Oh, Madam Sosthene, give Alida to me,
the one I've loved since the age of fourteen.
If you don't let me have her, I promise you that I'll steal her.
I'll put her in my wagon and take her home.

Oh, Madam Sosthene, give me your dear little daughter,
the one I've loved since the age of fourteen.
If you don't let me have her, I promise you that I'll steal her.
I'll pass her through the window and take her home.