| Veris dulcis in tempore |
Truly sweet in the time |
Spring is sweet, and green is growing |
| florenti stat sub arbore |
of flowering stands under a tree |
Neath the tree; her sister showing, |
| Iuliana cum sorore. |
Juliana with her sister. |
Juliana's glad and glowing: |
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| Dulcis amor! |
Sweet love! |
How sweet this need! |
| Qui te caret hoc tempore, |
Those who are without you at this time |
Those who are of Spring unknowing |
| fit vilior. |
are truly poor. |
Are poor indeed. |
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| Ecce florescunt arbores, |
Look, the trees are blooming; |
See the trees with blossoms clinging; |
| lascive canunt volucres; |
the birds sing wantonly; |
Lustily the birds are singing, |
| inde tepescunt virgines. |
thereby the virgins cool themselves. |
Breezes to the virgins bringing: |
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| Ecce florescunt lilia, |
Look, the lilies are blooming, |
See the lily where it blazes; |
| et virginum dant agmina |
and the virgins give to the ranks |
Every virgin gladly raises |
| summo deorum carmina. |
of the highest gods songs. |
To the gods the highest praises: |
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| Si tenerem, quam cupio, |
If you hold me, as I desire, |
If my one desire were granted, |
| in nemore sub folio, |
in the forest under the leaves, |
In the forest shadows slanted |
| oscularer cum gaudio. |
I will kiss you with joy. |
I would kiss my love, enchanted: |
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| Anonymous |
Carol Anne Perry Lagemann |
Carol Anne Perry Lagemann |