Download or read book Selections from the 'Carmina Burana' written by and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-04-26 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a selection from the 13the 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'.