Pieta, Signore

This recording was made when I was seventeen, at my last recital, my senior year of high school. I loved singing this song and I'm so glad I got to record it! :)

Song: Pieta Signore
Artist: Stradella - actually it is unknown who the artist is, though I have labeled this song as Stradella's simply because it was connected to him for so long and it makes it easier to search for. However, I am aware that Stradella was (in all probability) not the composer.
Singer: Katherine Becker

Pietà, signore
Di me dolente!
Signor, pietà
Se a te giunge il mio pregar;
Non mi punisca
Il tuo rigor
Meno severi
Clementi ognora
Volgi I tuoi sguardi
Sopra di me, sopra di me

Non sia mai
Che nell'inferno sia dannato
Nel fuoco eterno
Dal tuo rigor
Gran dio, giammai
Sia dannato
Nel fuoco eterno
Dal tuo rigor

Pietà, signore
Signor, pietà
Di me dolente!
Se a te giunge il mio pregar;
Volgi I tuoi sguardi
Su me signor

Pietà, signore
Di me dolente!
Signor, pietà
Se a te giunge il mio pregar;
Non mi punisca
Il tuo rigor
Meno severi
Clementi ognora
Volgi I tuoi sguardi
Sopra di me, sopra di me

Non sia mai
Che nell'inferno sia dannato
Nel fuoco eterno
Dal tuo rigor
Gran dio, giammai
Sia dannato
Nel fuoco eterno


Translation:

Have mercy, Lord,
on me in my remorse!
Lord, have mercy
if my prayer
rises to you;
do not chastise
me in your severity,
less harshly,
always mercifully,
look down
on me.

Never let me
be condemned
to hell
in the eternal fire
by your severity.

Almighty God, never let me
be condemned to hell
in the eternal fire
by your severity.
Have mercy, Lord,
Lord, have mercy
on me in my remorse,
if my prayer
rises to you,
Less harshly,
always mercifully,
look down,
ah! look down
on me, Lord.
Have mercy, Lord
on me in my remorse.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• pieta signore
• stradella
• italian
• opera
• katherine becker
• bocelli

[roxyboo17]

wow! You really sound like a proffesional! keep singing! =]

[ChristineDaae]

Thank you!! :)

[FairyCutie86]

Wow! You have an amazing voice. If I hadn't looked at the sidebar I would have thought this was a professional. Do you still sing?

[ChristineDaae]

Aww, thank you!! I used to be a voice performance major, but then it changed. I don't sing so much anymore, but I'm going to try and take lessons again soon... I hope. :)

[jbmanagement01]

bravo, nice voice. This is one of less what is good interpretacion on youtube. One more good of this song is Jozef Brindzak. We will be nice duo :o)

[ChristineDaae]

Thanks so much! :)

[Djoskuner]

gifted voice. :)

[samuelbautenor]

Good Job! What a sweet voice!

[Beneblues]

The composer is Abraham Louis Niedermeyer (27 April 1802 14 March 1861).

[ChristineDaae]

I miss you too! I haven't sung in a while, but... I'm trying to take lessons again.