by Caedmon (flourished 657-684)
Caedmon's Hymn
Language: Old English
Our translations: ENG
Nu scylun hergan hefaenricaes uard, metudaes maeci end his modgidanc, uerc uuldurfadur, sue he uundra gihuaes, eci dryctin or astelidae. He aerist scop aelde barnum heben til hrofe, haleg scepen; tha middungeard moncynnæs uard, eci dryctin æfter tiadæ firum foldu, frea allmectig
Text Authorship:
- by Caedmon (flourished 657-684) [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 Peter Charles Crossley-Holland (1916 - 2001), "Caedmon's Hymn" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a score [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Cædmon's Hymn", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-19
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Word count: 42