birdthatlookslikeastick:brushstrokesandshutterclicks:Sumer is icumen in,Lhude sing cuccu!Groweþ
birdthatlookslikeastick:brushstrokesandshutterclicks:Sumer is icumen in,Lhude sing cuccu!Groweþ sed and bloweþ medAnd springþ þe wde nu,Sing cuccu!Awe bleteþ after lomb,Lhouþ after calue cu.Bulluc sterteþ, bucke uerteþ,Murie sing cuccu!Cuccu, cuccu, wel singes þu cuccu;Ne swik þu nauer nu.Pes:Sing cuccu nu. Sing cuccu.Sing cuccu. Sing cuccu nu!Summer has come in,Loudly sing, Cuckoo!The seed grows and the meadow bloomsAnd the wood springs anew,Sing, Cuckoo!The ewe bleats after the lambThe cow lows after the calf.The bullock stirs, the stag farts,Merrily sing, Cuckoo!Cuckoo, cuckoo, well you sing, cuckoo;Don’t ever you stop now,Sing cuckoo now. Sing, Cuckoo.Sing Cuckoo. Sing cuckoo now!This lovely four part cannon was written down in around 1240, but is maybe even older. Such a lovely cheerful song, especially jovially singing the joys of Bucks farting! ;-)OH MY GOD i suddenly understand an Ezra Pound poem i read like 15 years agoAncient MusicWinter is icummen in, Lhude sing Goddamm. Raineth drop and staineth slop, And how the wind doth ramm! Sing: Goddamm. Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us, An ague hath my ham. Freezeth river, turneth liver, Damn you, sing: Goddamm. Goddamm, Goddamm, ‘tis why I am, Goddamm, So ‘gainst the winter’s balm. Sing goddamm, damm, sing Goddamm. Sing goddamm, sing goddamm, DAMM. I’VE GOT ANOTHER ONE FOR YOU, B!by David McCordBaccalaureateSumma is i-cumen in,Laude sing cuccu!Laddes rede and classe lede,Profesor bemeth tu – Sing cuccu!Scholour striveth after Aye,Bleteth after shepskin ewe;Writë theseth, honoure seazeth,Murie sing cuccu!Cuccu, cuccu, wel singes A - B cuccu;Ne flunke thu naver nu;Sing cuccu, nu, sing cuccu,Sing cuccu, Phye Betta Cappe, nu! -- source link
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