I like Carmina Burana so much I am thinking it might be fun to read the actual writing of the monks who inspired it. are such writings easy to find IE can I get them at a place like borders or through amazon. can anyone suggest a good translation . one that is not too terribly difficult of a dillatante like me to comprehend.
2007-12-23 10:15:19 · 1 answers · asked by Ophelia 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
You'll find a good translation at the link below.
A sample:
"O Fortune, like the moon of ever changing state, you are always waxing or waning; hateful life now is brutal, now pampers our feelings with its game; poverty, power, it melts them like ice.
Fate, savage and empty, you are a turning wheel, your position is uncertain, your favour is idle and always likely to disappear; covered in shadows and veiled you bear upon me too; now my back is naked through the sport of your wickedness.
The chance of prosperity and of virtue is not now mine; whether willing or not, a man is always liable for Fortune's service. At this hour without delay touch the strings! Because through luck she lays low the brave, all join with me in lamentation!
2007-12-23 11:17:02 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋