On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Douglas Barbour
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> And the tune?
>
> Fun, indeed.
>
Thanks for the response. I've never heard it (I mean the original
Latin version) sung -- presumably it was set to a traditional melody.
I've heard other medieval songs on CD which had a melody which would
also fit the meter of this one. If anyone knows of a recording,
please post.
Helen Waddell called the original the greatest of drinking songs,
which I'd agree with.
Incidentally, Waddell's Medieval Latin Lyrics is one of those books
which if you don't know about it you ought not to do anything else
beginning now until you get a copy.
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