Aaron Rabushka wrote:

>Although it ends on a pessimistic note ("Veniat omnes plangite"--"Come,
>all, cry") I can't quite put "Carmina Burana" in the category of dark
>music.  Also, is "Deus Irae" ("God of Wrath" I suppose) something distinct
>from "Dies Irae"?

Indeed, it's a collection of happy tunes, mostly about love and drinking.

Deus means *god*
Dies means *day*

Philip