Wednesday, November 13, 2019

"O mio babbino caro"

Giacomo Puccini, Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro", Lauretta: Maria Callas (soprano)



O mio babbino caro,
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!

Mi struggo e mi tormento!
O Dio, vorrei morir!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!

Oh my dear papa,
I love him, he is handsome, handsome,
I want to go to Porta Rossa
To buy a ring!

Yes, yes, I want to go there!
And if I loved him in vain,
I would go to the Ponte Vecchio,
And throw myself in the Arno!

I am anguished and tormented!
Oh God, I'd want to die!
Papa, have pity, have pity!
Papa, have pity, have pity!

Oh my beloved father,
I love him, I love him,
I’ll go to Porta Rossa,
To buy our wedding ring!

Oh yes, I really love him!
And if you still say no,
I’ll go to Ponte Vecchio,
And throw myself below!

My love for which I suffer,
At last, I want to die!
Father, I beg, I beg!
Father, I beg, I beg!