Beautiful, it's a word you'd think was invented for her
When she dances and shows off her body
Like a bird spreading its wings to fly away
Then I feel hell open under my feet
I set my eyes beneath her gypsy dress
What's the point of praying to Notre-Dame anymore
Who'll be the one to throw the first stone at her
He doesn't deserve to be on earth
Oh, Lucifer, oh, let me just once
Slide my fingers through Esmeralda's hair
Beautiful, is it the devil who's incarnated in her
To turn my eyes from the eternal God
Who put this carnal desire inside me
To stop me from looking toward Heaven
She carries the original sin within her
Wanting her, does it make me a criminal
The one we took for a wh*re, a girl worth nothing
Suddenly seems to bear the cross of humankind
Oh, Notre-Dame, oh, let me just once
Push open the gate to Esmeralda's garden
Beautiful, despite her big black eyes that bewitch you
Could the maiden still be a virgin
When her moves show me wonders beyond belief
Under her petticoat in rainbow colors
My darling, let me be unfaithful to you
Before I've led you to the altar
What man would turn his gaze away from her
At the risk of being turned into a pillar of salt
Oh, Fleur-de-Lys, I'd like to be a man of faith
I'd go pick Esmeralda's flower of love
I set my eyes beneath her gypsy dress
What's the point of praying anymore, Notre-Dame
Who'll be the one to throw the first stone at her
He doesn't deserve to be on earth
Oh, let me just once
Slide my fingers through Esmeralda's hair