12th Century French Love Song
A love song that once filled the rowdy bars of 12th century France, belted out by the vibrant population of students.

Obmittamus studia,
dulce est desipere,
et carpamus dolcia
juventutis tenere;
res est apta senectuti
seriis intendere.

Boto nostro serviamus,
mos est iste juvenum;
ad plateas descendamus
et chreas virgium

Imperio,eya!
Venerio, eya!
cum guadio
cagor lascivire,
dum audio
volucres garrire.

Let's away with study,
Sweet it is to play,
And the sweets of sprinttime
Savour while we may;
Let age to books and learning,
While youth keeps holiday.

Young men yield to pleasure
Youth must have its fling
So we'll go tread a measure
Where maidens dance and sing

Hail, Venus!
Hail Pleaure!
What sweet wantoning
Possesses me
When I
Hear birds jargoning.

 

 

 

 
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