
The land where I was born,
My youth, my mother
And all my friends.

Beautiful Sicily, I can't forget you,
This love is as vast and deep
As the sea.