THE SECOND DAY OF SUMER IS ICUMEN IN!!

OK, I let the first day of summer slip by without posting this, but I have been meaning to share it with you, so here goes. It is one of the oldest examples of counterpoint in existence.

I always thought it was funny when we had to study it in Music History in college.

Here are the words:

Modern English

Summer is a-coming in,
Loudly sing, Cuckoo!
The seed grows and the meadow
blooms
And the wood springs anew,
Sing, Cuckoo!
The ewe bleats after the lamb
The cow lows after the calf.
The bullock stirs, the stag farts,
Merrily sing, Cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo, well you sing,
cuckoo;
Don't you ever stop now,


Sing cuckoo now. Sing, Cuckoo.
Sing Cuckoo. Sing cuckoo now!

And here is the song sung in English.. Enjoy.

Make CERTAIN you look below the YouTube for another version

Here is the modern version CLICK