The descriptions in this song sounds more like Spring than Summer, and in fact they are. People thought more in terms of two seasons, summer and winter in the 1200s. They would make the distinction for Spring and Autumn if the occasion called for it, but not reliably. Those of you who do genealogy or otherwise work with colonial American documents can see that persisting into the 1700s. A new year began on the first day of Spring, even in official records in many places. You will see your ancestress Elizabeth born in 1718-19 and wonder "Didn't they know? Didn't anyone keep track?" If the month was June it was in 1718. If it was February, it was in 1719. Old habits die hard.
This is a nice version I had not heard before. I like that it contains the translation - and the correct one, not the bowdlerized version.
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For the other season then, Ancient Music.
A nice version in round form: https://youtu.be/HpMcjbp51GY
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