Sumer is icumen in
Channel: DPW1889
Date: 2011-08-02

A bouncy little 13th century English polyphonic piece celebrating the coming of spring.  Also, the only time we ever got Janet to sing.   

Sumer is icumen in, Lhude sing Cuccu!
 Groweth sed, and bloweth med, and springeth wde nu.
 Sing Cuccu!
 Awe bleteth after lombe,
 Lhouth after calve cu;
 Bulluc sterteth, bucke verteth
 Murie sing Cuccu, Cuccu, Cuccu!
 Wel singes thu Cuccu,
 Ne swik thu never nu. 


In loving memory of Janet Parish-Whittaker, flutist, composer, and instructor, who we lost to pancreatic cancer in May of 2011.