


EST AFFECTUS ET DEFECTUS SEMPER IN ANGARIA MANUAL
angaria the last word signifies the service (usually in the form of manual work) which a medieval serf was obliged to render to his lord. from Concerto a Montorfano, released JLyrics: Codex Buranus (XII/XIII cent.). cordae pulsum tangite quod per sortem sternit fortem, mecum omnes plangite O Fortune, like the moon of ever changing state, you are always waxing or waning hateful life now is brutal, now pampers our feelings with its game. est affectus et defectus semper in angaria hac in hora sine mora cordis pulsum tangite quod per sortem sternit fortem mecum omnes plangite. So at this hour without delay pluck the vibrating string since Fate strikes.

Hac in hora sine mora corde pulsum tangite quod per sortem sternit fortem, mecum omnes plangite Fate, in health and in virtue, is against me, driven on and weighted down, always enslaved. status malus this seems to refer to the instability of Fortune. Semper crescis Aut decrescis Vita detestabilis Nunc obdurat Et tunc curat Ludo mentis aciem Nunc obdurat Et tunc curat Ludo mentis aciem Egestatem Potestatem Dissolvit ut glaciem Divano Divano re Divano blessi Divano blessia Divano blessia Divano Divano re Divano blessia Divano blessia Sors salutis Et virtutis Michi nunc contraria Est affectus. Sors salutis et virtutis mihi nunc contraria est affectus. et virtutis michi nunc contraria, est affectus et defectus semper in angaria. Some phrases deserve comment: mentis aciem in Classical Latin the words would mean mental perception, but this seems wholly out of place here perhaps feelings, sensibilities, is what the author meant. It is, however, considerably enhanced by the musical setting which Orff has given it. est affectus et defectus semper in angaria. Of the several poems in the Carmina Burana on this subject the following is certainly not the best its vagueness suggests that some expressions may have been chosen simply through the demands of rhyme. The uncertainty of Fortune was a regular motif in medieval literature various symbols and examples of her caprice became commonplace. est affectus et defectus semper in angaria.
