Name: sumer is icumen in
Duration: P00H01M12S
Description: this is a middle englishe rounde from the mid-13th century, and it's the oldest known song written in 6 parts!

sumer is icumen in

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this is a middle englishe rounde from the mid-13th century, and it's the oldest known song written in 6 parts!

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sumer is icumen in, lhude sing, cuccu!
groweþ sed and bloweþ med and springþ þe wde nu!
sing cuccu!
awe bletteþ after lomb, lhouþ after calue cu!
bulluc sterteþ, bucke uerteþ, murie sing cuccu!
cuccu cuccu,
well singes þu cuccu! ne swik þu nauer nu!

summer is a-coming in, loudly sing, cuckoo!
grows the seed and blows the meadow, springs the wood anew!
sing, cuckoo!
ewe bleats harshly after lamb, and cows moo after calves!
the bull leaps, the stag farts, now merrily sing, cuckoo!
cuckoo cuckoo,
you sing so well, cuckoo! don’t stop, sing ever new!

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released June 28, 2019

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