Carmina Burana: O Fortuna - London Philharmonic Choir translation in English
O
Fortuna
O
Fortune
Velut
luna
Like
the
moon
Statu
variabilis,
You
are
changeable,
Semper
crescis
Ever
waxing
Aut
decrescis;
And
ever
waning;
Vita
detestabilis
Hated
life
Nunc
obdurat
Now
hard,
Et
tunc
curat
Now
kind
Ludo
mentis
aciem,
In
your
play
with
men,
Egestatem,
Poverty,
Potestatem
Power
Dissolvit
ut
glaciem.
You
dissolve
like
ice.
Sors
immanis
Unstable
fate
Et
inanis,
And
empty,
Rota
tu
volubilis,
Your
spinning
wheel,
Status
malus,
An
evil
state,
Vana
salus
Vain
health
Semper
dissolubilis,
Always
fleeting,
Obumbrata
Shadowed
Et
velata
And
veiled
Michi
quoque
niteris;
You
seek
me
too;
Nunc
per
ludum
Now
in
play
Dorsum
nudum
My
naked
back
Fero
tui
sceleris.
Bears
the
weight
of
your
crime.
Sors
salutis
The
fate
of
health
Et
virtutis
And
virtue
Michi
nunc
contraria,
Is
now
against
me,
Est
affectus
There
is
affection
Et
defectus
And
affliction
Semper
in
angaria.
Always
in
anguish.
Hac
in
hora
In
this
hour
Sine
mora
Without
delay
Corde
pulsum
tangite;
Pluck
the
throbbing
string;
Quod
per
sortem
That
by
fate
Sternit
fortem,
Casts
down
the
strong,
Mecum
omnes
plangite!
With
me
let
all
mourn!
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Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
2 Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa
3 Nabucco: Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves (Va', Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate)
4 Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)
5 The Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
6 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
7 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: Rondo "Alla turca"
8 Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9
9 Suite bergamasque, L. 75: Clair de lune
10 Gymnopédie No. 1
11 Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"
12 Thaïs: Méditation
13 Vocalise, Op. 34
14 Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
15 Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": Allegro
16 Má Vlast (My Fatherland): Vltava
17 Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 72
18 Finlandia, Op. 26
19 Adagio In G Minor For Strings And Organ (After T. Albinoni)
20 Concerto Grosso No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 6, "Christmas Concerto": Allegro
21 Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Scéne
22 The Barber of Seville: Overture
23 Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
24 Symphony No. 5: Adagietto
25 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": Largo
26 On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
27 The Valkyrie: Ride Of The Valkyries
28 Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
29 Adagio For Strings
30 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: Andante
31 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
32 L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Prelude
33 Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro Con Brio
34 Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
35 Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act III: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour "Barcarolle" (Arr. Perry)
36 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air
2 Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa
3 Nabucco: Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves (Va', Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate)
4 Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)
5 The Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
6 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
7 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: Rondo "Alla turca"
8 Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9
9 Suite bergamasque, L. 75: Clair de lune
10 Gymnopédie No. 1
11 Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"
12 Thaïs: Méditation
13 Vocalise, Op. 34
14 Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
15 Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": Allegro
16 Má Vlast (My Fatherland): Vltava
17 Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 72
18 Finlandia, Op. 26
19 Adagio In G Minor For Strings And Organ (After T. Albinoni)
20 Concerto Grosso No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 6, "Christmas Concerto": Allegro
21 Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Scéne
22 The Barber of Seville: Overture
23 Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
24 Symphony No. 5: Adagietto
25 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": Largo
26 On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
27 The Valkyrie: Ride Of The Valkyries
28 Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
29 Adagio For Strings
30 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: Andante
31 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
32 L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Prelude
33 Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro Con Brio
34 Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
35 Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act III: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour "Barcarolle" (Arr. Perry)
36 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air
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