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| O Fortuna |
O Fortune, |
| velut luna |
like the moon |
| statu variabilis, |
you are changeable, |
| semper crescis |
ever waxing |
| aut decrescis; |
and waning; |
| vita detestabilis |
hateful life |
| nunc obdurat |
first oppresses |
| et tunc curat |
and then soothes |
| ludo mentis aciem, |
as fancy takes it; |
| egestatem, |
poverty |
| potestatem |
and power |
| dissolvit ut glaciem. |
it melts them like ice. |
| Sors immanis |
Fate - monstrous |
| rota tu volubilis, |
you whirling wheel, |
| status malus, |
you are malevolent, |
| vana salus |
well-being is vain |
| semper dissolubilis, |
and always fades to nothing, |
| obumbrata |
shadowed |
| et velata |
and veiled |
| michi quoque niteris; |
you plague me too; |
| nunc per ludum |
now through the game |
| dorsum nudum |
I bring my bare back |
| fero tui sceleris. |
to your villainy. |
| Sors salutis |
Fate is against me |
| et virtutis |
in health |
| michi nunc contraria, |
and virtue, |
| est affectus |
driven on |
| et defectus |
and weighted down, |
| semper in angaria. |
always enslaved. |
| Hac in hora |
So at this hour |
| sine mora |
without delay |
| corde pulsum tangite; |
pluck the vibrating strings; |
| quod per sortem |
since Fate |
| sternit fortem, |
strikes down the string man, |
| mecum omnes plangite! |
everyone weep with me! |
Carl Orff |
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