Medieval Lyric

Contents

• List of Illustrations.
• Preface.
• List of Abbreviations.
• Introduction.
• I. Poems of Mourning, Fear, and Apprehension .
• 1 O Glorius God, redemer of mankynde.
• 2 Mirie it is while sumer i-last.
• 3 Now goth sonne vnder wod.
• 4 If man him bithocte.
• 5 Wen the turuf is thy tuur.
• 6 As I went in a mery mornyng.
• 7 Thegh thou habbe casteles and toures.
• II. Poems of Joy and Celebration .
• 8 Svmer is i-cumen in.
• 9 Adam lay i-bowndyn.
• 10 My gostly fadir, Y me confesse.
• 11 Lett no man cum into this hall.
• 12 Witte hath wondir that resoun ne telle kan.
• III. Poems Inscribed to the Blessed Virgin .
• 13 I syng of a mayden.
• 14 Of on that is so fayr and brigt.
• 15 Haill, Quene of Hevin and Steren of Blis.
• 16 I saw a fayr mayden.
• IV. Poems of Narrative Reflection .
• 17 In the vaile of restles mynd.
• 18 Alas, alas, and alas, why.
• 19 I wolde witen of sum wys wiht.
• V. Poems Whose Meanings Are Hidden (but Not Necessarily Unknown).
• 20 Maiden in the mor lay.
• 21 Foweles in the frith.
• 22 Ich am of Irlaunde.
• 23 I seche a youthe that eldyth noght.
• 24 He bare hym vp, he bare hym down.
• VI. Poems about Christ’s Life and Passion .
• 25 A child is boren amonges man.
• 26 Al other loue is lych the mone.
• 27 Wose seye on rode.
• 28 O man vnkynde.
• 29 Ihesu, my spowse good and trewe.
• 30 Causa materialis huius rubricacionis est.
• VII. Poems Inviting or Disparaging Love .
• 31 Bytuene Mersh and Aueril.
• 32 Goe, lytyll byll, and doe me recommende.
• 33 I haue a yong suster.
• 34 Goo, lyttell ryng, to that ylke suehte.
• 35 Vnto you, most froward, this lettre I write.
• 36 O fresch floure, most plesant of pryse.
• VIII. Poems about Sex.
• 37 Westron wynde, when wyll thow blow.
• 38 Al nist by the rose, Rose.
• 39 I haue a gentil cok.
• 40 Ladd Y the daunce.
• IX. Ballads .
• 41 Sir Patrick Spens.
• Patrick Spencer (American version).
• 42 Bonnie Barbara Allan.
• Barbara Allen (American version).
• 43 Lord Randal.
• Jimmy Randal (American version).
• 44 The Unquiet Grave.
• The Wind Blew Up, the Wind Blew Down (American version).
• 45 The Three Ravens.
• Willie McGee McGaw (American version).
• X. Carols .
• 46 Go day, Syre Cristemas, our kyng.
• 47 I shall you tell a gret mervayll.
• 48 Off seruyng men I wyll begyne.
• 49 Owre kynge went forth to Normandy.
• 50 As the holly grouth grene.
• Appendix A. Some Lyrics of Geoffrey Chaucer.
• A1 Truth.
• A2 The Complaint of Chaucer to his Purse.
• A3 To Rosamounde.
• A4 Lak of Stedfastnesse.
• A5 Embedded Lyric A.
• A6 Embedded Lyric B.
• A7 To Adam, My Scribe.
• Appendix B. Poems of William Hereberet, Richard Rolle, and John Audelay .
• B1 Alma Redemptoris Mater (Holy Moder, that bere Cryst).
• B2 Jesus Our Ransom (Iesu our raunsoun).
• Richard Rolle.
• B3 A Song of Love-Longing to Jesus (Ihesu, God sone, Lord of Mageste).
• B4 A Prose Lyric: Spiritual Joy in Jesus (Gastly gladnes in Ihesu).
• B5 Embedded Lyric A (Ihesu, be thou my ioy).
• B6 Embedded Lyric B (A, Lord, kyng of myght).
• B7 Embedded Lyric C (To loue the).
• John Audelay.
• B8 Of the Love of God (I haue a loue is heuen kyng).
• B9 Of Our King, Henry VI (A! Pereles Pryns to the we pray).
• Appendix C. Three Poems from the Findern Anthology .
• C1 Where Y haue chosyn, stedefast woll Y be.
• C2 Whatso men seyn.
• C3 Continvaunce.
• Glossary.
• A Short Bibliography of the Middle English Lyric.
• First Line Index.
• Manuscript Index.