Текст песни Marcus Creed - RIAS-Kammerchor - Britten - Sacred and Profane, Op.91 - 4. The long night

Mirie it is, while sumer ilast,
With fugheles song.
Oc nu necheth windes blast,
And weder strong.
Ey! ey! what this night is long!
And ich, with well michel wrong,
Soregh and murne and fast.
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Pleasant it is, while summer lasts,
With the birds’ song.
But now the blast of the wind draws nigh,
And severe weather.
Alas! how long this night is!
And I, with very great wrong,
Sorrow and mourn and fast.