Songs and carols from a manuscript in the British Museum of the fifteenth century | ||
LXXIV. Kyrie, so kyrie, Jankyn syngyt merie, with aleyson.
As I went on ȝol day
in owre prosessyon,
Know I joly Jankyn
be his mery ton;
Jankyn began the offys
on the ȝol day;
And ȝit me thynkyt it dos me good,
so merie gan he say,
Kyrieleyson.
in owre prosessyon,
Know I joly Jankyn
be his mery ton;
Jankyn began the offys
on the ȝol day;
And ȝit me thynkyt it dos me good,
so merie gan he say,
Kyrieleyson.
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Jankyn red the pystyl
ful fayre and ful wel,
And ȝyt me thinkyt it dos me good,
as evere have I sal.
Jankyn at the sanctus
crakit a merie note,
And ȝit me thinkyt it dos me good,
I payid for his cote.
Jankyn crakit notes,
an hunderid on a knot,
And ȝyt he hakkyt hem smallere
than wortes to the pot.
k.
ful fayre and ful wel,
And ȝyt me thinkyt it dos me good,
as evere have I sal.
Jankyn at the sanctus
crakit a merie note,
And ȝit me thinkyt it dos me good,
I payid for his cote.
Jankyn crakit notes,
an hunderid on a knot,
And ȝyt he hakkyt hem smallere
than wortes to the pot.
k.
Jankyn at the angnus
beryt the pax brede,
He twynkelid, but sayd nowt,
and on myn fot he trede.
Benedicamus Domino,
Cryst from schame me schylde.
Deo gracias thereto,
alas! I go with schylde.
k.
beryt the pax brede,
He twynkelid, but sayd nowt,
and on myn fot he trede.
Benedicamus Domino,
Cryst from schame me schylde.
Deo gracias thereto,
alas! I go with schylde.
k.
Songs and carols from a manuscript in the British Museum of the fifteenth century | ||