More Love Songs

Thanks to Jeff for these suggestions:

Madama Butterfly. Yes! I love this song --- assuming this is the one you mean, "O mio babbino caro," which I think is absolutely the most beautiful song ever written:

One thing I love about this as a love song is that it's NOT sung to the person she's in love with, but to her beloved father (Here are the lyrics, from Wikipedia):

Italian	Literal translation	Singable English
O mio babbino caro, mi piace, è bello, bello. Vo'andare in Porta Rossa (it) a comperar l'anello! Sì, sì, ci voglio andare! e se l'amassi indarno, andrei sul Ponte Vecchio, ma per buttarmi in Arno! Mi struggo e mi tormento! O Dio, vorrei morir! Babbo, pietà, pietà! Babbo, pietà, pietà!	Oh my dear papa, I love him, he is handsome, 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 the Ponte Vecchio And throw myself in the Arno! I am anguished and tormented! Oh God, I'd like to die! Papa, have pity, have pity! Papa, have pity, have pity!	Oh my beloved father, I love him, I love him! I’ll go to Porta Rossa, To buy our wedding ring. Oh yes, I really love him. And if you still say no, I’ll go to Ponte Vecchio, And throw myself below. My love for which I suffer, At last, I want to die. Father I pray, I pray. Father I pray, I pray.

And thanks to Wikipedia for all this information, which may seem boring to some people but which I find fascinating:

"The short aria consists of 32 bars and takes between 2½ and 3 minutes to perform. It is written in A-flat major with the time signature of 6/8 and a tempo indication of andantino ingenuo (=120). The vocal range extends from E♭₄ to A♭₅, with a tessitura of F₄ to A♭₅. The 5-bar orchestral prelude, in E-flat major and 3/4 time, consists of octave tremolos by the strings; in the opera, these five bars are Gianni Schicchi's words ("Niente!") at the end of his preceding dialogue with Rinuccio. Many recital arrangements start with a presentation of the melodic theme; the remaining accompaniment uses strings and a harp playing broken chords."

Time to Say Goodbye (Con te Partiro). Yes, I love this song, too. Here it is, sung by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman:

Besame mucho. Yes! Here it is sung by Andrea Bocelli:

No llores por mi Argentina. Yes, again! And this is a love song to a country.

Bring 'em on! I keep thinking of more, too; and I'm going to keep writing about love songs and posting YouTube videos of them here.