num_pages: 272
description: This is a selection from the 13th century collection of secular Latin poems. Some are serious (eg "Crusade" poems) but the majority are light, including many love poems. A number of items from the Carmina are well known as text for Carl Orff's 'Scenic Cantata'.
language: English
title: Selections from the Carmina Burana: A New Verse Translation
publisher: Penguin Classics