Simon Cram sings Si Può? Si Può? (Prologue) from I Pagliacci (Ruggero Leoncavallo)

Si Può? Si Può? (Prologue) from I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo)
Pardon me. Pardon me, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Excuse me if I present myself here alone. I am “The Prologue.”
Since the author has decided to put the ancient masked characters
on the stage again, in part he hopes to recapture the old traditions,
and to you, again, he sends me.
But not to tell you, as before:
“The tears that we cry are pretend; don’t be alarmed by our spasms
or our torment.”…….. No…….. No……..
The composer has attempted to paint for you a slice of life.
He has as his sole maxim that the artist is human;
that he must write for actual people
and that he was inspired by the truth.
A nest of memories from the depth of his soul sang, one day
and he with real tears wrote,
and his sobs marked the tempo.
So, you will see loving the way humans love each other,
you will see the sad fruit of hate, cries of grief, screams of rage
And you will hear the cynical laughter
And you - instead of our shabby costumes,
consider our souls.
Because we are made of flesh and bone
and from this forsaken world, like you,
we breathe the air.
The concept I’ve told you, now listen to how it’s developed.
Come on…. Let’s begin.

[@stephenschwab7143]

Wat leuk! Hij kan goed zingen. Hij danzd heel graapig maar hij kan goed zingen!

[@atmaramadasa]

Bravo !