I love the way Puccini laid down a tune

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O mio babbino care,
Mi piace, e bello bello,
Vo andare in porta rossa
A comperar l anello!
Si,si ci voglio andare
E se l amassi indarno
Andrei sui ponte vecchio
Ma per buttaarmi in arno!
Mi struggo e mi tormento!
O dio, vorrei morir!
Babbo, pieta, pieta!
Babbo, pieta, pieta!

Oh my dear daddy
I love him, he is so handsome
I want to go to porta rossa
To buy the ring!
Yes, yes, I mean it
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!