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Caruso

Here, where the sea glistens
and the wind blows hard,
on an old terrace
in front of the Sorrento gulf
a man embraces a girl
after having cried
then he clears his throat
and restarts the song.
 
1I love you very much
but so, so much, you know.
It is a chain, by now
that dissolves the blood inside the veins, you know.
 
Saw the lights in the middle of the sea,
thought of the nights there, in America,
but they were only fishing lights2
and the white wash of a propeller.
Felt the pain in the music,
stood himself up from the pianoforte
but when he saw the moon come out of a cloud
even death seemed to him sweeter.
 
Looked at the girl in the eyes,
those eyes green like the sea,
then, all of a sudden, a tear came out
and he thought he was drowning.
 
I love you very much
but so, so much, you know.
It is a chain, by now
that dissolves the blood inside the veins, you know.
 
Power of the opera
where every drama is a falsehood,
that, with a bit of makeup and with mimicry,
you can become someone else.
But, two eyes that are looking at you,
so close and true,
make you forget the lyrics,
confuse the thoughts.
 
So everything becomes small,
even the nights there, in America,
you turn and see your life
as the wash of a propeller.
But yes, it's life that is ending,
but he didn't so much think about it,
rather, he was already feeling happy
and restarted his song.
 
I love you very much
but so, so much, you know.
It is a chain, by now
that dissolves the blood inside the veins, you know.
 
I love you very much
but so, so much, you know.
It is a chain, by now
that dissolves the blood inside the veins.
 
  • 1. Alternate singable chorus:
    I love you so, so much
    but so, so very much, you know.
    It is a chain, by now
    that dissolves the blood inside the veins, you know.
  • 2. A “lampara” actually consists of a wide net being dragged by two boats and a third one providing very strong lights to attract the fish
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