The Cuckoo Song
An 13th century English verse about summer work.
Sumer is icumen in, Lhude sing cuccu! Groweth sed, and bloweth med, And springeth the wude nu-- Sing cuccu! Awe bleteth afer lomb, Lhouth after calve cu; Bulluc sterteth, bucke verteth Murie sing cuccu! Cuccu, cuccu, well singes thu, cuccu: Ne swike thu naver nu; Sing cuccu, nu, sing cuccu, Sing cuccu, sing cuccu, nu! |
Summer is arriving, Loudly sing cuckoo! Seeds are growing, meadows are blowing, And woods renewing-- Sing cuckoo! Ewes bleat after lambs, Cows low for calves; Bullocks are shying, bucks are leaping, Merrily sing cuckoo! Cuckoo, cuckoo,; well may you sing cuckoo: You should never stop singing cuckoo! |
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