The Best Medieval Poems in Modern English Translations by Michael R. Burch
This collection includes my modern English translations of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) poems and Middle English poems by Caedmon, Charles d'Orleans, Geoffrey Chaucer, Deor, William Dunbar, King Henry VIII, Robert Henryson, Thomas Hoccleve, William Langland, Layamon, John Lydgate, The Pearl Poet, Richard Rolle, John Skelton, Sir Thomas Wyatt and other poets.
How Long the Night
anonymous Middle English lyric, circa early 13th century AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
It is pleasant, indeed, while the summer lasts
with the mild pheasants' song …
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The Best Medieval Poems in Modern English Translations by Michael R. Burch
This collection includes my modern English translations of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) poems and Middle English poems by Caedmon, Charles d'Orleans, Geoffrey Chaucer, Deor, William Dunbar, King Henry VIII, Robert Henryson, Thomas Hoccleve, William Langland, Layamon, John Lydgate, The Pearl Poet, Richard Rolle, John Skelton, Sir Thomas Wyatt and other poets.
How Long the Night
anonymous Middle English lyric, circa early 13th century AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
It is pleasant, indeed, while the summer lasts
with the mild pheasants' song …
......