What does O sole mio mean?

Answer 1

"Oh my only one!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase O solo mio! The interjection and masculine singular noun and possessive model a hallmark of Italian whereby adjectives tend to follow their nouns. The pronunciation will be "o SO-lo MEE-o" in Italian.

Answer 2

"Oh, my sunshine!" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian phrase O sole mio! The exclamation and masculine singular noun and possessive most famously reference the title -- repeated throughout the lyrics -- of a song by Naples-born poet Giovanni Capurro (February 5, 1859 - January 18, 1920) and Naples-born composer, singer, and songwriter Eduardo Di Capua (March 12, 1865 - October 13, 1917). The pronunciation will be "o SO-ley MEE-o" in Italian.

Answer 3

"My one" is an English equivalent of the Italian phraseIl mio unico.

Specifically, the masculine definite article il means "the." The masculine possessive adjective mio means "my." The masculine adjective/pronoun unico means "only one, unique one."

The pronunciation is "eel MEE-oh OO-nee-koh."