by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sumer is icumen in
Language: English
Available translation(s): GER
Sumer is icumen in,
lhude sing cuccu.
Groweth sed and bloweth med
and springth the wode nu.
Sing cuccu.
Awe bleteth after lomb,
lhouth after calve cu.
Bulluc sterteth, bucke verteth,
murrie sing cuccu.
Cuccu, cuccu,
wel singes thu cuccu,
ne swik thu naver nu.
See also Ezra Pound's comedic poem that was inspired by this one, Ancient Music.
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, adapted from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [an adaptation] ; composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
- Also set in Latin, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 45
Sommer ist ins Land gezogen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English
Sommer ist ins Land gezogen
singe laut, Kuckuck!
Saat gedeiht und Wiese sprießt,
und wieder grünt der Wald,
Sing, Kuckuck!
Mutterschaf blökt nach dem Lamm,
die Kuh muht nach dem Kalb
Jungstier regt sich, Bock bewegt sich1,
fröhlich sing, Kuckuck!
Kuckuck, Kuckuck,
schön singst du, Kuckuck,
verstumme nicht mehr nun.