London Philharmonic Orchestra - Carmina Burana: O Fortuna - translation of the lyrics into English

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Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
O Fortuna
O Fortune
Velut luna
Like the moon
Statu variabilis,
You are changeable,
Semper crescis
Ever waxing
Aut decrescis;
Or waning;
Vita detestabilis
Hateful life
Nunc obdurat
Now hardens
Et tunc curat
And then softens
Ludo mentis aciem,
The mind's sharp edge,
Egestatem,
Poverty,
Potestatem
Power
Dissolvit ut glaciem.
Dissolves like ice.
Sors immanis
Fate is relentless
Et inanis,
And empty,
Rota tu volubilis,
Your wheel turns
Status malus,
Evil state,
Vana salus
Health is vain
Semper dissolubilis,
Always dissolving,
Obumbrata
Overshadowed
Et velata
And veiled
Michi quoque niteris;
You threaten me too;
Nunc per ludum
Now through play
Dorsum nudum
My naked back
Fero tui sceleris.
Bears your blows.
Sors salutis
Fate of health
Et virtutis
And virtue
Michi nunc contraria,
Now oppose me,
Est affectus
There is passion
Et defectus
And decline
Semper in angaria.
Always in misery.
Hac in hora
At this hour
Sine mora
Without delay
Corde pulsum tangite;
Touch the throbbing heart;
Quod per sortem
What fate
Sternit fortem,
Overwhelms the strong,
Mecum omnes plangite!
Weep with me all!





London Philharmonic Orchestra - The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music
Album
The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music
date of release
23-11-2009

1 Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
2 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: Allegro
3 Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
4 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": An die Freude
5 Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa
6 Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, "Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate"
7 Messa da Requiem: Dies irae - Tuba mirum
8 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood
9 Má Vlast (My Fatherland): Vltava (The Moldau River)
10 String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13: Minuet
11 Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
12 Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 72
13 Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)
14 Finlandia, Op. 26
15 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture
16 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
17 Pavane, Op. 50
18 L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Prelude
19 Radetzky March, Op. 228
20 Egmont, Op. 84: Overture in F Minor
21 Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6, "Christmas Concerto": Allegro
22 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture
23 Symphony No. 5: Adagietto
24 Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": Allegro
25 Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann): Barcarolle
26 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro con brio
27 Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a
28 Die Walkürie (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries
29 Canon in D Major
30 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air
31 The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
32 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": Largo
33 On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
34 Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
35 Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Scène
36 Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory
37 Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
38 Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ, "Albinoni's Adagio"
39 Suite bergamasque, L. 75: Clair de lune
40 Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
41 Gymnopédie No. 1
42 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
43 Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: Andante
44 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: Rondo "Alla turca"
45 Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

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