#estuans interius

@ffseven Cloud Week a SefiKura ship manifesto in Latin “Estuans Interius”, Carmina Burana

Estuans interius from Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff.  Conducted by Seiji Ozawa.  Baritone: Thomas Allen

This is a very intense piece.  Seeing as 'estuans interius' means 'burning inside'.  In fact, here's the lyrics.

Original site: Classical.net

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

mansupra 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.

I actually had to struggle a bit to find a performance/interpretation that I like - this one here is the closest I could find, minus the last note (my favorite version of this, the man practically roared the last note.  Couldn't find this version online.)  Because it's an intense piece, it requires an energetic, passionate performance. 

The last verse is especially clear: "Via lata gradior more iuventutis" - "I walk the broad road in a youth's way" - probably a reference to the bible verse about how a broad road goes to hell but a narrow path goes to heaven. The speaker continues, "I indulge in sin and disregard virtue, I seek for carnal pleasures more than salvation, my soul is dead but the flesh will comfort me".

It's clear in the song that the speaker isn't really sorry, he just knows that he should be sorry. Basically, he enjoys life way more than he feels he should and he continues on his way although he knows that there might be severe repercussions. "Via lata gradior" is the medieval YOLO.

Estuans Interius - Carl Orff (voc. Hermann Prey)