Ferende Gaest from Marginalia by Marginalia
Exeter Book
Old English
Circa 9th Century
Riddle No. 7
Tracklist
| 8. | Ferende Gaest | 1:37 |
Lyrics
Hrægl mīn swīgað Þonne ic hrūsan trede
oÞÞe Þā wīc būge oÞÞe wado drēfe.
Hwīlum mec āhebbað ofer hæleÞa byht
hyrste mīne and Þēos hēa lyft,
and mec Þonne wīde wolcna strengu
ofer folc byreð; frætwa mīne
swōgað hlūde and swinsiað,
torhte singað, Þonne ic getenge ne bēom
flōde and foldan, fērende gæst.
Credits
from Marginalia,
released December 16, 2015
License
All rights reserved.Tags
A five piece folk band that takes beautiful medieval lyrics and resets them to their own compositions. Female vocals, English bagpipes, mango-cello, bouzouki, harmonium and bass give their songs subtlety at moments and drive at others, interspersed with tunes from all over Europe. Marginalia have played festivals, re-enactments, LARP, folk clubs and parties.