Bryd one brere | TENET Vocal Artists

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"Bryd one brere"

Springtime in Medieval England
February 13, 2020 at 7PM
The Rare Book Room at the Strand Bookstore, NYC

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TENET Vocal Artists:
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano
Jason McStoots, tenor
Robert Mealy, vielle and harp
Shira Kammen vielle and harp
Charles Weaver, lute

Robert Mealy and Shira Kammen, guest directors

English translation:
Bird on a briar,
bright bird on a briar,
nature has come from Love, to beg for love.
Gracious lady, on me have pity
or prepare, love, prepare my grave.

I am so happy,
so bright as a bird on a briar
when I see that gracious one in the hall.
She is white of limb,
she is fair and the flower of all.

If I might
have her at will,
steadfast of love, lovely and true,
from my sorrow she might save me. J
oy and bliss would ever be new.