Ti Voglio Bene / Be Italian

So, you little Italian devils
You want to know about love?
Sarraghina, she will tell you

You never say "I love you," it's too English
Don't love like the Inglesi (Not the Inglesi)
And never say "je t'aime," it's too pretty
It's good for the Francesi (For the Francesi)
In Dutch they say "ich liebe", they can keep it
With all the Hollandesi (The Hollandesi)
But now I teach you three words
You will learn them
And drive your women crazy

"Ti voglio bene" you will say
It means "I want you every day"
"Ti voglio bene" (Ti voglio bene)
"Ti voglio bene" you will learn
Means "every night for you I burn"
"Ti voglio bene" (Ti voglio bene)
Now when you grow to be a man
You follow Sarraghina's plan
"Ti voglio bene" (Ti voglio bene)
Remember how I taught you first
These words of love that we rehearsed
"Ti voglio bene" (Ti voglio bene)

But love is more than speaking
When your speaking is all through
Come here a little closer
I will tell you what to do

You close your eyes.
And if you want to make a woman happy
You rely on what you were born with.
Because it is in your blood

Be Italian, be Italian
Take a chance and try to steal a fiery kiss
Be Italian, you rapscallion
When you hold me, don't just hold me
But hold this!

Please be gentle, sentimental
Go ahead and try to give my cheek a pat
But be daring and uncaring
When you pinch me,
Try to pinch me where there's fat

Be a singer! (Be a singer)
Be a lover! (Be a lover)
Pick the flower now before the chance is past
(Before the chance is past)
Be Italian (Be Italian)
You rapscallion! (You rapscallion)
Live today as if it may become your last!

Be a singer! (Be a singer)
Be a lover! (Be a lover)
Pick the flower now before the chance is passed (Ahhhhh)
Be Italian, (Be Italian)
You rapscallion! (You rapscallion)
Live today as if it may become your last!