Sumer is icumen in

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A Middle English round written circa 1260. Author unknown.— Excerpted from Sumer Is Icumen In on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Svmer is icumen in


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Svmer is icumen in
Lhude sing cuccu
Groweþ sed and bloweþ med and springþ þe wde nu
Sing cuccu
Awe bleteþ after lomb
lhouþ after calue cu
Bulluc sterteþ
bucke uerteþ murie sing cuccu
Cuccu cuccu Wel singes þu cuccu ne swik þu nauer nu
      Sing cuccu nu
      Sing cuccu
Pes
      Sing cuccu nu
      Sing cuccu

[edit] Related version

        Sing, cuccu, nu. Sing, cuccu.
        Sing, cuccu. Sing, cuccu, nu.

Sumer is i-cumen in—
     Lhude sing, cuccu!
Groweth sed and bloweth med
     And springth the wude nu.
             Sing, cuccu!

Awe bleteth after lomb,
     Lhouth after calve cu,
Bulluc sterteth, bucke verteth—
     Murie sing, cuccu!
             Cuccu, cuccu.
     Wel singes thu, cuccu.
     Ne swik thu naver nu!
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