O mio babbino caro
Mi piace è bello, bello
Vo’andare in Porta Rossa
A comparar l’anello
Sì, sì, ci voglio andare
E se l’ama**i indarno
Andrei sul Ponte Vecchio
Ma per bu*tarmi in Arno
Mi struggo e mi tormento
O Dio, vorrei morir
Babbo, pietà, pietà
Babbo, pietà, pietà
[English Translation:]
Oh my dear father,
I like him, he is very 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 am pining and I am tormented,
Oh God! I would want to die!