Luciano Pavarotti

Ave Maria gratia plena
Maria gratia plena
Maria gratia plena

Dominus tecum benedicta tu
In muli eribus et benedictus
Fructus ventris tui Jesus

Ave Maria

Ave Maria

Sancta Maria Sancta Maria
Maria ora pro nobis
Nobis precatoribus
Nunc et in ora
In ora mortis nostrae

Ave Maria

Amen

Qui dove il mare luccica
e tira forte il vento
su una vecchia terraza davanti
al golfo di surriento
un uomo abbraccia una ragazza
dopo che aveva pianto
poi si schiarisce la voce
e ricomincia il canto.

Te voglio bene assaie ma tanto bene sai
e una catena ormai
che scioglie il sangue dint'e vene sai.

Vide le luci in mezzo al mare
penso alle notti a in america
ma erano solo le lampare
e la bianca di una elica
senti il dollre nella musica
si alzo dal pianoforte
ma quando vide la luna uscire da una nuvola
gli sembro dolce anche la morte.

Guardo negli occhi la ragazza quegli
occhi verdi com il mare
poi all'improvviso usci una lacrima
e lui credette di affogare.

Te voglio bene assaie ma tanto bene sai
e una catena ormai
che scioglie il sangue dint'e vene sai.

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

Te voglio bene assaie ma tanto bene sai
e una catena ormai
che scioglie il sangue dint'e vene sai.

If the night turned cold
And the stars looked down
And you hug yourself
On the cold cold ground
You wake the morning
In a stranger's coat
No-one would you see
You ask yourself, 'Who'd watch for me?'
My only friend, who could it be?
It's hard to say it
I hate to say it
But it's probably me

When your belly's empty
And the hunger's so real
And you're too proud to beg
And too dumb to steal
You search the city
For your only friend
No-one would you see
You ask yourself, 'Who could it be?'
A solitary voice to speak out and set me free
I hate to say it
I hate to say it
But it's probably me

You're not the easiest person I ever got to know
And it's hard for us both to let our feelings show
Some would say
I should let you go your way
You'll only make me cry
If there's one guy, just one guy
Who'd lay down his life for you and die
It's hard to say it
I hate to say it
But it's probably me

When the world's gone crazy, and it makes no sense
And there's only one voice that comes to your defence
And the jury's out
And your eyes search the room
And one friendly face is all you need to see
If there's one guy, just one guy
Who'd lay down his life for you and die
It's hard to say it
I hate to say it
But it's probably me

I hate to say it
I hate to say
But it's probably me
I hate to say it
I hate to say
But it's probably me
I hate to say it
I hate to say
But it's probably me

I'm just the pieces of the man I used to be
Too many bitter tears are raining down on me
I'm far away from home
And I've been facing this alone

For much too long
I feel like no-one ever told the truth to me
About growing up and what a struggle it would be
In my tangled state of mind
I've been looking back to find
Where I went wrong

Too much love will kill you
If you can't make up your mind
Torn between the lover
And the love you leave behind
You're headed for disaster
'cos you never read the signs
Too much love will kill you
Every time

I'm just the shadow of the man I used to be
And it seems like there's no way out of this for me
I used to bring you sunshine
Now all I ever do is bring you down
How would it be if you were standing in my shoes
Can't you see that it's impossible to choose
No there's no making sense of it
Every way I go I'm bound to lose

Too much love will kill you
Just as sure as none at all
It'll drain the power that's in you
Make you plead and scream and crawl
And the pain will make you crazy
You're the victim of your crime
Too much love will kill you
Every time

Too much love will kill you
It'll make your life a lie
Yes, too much love will kill you
And you won't understand why
You'd give your life, you'd sell your soul
But here it comes again
Too much love will kill you
In the end
In the end