Sunrise I greet you, the beauty of your light
   so warm and tender was never the night
   In tears I see you, the last time it will be
   so give me your blessing, I'll meet my destiny
  
   No rest for the Sinner
   Hypnos refused me my sleep
   This was the last night of my life
   with wine I pondered on my deeds
  
   I drank to the devil with servants
   It's good with a friend where you go
   No one would share my last chalice
   So I drink to the ones that I know
  
   Ring brother, ring for me
   Ring the bells of hope and faith
   Ring for my damnation
   I am at the gallows end
  
   With sad emotions, I sing this epitaph
   my swansong, my headstone, the farewell of my heart
   The hills of Tyburn, up where the gallows stand
   only the vultures will come to see me hang
  
   Behold the sight of my Golgatha
   the gallows enlightened by the moon
   proud of his art are the carpenter
   his creation a tool for my doom
  
   I am the outcast no winner
   I am the fallen the one
   that lived all his life as a sinner
   The Tempter has called me his son
  
   Ring brother, ring for me
   Ring the bells of hope and faith
   Ring for my damnation
   I am at the gallows end
  
   Soon it is time the dark has now fled
   and I see the place for my death
   the priest he will pray for my lost soul
   I'm sure he's wasting his time
  
   A sinner, a fool or a devil
   or just a victim of life
   It's no fun to burn in hell's fire
   but I sure have enjoyed my life
  
   Ring brother, ring for me
   Ring the bells of hope and faith
   Ring for my damnation
   I am at the gallows end