In my gondola love let us glide

O'er the drowsy blue lagoon

And float on the yellow tide

Where sleeps the dreaming moon

I'll fashion a crown you'll adore

From the gold that lies shimmering there

And the silvery pearls from the dripping oar

I will set in your hair

For I adore I adore you Giannina mia

More more and more I adore you Giannina mia

Queens there have been who in ages of old

Shone more resplendent with jewels and gold

Precious jewels not half so rare dear

As the splendor of your wondrous hair

For I adore I adore you Giannina mia

More more and more I adore you Giannina mia

My heart's your throne dear

My heart's your throne dear

There you shall rule alone

Alone