Another not too bad digital remastering. Original recording from 28. December 1910.
Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo tells the story of an actor, Canio (Caruso), who plays a clown in a comedy troupe in Italy.
Canio finds that he has been betrayed by his wife and becomes heartbroken. The song is one of extreme emotion where he wants revenge for satisfaction.
CANIO
No! Pagliaccio non son;
se il viso è pallido,
è di vergogna, e smania di vendetta!
L'uom riprende i suoi dritti,
e'l cor che sanguina vuol sangue
a lavar l'onta, o maledetta!
No, Pagliaccio non son!
Son quei che stolido
ti raccolse orfanella in su la via
quasi morta di fame,
e un nome offriati,
ed un amor ch'era febbre e follia!
CANIO
No, I am Pagliaccio no longer:
If my face is white, it is with shame
and the longing for revenge!
My manhood claims its rights again,
and my bleeding heart
needs blood to wash away the shame,
o vile woman! ...
No, I am a buffoon no longer!...
I was a fool to pick you up,
an orphan, by the roadside,
half dead from hunger,
and offer you a name and a love
which was mad and passionate!
(He falls dejectedly into a chair.)
Source: Wikipedia
30 май 2013
