Let the feast begin, to the arrival of a god Shaped in blackened wood with burning eyes He will soon arrive from across the raging sea So come let's please him now with a sacrifice Who is this one? What is his name? A wanderer from an exotic land Dionysia Days of wonder Bright flames will leap from his shining eyes Dionysia The voice of thunder A god has come who will lift the skies In robes of royal purple, we are chanting in the night We escort him to the city with our torches alight The killing of the bull, the pipes and the harps We're singing and dancing all through the night Walking through the streets Of our noble town The king of life With a golden crown Dionysia Days of wonder Bright flames will leap from his shining eyes Dionysia The voice of thunder A god has come who will lift the skies Dionysia Dionysia Dionysia Dionysia