Composer : - Carl Orff,in the year 1936
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Music by :- Carmina Burana Roger Israel Presents Fortuna" is a medieval Latin Goliardic
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Roger Israel Presents. O Fortuna. " O Fortuna " is a medieval Latin Goliardic poem. Composer : - Carl Orff,in the year 1936. Music by :- Carmina Burana. The Boston Symphony Orchestra. You have heard this choral piece in many movies, like The 13th Warrior - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Composer : - Carl Orff,in the year 1936
Music by :- Carmina Burana
Roger Israel Presents
"O Fortuna" is a medieval Latin Goliardic poem
You have heard this choral piece in many movies,
like The 13th Warrior
now know what it means! Next comes translation
O FORTUNAO Fortuna,velut Lunastatu variabilis,semper crescisaut decrescis;vita detestabilisnunc obduratet tunc curatludo mentis aciem;egestatem,potestatem,dissolvit ut glaciem.
O Fortune,like the moonyou are changeable,always waxingor waning;hateful lifefirst oppressesand then soothesas fancy takes it;povertyand powerit melts them like ice.
Fate – monstrousand empty,you whirling wheel,stand malevolent,well-being is vainand always fades to nothing,shadowedand veiledyou plague me too;now through trickery,I bring my bare backto your villainy.
Fate, in healthand in virtue,is against me,driven onand weighted down,always enslaved.So at this hourwithout delaypluck the vibrating string;since Fatestrikes down the strong man,everyone weep with me!
