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The wheel of fortune spins: One man is abased by its descent, The other is carried aloft; All too exalted sits the king at the top – Let him beware ruin! 16, 'Fortune plango vulnera', line 17; translation from Edward Handyside Genba Kanri (Aldershot: Gower, 1997) p. O Fortuna, velut luna statu variabilis. O how Fortune, inopportune. Cosse created a complement of unique solutions such as the 'Sunny Golden World of B&H' Radio musical hit show for British American Tobacco (BAT)in addition to the 'Star Wheel of Fortune' and 'Looking Good with Amstel Malta' both for Nigerian Breweries Plc (a Heineken international company) The Agency also contributed in making Star Lager. Wheel Of Fortune 2nd Edition 1986 Board Game (5555) Pressman Merv Griffin. $9.99 + shipping. Vintage Wheel Of Fortune Game - 2nd Edition - EUC - COMPLETE - 1985 - Pressman. Belize, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Martinique, Dominica, Niger, French Guiana, Saudi Arabia. Wheel of Fortune (often known simply as Wheel) is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin that debuted in 1975. The show features a competition in which contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel.The current version of the series, which airs in nightly syndication, premiered on.
Contents
- Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World)
- 1. O Fortuna
- 2. Fortune plango vulnera
- I. Primo vere (In Springtime)
- 3. Veris leta facies (No strings and only a small chorus)
- 4. Omnia sol temperat
- 5. Ecce gratum
- Uf dem anger (On the Lawn)
- 6. Tanz
- 7. Floret silva nobilis (Small and large choruses)
- 8. Chramer, gip die varwe mir (Small and large choruses) [German]
- 9. Reie [German]
- 10. Were diu werlt alle min [German]
- II. In Taberna (In the Tavern)
- 11. Estuans interius
- 12. Olim lacus colueram (No violins used)
- 13. Ego sum abbas (Only percussion and brass with chorus)
- 14. In taberna quando sumus
- III. Cour d'amours (The Court of Love)
- 15. Amor volat undique (Boys chorus with soprano)
- 16. Dies, nox et omnia
- 17. Stetit puella
- 18. Circa mea pectora
- 19. Si puer cum puellula
- 20. Veni, veni, venias (Double chorus with 2 pianos & 6 percussionists)
- 21. In truitina
- 22. Tempus est iocundum (2 pianos, percussion and all vocalists except tenor)
- 23. Dulcissime
- Blanziflor et Helena (Blanziflor and Helena)
- 24. Ave formosissima (Three glockenspiels with independent parts)
- Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World)
- 25. O Fortuna (Fortune, Empress of the World)
FORTUNA IMPERATRIX MUNDI
1. O Fortuna (Chorus) (O Fortune)
velut luna | like the moon |
semper crescis | ever waxing |
vita detestabilis | hateful life |
et tunc curat | and then soothes |
egestatem, | poverty |
dissolvit ut glaciem. | it melts them like ice. |
et inanis, | and empty, |
status malus, | you are malevolent, |
semper dissolubilis, | and always fades to nothing, |
et velata | and veiled |
nunc per ludum | now through the game |
fero tui sceleris. | to your villainy. |
et virtutis | in health |
est affectus | driven on |
semper in angaria. | always enslaved. |
sine mora | without delay |
quod per sortem | since Fate |
mecum omnes plangite! | everyone weep with me! |
2. Fortune plango vulnera (I bemoan the wounds of Fortune)
stillantibus ocellis | with weeping eyes, |
subtrahit rebellis. | she perversely takes away. |
fronte capillata, | that she has a fine head of hair, |
Occasio calvata. | she is bald. |
|
prosperitatis vario | crowned with |
quicquid enim florui | though I may have flourished |
nunc a summo corrui | now I fall from the peak |
Fortune rota volvitur: | The wheel of Fortune turns; |
alter in altum tollitur; | another is raised up; |
rex sedet in vertice | sits the king at the summit - |
nam sub axe legimus | for under the axis is written |
|
mundo propinatur, | turns to the world, |
victa iam fugatur, | now flees, vanquished; |
Flora principatur, | Flora reigns, |
que cantu celebratur. | praises her in song. Ah! |
|
risum dat, hac vario | smiles, now covered |
Zephyrus nectareo | Zephyr breathes nectar- |
Certatim pro bravio | Let us rush to compete |
|
dulcis Philomena, | the sweet nightingale, |
prata iam serena, | the joyous meadows are laughing, |
silve per amena, | through the pleasant forests, |
iam gaudia millena. | already promises a thousand joys. Ah! |
4. Omnia sol temperat (The sun warms everything)
purus et subtilis, | pure and gentle, |
faciem Aprilis, | April's face, |
animus herilis | is urged towards love |
deus puerilis. | by the boy-god. |
in solemni vere | in spring's festivity |
|
vias prebet solitas, | it shows us paths we know well, |
fides est et probitas | it is true and right |
Ama me fideliter, | Love me faithfully! |
de corde totaliter | with all my heart |
sum presentialiter | I am with you |
quisquis amat taliter, | Whosoever loves this much |
|
et optatum | and longed-for |
purpuratum | violet flowers |
Sol serenat omnia. | the sun brightens everything, |
Estas redit, | Summer returns, |
Hyemis sevitia. | the rigours of winter. Ah! |
et decrescit | and disappears |
bruma fugit, | winter flees, |
|
illi mens est misera, | who does not live |
nec lascivit sub Estatis dextera. | under summer's rule. Ah! |
et letantur | and rejoice |
qui conantur, | who strive |
premio Cupidinis: | Cupid's prize; |
|
et letantes | and rejoice |
|
UF DEM ANGER
6. Tanz (Dance)
7. Floret silva nobilis (The woods are burgeoning)
(Chorus) |
floribus et foliis. | with flowers and leaves. |
(Small Chorus) |
meus amicus? | I knew? Ah! |
eia, quis me amabit? | Oh! Who will love me? Ah! |
(Chorus) |
nah min gesellen ist mir we. | I am pining for my lover. |
(Small Chorus) |
wa ist min geselle alse lange? | why is my lover away so long? Ah! |
o wi, wer sol mich minnen? | Oh woe, who will love me? Ah! |
8. Chramer, gip die varwe mir (Shopkeeper, give me colour)
(Semi-Chorus) |
die min wengel roete, | to make my cheeks red, |
an ir dank der minnenliebe noete. | love me, against their will. |
jungen man! | young men! |
Minnet, tugentliche man, | Good men, love |
minne tuot iu hoch gemout | Love ennobles your spirit |
Seht mich an | Look at me, |
lat mich iu gevallen! | Let me please you! |
also freudenriche! | so rich in joys! |
durch din liebe immer sicherliche. | because of the pleasures you afford. |
jungen man! | young men! |
|
daz sint alles megede, | are all maidens, |
allen disen sumer gan! | all summer long. Ah! Sla! |
Chume, chum, geselle min
ih enbite harte din, | I long for you, |
chume, chum, geselle min. | come, come, my love. |
chum un mache mich gesunt | come and make me better, |
suzer rosenvarwer munt | sweet rose-red lips. |
Swaz hie gat umbe
daz sint alles megede, | are all maidens, |
allen disen sumer gan! | all summer long. Ah! Sla! |
10. Were diu werlt alle min (Were all the world mine)
von deme mere unze an den Rin | from the sea to the Rhine, |
daz diu chunegin von Engellant | so that the queen of England |
|
ira vehementi | with violent anger, |
loquor mee menti: | I speak to my heart: |
cinis elementi | of the ashes of the elements, |
de quo ludunt venti. | played with by the winds. |
viro sapienti | of the wise man |
sedem fundamenti, | foundations on stone, |
fluvio labenti, | a flowing stream, |
nunquam permanenti. | never changes. |
sine nauta navis, | like a ship without a steersman, |
vaga fertur avis; | like a light, hovering bird; |
non me tenet clavis, | keys cannot imprison me, |
et adiungor pravis. | and join the wretches. |
res videtur gravis; | seems like a burden to me; |
dulciorque favis; | and sweeter than honeycomb; |
labor est suavis, | is a sweet duty, |
habitat ignavis. | in a lazy heart. |
more iuventutis | as is the way of youth, |
immemor virtutis, | unmindful of virtue, |
magis quam salutis, | more than for salvation, |
curam gero cutis. | so I shall look after the flesh. |
12. Cignus ustus cantat (The Roast Swan)
olim pulcher extiteram, | once I looked beautiful |
(Male chorus) |
modo niger | Now black |
(Tenor) |
me rogus urit fortiter; | I am burning fiercely on the pyre: |
(Male Chorus) |
modo niger | Now black |
(Tenor) |
et volitare nequeo | and cannot fly anymore, |
(Male Chorus) |
modo niger | Now black |
|
et consilium meum est cum bibulis, | and my assembly is one of drinkers, |
et qui mane me quesierit in taberna, | and whoever searches me out at the tavern in the morning, |
et sic denudatus veste clamabit: | and thus stripped of his clothes he will call out: |
(Baritone and Male Chorus) |
quid fecisti sors turpassi | what have you done, vilest Fate? |
abstulisti omnia! | you have taken all away! |
14. In taberna quando sumus (When we are in the tavern)
non curamus quid sit humus, | we do not think how we will go to dust, |
cui semper insudamus. | which always makes us sweat. |
ubi nummus est pincerna, | where money is host, |
si quid loquar, audiatur. | and hear what I say. |
quidam indiscrete vivunt. | some behave loosely. |
ex his quidam denudantur | some are stripped bare, |
quidam saccis induuntur. | some are dressed in sacks. |
sed pro Baccho mittunt sortem: | but they throw the dice in the name of Bacchus. |
ex hac bibunt libertini; | the the libertines drink, |
post hec bibunt ter pro vivis, | three for the living, |
quinquies pro fidelibus defunctis, | five for the faithful dead, |
septies pro militibus silvanis. | seven for the footpads in the wood, |
nonies pro monachis dispersis, | nine for the dispersed monks, |
undecies pro discordaniibus, | eleven for the squabblers, |
tredecies pro iter agentibus. | thirteen for the wayfarers. |
bibunt omnes sine lege. | they all drink without restraint. |
bibit miles, bibit clerus, | the soldier drinks, the priest drinks, |
bibit servis cum ancilla, | the servant drinks with the maid, |
bibit albus, bibit niger, | the white man drinks, the black man drinks, |
bibit rudis, bibit magnus. | the stupid man drinks, the wise man drinks, |
bibit exul et ignotus, | the exile drinks, and the stranger, |
bibit presul et decanus, | the bishop drinks, and the deacon, |
bibit anus, bibit mater, | the old lady drinks, the mother drinks, |
bibunt centum, bibunt mille. | a hundred drink, a thousand drink. |
durant, cum immoderate | suffice, if everyone |
Quamvis bibant mente leta, | However much they cheerfully drink |
et sic erimus egentes. | and thus we are destitute. |
et cum iustis non scribantur. | and may their names not be written in the book of the righteous. |
III. COUR D'AMOURS
15. Amor volat undique (Cupid flies everywhere)
captus est libidine. | seized by desire. |
coniunguntur merito. | are rightly coupled. |
(Soprano) |
caret omni gaudio; | misses out on all pleasures, |
sub intimo | hidden |
(Boys) |
|
michi sunt contraria; | is against me, |
me fay planszer, | makes me weep, |
plu me fay temer. | and, most of all, scares me. |
vos qui scitis dicite | you do not know what you are saying, |
grand ey dolur, | great is my grief, |
per voster honur. | by your honour. |
me fay planszer milies, | makes me weep a thousand times, |
A remender | As a cure, |
per un baser. | by a kiss. |
17. Stetit puella (A girl stood)
rufa tunica; | in a red tunic; |
tunica crepuit. | the tunic rustled. |
Stetit puella | A girl stood |
facie splenduit, | her face was radiant |
Eia. | Eia! |
18. Circa mea pectora (In my heart)
(Baritone and Chorus) |
multa sunt suspiria | there are many sighs |
que me ledunt misere. | which wound me sorely. Ah! |
Manda liet | mandaliet, |
chumet niet. | does not come. |
sicut solis radii, | like the rays of the sun, |
lucem donat tenebris. | which brightens the darkness. Ah! |
Manda liet, | mandaliet, |
chumet niet. | does not come. |
quod mente proposui: | what I have in mind: |
reserassem vincula. | the chains of her virginity. Ah! |
Manda liet, | mandaliet, |
chumet niet. | does not come. |
19. Si puer cum puellula (If a boy with a girl)
moraretur in cellula, | tarries in a little room, |
Amore suscrescente | Love rises up, |
avulso procul tedio, | prudery is driven away, |
membris, lacertis, labii | in their limbs, arms and lips. |
20.Veni, veni, venias (Come, come, O come)
Veni, veni, venias, | Come, come, O come, |
hyrca, hyrce, nazaza, | hycra, hycre, nazaza, |
Pulchra tibi facies | Beautiful is your face, |
capillorum series, | your braided hair, |
Rosa rubicundior, | redder than the rose, |
omnibus formosior, | lovelier than all others, |
|
fluctuant contraria | set against each other |
Sed eligo quod video, | But I choose what I see, |
ad iugum tamen suave transeo. | I yield to the sweet yoke. |
22. Tempus es iocundum (This is the joyful time)
o virgines, | O maidens, |
vos iuvenes. | young men! |
(Baritone) |
totus floreo, | I am bursting out all over! |
totus ardeo, novus, novus amor est, quo pereo. | New, new love is what I am dying of! |
(Women) |
promissio, | by my promise, |
(Soprano and boys) |
totus floreo | I am bursting out all over! |
totus ardeo, novus, novus amor est, quo pereo. | New, new love is what I am dying of! |
(Men) |
vir patiens, | man is patient, |
lasciviens. | makes him lust. |
(Baritone) |
totus floreo, | I am bursting out all over! |
totus ardeo, novus, novus amor est, quo pereo. | New, new love is what I am dying of! |
(Women) |
virginitas, | makes me frisky, |
simplicitas. | holds me back. |
(Soprano and Boys) |
totus floreo, | I am bursting out all over! |
totus ardeo, novus, novus amor est, quo pereo. | New, new love is what I am dying of! |
(Chorus) |
cum gaudio, | with joy, |
iam pereo. | I am dying! |
(Baritone, Boys and Chorus) |
totus floreo, | I am bursting out all over! |
totus ardeo, novus, novus amor est, quo pereo. | New, new love is what I am dying of! |
23. Dulcissime (Sweetest one)
totam tibi subdo me! | I give myself to you totally! |
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Blanziflor Et Helena
24. Ave formosissima (Hail, most beautiful one)
gemma pretiosa, | precious jewel, |
virgo gloriosa, | glorious virgin, |
ave mundi rosa, | Hail, rose of the world, |
Venus generosa! | noble Venus! |
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
25. O Fortuna (O Fortune)
velut luna | like the moon |
semper crescis | ever waxing |
vita detestabilis | hateful life |
et tunc curat | and then soothes |
egestatem, | poverty |
dissolvit ut glaciem. | it melts them like ice. |
et inanis, | and empty, |
status malus, | you are malevolent, |
semper dissolubilis, | and always fades to nothing, |
et velata | and veiled |
nunc per ludum | now through the game |
fero tui sceleris. | to your villainy. |
et virtutis | in health |
est affectus | driven on |
semper in angaria. | always enslaved. |
sine mora | without delay |
quod per sortem | since Fate |
mecum omnes plangite! | everybody weep with me! |
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© Schott Musik International, Mainz, Germany.
Entered by Charles Cave
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