Caro mio ben is a love song. this would be a young man telling the woman of his dreams that he is head over heels for her. that his heart languishs for her and only her. HE telling her over and over again that he loves her and that the cruelity toward him needs to stop.
To give you a simplier meaning i have broken the words down.
Caro Mio Ben, Credimi Almen,
Hello my love, listen to what i am saying
Senza di te, lanquisce il cor.
I long for you
Il tuo fedel, Sospira Ongor;
I am yours and you are my Life
Cessa crudel, tanto rigor.
stop the Cruelity and love me.
this truly is a beautiful song.
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O Mio Babbino Caro is an aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1981), by Giacomo Puccini.
Caro Mio Ben is NOT from an opera. You will probably find it in a great book called 24 Italian Art Songs and Arias. It is an Italian art song - a stand alone piece that should be performed with a similar technique to opera. Art songs are great for training and recitals. Good luck, and keep on singing!
O Mio Babbino Caro
Maria Callas singing "O Mio Babbino Caro" from the opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini.
O Mio Babbino Caro is about a woman who begs her father to let her marry the man she loves ("I want to go to Porta Rossa, and buy the ring!").However, she warns that she would rather die than live without him ("And if my love were in vain, I would throw myself in the Arno! [a river in Florence]").It is believed however, that her father did not approve based on the final lyrics:"I am consumed by torment!Papa, have pity, have pity..."