Lyrics and translation Crouch End Festival Chorus - O Fortuna (From "Excalibur")
O
Fortuna
(O
Fortune)
O
Fortuna
(Ô
Fortune)
Velut
luna
(like
the
moon)
Velut
luna
(comme
la
lune)
Statu
variabilis
(you
are
changeable)
Statu
variabilis
(tu
es
changeante)
Semper
crescis
(ever
waxing)
Semper
crescis
(toujours
croissante)
Aut
decrescis;
(and
waning;)
Aut
decrescis;
(et
décroissante;)
Vita
detestabilis
(hateful
life)
Vita
detestabilis
(vie
détestable)
Nunc
obdurat
(first
oppresses)
Nunc
obdurat
(d'abord
opprime)
Et
tunc
curat
(and
then
soothes)
Et
tunc
curat
(puis
apaise)
Ludo
mentis
aciem,
(as
fancy
takes
it)
Ludo
mentis
aciem,
(comme
le
caprice
le
veut)
Egestatem,
(poverty)
Egestatem,
(pauvreté)
Potestatem
(and
power)
Potestatem
(et
pouvoir)
Dissolvit
ut
glaciem.
(it
melts
them
like
ice.)
Dissolvit
ut
glaciem.
(elle
les
fond
comme
la
glace.)
Sors
immanis
(Fate
- monstrous)
Sors
immanis
(Le
Destin
- monstrueux)
Et
inanis,
(and
empty)
Et
inanis,
(et
vide)
Rota
tu
volubilis,
(you
whirling
wheel)
Rota
tu
volubilis,
(tu
roue
tournante)
Status
malus,
(you
are
malevolent)
Status
malus,
(tu
es
maléfique)
Vana
salus
(well-being
is
vain)
Vana
salus
(le
bien-être
est
vain)
Semper
dissolubilis,
(and
always
fades
to
nothing)
Semper
dissolubilis,
(et
se
dissout
toujours)
Obumbrata
(shadowed)
Obumbrata
(ombragée)
Et
velata
(and
veiled)
Et
velata
(et
voilée)
Mihi
quoque
niteris;
(you
plague
me
too;)
Mihi
quoque
niteris;
(tu
me
tourmentes
aussi;)
Nunc
per
ludum
(now
through
the
game)
Nunc
per
ludum
(maintenant
par
le
jeu)
Dorsum
nudum
(I
bring
my
bare
back)
Dorsum
nudum
(j'offre
mon
dos
nu)
Fero
tui
sceleris.
(to
your
villainy.)
Fero
tui
sceleris.
(à
ta
méchanceté.)
Sors
salutis
(Fate
is
against
me)
Sors
salutis
(Le
Destin
est
contre
moi)
Et
virtutis
(in
health)
Et
virtutis
(dans
la
santé)
Michi
nunc
contraria,
(and
virtue)
Michi
nunc
contraria,
(et
la
vertu)
Est
affectus
(driven
on)
Est
affectus
(poussé)
Et
defectus
(and
weighted
down)
Et
defectus
(et
alourdi)
Semper
in
angaria.
(always
enslaved.)
Semper
in
angaria.
(toujours
en
servitude.)
Hac
in
hora
(So
at
this
hour)
Hac
in
hora
(Donc
à
cette
heure)
Sine
mora
(without
delay)
Sine
mora
(sans
délai)
Corde
pulsum
tangite;
(pluck
the
vibrating
strings;)
Corde
pulsum
tangite;
(touche
les
cordes
vibrantes;)
Quod
per
sortem
(since
Fate)
Quod
per
sortem
(Puisque
le
Destin)
Sternit
fortem,
(strikes
down
the
strong)
Sternit
fortem,
(abat
le
fort)
Mecum
omnes
plangite!
(everyone
weep
with
me!)
Mecum
omnes
plangite!
(pleurez
tous
avec
moi!)
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O Fortuna (From "Excalibur")
2 Prelude & Birth of Christ (From "Jesus of Nazareth") [Edit]
3 Agnus Dei (From "The Scarlet Letter")
4 Never Surrender (From "First Knight")
5 The Abyss
6 The Lord's Prayer (From "King of Kings")
7 The Riddle of Steel / Riders of Doom (From "Conan: The Barbarian")
8 Ave Maria: Guarini (From "The Mission")
9 On Earth as It Is in Heaven (From "The Mission")
10 Suite from "The Lion in Winter" (Choral Version)
11 1492: Conquest of Paradise
12 Funeral / Finale (From "The Vikings")
13 Suite from "The Omen" (Full Version)
14 Non Nobis Domine (From "Henry V")
2 Prelude & Birth of Christ (From "Jesus of Nazareth") [Edit]
3 Agnus Dei (From "The Scarlet Letter")
4 Never Surrender (From "First Knight")
5 The Abyss
6 The Lord's Prayer (From "King of Kings")
7 The Riddle of Steel / Riders of Doom (From "Conan: The Barbarian")
8 Ave Maria: Guarini (From "The Mission")
9 On Earth as It Is in Heaven (From "The Mission")
10 Suite from "The Lion in Winter" (Choral Version)
11 1492: Conquest of Paradise
12 Funeral / Finale (From "The Vikings")
13 Suite from "The Omen" (Full Version)
14 Non Nobis Domine (From "Henry V")
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