| Carmina Burana: II. Fortune plango vulnera (original) | Carmina Burana: II. Fortune plango vulnera (translation) |
|---|---|
| Fortune plango vulnera | Fortuna |
| stillantibus ocellis | bemoaning |
| quod sua michi munera | that's his gift to me |
| subtrahit rebellis. | robs the rebels. |
| Verum est, quod legitur, | It is true that we read |
| fronte capillata, | fine hair |
| sed plerumque sequitur | but usually follows |
| Occasio calvata. | An opportunity to lose it all. |
| In Fortune solio | On the throne of Fortune |
| sederam elatus, | i sat puffed up |
| prosperitatis vario | success by varying |
| flore coronatus; | crowned with flower |
| quicquid enim florui | for whatever blossomed |
| felix et beatus, | happy and happy |
| nunc a summo corrui | now I have fallen from the top |
| gloria privatus. | deprived of glory. |
| Fortune rota volvitur: | Fortune's wheel turns |
| descendo minoratus; | I descend lower; |
| alter in altum tollitur; | the other is removed on fire; |
| nimis exaltatus | exceedingly exalted |
| rex sedet in vertice | the king sits on the top |
| caveat ruinam! | take care of the fall! |
| nam sub axe legimus | for we read under the axis |
| Hecubam reginam. | Queen Hecuba. |
