Carl Orff - Primo Vere: Veris leta facies - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Carl Orff - Primo Vere: Veris leta facies




Primo Vere: Veris leta facies
Primo Vere: The Happy Face of Spring
Veris leta facies
The happy face of Spring
Mundo propinatur,
Is given to the world,
Hiemalis acies
The sharp cold of winter
Victa iam fugatur,
Is now vanquished and put to flight,
In vestitu vario
In variegated garb
Flora principatur,
Flora holds sway,
Nemorum dulcisono
In the woods her sweet song
Que cantu celebratur. Ah!
Is celebrated. Ah!
Flore fusus gremio
Poured out in Flora's lap
Phebus novo more
Phoebus in a new way
Risum dat, hac vario
Gives joy, here with various
Iam stipate flore.
Flowers now in bloom,
Zephyrus nectareo
Zephyr breathing with
Spirans in odore.
Fragrant nectar,
Certatim pro bravio
Let us run in rivalry
Curramus in amore. Ah!
For the prize in love. Ah!
Cytharizat cantico
The sweet Philomel
Dulcis Philomena,
Sings in harmony,
Flore rident vario
With flowers of many colors
Prata iam serena,
The meadows now smile,
Salit cetus avium
The flock of birds hops
Silve per amena,
Through the pleasant woods,
Promit virgin
The virgin promises
Iam gaudia millena. Ah!
A thousand joys now. Ah!





Writer(s): Carl Orff, P.d.


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