Carl Orff O Fortuna [lyrics + English translation]

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O Fortuna, O Fortune,
velut luna like the moon
statu variabilis, you are changeable,
semper crescis ever waxing
aut decrescis; and waning;
vita detestabilis hateful life
nunc obdurat first oppresses
et tunc curat and then soothes
ludo mentis aciem, as fancy takes it;
egestatem, poverty
potestatem and power
dissolvit ut glaciem. it melts them like ice.
Sors immanis Fate - monstrous
et inanis, and empty,
rota tu volubilis, you whirling wheel,
status malus, you are malevolent,
vana salus well-being is in vain
semper dissolubilis, and always fades to nothing,
obumbrata shadowed
et velata and veiled
michi quoque niteris; you plague me too;
nunc per ludum now through the game
dorsum nudum I bring my bare back
fero tui sceleris. to your villainy.
Sors salutis Fate is against me
et virtutis in health
michi nunc contraria, and virtue,
est affectus driven on
et defectus and weighted down,
semper in angaria. always enslaved.
Hac in hora So at this hour
sine mora without delay
corde pulsum tangite; pluck the vibrating strings;
quod per sortem since Fate
sternit fortem, strikes down the strong man,
mecum omnes plangite! everybody weep with me!



Fortune plango vulnera I bemoan the wounds of Fortune
stillantibus ocellis with weeping eyes,
quod sua michi munera for the gifts she made me
subtrahit rebellis. she perversely takes away.
Verum est, quod legitur, It is written in truth,
fronte capillata, that she has a fine head of hair,
sed plerumque sequitur but, when it comes to seizing an opportunity
Occasio calvata. she is bald.
In Fortune solio On Fortune's throne
sederam elatus, I used to sit raised up,
prosperitatis vario crowned with
flore coronatus; the many-coloured flowers of prosperity;
quicquid enim florui though I may have flourished
felix et beatus, happy and blessed,
nunc a summo corrui now I fall from the peak
gloria privatus. deprived of glory.
Fortune rota volvitur: The wheel of Fortune turns;
descendo minoratus; I go down, demeaned;
alter in altum tollitur; another is raised up;
nimis exaltatus far too high up
rex sedet in vertice sits the king at the summit -
caveat ruinam! let him fear ruin!
nam sub axe legimus for under the axis is written
Hecubam reginam. Queen Hecuba.

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[Madabby98]

What language is this kind of music in? O.o

[mrincredibleoo]

@Madabby98 Latin?! :-)

[YoshiThe1]

I:Perfect!

She:It's always perfect ;)

[TheShadeAlchemist]

This song would be perfect for the story I'm brewing . . .

As if it would ever become anything worthy of a soundtrack . . .

[shanghai177]

what happen to this kind of music D:

[Jix92]

@luislara2011 Latin. Cant find any german in this...

[luislara2011]

@Madabby98 Latin and German

[jaavie56]

@db92100 both are admitted dude

[pwnageprata]

Saw some wookies. Great big wookies.

[hstac09]

This song is so fucking epic. I imagine if this world ever is invaded by aliens, it'll be to this song. And of course, we'll cheat, and we'll win. >:D

[db92100]

Perfect, only a thing:

Mihi, not michi:-)

i've done classical schools:-)

[jessicarabbit184]

@Madabby98 German

[gothkothxd]

@DazeyLin I know this poem from my Polish lessons from Kochanowski's translation if I remember correctly. The original is from XIII century. And sorry for my bad english. :)