O mio Babbino Caro
Amira Lyrics


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O mio babbino caro
Mi piace è bello, bello
Vo'andare in Porta Rossa
A comperar l'anello!
Sì, sì, ci voglio andare!
E se l'amassi indarno
Andrei sul Ponte Vecchio
Ma per buttarmi in Arno!
Mi struggo e mi tormento!
O Dio, vorrei morir!





Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "O Mio Babbino Caro" are sung from the perspective of a young woman named Lauretta who is pleading with her father to allow her to marry the man she loves. She sings that she wants to go to the Porta Rossa to buy an engagement ring, and if her love is in vain, she would go to the Ponte Vecchio and throw herself into the Arno River. She is tormented by her love for this man and begs her father for mercy, saying that she would rather die than live without him.


The lyrics are a beautiful and emotional portrayal of love, longing, and desperation. The melody is equally moving, as it intertwines with the words, evoking the soaring highs and crushing lows of Lauretta's love. The song has become a classic, beloved by opera enthusiasts and mainstream music lovers alike.


Line by Line Meaning

O mio babbino caro
Oh my dearest father


Mi piace è bello, bello
I am in love, it is beautiful, beautiful


Vo'andare in Porta Rossa
I want to go to Porta Rossa


A comperar l'anello!
To buy the ring!


Sì, sì, ci voglio andare!
Yes, yes, I want to go there!


E se l'amassi indarno
And if my love were in vain


Andrei sul Ponte Vecchio
I would go to the Ponte Vecchio


Ma per buttarmi in Arno!
But to throw myself into the Arno!


Mi struggo e mi tormento!
I am consumed with longing and tormented!


O Dio, vorrei morir!
Oh God, I would like to die!


Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Father, have mercy, have mercy!


Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Father, have mercy, have mercy!




Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BRIAN J. CULBERTSON, MICHELLE CULBERTSON, GIOVACCHINO FORZANO, GIACOMO PUCCINI, Gerard Salesses, Giacomo Puccini (DP), Olivier Toussaint

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