I went to see them live in Sac on Nov. 25th and during the second 1/2 of the show (after the Christmas Story) they played a song I know I have heard before, (not one of theirs) the lights were all Red in the background and it sounded evil, (sorry, but it WASN'T cheery) I think it was Latin, and their singers all sang together. Any idea what it was? yes. I love that song it's called O' Fortuna or Carmina Burana. The original was from medivial times or something like that
here's the lyrics in english and the other language
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! Whenever people ask this question it is usually "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff. Have a listen to it on youtube and see if it is the correct piece. |
