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Tempus es iocundum (This is the joyful time)
Tempus es iocundum, This is the joyful time,
o virgines, O maidens,
modo congaudete rejoice with them,
vos iuvenes. young men!
(Baritone)
Oh, oh, oh, Oh! Oh! Oh!
totus floreo, I am bursting out all over!
iam amore virginali I am burning all over with first love!
totus ardeo, New, new love is what I am dying of!
novus, novus amor
est, quo pereo.
(Women)
Mea me confortat I am heartened
promissio, by my promise,
mea me deportat I am downcast by my refusal
(Soprano and boys)
Oh, oh, oh Oh! Oh! Oh!
totus floreo I am bursting out all over!
iam amore virginali I am burning all over with first love!
totus ardeo, New, new love is what I am dying of!
novus, novus amor
est, quo pereo.
(Men)
Tempore brumali In the winter
vir patiens, man is patient,
animo vernali the breath of spring
lasciviens. makes him lust.
(Baritone)
Oh, oh, oh, Oh! Oh! Oh!
totus floreo, I am bursting out all over!
iam amore virginali I am burning all over with first love!
totus ardeo, New, new love is what I am dying of!
novus, novus amor
est, quo pereo.
(Women)
Mea mecum ludit My virginity
virginitas, makes me frisky,
mea me detrudit my simplicity
simplicitas. holds me back.
(Soprano and Boys)
Oh, oh, oh, Oh! Oh! Oh!
totus floreo, I am bursting out all over!
iam amore virginali I am burning all over with first love!
totus ardeo, New, new love is what I am dying of!
novus, novus amor
est, quo pereo.
(Chorus)
Veni, domicella, Come, my mistress,
cum gaudio, with joy,
veni, veni, pulchra, come, come, my pretty,
iam pereo. I am dying!
(Baritone, Boys and Chorus)
Oh, oh, oh, Oh! Oh! Oh!
totus floreo, I am bursting out all over!
iam amore virginali I am burning all over with first love!
totus ardeo, New, new love is what I am dying of!
novus, novus amor
est, quo pereo.
23. Dulcissime (Sweetest one)
Dulcissime, Sweetest one! Ah!
totam tibi subdo me! I give myself to you totally!
Blanziflor Et Helena
24. Ave formosissima (Hail, most beautiful one)
Ave formosissima, Hail, most beautiful one,
gemma pretiosa, precious jewel,
ave decus virginum, Hail, pride among virgins,
virgo gloriosa, glorious virgin,
ave mundi luminar, Hail. light of the world,
ave mundi rosa, Hail, rose of the world,
Blanziflor et Helena, Blanchefleur and Helen,
Venus generosa! noble Venus!
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
25. O Fortuna (O Fortune)
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 in 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 strong man,
mecum omnes plangite! everybody weep with me!