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


(English Translation)


Oh dear daddy

I love him, he is so handsome

I want to go to Porta Rossa

to buy the ring

Yes, yes, I want to go there

And if my love were in vain

I would go to Ponte Vecchio

and throw myself in the Arno

I fret and suffer torments

Oh God, I would rather die


Daddy, have pity, have pity

Daddy, have pity, have pity