by William Dunbar (1465 - 1520?)
In die mee sepulture
Language: Scottish (Scots)
In die mee sepulture I will nane haif bot our awne gyng, Et duos rusticos de rure Berand a berell on a styng, Drynkand and playand cop out, evin, Sicut egomet solebam; Singand and playand with hie stevin Potum meum cum fletu miscebam. I will na preistis for me sing Dies illa, Dies ire; Na yit na bellis for me ring, Sicut semper solet fieri; Bot a bag pipe to play a spryng, Et unum ail wosp ante me In stayd of baneris for to bring; Quatuor lagenas cervisie, Within the graif to set sic thing In modum crucis juxta me, To fle the fendis, than hardely sing De terra plasmasti me.
Authorship:
- by William Dunbar (1465 - 1520?) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mick Swithinbank (b. 1953), "In die mee sepulture" [SSATB chorus a cappella] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-22
Line count: 20
Word count: 112