O Mio Babbino Caro Lyrics and Pronunciation Guide

O Mio Babbino Caro Lyrics and Pronunciation Guide Who doesn't just love this song and who can't relate to the yearning of young love? Short, but sweet, the song has captured audiences throughout the ages. In order to avoid confusion that may occur with typos and the dreaded autocorrect, here's how I have it on my practice sheet. The first line has the actual words in Italian, the second line is my phonetic guide, the third line is the literal translation, and the fourth line is the poetic translation, which is also a singable version if you want to perform it in English. You may notice that I write my "R's" as "r'r" on my paper. That is to remind myself that they roll. O mio babbino caro, Ō mē-ō bă-bē-nō că-r’rō Oh, my dear daddy, Oh my beloved father, mi piace, è bello, bello. mē pē-ăh-chā, ĕh bĕ-lō, bĕ-lō I adore him, he is very handsome. I love him, I love him Vo'andare in Porta Rossa Vō-ăn-dăh-rā ēn Pŏr-tă Rō-săh I want to go to Porta Rossa I’ll go to Porta Rossa, a comperar l'anello! Ăh cōm-pĕ-răr lă-nĕ-lō to buy the ring! To buy our wedding ring! Sì, sì, ci voglio andare! Sē, sē, chē vŏl-yō ăn-dăr-ā Yes, yes, I want to go! Oh yes, I really love him! e se l'amassi indarno, ĕh sāy lă-mă-sē ēn-dăr-nō And if my love were in vain, And if you still say no, andrei sul Ponte Vecchio, ăn-drāy sōōl Pŏn-tĕh Vĕ-k’yō I would go to the Ponte Vecchio, I’ll go to Ponte Vecchio, ma per buttarmi in Arno! Măh pĕr’r bōō-tăr-mē ēn Ăr’r-nō and throw myself in the Arno! And throw myself below! Mi struggo e mi tormento! Mē strōō-gō ĕh mē tŏr’r-mĕn-tō I fret and I am tormented! My love for which I suffer, O Dio, vorrei morir! Ō Dē-ō, vŏ-r’rāy mŏr’r-ēr’r Oh God, I would like to die! At last, I want to die! Babbo, pietà, pietà! Bă-bō, pē-ĕh-tăh, pē-ĕh-tăh! Daddy, have pity, have pity! Father, I beg, I beg! I hope this video helps you with your pronunciation of the lyrics. I always recommend doing your own research. My videos are only meant to be a guide for amateur singers, like me. My phonetic renderings are not necessarily “correct” because they’re written to help ME with my pronunciation. Your ears may hear things differently and depending on your accent or the way you naturally speak, you may need to adjust some of the phonetics to help que your pronunciation or rhythm.