La Reverdie - Miri it is hwile sumer ilasts [Anon., 13th century England]

Wonderful version of this old song with lyrics and translation.

Artist: "Ensemble La Reverdie" (Italian Ensemble of Medieval and Renaissance music).
Album: "Nox-Lux -- lumière de vie & tenèbre de mort" (Arcana, 2001).

Lyrics:

Anonymous, 13th Century English

Miri it is hwile summer ilast
Widh fuweles song.
Oc nu nehedh windes blast & weder strong.
Ei, ei! Hwat this niht is long
And ic widh wel micel wrong
Soregh & murn & fast.

Modern English Translation:

Merry it is while summer lasts
With the song of birds
But now draws near the wind's blasts
And harsh weather
Alas, alas! How long the night is!
And I, most unjustly
Sorrow amd mourn and fast.

Category:

Music

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• sumer
• ilasts
• La
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• medieval
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• nox
• lux
• ensemble

[vogelmandrie]

Thanks for sharing this great music , saw them recently in the Cervantino Festival , Guanajuato, excellent , chapeau !

[AirinDisobedience]

@vogelmandrie

You're welcome :)

[SpecOpsEliteEchoOne]

I would like to know where you get these songs. I am interested in 13th century music such as this.

[AirinDisobedience]

@SpecOpsEliteEchoOne

Hi, thank you for commenting :)

I bought this cd ("Nox Lux") some weeks ago and decided to put a few tracks on Youtube, as I think this Italian Ensemble is wonderful indeed. But there are many other Groups and Ensemble all over the world rearranging and covering old medieval songs like this. "La Reverdie" has recorded many albums, each dedicated to a particular theme central in medieval culture, such as love, religion, nature, life and death and so on.

[MrAlessandroCiamarra]

complimenti, affascinante e commevente