[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. :)

[speak_me_fair]

Ah, this is a most delicious song to wake up to!

[angevin2]

HARLEY LYRICS FTW. &hearts

[tekalynn]

I sing of a mayden that is makeles
King of all kings to her son she ches

He came all so stille to his moders bour
As dew in Aprille that falleth on the flour
He came all so stille where his moder lay
As dew in Aprille that falleth on the spray

Moder and mayden was never none but she
Well may such a lady Goddes moder be

(Guess what *I'VE* been singing tonight!)

[angevin2]

BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTEN.

[tekalynn]

Yeah, and I think I oversang. I squeaked on the last pp note of "In Freezing Winter Night" (very apt, it is).

Today, 9-5 workday (in retail, before the biggest game of the season), 7-10 rehearsal. Tomorrow, 9-12 rehearsal, big game in afternoon, 8-10 concert plus warmup. Sunday, 2:30 concert, cast party. Skipping Sunday night Christmas work party.

[writerwench]

I love Middle English. You light up my LiveJournal by posting such gems as this. Thank you!