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Carmina Burana 85: but she is not there...
Looking through my edition of the Carmina Burana, I noticed this little song. Thanks to youtube I also found a performance by the ever industrious Spanish musician Jordi Savall and his ensemble.  Though it is a song for springtime, I don’t see a problem in posting this in the midst of summer.
Our poet sees two sisters in the springtime under a tree. The trees are blossoming and the birds are singing and crowd of girls are singing. Only one person is not there: the sweetheart of the poet… Let’s hope she has joined him soon!
Refl.      Qui te caret hoc tempore,
Iuliana:  a non-classical name
careo carui (+abl.): to be deprived of, lack
fit vilior: becomes quite worthless (Note that this refrain has an extra dimension in view of the last stanza: the poets’ love isn’t there!)
tepesco: to become warm
dant carmina = canunt
agmen agminis (n.): crowd, flock
si = si quidem: if only I could etc.
tener teneris:  soft, tender, sweetheart
nemus nemoris (n.): wood
cupio cupivi cupitum: to desire
osculor osculatus sum: to kiss
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