O Fortuna [17] [English translation]

1-

Oh Fortune,

Like the Moon

Is changing,

You're always growing

And decreasing.

Foul life,

(Which) first oppresses

And then relieves

By some plays, a sharp mind,

Poverty

And power

Get dissolved like ice.

2-

Cruel fate

And vain (fate),

You are a swinging wheel,

A delicate position,

An untrustworthy prosperity,

Always trying to disappear,

Hidden

And disguised

You're also lashing out at me.

Thanks to (your) mockery,

My bare back

I let myself go to your crime.

3-

Life-saving fate

And bravevry

Which are now forbidden to me,

Weakened

And defeated

Always busy.

On this hour

Without delay

Shake the strings (of your musical instruments),

Because by fate

The worthy is defeated,

Come all cry with me!