Erthe Upon Erthe - Mediaeval Baebes

Erthe out of erthe is wonderly wroghte

Erthe hase geten one erthe a dignite of noghte

Erthe upon erthe hase sett alle his thoghte

How that erthe upon erthe may be heghe broghte

Erthe upon erthe wolde be a kinge

Bot how erthe to erthe shall thinkes he no thinge

When erthe bredes erthe and his rentes home bringe

Thane shall erthe of erthe have full harde parting

Memento, homo, quad cinis es

Et in cenerem reverentis

Erthe upon erthe winnes castells and towrres

Thane sayse erthe unto erthe, «This es al ourres»

When erthe upon erthe has bigged up his barres

Thane shall erthe for erthe suffere sharpe scowrres

Memento, homo, quad cinis es

Et in cenerem reverentis

Erthe goes upon erthe as molde upon molde

He that gose upon erthe, gleterande as golde

Like erthe never more go to erthe sholde

And yitt shall erthe unto erthe ga rathere than he wolde

Whye erthe lurves erthe, wondere me thinke

Or why erthe for erthe sholde other swete or swinke

For when erthe upon erthe has broughte within brinke

Thane shall erthe of erthe have a foul stinke

Memento, homo, quad cinis es

Et in cenerem reverentis

Memento, homo, quad cinis es

Et in cenerem reverentis