Tempus Est Iocundum Lyrics & Chords By Carl Orff

(Chorus)
This is the joyful time,
O maidens,
rejoice with them,
young men!
(Baritone)
Oh! Oh! Oh!
I am bursting out all over!
with first love
I am burning all over!
New, new love
is what I am dying of!
(Women)
I am heartened
by my promise,
I am downcast by my refusal
(Soprano and Boys)
Oh! Oh! Oh!
I am bursting out all over!
with first love
I am burning all over!
New, new love
is what I am dying of!
(Men)
In the winter
man is patient,
the breath of spring
makes him lust.
(Baritone)
Oh! Oh! Oh!
I am bursting out all over!
with first love
I am burning all over!
New, new love
is what I am dying of!
(Women)
My virginity
makes me frisky,
my simplicity
holds me back.
(Soprano and Boys)
Oh! Oh! Oh!
I am bursting out all over!
with first love
I am burning all over!
New, new love
is what I am dying of!
(Chorus)
Come, my mistress,
with joy,
come, come, my pretty,
I am dying!
(Baritone, Boys and Chorus)
Oh! Oh! Oh!
I am bursting out all over!
with first love
I am burning all over!
New, new love
is what I am dying of!