 | Songs, Carols, and other Miscellaneous Poems, from the Balliol Ms. 354, Richard Hill's Commonplace book |  |
46. Alas, my hart will brek in thre,
Terribilis mors conturbat me.
1
Illa juventis that is so nyseMe deduxit in to vayn devise,
Infirmus sum, I may not rise,
Terribilis mors conturbat me.
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2
Dum juvinus fui, lytill I dred,Set semper in sinne I ete my bred,
Jam ductus sum in to my bed,
Terribilis mors [conturbat me.]
3
Corpus migrat in to my sowle,Respicit demon in his rowle,
Desiderat ipse to haue his tolle,
Terribilis mors [conturbat me.]
4
Christus se ipsum, whan he shuld dye,Patri suo his manhode did crye:
“Respice me pater, that is so hye!”
Terribilis mors [conturbat me.]
5
Queso jam the trynyte,Duc me from this vanyte
In celum, ther is joy with the,
Terribilis mors conturbat me.
Explicit.
| Songs, Carols, and other Miscellaneous Poems, from the Balliol Ms. 354, Richard Hill's Commonplace book | |