ANONYMOUS
The threstelcoc him threteth oo,[1]
Away is huere[2] wynter wo,
When woderove[3] springeth;
Thise foules singeth ferly fele,[4]
Ant wlyteth on huere wunne wele,[5]
That al the wode ryngeth.
The rose rayleth hire rode,[6]
The leves on the lyhte wode
Waxen al with wille;
The mone mandeth hire bleo,[7]
The lilie is lossom to seo,[8]
The fenyl and the fille;[9]
Wowes[10] thise wilde drakes,
Miles murgeth[11] huere makes[12]
Ase strem that striketh[13] stille.
Mody meneth;[14] so doth mo[15]
(Ichot ych am on of tho[16])
For loue that Jikes ille.
The mone mandeth hire lyht,
So doth the scmly sonne bryht,
- ↑ him threteth oo] is aye chiding
- ↑ huere] their.
- ↑ woderove] woodruff.
- ↑ ferly fele] marvellous many.
- ↑ wlyteth etc.] whistle, in their wealth of joy.
- ↑ rayleth hire rode] clothes herself in red.
- ↑ mandeth hire bleo] sends forth her light.
- ↑ lossom to seo] lovesome to see.
- ↑ fille] thyme,
- ↑ wowes] woo.
- ↑ murgeth] make merry.
- ↑ makes] mates.
- ↑ striketh] flows.
- ↑ mody meneth] the passionate man makes moan.
- ↑ so doth mo] so do others.
- ↑ on of tho] one of them.
- ↑ breme] lustily.
