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Audio: Merry it is while summer lasts (1225 AD)

. Recorded by Ensemble Belladonna, “Miri it is while sumer ilast” is considered the oldest surviving secular English song. Unfortunately only one verse survives: Miri it is while sumer ilast … Continue reading

December 30, 2017 · Leave a comment

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