Caruso
Nicola Cavallaro Lyrics

Qui dove il mare luccica
The singer sets the scene of a beautiful, shining sea.

E tira forte il vento
The wind is blowing strongly.

Su una vecchia terrazza
The singer is on an old terrace.

Davanti al Golfo di Surriento
He is in front of the Gulf of Sorrento.

Un uomo abbraccia una ragazza
A man is embracing a woman.

Dopo che aveva pianto
The woman seems to have been crying before.

Poi si schiarisce la voce
The man clears his voice.

E ricomincia il canto
He starts to sing again.

Te voglio bene assaje
The singer loves the woman very much.

Ma tanto, tanto bene sai
He loves her very, very deeply.

È una catena ormai
Their love is like an unbreakable chain.

Che scioglie il sangue dint′e vene sai
Their love runs deep in their veins.

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

Pensò alle notti là in America
He thought about his nights in America.

Ma erano solo le lampare
The lights were just the lamps.

E la bianca scia di un'elica
He also saw the white trail of a propeller.

Sentì il dolore nella musica
The singer felt the pain in the music he was singing.

Si alzò dal pianoforte
He stood up from the piano.

Ma quando vide la luna uscire da una nuvola
He saw the moon come out from behind a cloud.

Gli sembrò più dolce anche la morte
The moon made him feel even more emotional, almost as if death would be sweet.

Guardò negli occhi la ragazza
He looked into the woman's eyes.

Quegli occhi verdi come il mare
Her eyes were green like the sea.

Poi all′improvviso uscì una lacrima
Suddenly, a tear fell from his eye.

E lui credette d'affogare
The singer felt overwhelmed with emotion, as if he was drowning.

Potenza della lirica
The power of music and singing is great.

Dove ogni dramma è un falso
In the world of opera, every drama is fake.

Che con un po′ di trucco e con la mimica
Through makeup and acting, one can make it appear more real.

Puoi diventare un altro
One can become someone else on stage.

Ma due occhi che ti guardano
But when someone looks at you with two true eyes...

Così vicini e veri
...that are close and real...

Ti fan scordare le parole
...they make you forget your words.

Confondono i pensieri
...and confuse your thoughts.

Così diventa tutto piccolo
Everything else seems small and insignificant.

Anche le notti là in America
Even his nights in America lose their significance.

Ti volti e vedi la tua vita
You turn and see your life...

Come la scia di un′elica
...like the trail of a propeller.

Ma sì, è la vita che finisce
The singer acknowledges that life will eventually end.

Ma lui non ci pensò poi tanto
However, he doesn't dwell on it too much.

Anzi si sentiva già felice
In fact, he is already feeling happy.

E ricominciò il suo canto
He starts to sing again.