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To: SunkenCiv

The lament of a Roasting Medieval Goose:

Olim lacus colueram, Once I lived on lakes,
olim pulcher extiteram, once I looked beautiful
dum cignus ego fueram. when I was a swan.
(Male chorus)
Miser, miser! Misery me!
modo niger Now black
et ustus fortiter! and roasting fiercely!
(Tenor)
Girat, regirat garcifer; The servant is turning me on the spit;
me rogus urit fortiter; I am burning fiercely on the pyre:
propinat me nunc dapifer, the steward now serves me up.
(Male Chorus)
Miser, miser! Misery me!
modo niger Now black
et ustus fortiter! and roasting fiercely!
(Tenor)
Nunc in scutella iaceo, Now I lie on a plate,
et volitare nequeo and cannot fly anymore,
dentes frendentes video: I see bared teeth:
(Male Chorus)
Miser, miser! Misery me!
modo niger Now black
et ustus fortiter! and roasting fiercely!

(Carmina Burana Carl Orff, adapted from a 12th Century source)


36 posted on 04/21/2013 5:47:23 AM PDT by left that other site (Worry is the darkroom that developes negatives.)
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To: left that other site

Had a great feast at an SCA event late night..lots of meieval cooking is very good. Course some not so much..


39 posted on 04/21/2013 8:23:03 AM PDT by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
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