Lyrics and translation Edvard Grieg - Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
O
Fortuna
O
Fortuna
Velut
luna
Like
the
moon
Statu
variabilis,
Your
state
is
ever-changing,
Semper
crescis
Always
increasing
Aut
decrescis;
Or
decreasing;
Vita
detestabilis
Detestable
life
Nunc
obdurat
Now
hardens
Et
tunc
curat
And
then
soothes
Ludo
mentis
aciem,
The
sharpness
of
the
mind,
Egestatem,
Poverty,
Potestatem
Power,
Dissolvit
ut
glaciem.
It
dissolves
like
ice.
Sors
immanis
Fate,
cruel
Et
inanis,
And
empty,
Rota
tu
volubilis,
Your
wheel
is
ever-turning,
Status
malus,
Evil
state,
Vana
salus
Emptiness
of
salvation
Semper
dissolubilis,
Always
dissolvable,
Obumbrata
Shadowed
Et
velata
And
veiled
Michi
quoque
niteris;
You
also
strive
for
me;
Nunc
per
ludum
Now
through
your
game
Dorsum
nudum
I
bear
the
bare
back
Fero
tui
sceleris.
Of
your
crimes.
Sors
salutis
Fate
of
salvation
Et
virtutis
And
virtue
Michi
nunc
contraria,
Is
now
against
me,
Esta
ffectus
This
effect
Et
defectus
And
defect
Semper
in
angaria.
Is
always
in
conflict.
Hac
in
hora
At
this
hour
Sine
mora
Without
delay
Corde
pulsum
tangite
Touch
the
throbbing
heart
Quod
per
sortem
That
through
fate
Sternit
fortem,
Overcomes
the
strong,
Mecum
omnes
plangite!
Weep
with
me,
everyone!
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1
Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ, "Albinoni's Adagio"
2 Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
3 Thaïs: Méditation
4 Fugue for Solo Guitar in G Minor, BWV 1000
5 Pavane, Op. 50
6 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood
7 Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
8 String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13: Minuet
9 Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma"
10 Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
11 The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
12 Tosca, Act 1: "Recondita armonia" (Aria Cavaradossi)
13 The Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni) - Concerto for Violin in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8:1, "Spring": I. Allegro
14 Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64c: Montagues and Capulets
15 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 : IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
16 Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Allegro molto
17 Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: II. Andante ("Elvira Madigan")
18 Vocalise, Op. 34
19 Sonata No. 11 in A Major for Piano, K. 331: Rondo "Alla turca"
20 Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Habanera)
21 Lyriske stykker, Op. 65: Bryllopsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen)
22 Canon in D Major
23 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": An die Freude
24 Solomon, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
25 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air
26 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro con brio
27 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
28 Egmont, Op. 84: Overture in F Minor
29 Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Op. 8 - Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto: Tempo impetuoso d'Estate
30 Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa
31 L'Estro Armonico, Op. 3 - Concerto No. 9 in D Major for Violin and Strings, RV 230: I. Allegro
32 The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XVC. Pas de deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
33 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina's Cavatina)
34 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture
35 Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"
36 Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
37 Suite bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
38 Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Scéne (Lake in the Moonlight): Moderato
39 Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)
40 Radetzky March, Op. 228
41 Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
42 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
43 Fantaisie Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
44 Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
45 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244
46 Gymnopédie No. 1
47 Cavatina
48 The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
49 Concerto No. 1 in A Minor for Violin and Strings, BWV 1041: I. Allegro
2 Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
3 Thaïs: Méditation
4 Fugue for Solo Guitar in G Minor, BWV 1000
5 Pavane, Op. 50
6 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood
7 Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
8 String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13: Minuet
9 Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma"
10 Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
11 The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
12 Tosca, Act 1: "Recondita armonia" (Aria Cavaradossi)
13 The Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni) - Concerto for Violin in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8:1, "Spring": I. Allegro
14 Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64c: Montagues and Capulets
15 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 : IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
16 Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Allegro molto
17 Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: II. Andante ("Elvira Madigan")
18 Vocalise, Op. 34
19 Sonata No. 11 in A Major for Piano, K. 331: Rondo "Alla turca"
20 Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Habanera)
21 Lyriske stykker, Op. 65: Bryllopsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen)
22 Canon in D Major
23 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": An die Freude
24 Solomon, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
25 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air
26 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro con brio
27 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
28 Egmont, Op. 84: Overture in F Minor
29 Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Op. 8 - Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto: Tempo impetuoso d'Estate
30 Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa
31 L'Estro Armonico, Op. 3 - Concerto No. 9 in D Major for Violin and Strings, RV 230: I. Allegro
32 The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XVC. Pas de deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
33 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina's Cavatina)
34 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture
35 Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"
36 Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
37 Suite bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
38 Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Scéne (Lake in the Moonlight): Moderato
39 Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)
40 Radetzky March, Op. 228
41 Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
42 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
43 Fantaisie Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
44 Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
45 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244
46 Gymnopédie No. 1
47 Cavatina
48 The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
49 Concerto No. 1 in A Minor for Violin and Strings, BWV 1041: I. Allegro
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