O mio babbino caro
mi piace è bello, è 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.
Which means:
Oh my dear daddy
I love him, he's handsome, he's so handsome!
I want to go to Porta Rossa
to buy the ring
Yes, yes, I want to go
And if my love is in vain
I would go to Ponte Vecchio
and throw myself into the Arno
I struggle, and I am tormented!
Oh God, I would rather die
Dad, have mercy, have mercy.
This opera is Puccini's only comedic story. As you can probably tell, Lauretta's father doesn't approve of the marriage (because Rinuccio's family did not recieve him well), but she loves him so much! Absolutely tragic isn't it? Well, he ends up assenting in the end, so it's not so bad afterall.
A few notes:
The Arno is the river that flows through Florence.
It passes under Ponte Vecchio ("ponte" means brige)
Goldsmiths line Ponte Vecchio which was built/rebuilt to connect the Palazzo Vecchio to the Palazzo Pizi
The Palazzo Vecchio was the original site of Michelangelo's David
Babbo is the Tuscan way of saying Dad - Papa is the standard way
And now for more pictures!
Replicca of David where he originally stood at the Palazzo Vecchio.
Angry goat.
Look at how big the wine barrel is!
Me and Toscana's landscape - a view from San Gimignani
And that's that.
Ciao, ciao.
-Teo
3 comments:
Wow, the opera, Tuscan country side, and dolce vita looks like a sigh of relief than the blinding lights of Tokyo.
So cultured to be able to go to operas and plays. Such, sophisticated people!
I know you already know this as you have been a damn good student, but be good to your mama Stella!
Regards to your and your family from Tokyo!
you got some nice shots on your blogs brosef.
yesssss! for a second there i thought nate might be my only audience haha!
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