Sarah Brightman -- In trutina
In trutina mentis dubia Fluctuant contraria Lascivus amor et pudicitia
Sed eligo quod video Collum iugo prebeo Ad iugum tamen suave transeo
Music and lyrics: Carl Orff From: Timeless (1997). Source of the lyrics: thanks to Carlos Edmar de Almeida Souza (cedmar@bndes.gov.br), who also sent me an English translation, meant to have an idea what the song is all about: In balance In my own wavering balance Desire fluctuates with modesty But I choose what I see I bow my neck to the yoke For the burden is sweeter after all And so I take it upon me
The translation into English of this song given in the CD-booklet of Voice of an Angel (1998) from Charlotte Church is very different, more concise: I am suspended between love and chastity, but I choose what is before me and take upon myself the sweet yoke.
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