Forefather - Miri It Is (Steadfast) video free download
Another great song by the English band Forefather.
Lyrics:
Miri it is while summer ilast
With fugheles song
Oc nu neheth windes Blast
And weder strong
Ei, Ei! What this night is long!
And ich with wel michel wrong
Soregh and murn and fast*
Miri it is 'tween dark and dark
This fleeting stage
'Till we return back to the night
From whence we came
And henceforth our spears take aim
Hope to win eternal fame
Hear our names e'er more
(Thanks to bub for this part) Translates as:
Merry it is, while summer lasts with birds' song...
But then comes the blasting wind & strong weather...
Aye aye, but this night is long!
And I, having been greatly wronged, sorrow & mourn & fast.
Comments
8 years ago
Leornende Eald Englisc
Þes is middel englisc. Þes nis eald englisc.8 years ago
Leornende Eald Englisc
In Old English, summer is sumor or sumer depending on the period and dialect.9 years ago
Diana Villegas
do they write their songs? is this one originally from them??9 years ago
SortenRavn
The riffs in this song made my beard grow several inchesSo damn awesome9 years ago
Ryan Platts
Why did I not know of you sooner..9 years ago
A Name
Fantastic.9 years ago
MrMoonlight O
Holy shit this song has absolutely nothing to envy to Metallica or any other Metal group you think about. The musical quality is extreme, it's insane !9 years ago
Toten Kommando
Sieg Heil de England and France! Wotan Mit Uns.9 years ago
Edward Solomon
May our culture endure forever.9 years ago
metalslinger
Awesome song. I love how they sing it in Middle English. I wonder if they will do a verse from Chaucer.10 years ago
Antony Hibbert
This band always put me in such a summery mood, it's great.10 years ago
Demonic Payne
heres the actual old english translationMerry it is while summer lastsWith the song of birdsBut now draws near the wind's blastsAnd harsh weatherAlas, alas! How long the night is!And I, most unjustlySorrow and mourn and fast10 years ago
Almansur8
The part starting at 0:27 is the best10 years ago
Aryan Barbaryan
I think it is interesting and awesome how they made this song in Middle English Wes Thu Hal!!!!10 years ago
William Pagonis
This isn't Anglo Saxon, that is Old English. This is middle English. This is a combination of Old English, Normdic French and Latin. Right as the Language started to come together.10 years ago
Metzlerei von Schwaben
omniglot.com/writing/oldenglish10 years ago
Brandon Stickney
Can anyone suggest ways to learn Anglo Saxon, it's always nice to find one's ancestors and country roots...10 years ago
RedCoat135
I think people back then were generally tougher than people now.10 years ago
Wiglaf Einherjar
Hahahaha! Yes, French were always cowards! Anglo-Saxons were tougher than Modern English10 years ago
Dwarven Thane
They did a great rendition of a very old traditional song.Related Videos
