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Tempus est iocundum (III. Cour d’Amours) Lyrics by Carl Orff

Carmina Burana

1937

[Lyricis "Tempus est iocundum"]
[Versum 1: Coro]
Tempus est iocundum
Tempus est iocundum
O, o, o, o, o, virgines, o, virgines
Modo congaudete
Modo congaudete
Vos, vos, vos, vos, vos iuvenes, vos iuvenes
[Chorum: Baritono, Baritono & Coro]
Oh, oh, oh, totus floreo
Iam amore virginali totus ardeo
Novus, novus, novus amor est, quo pereo
Quo pereo, quo pereo
[Versum 2: Coro]
Mea me confortat
Mea me confortat
Pro-, pro-, pro, pro- promissio, promissio
Mea me deportat
Mea me deportat
Ne-, ne-, ne- ne-, negatio, negatio
[Chorum: Soprano & Coro di ragazzi, Soprano & Coro]
Oh, oh, oh, totus floreo
Iam amore virginali totus ardeo
Novus, novus, novus amor est, quo pereo
Quo pereo, quo pereo
[Versum 3: Coro]
Tempore brumali
Tempore brumali
Vir, vir, vir, vir, vir patiens, vir patiens
Animo vernali
Animo vernali
La-, la-, la-, la-, lasciviens, lasciviens
[Chorum: Baritono, Baritono & Coro]
Oh, oh, oh, totus floreo
Iam amore virginali totus ardeo
Novus, novus, novus amor est, quo pereo
Quo pereo, quo pereo
[Versum 4: Coro]
Mea mecum ludit
Mea mecum ludit
Vir-, vir-, vir-, vir-, virginitas, virginitas
Mea me detrudit
Mea me detrudit
Sim-, sim-, sim-, sim-, simplicitas, simplicitas
[Chorum: Soprano & Coro di ragazzi, Soprano & Coro]
Oh, oh, oh, totus floreo
Iam amore virginali totus ardeo
Novus, novus, novus amor est, quo pereo
Quo pereo, quo pereo
[Versum 5: Coro]
Veni, domicella
Cum, cum, cum, cum, cum gaudio, cum gaudio
Veni, veni, pulchra
Veni, veni, pulchra
Iam, iam, iam, iam, iam pereo, iam pereo
[Chorum: Baritono & Soprano & Coro]
Oh, oh, oh, totus floreo
Iam amore virginali totus ardeo
Novus, novus, novus amor est, quo pereo
Quo pereo, quo pereo
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Carl Orff

Carl Orff

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