„To thee of All Being /A te, de l’essereThe First Cause immense /Principio immenso,Of matter and spirit, /Materia e spirito,Of reason and sense /Ragione e senso;Whilst in the full goblet /Mentre ne’ caliciShall sparkle the wine, /Il vin scintillaSo bright the pupil /Si’come l’animaThe souls of men shine, /Ne la pupillaWhilst earth still is smiling, /Mentre sorridonoAnd the sun smiles above, /La terra e il soleAnd men are exchanging /E si ricambianoTheir sweet words of love, /D’amor paroleThrills mystic of Hymen /E corre un fremitoThrough high mountains course, /D’imene arcanoAnd broad plains are heaving /Da’ monti e palpitaWith life’s fertile force, /Fecondo il piano;On thee in verse daring, /A te disfrenasiFrom tight rein released, /Il verso ardito,On thee I call, Satan, /Te invoco, o SatanaThe King of the feast. /Re del convito“