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KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
Fri Aug 22, 2014, 03:47 AM Aug 2014

Oh Fortuna -- Misunderstood lyrics [View all]



Actual lyrics:

O FORTUNA
O Fortuna,
velut Luna
statu variabilis,
semper crescis
aut decrescis;
vita detestabilis
nunc obdurat
et tunc curat
ludo mentis aciem;
egestatem,
potestatem,
dissolvit ut glaciem.

the rest and translation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Fortuna
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LMAO! Behind the Aegis Aug 2014 #1
Bravo! progressoid Aug 2014 #2
Wonderfully Funny ! BlueJazz Aug 2014 #3
"Bring more tuna!" KurtNYC Aug 2014 #4
oh.my.god. cyberswede Aug 2014 #5
I will never hear that song that same way again KurtNYC Aug 2014 #6
...or hippies. cyberswede Aug 2014 #7
OH FUCK flying rabbit Aug 2014 #8
Brilliant, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #9
Your dog can talk. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #10
I'm guessing this is coming up again because O Fortuna is in the new commercial for Hershey's Spread pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #11
It gets used frequently, good for over the top dramatic music KurtNYC Aug 2014 #12
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