PAVAROTTI - GIANNI MORANDI <br /> <br />Composed in 1899 by Eduardo Di Capua with lyrics by poet Vincenzo Russo, this song was originally entitled "Maria, Marì", but it eventually came to be known as "Oi Marì" from the first words of its refrain. <br /> <br />The lyrics to this waltz, which are actually in Neapolitan dialect and not in Italian, depict a classical serenade: a window, a girl, and a suitor on the street below. <br /> <br />Open, o window! <br />Let Maria appear, <br />As I'm in the middle of the street <br />Hoping to see her! <br /> <br />I don't have a moment's peace <br />I turn my night into day <br />To be always here <br />Hoping to talk to her! <br /> <br />Oi Marì, Oi Marì <br />How much sleep I lose over you! <br />Let me sleep <br />Just hugging you!
