O Fortuna in Carmina Burana

This may be my favorite song of all time. Trans Siberina Orchestra's version is my favorite.

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Lyrics:

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 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 string man,
mecum omnes plangite!---everyone weep with me!