The Three Tenors Concert - Live in Paris(1998)

The song was written and sung in 1986 by Italian pop writer/singer Lucio Dalla. His yacht was broken and he had to stay in a hotel in Napoli for one night. And that was the hotel where Enrico Caruso died. He used the piano in the hotel to play/write the song... the same piano that Caruso played in his last days. And the song it''s just 'about Caruso' last days on earth, his love for a girl (his student).

English Translation
Here, where the sea shines
and the wind howls,
on the old terrace
beside the gulf of Sorrento,
a man embraces a girl
after the tears,
then clears his throat
and continues the song:

I love you very much,
very, very much, you know;
it is a chain by now
that heats the blood inside the veins, you know

He saw the lights out on the sea,
thought of the nights there in America,
but they were only the fishermens lamps
and the white wash astern.
He felt the pain in the music
and stood up from the piano,
but when he saw the moon
emerging from a cloud,
death also seemed sweeter to him.
He looked the girl in the eyes,
those eyes as green as the sea.
Then suddenly a tear fell
and he believed he was drowning.

I love you very much,
very, very much, you know,
it is a chain by now
that heats the blood inside the vein you know

The power of opera,
where every drama is a hoax;
with a little make-up and with
mime
you can become someone else.
But two eyes that look at you,
so close and real,
make you forget the words,
confuse your thoughts,
so everything becomes small,
also the nights there in America.
You turn and see your life
through the white wash astern.
But, yes, it is life that ends
and he did not think much about it
on the contrary, he already felt happy
and continued his song:

I love you very much,
very, very much, you know,
it is a chain by now
that heats the blood inside the veins, you know

I love you very much,
very, very much, you know,
it is a chain by now
that heats the blood inside the veins, you know

Italian Lyrics
Qui dove il mare luccica,
e tira forte il vento
sulla vecchia terrazza
davanti al golfo di Surriento
un uomo abbraccia una ragazza
dopo che aveva pianto
poi si schiarisce la voce,
e ricomincia il canto

Te vojo bene assai
ma tanto tanto bene sai
è una catena ormai
che scioglie il sangue dinte vene sai

Vide le luci in mezzo al mare,
pensò alle notti là in America
ma erano solo le lampare
e la bianca scia di unelica
senti il dolore nella musica,
e si alzò dal pianoforte
ma quando vide la luna uscire
da una nuvola,
gli sembrò più dolce anche la morte
guardò negli occhi la ragazza,
quegli occhi verdi come il mare
poi allimprovviso usci una lacrima
e lui credette di affogare

Te vojo bene assai
ma tanto tanto bene sai
è una catena ormai
che scioglie il sangue dinte vene sai...

Potenza della lirica,
dove ogni dramma è un falso
che con un po di trucco e con la
mimica
puoi diventare un altro
ma due occhi che ti guardano,
così vicini e veri
ti fan scordare le parole,
confondono i pensieri
così diventa tutto piccolo,
anche le notti là in America
ti volti e vedi la tua vita,
come la bianca scia di unelica
ma sì, è la vita che finisce,
ma lui non ci penso poi tanto
anzi, si sentiva già felice,
e ricominciò il suo canto

Te vojo bene assai
ma tanto tanto bene sai
è una catena ormai
che scioglie il sangue dinte vene sai...

Te vojo bene assai
ma tanto tanto bene sai
è una catena ormai
che scioglie il sangue dinte vene sai... (less info)