Fortuna desperata

Fortuna desperata is a secular Italian song, possibly originally by Busnois (but others credit Antoine Brumel). It was used by many other authors in the following 75 years, for both variations and cantus firmus masses, and over 30 such reworkings are known.Words in the original Italian and in English and German are available at Choral Wiki [1]. The first verse is 'Fortuna desperataIniqua e maledectaChe de tal dona electaLa fama hai denigrata.' translated as 'Desperate fate,iniquitous and maledictedwho blackened the good nameof a woman beyond compare.'

Fortuna desperata

Fortuna desperata is a secular Italian song, possibly originally by Busnois (but others credit Antoine Brumel). It was used by many other authors in the following 75 years, for both variations and cantus firmus masses, and over 30 such reworkings are known.Words in the original Italian and in English and German are available at Choral Wiki [1]. The first verse is 'Fortuna desperataIniqua e maledectaChe de tal dona electaLa fama hai denigrata.' translated as 'Desperate fate,iniquitous and maledictedwho blackened the good nameof a woman beyond compare.'