Tempus es iocundum                  (This is the joyful time)
 
Tempus es iocundum,                 This is the joyful time,
o virgines,                         O maidens,
modo congaudete                     rejoice with them,
vos iuvenes.                        young men!
(Baritone)
Oh, oh, oh,                         Oh! Oh! Oh!
totus floreo,                       I am bursting out all over!
iam amore virginali                 I am burning all over with first love!
totus ardeo,                        New, new love is what I am dying of!
novus, novus amor
est, quo pereo.
(Women)
Mea me confortat                    I am heartened
promissio,                          by my promise,
mea me deportat                     I am downcast by my refusal
(Soprano and boys)
Oh, oh, oh                          Oh! Oh! Oh!
totus floreo                        I am bursting out all over!
iam amore virginali                 I am burning all over with first love!
totus ardeo,                        New, new love is what I am dying of!
novus, novus amor
est, quo pereo.
(Men)
Tempore brumali                     In the winter
vir patiens,                        man is patient,
animo vernali                       the breath of spring
lasciviens.                         makes him lust.
(Baritone)
Oh, oh, oh,                         Oh! Oh! Oh!
totus floreo,                       I am bursting out all over!
iam amore virginali                 I am burning all over with first love!
totus ardeo,                        New, new love is what I am dying of!
novus, novus amor
est, quo pereo.
(Women)
Mea mecum ludit                     My virginity
virginitas,                         makes me frisky,
mea me detrudit                     my simplicity
simplicitas.                        holds me back.
(Soprano and Boys)
Oh, oh, oh,                         Oh! Oh! Oh!
totus floreo,                       I am bursting out all over!
iam amore virginali                 I am burning all over with first love!
totus ardeo,                        New, new love is what I am dying of!
novus, novus amor
est, quo pereo.
(Chorus)
Veni, domicella,                    Come, my mistress,
cum gaudio,                         with joy,
veni, veni, pulchra,                come, come, my pretty,
iam pereo.                          I am dying!
(Baritone, Boys and Chorus)
Oh, oh, oh,                         Oh! Oh! Oh!
totus floreo,                       I am bursting out all over!
iam amore virginali                 I am burning all over with first love!
totus ardeo,                        New, new love is what I am dying of!
novus, novus amor
est, quo pereo.


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