Sumer is Icumen In By: Anonymous

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Number of Voices: 1
Voicings: S , A
Date: 13th century
Language: English , Latin
Tags: original language round translation religious English song canon

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GB-Lbl Harley 978
Archive: British Library [GB-Lbl] Shelfmark: Harley 978 Position in Manuscript: No. 5, fol(s)/pages 11v DIAMM
Manuscript Facsimiles: DIAMM

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Lyrics

Lyrics	Poetic Translation
Sing cuccu nu. Sing cuccu.	Sing cuckoo now, Sing cuckoo!
Sumer is icumen in,	Summertime is coming in,
Lhude sing Cuccu!	Loudly sing cuckoo!
GroweŁE sed,	Seedling grows,
And bloweŁE med,	The meadow blows,
And springŁE wde nu.	And springs the wood anew.
Sing Cuccu!	Sing cuckoo!
Awe bleteŁE after lomb,	Ewes are bleating after lambs,
LhouŁE after calve cu.	The cows are lowing, too.
Bulluc sterteŁE,	Bulls are starting,
Bucke verteŁE,	Bucks are farting,
Murie sing Cuccu!	Gladly sing cuckoo!
Cuccu, cuccu,	Cuckoo, cuckoo,
Wel singes ŁEu Cuccu	Sing you well your cuckoo;
Ne swik ŁEu naver nu.	May so you ever do.
Perspice Christicola,	See, good Christian, see the sign,
Que digacio;	Heaven's help is shown:
Celicus	From a flaw
Agricola	To free the vine
Pro vitis vicio,	The Farmer sent His own
Filio,	Son alone,
Non parcens exposuit	Yielding Him to all the death
Mortis exicio.	And ruin that was sown,
Qui captivos	To half-living
Semivivos	Captives giving
A supplicio	All the graces known,
Vite donat	Vivifying
Et secum coronat	And a crown supplying
In celi solio.	In Heaven by His throne.
Anonymous	Carol Anne Perry Lagemann

Direct Translation

See Ernest H. Sanders's work at Choral Public Domain Library.