Carmina Burana pronunciation guide, 1

Carmina Burana Pronunciation Guide
UALR Community Chorus  2014 Performance Edition
(1) and (25) O Fortuna
 In most cases where an “s” sound appears at the end of a syllable, drop the “s” or attach it
to the next syllable.
semper crescis
aut decrescis
=
=
sem-pehr creh-cease
awt deh-creh-cease
Sors immanis
Sors salutis
=
=
Sor see-mah-neece
Sor sah-loo-teece
 Where “c” appears before a vowel, pronounce as “s” or “ts” (not as “ch” or “sh”).
crescis
aciem
glaciem
sceleris
=
=
=
=
creh-cease
ah-tsee-em
glah-tsee-em
seh-leh-reece
 All “g”s are pronounced as hard “g” (not soft).
egestatem
=
eh-geh-stah-tem
(not eh-jeh-stah-tem)
tangite
=
tahn-gee-tay
(not tahn-jee-tay)
 Pronounce “ch” as a hard “k” sound with a bit of “h” in it.
michi
=
mih-khee
=
Ock een oh-rah
 “H”s are usually silent.
Hac in hora
 “I”s are pronounced as “ee.”
in
=
een
(never like the English word “in”)
Additional notes:
velut
potestatem
dorsum
nudum
=
=
=
=
vay-loot
po-tehz-tah-tem (shift the first “t” to the second syllable)
dor-soo (drop the final “m” consonant; do not roll the “r”)
noo-doo (drop the final “m” consonant)
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(2) Fortuna plango vulnera
 In a slight variation from “O Fortuna,” in this movement, when “c” appears before a vowel,
pronounce as “ts.”
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
ocellis
=
oh-tseh-lease
vertice
=
ver-tee-tsay
Pronounce “qu” sometimes as in English, but sometimes as a hard “k”.
plerumque
=
pleh-room-kway
sequitur
=
seh-kee-tuhr
quic-quid
=
queek-queed
Remember to use silent “h” and hard “g” sounds.
legitur
=
leh-gee-tuhr (not leh-jee-tuhr)
subtrahit
=
soob-trah-eet
Hecubam
=
eh-koo-bahm
reginam
=
reh-gee-nahm (not reh-jee-nahm)
michi
=
mih-khee (not mih-chee or mih-shee)
occasio
=
oh-kah-syoh (shift the first “c” on occasio to the second syllable)
facies
=
fah-see-ay (drop final “s” consonant or place very lightly)
hiema
=
ee-eh-mah
acies
=
ah-see-ay (drop final “s” consonant or place very lightly)
iam
=
yahm
fugatur
=
foo-gah-tuhr
Phebus
=
fay-booce
principatur
=
prihn-tsee-pah-tuhr
celebrator
=
tsay–lay–brah– tuhr
dulci
=
dool-tsee
sonoque
=
soh-noh-kway
hoc
=
ock
Zephyrus
=
zee-fee-roo (drop final “s” consonant or place very lightly)
Additional notes:
(3) Veris leta facies
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curamus
=
koo-rah-moo (shift the final “s” consonant to the first syllable of
“een”)
Cytharizat
=
see-tah-ree-zaht
dulcis
=
dool-see (drop final “s” consonant)
Philomena
=
fee-loh-may-nah
cetus
=
say-too (shift the final “s” consonant to the first syllable of “avium”)
chorus
=
koh-rooce
virginum
=
vihr-gee-noom (use the hard “g” consonant)
gaudia
=
gah-dyah (two syllables in this movement, but three in #5)
ecce
=
eh-tsay
Ver reducit
=
veh reh-doo-seet
gaudia
=
gah-dee-ah (note difference from movement 3)
iam-iam
=
yahm-yahm
cedant
=
seh-dahnt
tristia
=
trih-stee-ah (place “s” on the second syllable)
recedit
=
reh-seh-deet
Hyemis
=
ee-eh-mees
sevitia
=
seh-vee-tee-ah (notice the hard “t”!)
liquescit
=
lee-queh-seet
et cetera
=
eh tseh-tehr-ah (place the “t” from “et” on the second syllable)
fugit
=
foo-git (remember the hard “g”)
sugit
=
soo-git (remember the hard “g”)
nec lascivit
=
neck lah-see-veet
simus iussu
=
see-moose yoo-soo
Cypridis
=
see-prih-deez
gloriantes
=
glo-ree-ahn-tehz
letantes
=
leh-tahn-tehz
(5) Ecce gratum
(7) Floret silva
Floret silva features a mix of Latin and German. Observe the following general rules:


G is pronounced as hard “g”
C before “e” and “i” is pronounced as “ts”
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H is silent whenever the text is Latin (verse 1), but pronounced whenever the text is
German (verse 2)
W in German is pronounced “v”
Qu varies according to context; for example,
antiquus
=
ahn-tee-kus
equitavit
=
eh-kwih-tah-veet
quis
=
kwees
undique
=
oon-dee-kway
Other key words for this piece:
hinc
=
eenk (silent “h”)
equitavit
=
eh-kwih-tah-veet
eia
=
eh-ah
mime
=
mee (minimize/drop the second “m” sound)
gesellen
=
geh-zeh-lehn
wê
=
vih
Gruonet
=
groh-neht
halben
=
hah-ben (minimize/drop the middle “l” sound)
lange
=
lahn-guh
hinnen
=
hee-nehn (pronounced “h”)
geriten
=
geh-ree-tehn (hard “g”)
wî
=
vee
wer
=
vehr
sol
=
zohl
mich
=
mikh (hard “k” with a bit of “h”)
minnen
=
mih-nehn
(not “vay”)
(8) Chramer, gip die varwe mir
Seht
=
zeht
mich
=
mikh (hard “k” with a bit of “h”)
jungen
=
yoon-gehn
lat
=
laht
iu
=
yew
gevallen
=
geh-fah-lehn
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(9a/c) Swaz hie gat umbe
Swaz hie
=
svah tzee (note: “tz” sound pushed to the second word)
umbe
=
oom-buh
daz
=
dahs
sint
=
zeent
megede
=
meh-geh-duh (note the hard “g”)
wellent
=
veh-lehnt
sumer
=
zoo-mehr
(9b) Chume, chum, geselle min
chum
=
koom
geselle
=
geh-zeh-leh
rosenvarwer =
roh-zehn-fahr-fehr
mache
=
mah-kheh (hard “k” with a bit of “h”)
gesunt
=
geh-zoont
(10) Were diu werlt alle min
Were
=
veh-ruh
diu
=
dyuh (like the French “dieu”)
werlt
=
vehlt (drop the middle “r” sound)
alle min
=
ah-luh meen (not ah-lay)
von
=
fahn
deme
=
dehm
mere unze an =
meh-roon-tsahn
den Rin
=
dehn Reen
ih, mih
=
eekh, meekh (hard “k” with a bit of “h”)
chünegin
=
kyoo-neh-gihn
Engellant
=
ehn-geh-lahnt
Hei!
=
hay (or the English “hey!”)
If you have questions or need additional words added to this guide,
please email Dr. Karen Kuralt (see contact info on next page).
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If you have questions or need clarification, please contact
Dr. Bevan Keating, conductor
UALR Director of Choral Activities
[email protected]
(501) 569-3499
Dr. Karen Kuralt, rehearsal notes editor
UALR Dept. of Rhetoric and Writing
[email protected]
(501) 569-8334
A note about the pronunciation guides:
The UALR Community Chorus is a non-auditioned choir that welcomes members regardless of
their previous musical experience or training. Because many of our community members have
not completed formal music coursework, we have chosen not to use IPA transcription in order to
make these notes more accessible to all participants.

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