pecche me dice sti parole amare, pecche me parle e 'o core me turmiente, Catari? Nun te scurda ca t'aggio date 'o core, Catari, nun te scurda!
Catari, Catari,
che vene a dicere stu parla ca me da spaseme? Tu nun'nce pienze a stu dulore mio, tu nun'nce pienze, tu nun te ne cure.
Core, core, 'ngrato, t'aie pigliato 'a vita mia, tutt'e passato e nun'nce pienze chiu!
Catari, Catari... tu nun `o ssaje ca fino e `int`a na chiesa io so' trasuto e aggiu pregato a Dio, Catari. E ll`aggio ditto pure a `o cunfessore: sto'a suffri pe` chella lla... sto'a suffri, sto'a suffri nun se p? credere... sto'a suffri tutte li strazie!` E `o cunfessore,ch'e perzona santa, mm`ha ditto: `Figliu mio lassala sta!...
Ungrateful Heart
Caterina, Caterina,
why do you say those bitter words? Why do you speak and torment my heart, Caterina? Don't forget, I gave you my heart, Caterina, don't forget.
Caterina, Caterina,
why do you come and say those words that hurt me so much? You don't think of my pain, you don't think, you don't care.
Ungrateful heart, you have stolen my life. Everything is finished and you don't care any more!
Catarí', Catarí' you do not know that even in church I bring my prayers to God, Catari. And I recount my confession to the priest: "I am suffering from such a great love."
I'm suffering, I'm suffering from not knowing your love, I'm suffering a sorrow that tortures my soul. And I confess, that the Holy Mother spoke to me: "My son, let it be, let it be."
Salvatore Cardillo, Core 'ngrato
Mario del Monaco, tenor / Hans Wallat, cond.
17.IV.1975
Salvatore Cardillo, Core 'ngrato
Franco Corelli, tenor
NHK Tokyo. November 21, 1973
Salvatore Cardillo, Core 'ngrato
Andrea Bocelli, tenor
Salvatore Cardillo, Core 'ngrato
Mario Lanza, tenor
Salvatore Cardillo, Core 'ngrato
Giuseppe di Stefano, tenor
Salvatore Cardillo, Core 'ngrato
Yonghoon Lee, tenor
New Millenium Orchestra / Recital in Chicago Symphony Center 2011.9.1