Wine, Women and Song
The Latin student songs of the Middle Ages, the Carmina Burana world, in John Addington Symonds's versions.
Measured across the book
Across its 2,615 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.28 times what shuffling the words would give (0.26 observed against 0.20 expected). 46% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Wine, Women, and Song Itrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesWine, Women, and Song Viambic tetrameter · AABB · 65 linesPoem VIItrochaic trimeter · 21 linesPoem Xtrochaic trimeter · 45 linesPoem XItrochaic trimeter · 18 linesOn the Order of Wandering Studentstrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 128 linesOn the Decay of the Ordertrochaic tetrameter · 56 linesA Wandering Student's Petitiontrochaic tetrameter · 28 linesA Song of the Open RoadAABB · 48 linesThe Confession of Goliastrochaic tetrameter · 200 linesWelcome to Springtrochaic tetrameter · 18 linesThe Lover and the NightingaleABAB · 41 linesThe Invitation to Youthtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Example of the Rosetrochaic tetrameter · 24 linesThe Vow to Cupidtrochaic tetrameter · AABBA · 20 linesA-Mayingtrochaic tetrameter · 13 linesThe Return of Springtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCB · 21 linesThe Sweetness of the Springtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Suit to Phyllistrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEEFF · 60 linesModest Lovetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Serenade to Flower-O'-The-Thorniambic pentameter · AABBCCC · 28 linesThe Love-Letter in Springtrochaic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesA Spring Dittytrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesLove-Doubtstrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 linesThe Village Dancetrochaic tetrameter · AABAB · 10 linesLove Among the Maidenstrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesAt the Village Dancetrochaic tetrameter · 40 linesInvitation to the Dancetrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 48 linesPoem XVtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 7 linesA Pastoralcommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesThe Mulberry-Gatherertrochaic tetrameter · AAAABB · 36 linesThe Wooingtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 38 linesA Descant upon Sleep and Lovetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 91 linesPart Itrochaic tetrameter · 96 linesPart IIItrochaic tetrameter · 112 linesPoem XVIIiambic tetrameter · 24 linesFlos Florae9 linesA Bird's Song of Loveiambic trimeter · AABB · 20 linesTo Lydiatrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCC · 49 linesA Poem of Privacytrochaic tetrameter · 7 linesFloratrochaic tetrameter · AAABCBCCDDC · 55 linesThe Lover's Monologuetrochaic tetrameter · 45 linesThe Invitation to Lovetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 25 linesPhyllistrochaic trimeter · 42 linesLove Longingsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 27 linesThe Lover's Vowtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 44 linesFarewell to the Faithlessiambic trimeter · 56 linesGretchentrochaic tetrameter · 36 linesAdieu to the Valleytrochaic tetrameter · 18 linesThe Lover's Partingiambic hexameter · AABB · 25 linesIn Articulo Mortistrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 77 linesPoem XIXtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesA Sequence in Praise of Winetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesA Carol of Winetrochaic trimeter · 28 linesThe Students' Wine-Boutiambic tetrameter · 20 linesTime's A-Flyingtrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesThere's No Lust Like to Poetrytrochaic trimeter · 24 linesWine and VenusABABCC · 30 linesThe Contest of Wine and Watertrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 168 linesBacchic Frenzytrochaic tetrameter · 48 linesThe Lament of the Roast Swaniambic tetrameter · AAABBB · 19 linesThe Will of the Dying Asstrochaic tetrameter · 45 linesThe Abbot of Cockaigneiambic tetrameter · 10 linesDeath Takes Alliambic pentameter · AABB · 27 linesAutumn Yearstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesVanitas Vanitatumtrochaic dimeter · AABCCB · 30 linesOn Contempt for the Worldtrochaic hexameter · AABB · 20 linesGaudeamus Igiturtrochaic tetrameter · 35 lines
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Public domain. Text from Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse, Project Gutenberg ebook #18044. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.