Estuans interius -- Carmina Burana (Carl Orff)

Estuans interius (Burning Inside)

Estuans interius	Burning inside
ira vehementi	with violent anger,
in amaritudine	bitterly
loquor mee menti:	I speak to my heart:
factus de materia,	created from matter,
cinis elementi	of the ashes of the elements,
similis sum folio,	I am like a leaf
de quo ludunt venti.	played with by the winds.
Cum sit enim proprium	If it is the way
viro sapienti	of the wise man
supra petram ponere	to build
sedem fundamenti,	foundations on stone,
stultus ego comparor	the I am a fool, like
fluvio labenti,	a flowing stream,
sub eodem tramite	which in its course
nunquam permanenti.	never changes.
Feror ego veluti	I am carried along
sine nauta navis,	like a ship without a steersman,
ut per vias aeris	and in the paths of the air
vaga fertur avis;	like a light, hovering bird;
non me tenent vincula,	chains cannot hold me,
non me tenet clavis,	keys cannot imprison me,
quero mihi similes	I look for people like me
et adiungor pravis.	and join the wretches.
Mihi cordis gravitas	The heaviness of my heart
res videtur gravis;	seems like a burden to me;
iocis est amabilis	it is pleasant to joke
dulciorque favis;	and sweeter than honeycomb;
quicquid Venus imperat,	whatever Venus commands
labor est suavis,	is a sweet duty,
que nunquam in cordibus	she never dwells
habitat ignavis.	in a lazy heart.
Via lata gradior	I travel the broad path
more iuventutis	as is the way of youth,
inplicor et vitiis	I give myself to vice,
immemor virtutis,	unmindful of virtue,
voluptatis avidus	I am eager for the pleasures of the flesh
magis quam salutis,	more than for salvation,
mortuus in anima	my soul is dead,
curam gero cutis.	so I shall look after the flesh.