Carmina Burana: notes

There is a great deal of depth to this seemingly simplistic hit

O For-tu-na
ve-lut lu-na
sta-tu va-ri-a-bi-lis …

Even without understanding a single word of this Latin, you’ll in all likelihood be able to sing along to the opening bars of Carl Orff’s *Carmina Burana*. Let’s get straight to the point: that’s no surprise. But why?