Everybody knows O Fortuna by Carl Orff. They may not know what it’s called, but they’ve heard it in hundreds of movies, TV programs and commercials. But do you know what it’s all about?
Here’s the lyric of O Fortuna, translated from Latin: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] – via Look At This
Petra
Small pet peeve of mine – that part is actually called “Fortuna Impeatrix Mundi,” or “Fortune, Empress of the World.”
Ok. I go back to my hole now.
Brad
Whenever I hear it, I think of the movie Excalibur. Don’t know what it is, but Fortuna makes me think of guys in really shiny armor getting medieval.
Otterpop
Well it is called “O fortuna”, or more accurately “Fortuna Impeatrix Mundi” as stated above; They are talking about the name of the movement, not the entirety of the piece.
Alex
Actually, Carmina Burana isn’t even an opera. It’s a cantata based on a collection of poems of the same name.
Atresica
…which were almost all medieval drinkingsongs. One of the songs, IIRC, is about a goose being roasted.
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