ðə sˈɔŋ mˈiːmi sˈɪŋz wɛn lˈɪnəs mˈiːts hɜːɹ ɪz ðə "ˈoʊ mˈiːoʊ bæbˈiːnoʊ kˈæɹoʊ""ˈoʊ maɪ dˈɪɹ pˈɑːpə"səpɹˈɑːnoʊ ˈɛɹiə fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn ˈɑːpɚɹə dʒˈaɪəni skˈɪkaɪ baɪ dʒɐkˈoʊmoʊ puːtʃˈiːni.
The song Mimi sings when Linus meets her is the "O mio babbino caro" ("Oh my dear Papa") soprano aria from the 1918 opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini.