One of the earliest Middle English poems. It relates to the Crucifixion of Christ, a common theme in that Era. The poem is notable for its wordplay. Two translations are below:
Now the sun sets behind the forest.
Mary, I pity your lovely face.
Now sets the sun under the cross.
Mary, I pity your son...
Nou goth sonne under wode.
Me reweth, Marie, thi faire rode.
Nou goth sonne under tre.
Me reweth, Marie, thi sone and the.
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