Sumer Is Icumen In

[Dave Monroe]

This piece was parodied in "Ancient Music" by American Poet, Ezra
Pound (Lustra collection, 1913-1915):

Winter is icumen in,
Lhude sing Goddamm,
Raineth drop and staineth slop,
And how the wind doth ramm!
Sing: Goddamm.
Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us,
An ague hath my ham.
Freezeth river, turneth liver,
Damm you; Sing: Goddamm.
Goddamm, Goddamm, 'tis why I am, Goddamm,
So 'gainst the winter's balm.
Sing goddamm, damm, sing goddamm,
Sing goddamm, sing goddamm, DAMM.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer_Is_Icumen_In#In_parody

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Dave Monroe
<against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sumer Is Icumen In
>
> "Sumer Is Icumen In" is a traditional English round, and possibly the
> oldest such example of counterpoint in existence. The title might be
> translated as "Summer has come in" or "Summer has arrived".
>
> [...]
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer_Is_Icumen_In
>
> Sumer is icumen in
> London, British Library, MS Harley 978, f. 11v
>
> http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wpwt/harl978/sumerms.htm
>
> Svmer is icumen in
>
> http://www-personal.umich.edu/~msmiller/sumercanon.html