Sumer Is Icumen In

[Joe Allonby]

The stag farts.

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Dave Monroe
<against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>