Apr. 8th, 2004

eruthros: Delenn from Babylon 5 with a startled expression and the text "omg!" (Default)
On the way to the bus this morning I was humming.
Sumer is y-cumen in
lhude sing cucu
groweth sede and bloweth mede
and spring'th the wode nu
sing cucu
Which really should be hummed in twelve-part round, I suppose. But there was only me, and I'm no Agnes and Perdita.

And, okay, it might not really be summer yet, but the tulips are blooming! the ornamental cherries are blooming! the fruit trees are blooming! And today it was warm enough that I could wear a skirt without fear of freezing while I waited for the bus.

Mmmmm, spring. You can stay a while. Really. It's okay.

(Incidentally, is it not horrid that people sing Sumer Is Y-Cumen In in a modern English translation? I mean, it's not difficult to work out -- sure it's 13th century, but when you say it out loud you know what it means even if the spelling's weird. I bet if you sang it most people would get the gist, at least.)

(On second thought, most Americans would probably miss "verteth." That's okay, though, because I really don't need bucks farting in my cheery summer songs.)

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