Middle English Lyrics: 13th century
Sumer is icumen in
Sumer is icumen in,* |
Spring has come in | |
Awe* bleteth after lomb, |
ewe | |
Sing cuccu nu, sing cuccu! |
"Sumer is icumen in" from MS Harley 978, is one of the best known Middle English lyrics. It is one of several songs that appear at the beginning of a monks' commonplace book compiled at Reading Abbey. The poem is usually dated around 1240. This is sung as a round (click to hear the mp4 file [1.1 MB ]).
MS Harley 978