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After a long day at work and with all the hustle and bustle of the day, I always  take time to relax with music, sorting out my thoughts. Today it was Queen’s “Too much love will kill you” that caught my attention. It is a song written by Queen guitarist Brian May, Frank Musker, and Elizabeth Lamers. It was released four years after Freddy Mercury's death.

It is a very powerful song. While I was listening, I gave it a thought. I wondered what was on the guitarist’ mind  when he wrote the song. It is a love song meant  to move listeners' hearts. Is it a song of defeat or success? Of longing or freedom from “the lover and the love you leave behind” ?

And I heard Pavarotti’s version of the song too.. Wow! Queen’s Roger Taylor and Brian May  with Pavarotti rendition was a blast. The singing in English and Italian combination added a very rare and  amazing musical experience.

I share to my EC friends, the lyrics.  And I have included the link so you can listen to it too.

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 ooh...

(Luciano Pavarotti )

Io sento che qualcuno non mai

ha detto mai su come

poi si riesce a vivere così

nella mente mia confusa

guardo indietro

per capire dove sbagliai Oh.. Oh.. oohh

Brian May or Freddy Mercury

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

(Luciano Pavarotti )

Son solo l’ombra di quell’uomo che ero io

e sembra che non trovo un’latra via per te

io a te portavo il sole

adesso quel che faccio butto giù

Oh.. Oh.. oohh

Brian May or Freddy Mercury

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 have to lose

yeah....

(Luciano Pavarotti )

Troppo amor ti uccide

ma nessuno amore no

ma la forza che tu hai dentro

che ti fa gridar ancor

di dolore impazzirai

sei la vittima e lo sai

Troppo amor ti uccide

e lo sai

Brian May’s Solo Guitar Part

♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫♪ ♪♫♫

(Luciano Pavarotti )

Troppo amor ti uccide

la tua vita è una bugia

Brian May or Freddy Mercury

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Too much love will kill you... uuh

Both or all... kind of

In the end... In the end In the end...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6522l_queen-pavarotti-too-much-love-will_music