I like him, he is very handsome.
I want to go to Porta Rossa
to buy the ring!
Yes, yes, I want to go there!
And if my love were in vain,
I would go to Ponte Vecchio
and throw myself in the Arno!
I am pining and I am tormented,
Oh God! I would want to die!
Here are 6 versions of this ditty (or ditti if you prefer)
•Renee Fleming (watch a YouTube video)
•Maria Callas (watch a YouTube Video)
•Sarah Brightman (watch a YouTube Video)
•Montserrat Caballe (watch a YouTube Video)
•Kathleen Battle (watch a YouTube Video)
•Anna Netrebko (watch a YouTube video)
Or you can see Charlotte Church do it innocently as Pucinni intended.