Lyrics and translation London Philharmonic Orchestra - 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!
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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"
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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