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The program spans seven centuries, from Sumer is icumin in (probably the earliest example of a canon in existence) to a work written in the late 20th century.
asativum commented on the word icumin
As Ezra Pound taught us:
October 7, 2008
shevek commented on the word icumin
That's a reference to Summer is icumen in, the oldest extant musical round:
SUMER is icumen in,
Lhude sing cuccu!
Groweth sed, and bloweth med,
And springth the wude nu—
Sing cuccu!
Awe bleteth after lomb,
Lhouth after calve cu;
Bulluc sterteth, bucke verteth,
Murie sing cuccu!
Cuccu, cuccu, well singes thu, cuccu:
Ne swike thu naver nu;
Sing cuccu, nu, sing cuccu,
Sing cuccu, sing cuccu, nu!
(from here)
October 7, 2008
bilby commented on the word icumin
I first encountered it in the original (and far superior) 'The Wicker Man', sung by the villagers in the closing scene as the wicker giant and his terrified bellyful are engulfed by flames.
October 7, 2008
asativum commented on the word icumin
Yes -- thanks for listing the original. Such lovely words to bracket -- may I?
Lovely words, like cuccu and wude nu, and sed and med and lomb and bleth and verteth and murie and swike and -- and -- I'm feeling faint...
October 8, 2008