Different versions of the same tune.
Diverse versioni della stessa melodia.
EDI BEO THU HEVENE QUENE
(english anonymous, XI century)
excerpts from:
- Shirley Collins & Dolly Collins: "Edi beo thu hevene quene" (album "Anthems in Eden", 1969)
- Anonymous 4: "Edi beo thu hevene quene" (album "An english Ladymass", 1993)
- Margaret Davis: "Edi beo thu" (album "Princess of flowers", 20)
- La Reverdie: "Edi beo thu hevene quene" (album "Speculum Amoris", 1993)
- Angelo Branduardi: "Edi beo thu, heven quene (album "Futuro antico", 1996)
(movie: Everest)
Lyrics:
(anonymous 4)
edi beo thu hevene quene
folkes froure and engles blis.
moder unwemmed and maiden clene
swich in world non other nis.
on the hit is weleth sene
of alle wimmen thu havest the pris..
mi swete leyedi her mi bene
and reu of me zif thi wille is.
(margaret davis)
thu asteghe so the daiy rewe
the deleth from the deorke nicht.
of thee sprong a leome newe
that al this world haveth ilight.
nis non maide of thine heowe
swo fair, so schene, so rudi, swo bricht.
swete levedi, of me thu reowe
and have merci of thin knicht.
(branduardi)
erth tu of goode seede
on thee lighte th'even dew.
of thee sprong that edi bleede
th'oli gost it on thee sew.
bring us ut of kar, of dreede
that eve bitterlich us brew.
thu shalt us into hevne leede
wel sweet is us thet ilke dew.
moder ful of thewes heende
maide dreigh and wel itaugh.
ich am in thi luvebeende
and to thee is al mi draught.
thu me schild ye from the feend
as thu art free and wilt and maught.
and help me to mi lives eend
and make with thi sune saught.