When I come down, in the arena,
I know I fulfill a sacred act
The bravery of fighting the beasts
Turns my death into a feast

Gladiators spill the blood
For the glory of their God
For the last time we see the sky,
We, who are about to die

When the metal meets the flesh,
I defy death!
With my shield, or on my shield,
I'll finally meet the Elisian Field
In death

The only fear that I know
Is to lay down dead by the end of the show,
But if it happens, I'll keep my breath,
'Cause "Pollice verso" means my death

Any moment could be the last,
There is no future, there is no past
My fading breath is all that I feel,
The end is near, the end is real