Mediaeval Baebes

Pearl + Return of the Birds

[Pearl]

The dubberment dere of down and dales
Of wode and water and wlonk plaines
Bilde in me bliss, abated my bales
Forbidden my stress, destroyed my paines
Down after a strem that drightly hales
I bowed in bliss, bredful my branes
The firre I folwed those floty vales
The more strength of joye myn herte straines
As fortune fares theras ho fraines
Whether solace ho sende other elles sore
The wye to wham hir wille ho waines
Hittes to have ay more and more

More of wele was in that wise
Than I couth telle thagh I tom hade
For erthly herte might not suffise
To the tenthe dole of tho gladness glade
For thy I thoght that paradise
Was there other gain tho bonkes brade
I hoped the water were a devise
Between mirthes by meres made
Beyonde the brook, by slent other slade
I hoped that mote inerked wore
Bot the water was depe, I dorst not wade
And ever me longed ay more and more

More and more and yet well mare
Me liste to see the brook beyonde
For if hit was fair there I can fare
Well loveloker was the firre londe
Aboute me con I stote and stare
To finde a forth faste con I fonde
Bot wothes mo ywis there ware
The firre I stalled by the stronde
And ever me thoght I shokle not wonde
For wo there weles so winne wore
Thenne newe note me com on honed
That meved my minde more and more

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[Modern English Translation thanks to PaganLyle]

The rich splendour of the downs and dales
The woods, the rivers and the fertile fields
Baised within me, joy and on to my sorrows
They dispelled my grief and destroyed my pain
I followed the fast flowing stream
My mind overflowing with exultation
And the deeper I went into those watery gorges
The more my heart pounded with
The strength of overwhelming joy
For as fortune tends, whatever she sends
To repay first circumstance in dividends
Yet moreover and more

Given all the time in the world
I could not explain all the delight I found there
A human heart has not room enough
To feel even a tenth of those joyous pleasures
Therefore I thought that paradise
Was only on the broad bank opposite
And I thought the water was only a diversion
Between two pleasure gardens made my waters
I suppose the celestial city lay
Across the brook on the other side of the sloping valley
But the water was deep and I dared not wade over
Although I longed to get across yet moreover and more

More and more and yet moreover
I yearned to see beyond the brook
For though it was beautiful where I walked
The other side was lovlier by far
I stopped and sought for a safe place to cross
But the further I looked the more dangers I found
I knew I should not hesitate
Because of any difficulty
Where joys were so intensely delightful
Then something new came to my judgement
And the wonder in my mind grew
Yet moreover and more

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[Return of the Birds, Mirabilis (2005)]

Laetabundus rediit
avium concentus,
ver iocundum prodiit,
gaudeat iuventus,
nova ferens gaudia;
modo vernant omnia,
Phoebus serenatur,
redolens temperiem,
novo flore faciem
Flora renovatur.
Aestivant nunc Dryades,
colle sub umbroso
prodeunt Oreades,
coetu glorioso,
Satyrorum concio
psallit cum tripudio
Tempe per amoena,
his alludens concinit,
cum iocundi meminit
veris, philomena.
Applaudamus igitur
rerum novitati.
felix qui diligitur
voti compos grati,
dono laetus Veneris,
cuius ara teneris
floribus ordorat.
miser e contrario
qui sublato brabio
sine spe laborat

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[ENGLISH TRANSLATION]

The wandering birdsong choir
is returning joyfully home
spring makes her gleeful entrance
all that is young rejoices
at the fresh delight she brings
all at once all is green
sunny Phoebus smiles serenely
the air smells sweet
and temperate
the landscape blooms anew
Flora's been restored to life.
Now the Dryads can
spend summer
cavorting in the shade
where the Oreads
show themselves
all greeting each other splendidly
a string band of Satyrs
zithers away, hooves stomping
delighted, the Tempe valley
joins in with the festivities
alight with newly-remembered joy
it's all true, nightingale.
Let's show our appreciation,
then at the newness of all things
happy be he who is chosen
his wish will be
graciously granted
offer joyful thanks to Venus
let her altar be bedecked
most reverently with flowers
wretched be he, however,
who deems himself
above such things
for he will certainly
strive in vain

Category:

Music

Tags:

• mediaeval
• baebes
• classical
• folk

[AdoreYouInAshXI]

Why is there a persistant crackling sound in the background of both songs?

[Nephallux]

@AdoreYouInAshXI ive no idea. it appeared after uploading and youtube's processing, the original file had no such artifacts

[AdoreYouInAshXI]

@Nephallux Oh well, its no big deal thanks for the upload

[Nephallux]

@AdoreYouInAshXI i think it gives it an old vinyl recording type feel

[WonderWoman200290]

it souns like they say destroyed my penis lol : P

[Nephallux]

@WonderWoman200290 hahahahahahahahahaha

[SiggyStern]

dirtyjew1974,

I agree with you that the name is "contradicting" but I remember when I listened to one of their Cd´s for the first time, I was stunned by what they made of the music,and in the end only that counts,right (o:

when Josef Haydn was supposed to go to England, Mozart his friend said to him but you do not speak the language" he replied " my language is understood throughout the whole world" I love that music is a langauge that we all can understand no matter what our language is

[marymac1607]

I am in that century.

[DarkANgelHunter1983]

@Nephallux I´ve got to thank you soooooooo much!!! Heard the music the last time 10 years ago and found it nowhere!!! Thank you sooo much!!!!

[7GarnetElf]

@RoseandButterflies They often make appearances at Renaissance festivals. Check yours. :)

[7GarnetElf]

How is this dislikeable?..

[DafniElissa]

@Karen21242 yes

[CRANKEN100]

yar this be grand!!!!!!!!!!

[Prohux]

reupload pls

[AdoreYouInAshXI]

@Darkrose517 No, it's a crackling sound that isn't in the original version's of these song's. The owner of this video even said it wasn't in the original... probably some interference in the upload.

[Darkrose517]

Percussion instruments, like finger cymbals or something.