Religion

A, a, a, a, Nunc gaudet Maria

by Anonymous (Middle English) c. 13th–16th century

From Early English Lyrics (1907)

Religion

A, a, a, a,

Nunc gaudet Maria.
Mary is a lady bright;
Sche hath a sone of meché might;
Over all this word sche is light.
Bona natalia,

Mary is so fair and sote,
And her sone so full of pote;
Over all this word he is bote.
Bona voluntaria.

Mary is so fair of face,
And her sone so full of grace;
In hevene he make us a place,
Cum sua potencia.

Mary is bothé good and kinde;
Evere on us sche hath mende,
That the fend schall us not schende,
Cum sua malcia,

Mary is quene of allé thinge,
And her sone a lovely kinge.
God graunt us allé good endinge!
Regnat dei gracia,

MLA

Anonymous (Middle English). “A, a, a, a, Nunc gaudet Maria.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-english/37/.

Chicago

Anonymous (Middle English). “A, a, a, a, Nunc gaudet Maria.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-english/37/.

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