O mio Babbino Caro
Charlotte Church/London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus/London Welsh Male Voice Choir Lyrics
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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
O Dio, vorrei morir
Babbo, pietà, pietà
Babbo, pietà, pietà
The song O Mio Babbino Caro is a beautiful Italian aria that has been performed by countless artists over the years. In this song, the singer is a young girl talking to her father. She tells him that she loves a man and wants to go to Porta Rossa to buy a ring. She says she will go to Ponte Vecchio and throw herself in the Arno River if he doesn't let her marry this man. She is desperate and torn between her love and her duty to her father.
Line by Line Meaning
O mio babbino caro
Oh my dear father
Mi piace è bello, bello
I like him, he is handsome, handsome
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 Ponte Vecchio
Ma per buttarmi in Arno
But to throw myself in the Arno
Mi struggo e mi tormento
I am consumed by love and tormented
O Dio, vorrei morir
Oh God, I wish to die
Babbo, pietà, pietà
Father, have pity, have pity
Babbo, pietà, pietà
Father, have pity, have pity
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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