Sumer is icumen in,
Lhude sing cuccu!
Groweth sed, and bloweth med,
And springeth the wude nu -
Sing cuccu!
Awe bleteth after lomb,
Lhouth after calve cu;
Bulluc sterteth, bucke verteth,
Murie sing cuccu!
Cuccu, cuccu, well singes thu, cuccu!
Ne swike thu naver nu;
Sing cuccu, nu, sing cuccu,
Sing cuccu, sing cuccu, nu!
Summer is a comin' in,
Loudly sing cuckoo!
Grows the seeds, and blows the meads,
And springs the woods anew—
Sing cuckoo!
Ewe bleats after lamb,
And loud after calves, the cows;
Bulls now start, and bucks now fart,
And merry sing cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo, well sing you do, cuckoo!
Don't stop, oh never do—
Sing cuckoo, sing cuckoo, anew!