Mediaeval Baebes "Pearl"

Discussion in 'In the Media' started by Morning Star, Dec 21, 2010.

  1. Morning Star

    Morning Star Well-Known Member

    Sit back, relax and enjoy the different versions of this excellent song!

    [YOUTUBE]JsB2OGSZB2Q[/YOUTUBE]

    [YOUTUBE]21nTDWtNcLU[/YOUTUBE]

    [YOUTUBE]GirYOiBaTDE[/YOUTUBE]

    And for many who don't understand what they are saying, here are the lyrics...

    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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