Caruso

<br>Qui dove il mare luccica <br>e tira forte il vento<br>sulla vecchia terrazza <br>davanti al golfo di Surriento<br>un uomo abbraccia una ragazza <br>dopo che aveva pianto<br>poi si schiarisce la voce <br>e ricomincia il canto<br><br>Te vojo bene assai <br>ma tanto tanto bene sai<br>e` una catena ormai <br>che scioglie il sangue dint`e vene sai<br><br>Vide le luci in mezzo al mare <br>penso alle notti la in America<br>ma erano solo le lampare <br>e la bianca scia di un`elica<br>senti il dolore nella musica<br>e si alzo dal pianoforte<br>ma quando vide uscire<br>la luna da una nuvola<br>gli sembro piu dolce anche la morte<br>guardo negli occhi la ragazza<br>quegli occhi verdi come il mare<br>poi all`improvviso usci una lacrima<br>e lui credette di affogare<br><br>Potenza della lirica<br>dove ogni dramma e un falso<br>che con un po`di trucco e con la mimica<br>puoi diventare un altro<br>ma due occhi che ti quardano<br>cosi vicini e veri<br>ti fan scordare le parole<br>confondono i pensierei<br>cos diventa tutto piccolo<br>anche le notti la in America<br>ti volti e vedi la tua vita<br>dietro la scia di un`elica<br>ma si, e la vita che finisce<br>e non ce penso poi tanto<br>anzi, si sentiva gia felice<br>e ricomincio il suo canto<br> <br>Te vojo bene assai<br>ma tanto tanto bene sai<br>e una catena ormai<br>che scioglie il sangue dint`e vene sai<br><br><br>CARUSO-English Translation<br>(L. Dalla)<br> <br>Here, where the sea shines<br>And the wind howls<br>On the old terrace<br>Beside the gulf of Sorrento<br>A man embraces a girl<br>After the tears<br>Then clears his throat<br>And continues the song:<br><br>I love you very much<br>Very, very much you know<br>It is a chain by now<br>That heats the blood inside the veins<br>You know<br><br>He saw the lights out on the sea<br>Thought of the nights there in America<br>But they were only the fisherman`s lamps<br>And the white wash astern<br>He felt the pain in the music<br>And stood up from the piano<br>But when he saw the moon<br>Emerging from a cloud<br>Death also seemed sweeter to him<br>He looked the girl in the eyes<br>Those eyes as green as the sea<br>Then suddenly a tear fell<br>And he believed he was drowning<br><br>I love you very much<br>Very, very much, you know<br>It is a chain by now<br>That heats the blood inside the veins<br>You know<br><br>The power of opera<br>Where every drama is a hoax<br>With a little make-up and with mine<br>You can become someone else<br>But two eyes that look at you<br>So close and real<br>Make you forget the words<br>Confuse your thoughts<br>So everything becomes small<br>Also the nights there in America<br>You turn and see your life<br>Through the white wash astern<br>But, yes, it is life that ends<br>And he did not think much about it<br>On the contrary, he already felt happy<br>And continued his song<br><br>I love you very much<br>Very, very much, you know<br>It is a chain by now<br>That heats the blood inside the veins<br>You know