[poetry advent calendar] today's poem

[angevin2]

Because sometimes I just like posting great wadges of untranslated Middle English. IT IS HOW I ROLL.

Blow, northern wind
Anon., 14th-c.

Blow northerne wynd!
Send thou me my suetyng!
Blow northerne wynd! blow, blow, blow!Ichot a burde in boure bryht

Comments

[17catherines]

Have you heard the Mediaeval Baebes version of this? It's very lovely.

[angevin2]

I haven't! I have John Fleagle's version, which is gorgeous. :)

[17catherines]

Well, since I'm all over YouTube like a rash at present (hunting for likely recordings of future Advent windows!), let's see if I can find it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQW30C9hHn8

(I'll have to look out for John Fleagle)

[angevin2]

You can hear it here! The whole album is just wonderful; I highly recommend it. :)

[17catherines]

He has a lovely voice!

[angevin2]

The whole album is well worth listening to; it's absolutely gorgeous. :D