Mediæval London, Volume 1: Historical & Social

by Walter Besant

And springth the wde nu (wood anew).

Sing cuccu.

Awe bleteth after lomb,

Llouth after calve cu,

Bulluc sterteth, bucke verteth,

Murie sing cuccu.

Cuccu, cuccu, wel singeth thu cuccu

Ne swik thu naver nu;

Sing cuccu, cuccu nu, sing cuccu,

Sing cuccu, sing cuccu, nu.”