O Fortuna
<i>O Fortune,</i>

velut luna
<i>like the moon</i>

statu variabilis,
<i>you are changeable,</i>

semper crescis
<i>ever waxing</i>

aut decrescis;
<i>and waning;</i>

vita detestabilis
*hateful life*

nunc obdurat
*first oppresses*

et tunc curat
*and then soothes*

ludo mentis aciem,
*as fancy takes it;*

egestatem,
<i>poverty</i>

potestatem
*and power*

Sors immanis et inanis
*Fate - monstrous and empty,*

rota tu volubilis,
*you whirling wheel,*