Caruso
Luciano Pavarotti & Frank Sinatra Lyrics


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Qui dove il mare Luccica
E tira forte il vento
Su una vecchia terraza
Davanti al Golfo di Surriento
Un uomo abbraccia
Una ragazza
Dopo che aveva pianto
Poi si schiarisce la voce
E ricomincia il canto

Te voglia bene assaise
Ma tanto bene, sai
E una catena ormai
Che scioglie il sangue dint´e
Vene sai

Vide le luci en mezzo al mare
Pensó alle notti la in America
Ma erano solo le lampare
E la bianca scia di una elica
Senti il dolore nella musica
Si alzó dal pianoforte
Ma quando vida la luna
Uscire da una nuvola
Gli sembró piú dolce anche
La morte
Guardó negli occhi la ragazza
Quegli occhi verdi come il mare
Poi all´improvviso usci
Una lagrima
E lui credette di affogare

Te voglio bene assaie
Ma tanto bene, sai
A una catena armai
Che scioglie il sangue
Dint´e vene sai

Potenza della lirica dove
Agni drama é un falso
Cha con un po´de trucco
E con la mímica
Puoi diventare un altro
Ma due acchi che ti guardano
Casi vicini e vari
Ti gan scordare le parole
Confondo i pensieri
Cosi diventa tutto piccolo
Anche le notti la in America
Ti volti e vadi la tua vita
Como la scia di unélica
Ma si é la vita che finisce
Ma lui non ci pensó poi tantó
Anzi si sentiva gía felice
E ricominció il suo canto

Te voglio bene assaie
Ma tanto tanto bene sai
É una catena armai




Che scioglie el sangue
Dint ´e vene sai

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli's song "Caruso" tell the story of a man who sings about his love for a woman on a terrace overlooking the Gulf of Sorrento. The man embraces the woman as she cries, then clears his throat and begins to sing again. He tells her how much he loves her and how their bond is like a chain that flows through his veins. The man recalls seeing lights in the middle of the sea and thinking about nights in America, only to realize that it was just the lights of boats and ships. He feels the pain in the music and rises from the piano, only to see the moon emerge from a cloud, making him feel even more alive. He looks into the woman's green eyes and sees a tear, which he believes could cause him to drown. The power of the song is such that it makes everything else seem small, including the nights in America, and evokes deep emotions that can make one forget their words or even confuse their thoughts. Despite this, the man is happy and begins to sing again, expressing his love for the woman even more passionately.


Overall, the song "Caruso" tells a moving story of love, longing, and the power of music to evoke deep emotions. Through its poetic lyrics and powerful vocal performances, the song captures the essence of the Italian musical tradition and showcases the talents of two of its greatest singers.


Line by Line Meaning

Qui dove il mare Luccica
Here, where the sea shines


E tira forte il vento
And the strong wind is blowing


Su una vecchia terraza
On an old terrace


Davanti al Golfo di Surriento
In front of the Gulf of Sorrento


Un uomo abbraccia
A man embraces


Una ragazza
A girl


Dopo che aveva pianto
After she had cried


Poi si schiarisce la voce
Then he clears his voice


E ricomincia il canto
And he begins to sing again


Te voglia bene assaise
I love you very much


Ma tanto bene, sai
But you already know that


E una catena ormai
And it's a chain now


Che scioglie il sangue dint´e Vene sai
That melts the blood in the veins, you know


Vide le luci en mezzo al mare
He saw the lights in the middle of the sea


Pensó alle notti la in America
He thought about the nights in America


Ma erano solo le lampare
But they were just the lamps


E la bianca scia di una elica
And the white wake of a propeller


Senti il dolore nella musica
He feels the pain in the music


Si alzó dal pianoforte
He got up from the piano


Ma quando vida la luna
But when he saw the moon


Uscire da una nuvola
Coming out of a cloud


Gli sembró piú dolce anche la morte
Death even seemed sweeter to him


Guardó negli occhi la ragazza
He looked into the girl's eyes


Quegli occhi verdi come il mare
Those green eyes, like the sea


Poi all´improvviso usci Una lagrima
Suddenly, a tear fell


E lui credette di affogare
And he thought he was drowning


Potenza della lirica dove
The power of opera,


Agni drama un falso
Where every drama is a sham


Cha con un po´de trucco
With a little bit of makeup,


E con la mímica Puoi diventare un altro
And with a bit of mime, you can become someone else


Ma due acchi che ti guardano
But two eyes that are looking at you


Casi vicini e vari
Close and many


Ti gan scordare le parole
Make you forget the words


Confondo i pensieri
Confuse your thoughts


Cosi diventa tutto piccolo
So everything becomes very small


Anche le notti la in America
Even the nights in America


Ti volti e vadi la tua vita
You turn around and go on with your life


Como la scia di unélica
Like the wake of a propeller


Ma si é la vita che finisce
But it's life that ends


Ma lui non ci pensó poi tantó
But he didn't think about it too much


Anzi si sentiva gía felice
In fact, he already felt happy


E ricominció il suo canto
And he started singing again


É una catena armai
It's a chain now


Che scioglie el sangue
That melts the blood


Dint ´e vene sai
In the veins, you know




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@MrHeaven33

If there's one word that can describe this beautiful and phenomenal song of Luciano and Frank Sinatra someone please say what it is I can't find a word to describe this beautiful song is there anyone still listening in 2023

@s.m.m99203

Me 😊😅

@simonaantofi7343

I am listening this great song on and on....

@michaelbresnahan9646

Divine

@dancingflowers2001

Still listening in 2024. My father loved this song. We played it at his funeral in 1997. I miss him every day.

@MrHeaven33

​@@michaelbresnahan9646thank you for describing this beautiful song the word divine Set It all

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@Tenormic3

How I went 25 years in this life not knowing this was a thing baffles me. This is outstanding. RIP legends. 🙏 BRAVO

@markdaniels2092

Don't feel bad Sir. When I was 40 I noticed that I was coming across something that was new to me, but apparently not to anyone else, and I wondered how I had missed it for so long. A few months ago I turned 60 and let me tell ya' buddy, now it's happening around every month in so. So now I wonder where I've been all my life. That makes me wonder how stupid I'll feel by the time I die. So don't sweat it Man, you're not the only one of us who's doing it backwards . . . 😊

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@akrenwinkle

@@markdaniels2092 It happens to the best of us. I spent years saving up for a trip to London to experience Big Ben. Then I found out it's a clock.

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