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Sumer Is Icumen In
Sumer Is Icumen In, translated from Middle English as Summer Has Come In, is a celebratory song of the mid-13th Century.
But how did a secular song end up being written and preserved by monks?
Here, the manuscript is explored and the work, sung.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive
This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project
