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Vyen
I on the rode se
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 57, f. 102v
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Text
Vyen I o
the rode se
Faste nailed to the tre
Iesu mi lefman,
Ibunden bloc an blodi, |
Translation
When I
see on the cross
Nailed firmly to the wood
Jesus my lover,
Transfixed, pale and bloodstained, |
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An
hys moder stant him bi
Wepande, an Iohan,
Hys bac wid scuurge iswungen,
Hys side depe istungen
For
sinne an lowe of man, |
And
his mother stands beside him
Weeping, and John,
His back flogged with a scourge,
His side deeply pierced
For sin and love of man, |
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Weil
auti sinne lete
An neb wit teres wete
[Y]if
I of lowe kan.
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I
ought surely to renounce sin
And drench my face with tears
If I know what it is to love. |
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