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Cover Introduction Main Index Further Study Carmina Burana 1. O Fortuna 2. Fortunae plango vulnera 3. Veris laeta facies 4. Omnia sol temperata 5. Ecce gratum 6. Tanz - (instrumental) 7. Floret silva nobilis 8. Chramer, gip die varwe mir 9. Swaz hie gat umbe 10.Were diu werlt alle min 11. Aestuans interius 12. Olim lacus colueram 13. Ego sum abbas 14. In taberna quando sumus 15. Amor volat undique 16. Dies, nox, et omnia 17. Stetit puella 18. Circa mea pectora 19. Si puer cum puella 20. Veni, veni, venias 21. In trutina 22. Tempus est iocundum 23. Dulcissime 24. Ave formosissima |
24. AVE FORMOSISSIMAThe love song of a man who in the last two lines puts his mistress on a par with Blancheflour, the heroine of a celebrated medieval romance, then Helen of Troy, and finally Venus herself. AVE FORMOSISSIMAAve formosissima, gemma pretiosa, ave, decus virginum, virgo gloriosa, ave, mundi luminar, ave, mundi rosa, Blanziflor et Helena, Venus generosa. Hail, fairest of women, precious gem, hail, glory of maidens, noble maiden, hail, light of the world, hail, rose of the world, you are Blancheflour and Helen, [even] noble Venus. | |