“Con te partirò (Time to Say Goodbye)” by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman

This song gives me goose bumps, every damn time.

Stop what you’re doing, take 5 minutes, and listen to it.

If you’re tempted to say “I don’t like opera music, and I can’t even understand what they’re saying”…

I will be tempted to say, “STFU.”

Seriously. Shut up, turn off Twitter, email, the phone, and anything else that might disturb you for 5 minutes and listen to this.

I loathe opera. I hear a soprano hitting a high note and I want to fill her mouth with sand.

Even I love this song.

If this doesn’t touch your heart, you might be dead. You’re at the very least dead inside, or close to it.

Another Version (Studio Version Dubbing?)

There is another version which is obviously concert footage dubbed with the original recording dubbed. I like it better for listening but if you’re going to watch, this is the better one.

Solo Version

Sarah Brightman sings with him in this version. There is also a version with him singing solo

I heard the duet version first, so it tends to be the one I prefer.

Wikipedia and English Translation

This song has its own Wikipedia entry

I had no idea what the translation was when I first heard it and still found it amazingly powerful, it’s even better if you know what they are saying to each other one is available.

Take a copy home

You can also buy a CD/DVD at Amazon for $19 which is what I did.

Or download just this song from Amazon or iTunes Note it’s an iTunes+ song, no DRM, higher quality

I love this song.

I want this song played at my funeral (not anytime soon, mind you).

p.s.

Have you heard of QuieTube ?

It’s the best thing ever. Bookmarklet to show you YouTube videos without all the crap around it. I’ve used it for all the links on this page. Genius.