Core 'ngrato
Luciano Pavarotti Lyrics


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Catari, Catari
Pecche me dici sti parole amare
Pecche me parle e 'o core
Me turmiento Catari?

Num te scurdа ca t'aggio date 'o core, Catari
Nun te scurdа
Catari, Catari, che vene a dicere
Stu parlа, che me dа spaseme?
Tu nun 'nce pienze a stu dulore mio
Tu num 'nce pienze tu nun te ne cura

Core, core 'ngrato
T'aie pigliato 'a vita mia
Tutt'è passato
E nun'nce pienze cchiu

Catari, Catari
Tu nun 'o saie ca'nfin'int' a na chiesa
Io so' trasuto e aggio priato a Dio, Catari
E l'aggio ditto pure a 'o cunfessore
I' sto a fuffrì
Pe' chella llа
Sto a suffrì
Sto a suffrì, nun se po' credere
Sto a suffrì tutte li strazie
E 'o cunfessore ch'è persona santa
M'ha ditto: figlio mio, lassala stà, lassala stà

Core, core 'ngrato
T'aie pigliato 'a vita mia




Tutt'è passato
E nun'ce pienze cchiu

Overall Meaning

The song "Core 'ngrato" by Luciano Pavarotti is a heart-wrenching tale of unrequited love and pain. The lyrics are written in Napulitano, a dialect of the Italian language spoken in Naples and the surrounding area. The singer, addressed as "Catari" by the singer of the song, is the object of the singer's affection, but instead of returning his love, she speaks harshly and causes him great pain. He questions why she would speak to him so cruelly and wonders why he is so tormented by her words.


The singer reminds Catari that he had given her his heart and begs her not to forget this. He expresses his agony and confusion over why she would be so callous towards him. He suggests that she doesn't think of or care about his pain. The chorus of the song repeats "core 'ngrato," which means "ungrateful heart," and is directed at Catari for taking his life and causing him so much pain.


The second verse, sung by the singer, reveals that he has turned to religion, specifically praying in a church and confessing his suffering to a priest, in an attempt to find relief from the torment caused by Catari's rejection. The priest advises him to let her go and move on, but the singer confesses that he cannot stop suffering and feeling the pain of his unrequited love. The song ends with another repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the singer's feelings of betrayal and heartbreak.


Line by Line Meaning

Catari, Catari
Oh my love, my love


Pecche me dici sti parole amare
Why do you say these bitter words to me?


Pecche me parle e 'o core
Why do you speak to my heart?


Me turmiento Catari?
You torment me, my love?


Num te scurdа ca t'aggio date 'o core, Catari
Don't forget that I gave you my heart, my love


Nun te scurdà
Don't forget


Che vene a dicere Stu parlа, che me dà spaseme?
What are you trying to say? Your words pain me?


Tu nun 'nce pienze a stu dulore mio
You don't think about my pain


Tu num 'nce pienze tu nun te ne cura
You don't care, you don't think about it


Core, core 'ngrato T'aie pigliato 'a vita mia Tutt'è passato E nun'nce pienze cchiu
Heart, ungrateful heart. You have taken my life. Everything has passed and you don't think about it anymore.


Catari, Catari Tu nun 'o saie ca'nfin'int' a na chiesa Io so' trasuto e aggio priato a Dio, Catari E l'aggio ditto pure a 'o cunfessore I' sto a fuffrì Pe' chella llа Sto a suffrì Sto a suffrì, nun se po' credere Sto a suffrì tutte li strazie E 'o cunfessore ch'è persona santa M'ha ditto: figlio mio, lassala stà, lassala stà
Oh my love, you don't know I went to church. I have prayed to God, my love, and I even told the priest. I'm suffering because of what happened. I'm suffering so much, you can't imagine. The priest, a holy man, told me 'my son, let it go, let it go.'




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: SALVATORE CARDILLO, GIAN CARLO CHIARAMELLO, RICARDO CORDIFERRO

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So beautiful, I'm crying like Johnny Sack.

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Me too..

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Are you smoking a cigarette while doing so. 😀

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My estimation of you as a man just plummeted.

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@trattorialapasta1737

La passione che sprime questo brano del repertorio napoletano e la potenza della voce del Maestro Luciano Pavarotti mettono a dura prova l' emotivita di una persona ........e credo che una lacrima sia stato inevitabile un alcuni di noi!

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Concordo pienamente....mi vengono i brividi

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