Carl Orff - Carmina Burana - 21. In trutina

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21. In truitina (In the balance)

In truitina mentis dubia
fluctuant contraria
lascivus amor et pudicitia.
Sed eligo quod video,
collum iugo prebeo:
ad iugum tamen suave transeo.

In the wavering balance of my feelings
set against each other
lascivious love and modesty.
But I choose what I see,
and submit my neck to the yoke;
I yield to the sweet yoke.
In the scales
of my wavering indecision,
physical love and chastity are weighed.
But I choose what I see.
I bow my head in submission
and take on the yoke which is after all sweet.