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English Lyrics of the XIIIth Century | ||
53. What Love Is Like.
Ci comence la manere quele amour est pur assaier
Loue is sofft, loue is swet, loue is goed sware.
Loue is muche tene, loue is muchel kare.
Loue is blissene mest, loue is bot ȝare.
Loue is wondred and wo, wiþ for to fare.
Loue is muche tene, loue is muchel kare.
Loue is blissene mest, loue is bot ȝare.
Loue is wondred and wo, wiþ for to fare.
Loue is hap, wo hit haueþ; loue is god hele.
Loue is lecher and les, and lef for to tele.
Loue is douti in þe world, wiþ for to dele.
Loue makeþ in þe lond moni hounlele.
Loue is lecher and les, and lef for to tele.
Loue is douti in þe world, wiþ for to dele.
Loue makeþ in þe lond moni hounlele.
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Loue is stalewarde and strong to striden on stede.
Loue is loueliche a þing to wommone nede.
Loue is hardi and hot as glouinde glede.
Loue makeþ moni mai wiþ teres to wede.
Loue is loueliche a þing to wommone nede.
Loue is hardi and hot as glouinde glede.
Loue makeþ moni mai wiþ teres to wede.
Loue had his stiuart bi sti and bi strete.
Loue makeþ moni mai hire wonges to wete.
Loue is hap, wo hit haueþ, hon for to hete.
Loue is wis, loue is war and wilfful an sete.
Loue makeþ moni mai hire wonges to wete.
Loue is hap, wo hit haueþ, hon for to hete.
Loue is wis, loue is war and wilfful an sete.
Loue is þe softeste þing in herte mai slepe.
Loue is craft, loue is goed wiþ kares to kepe.
Loue is les, loue is lef, loue is longinge.
Loue is fol, loue is fast, loue is frowringe.
Loue is sellich an þing, wose shal soþ singe.
Loue is craft, loue is goed wiþ kares to kepe.
Loue is les, loue is lef, loue is longinge.
Loue is fol, loue is fast, loue is frowringe.
Loue is sellich an þing, wose shal soþ singe.
Loue is wele, loue is wo, loue is gleddede
Loue is lif, loue is deþ, loue mai hous fede.
Loue is lif, loue is deþ, loue mai hous fede.
Were loue also londdrei as he is furst kene,
Hit were þe wordlokste þing in werlde were, ich wene.
Hit is I-said in an song, soþ is I-sene,
Loue comseþ wiþ kare and hendeþ wiþ tene,
Mid lauedi, mid wiue, mid maide, mid quene.
Hit were þe wordlokste þing in werlde were, ich wene.
Hit is I-said in an song, soþ is I-sene,
Loue comseþ wiþ kare and hendeþ wiþ tene,
Mid lauedi, mid wiue, mid maide, mid quene.
English Lyrics of the XIIIth Century | ||