The Oldest Ballad.
Reading edition
The earliest English ballad is supposed to be the "Cuckoo Song," which commences in the following style:—
"Sumer is incumen in Lhude sing cuccu, Groweth sed, and bloweth med, And sprigth ye wede nu, Singe cuccu."
Reading edition
The earliest English ballad is supposed to be the "Cuckoo Song," which commences in the following style:—
"Sumer is incumen in Lhude sing cuccu, Groweth sed, and bloweth med, And sprigth ye wede nu, Singe cuccu."