O mio babbino caro,
Oh dear daddy,
mi piace e` bello, bello;
I love him, he is so handsome;
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 mean it
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!
and throw myself in the Arno!
Mi struggo e mi tormento!
I fret and suffer torments!
O Dio, vorrei morir!
Oh God, I would rather die!
Babbo, pieta`, pieta`!
Daddy, have pity, have pity!