O mio babbino caro
Felicia Weathers Lyrics
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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
Mi struggo e mi tormento
O Dio!
Vorrei morir!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
The song "O mio babbino caro" is an aria from Giacomo Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi. The singer of the opera, Lauretta, sings this aria as a plea to her father, Gianni Schicchi, to let her marry the man she loves. The opening lines, "O mio babbino caro, mi piace, è bello bello" translate to "Oh my dear papa, I love him, he's so handsome." Lauretta expresses her desire to go to Porta Rossa to buy a ring to give to her lover, but if her father does not allow the marriage, she will jump off the Ponte Vecchio into the Arno river to "die for love." She pleads with her father, "Babbo, pietà, pietà!" ("Father, have mercy!").
Line by Line Meaning
O mio babbino caro
Oh my dear daddy
Mi piace, è bello bello
I like it, it's really beautiful
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 would go to the Ponte Vecchio
Ma per buttarmi in Arno!
But to throw myself into the Arno!
Mi struggo e mi tormento
I suffer and am tormented
O Dio!
Oh God!
Vorrei morir!
I wish to die!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Daddy, have mercy, have mercy!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Daddy, have mercy, have mercy!
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: G. PUCCINI, HELENA LIND
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