Carmina Burana 1936, German composer Carl Orff composed music, also called "Carmina Burana", for 24 of the poems. The single song "O Fortuna" (the Roman goddess of luck and fate), from the movement "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi", is often heard in many popular settings such as films. Orff's composition has been performed by many ensembles. Other musical settings include: Notes Bibliography Carmina Burana Carmina Burana (, Latin for "Songs from Benediktbeuern" ["Buria" in Latin]) is a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century. The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreverent,
Lily Burana Lily Burana Lily Burana is an American writer whose publications include the memoir "I Love a Man in Uniform: A Memoir of Love, War, and Other Battles" (Weinstein Books, 2009), the novel "Try" (St. Martin's Press, 2006) and "Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America" (Miramax Books, 2001). "I Love a Man in Uniform" won the ELLE Magazine Reader's Prize in May 2009. "Strip City" was named one of the Best Books of the Year by "Entertainment Weekly", "Salon," "New York Newsday", and "The Rocky Mountain News". In 2008, "Entertainment Weekly" published a feature called "So You Want to