O Fortuna - Carmina Burana - Carl Orff - Latin, English - Knights

“O Fortuna“ is a medieval Latin Goliardic poem composed early in the thirteenth century, part of the collection known as the Carmina Burana. It is a complaint about fate, and Fortuna, a goddess in Roman mythology and personification of luck. In 1935--36 “O Fortuna“ was set to music by the German composer Carl Orff for his twenty-five-movement cantata Carmina Burana. (-- text from ). This video features both the Latin lyrics and an English translation, along with images of knighthood and a clip from the film “Henry V“ (1944).