Paroles et traduction Corvus Corax feat. Ingeborg Schöpf & Klaus Lothar Peters - Quid Agam

Quid Agam

Mundi delecatio dulcis est et grata,
Eius conversatio suavis et ornata
Ecce merces optime conspice nitorem!
Hec tibi conveniunt ad vultus decorum
Mundi sunt delicie, quibus estuare
Volo nec lasciviam eius devitare
Hec sunt odorifere quas si comprobaris,
Corporis flagrantiam omnem superabis.
Heu, vita preterita, vita plena malis,
Luxus turpitudinis, fons exitialis,
Heu, quid agam misera, plena peccatorum,
Que polluta palleo sorde vitiorum!
Pro mundan gaudio vitam terminabo,
Bonis temporalibus ego militabo.
Hoc ungentum si multum cupitis,
Unum auri talentum dabitus.
Nil curans de ceteris corpus procurabo,
Variis coloribus illud perornabo.
Aliter nusquam portabitis.
! Optimum est! -! Optimum est!

What Should I Do

The world's delight is sweet and pleasant,
Its conversation is gentle and graceful
Behold, the best reward, see its splendor!
It is fitting for your alluring countenance
The world's delights are to be yearned for
Nor do I wish to shun its pleasures
If you would prove these fragrant essences,
You will surpass all bodily fragrance.
Alas, my past life, a life full of evils,
Luxury of shame, a source of ruin,
Alas, what shall I do, wretched one, full of sins,
Who grows pale, polluted by the filth of vice!
For worldly joy I will end my life,
With temporal goods I will wage war.
If you greatly desire this unguent,
You shall give a talent of gold.
Caring nothing for the rest, I will care for my body,
I will adorn it with various colors.
You will not bear it otherwise.
! It is the best! -! It is the best!