' New York, New York City '

New York, New York City

you, the dazzling Melting Pot

with never ending dreams

and the reality splendid in all images

there can ever be projected

on the screen of life, the NYC life

You, America's Tower of Babel !

New York, New York City

you, the vibrating town

of diligent men and women

at work, in love, family life

busy in shaping destiny

under the NYC hilarious skies

You, the scenic Big Apple !

To this generous, life-giving city

I yearn, my Lord

To those soaring skyscrapers

flirting with the NYC skies

I yearn, my Lord

To this city of eternal life

where my soul settled permanently

I yearn, my Lord

To this city of humanity's best

I yearn, yearn, my Lord !

New York, New York City

you, the hub of day and night activity

for the noble New Yorkers

descendants of immigrants

from four points of the world

fulfilling their goals

You, the Center of the Universe.

New York, New York City

you, with your Broadway Theaters

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Empire State Building

many more wonders

all bringing expressions of pride

upon faces of New Yorkers.

To this generous, life-giving city

I yearn, my Lord

To those soaring skyscrapers

flirting with the NYC skies

I yearn, my Lord

To this city of eternal life

where my soul settled permanently

I yearn, my Lord

To this city of humanity's best

I yearn, yearn, my Lord !

New York, New York City

you, my childhood in Central Park

unforgettable Bronx Zoo

the Village, Circle Line

Museum of Modern Art

and Guggenheim one

You, the city of my true love.

New York, New York City

I am your troubadour

adventurer with the torn soul

any time when away

feeling then Judas kiss

but when back a happy New Yorker

feeling the presence of thy Lord.

To this generous, life-giving city

I yearn, my Lord

To those soaring skyscrapers

flirting with the NYC skies

I yearn, my Lord

To this city of eternal life

where my soul settled permanently

I yearn, my Lord

To this city of humanity's best

I yearn, yearn, my Lord !