Paroles et traduction Vladimir Dolezal, Slovenský filharmonický zbor, Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu & Stephen Gunzenhauser - Carmina Burana: XII. Olim lacus colueram

Carmina Burana: XII. Olim lacus colueram

Olim lacus colueram,
Olim pulcher exstiteram,
Dum cygnus ego fueram.
Miser, miser!
Modo niger
Et ustus fortiter!
Girat, regirat garcifer;
Me rogus urit fortiter;
Propinat me nunc dapifer.
Miser, miser!
Modo niger
Et ustus fortiter!
Nunc in scutella iaceo,
Et volitare nequeo;
Dentes frendentes video.
Miser, miser!
Modo niger
Et ustus fortiter!

Carmina Burana: XII. Olim lacus colueram

Once I dwelt in the lake,
Once I was fair to look upon,
When I was a swan.
Wretch, wretch!
Now I am black
And thoroughly roasted!
The scullion turns and burns me;
The fire rages fiercely within me;
The steward now holds me forth to be eaten.
Wretch, wretch!
Now I am black
And thoroughly roasted!
Now I lie on a platter,
And I cannot fly away;
I see the gnashing teeth.
Wretch, wretch!
Now I am black
And thoroughly roasted!