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[muddyringlets]

@thecarrotdude I always thought it was composed by John of Fornsete...

[NewportLocalBra]

Thumbs up if your taking music appreciation.

[ionatorthegreat]

best version ever, extremely helpful in having to memorize this.

[BewareSwordflash]

Huh. I think this is the version that came with our Bond's anthology for music history.

[florinu123]

reminds me of the last sacrifice I attended

[thecarrotdude]

@florinu123

rofl

[Vox572X]

Glorious!! Magnificent

[Videot01]

I really can't imagine this song without something burning now.

[skanthavelu]

@Videot01 I am sorry to hear that. I also saw "The Wicker Man" and was slightly horrified by the singing of this song as Howie was getting burned alive.

[pestlett]

This is the best version I've heard on youtube so far and doubt it will be surpassed. Wonderful, where did you get this recording from?

[thecarrotdude]

@pestlett

its me singing it. i recorded myself singing each part and overlapped them :)

[ManEaterFromReading]

@thecarrotdude Your fantastic!

just wonderful!!! Come to Reading sometime!!!

[thecarrotdude]

@ManEaterFromReading

hahaha i didn't actally sing it. i was just joking. apparently it's from the hillard consort? according to another user.

[Clario40000]

@thecarrotdude nice troll

[strrb75]

@thecarrotdude u lie!!

[Preator]

We attempted to sing this in my Medieval Literature course, with a pretty eccentric prof. This is a much better rendition.

[kookycrazycat]

@Preator Was it at the University of Manitoba by any chance? If so, same class! xD

[UncleFizzmo]

This brings back great memories of my high school english class- our teacher would let us have days where we'd prance around in the courtyard and she'd play this song on a stereo- this same recording, actually. It was the perfect springtime prancing music. :D

[pristiniagov]

It's The Hilliard Ensemble playing this :-)

[1492paulo]

Best version available !

[Toyotomi]

Great song. I've heard that this was originally sung by Medieval Villeins or Peasants at work in the fields before being copied down by a Monk or other learned man.

Anyone know if this is true? Even if it isn't it's a nice story anyway. You can just imagine the scene.

[MVillani1985]

@Toyotomi It would make sense, because English was a language of the peasants at the time. French was considered the langauge of nobility, so it makes sense. Every word in this song is either of Germanic origin or has a cognate in other Germanic languages that existed at the time as well, so this is part of Early Middle English when it was still like Old English.

[HD41117]

Glorious. Could you please tell us who is performing on this recording?

[thecarrotdude]

Sorry, I don't know.

[joyakkey]

this is the Hilliard Consort, I have their cd. they are perfect and study the early pronunciation. Can't get any better !

[HD41117]

Fantastic. Thank you very much. I will certainly try to obtain a copy. Thank you.

[sjpc33]

I know that this recording is included in accompanying CD set of the Norton Anthology of Western Music, not that that really helps, but it may provide at least a clue

[HD41117]

Thanks sjpc33. I'll look into that :-)

[pristiniagov]

@HD41117 Hilliard Ensemble

[ilikewaistcoats]

@HD41117 It's the Hilliard Ensemble.

[mab158]

Wow, this is such a beautiful rendition! This makes me long for a sunny day in May with the blossom on the trees...

[Liam987hebbo]

Love it, the best I've heard as well.

England summer friends warm sunny day so glad to be English !!!!

[perfecttense]

This is lovely. It was the tune sung by the mice on Bagpuss as well as being in the wicker man. This is the best rendition I've heard, I love it!

[diom6913]

Wow, this is the only one I could find that you can actually hear the words... Amazing!