Tidinges, tidinges that be true
Language: English
Refrain
Tidinges, tidinges that be true,
Sorowe is paste and joye dothe renue.
[Qwereas]2 Adam caused be sinne
Oure nature thus to be mortall,
A maiden sone dothe nowe begin
For to repaire us from that fall.
And that is true;
The name of him is Criste Jesu.
(Refrain)
Sume of oure kinde hathe hadd [such]3 grase
That sin his birthe they did him se
Bothe sonne and mother fase to fase
In the chefe cite calde Jure.
And that is true;
Bothe kinges and schepardes they it knue.
(Refrain)
The prophettes thereof ware nothing dismaide,
Of that tidinges before that they hadde tolde;
For nowe it is full righte as they saide,
A clene maide hathe borne a king [in folde]1.
And that is true;
For he is borne to ware the purpull hue.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)
Confirmed with E. K. Chambers and F. Sedgwick, Early English Lyrics, London: 1921, page 133.
1 editors' suggestion to complete a defective line.
2 Edmunds: "Oh where as"
3 Edmunds: "such-é"
Submitted by Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
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Text added to the website: 2019-02-07.
Last modified: 2019-02-12 21:37:12
Line count: 23
Word count: 135
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