O mio babbino caro
Ann-Mette Elten Lyrics


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O mio babbino caro,
mi piace, è bello bello,
vo'andare in Porta Rossa
a comperar l'anello!
Si, si, 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 Ann-Mette Elten's "O Mio Babbino Caro" are a compelling and emotional plea from a young woman to her father. The song begins with the woman expressing her love for her father and how much she wants to please him, stating "O mio babbino caro, mi piace, è bello bello" (Oh my dear father, I like him, he is handsome). She continues to say that she wants to go to Porta Rossa to buy a ring, displaying her desire to give herself to the man she loves with her father's permission.


Line by Line Meaning

O mio babbino caro,
Oh my dear daddy,


mi piace, è bello bello,
I like him, he's handsome,


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


a comperar l'anello!
to buy the ring!


Si, si, ci voglio andare!
Yes, yes, I want to go there!


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


andrei sul Ponte Vecchio
I'd go to Ponte Vecchio


ma per buttarmi in Arno!
but to throw myself in Arno!


Mi struggo e mi tormento,
I am anguished and tormented,


O Dio! Vorrei morir!
Oh God! I would like to die!


Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Daddy, mercy, mercy!


Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Daddy, mercy, mercy!




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عالم kayla jackson

Omg the way she sang it is amazinggggggg

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