Take this band on the road!

Love it

Adam lay y-bounden Bounden in a bond Four thousand winter Thought he not too long And all was for an apple An apple that he took As clerkes finden Written in their book Ne had the apple taken been The apple taken been Ne had never our lady A-been heavené queen Blessed be the time That apple taken was Therefore, we moun singen Deo gracias!

I thought this was from the Miller’s tale but I can’t find the quotes. Where is this from?

In addition to the very beautiful voices, singing the ever-seductive, beautiful Middle English... I love the Baebes' hand motions. The teeth add yet more fascination...!

These are still great. I listened baebes about 20 years ago. i had sudden desire to listen them again after years.

I wish they would do the actual Middle English pronunciation. But hey.

2:01 those two ladies are so sexy omg

The woman on the drums looks like one of the hero'son Fable 2

Why didn't I find this music before? It feels so old, magical, rustic, and just gorgeous!

Asore this dark yet farcical song..

Amo questa musica

The Baebes worked their stinky shitters to the max and blocked every bog in Norwich cathedral! Needless to say the bishop of Norwich has barred them from ever singing there again!

Such a cool song!

Isn't it about time we could enjoy this in better quality -or even a sell-through as this is a great gig.

The gorgeous brides of Dracula.. love this

Kan nån vis engelsman svara om detta är gammal MACARON .

observera vampyrtänderna

Adam lay imbounden on the mediaeval babes CD salva nos love it

Lindas!

steve brule brought me here

Outstanding!

Love this.

Love love love

I've seen a few people ask what this is about. The song is about how Adam ate the apple causing sin to plague humanity. However, in taking that apple we thank God for it caused the Virgin Mary to give birth to Christ, the Incarnate God. It is a Christian text often sung during Advent.

Ce groupe est excellent, toute leurs chansons sont magnifique ainsi que leurs costume.

I do really love this one

Girls will be girls.

Mediaeval Virgins? Naah. Baebes.

This stuff is ok but that's all. They will never be taken seriously, mainly because they are not good enough. Medieval Pop is not the coming thing. Christ, a total dirge.

How the hell do they articulate so well with those vampire teeth in ?

haha :)

How often do these festivals occur?

thanks!

thank u 2!

Thanks

Old -> Middle -> Modern English. Wycliffe's Bible is in Middle English, like Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Old English or Anglo-Saxon finished as a literary language with the Norman conquest in 1066. Middle English developed from a mix of Old English and Medieval French by the end of the 14th century. Modern English dates from Shakespeare and the end of the 16th century.

This is in fact Middle English, the language of Chaucer and Wycliffe. Old English is the equivalent of Anglo-Saxon, the language in which Beowulf was written. It originated as a Germanic dialect from the North Sea coast. Its closest relative is modern Freisian from northern Holland.

you're right!, very germanic sounding, it probably is a dialect of some Welsch, old norse, different dialects used by the vikings, Celts, Gaelic, it,s unique!

ok, will do!

Thats where certain words ended with e, and words we now use an I in were sometimes spelled with a Y, like Smith/ Smythe etc, right?, of course I can see where the Scandinavian would come from, the vikings brought it with them when they settled in York.

I love the drummer, she is like the executioner

Did middle english come before or after old english?, and I am guessing the Wycliff bible is in Old English?

Am I the only one who realized they are wearing plastic vampire teeth?

There Awesome Would Love To See Them Live

I may be listening to this song too much... I'm translating most of it ever to modern English for my friends who don't understand a lick of middle English and singing it at work

so basically... this original author is trying to say he's happy mary is the queen of heaven and not eve? and the book has to be the bible... (from reading shoey666's post)

@apollodave654, why do you consider this event unworthy of their time and talent. Obviously, if they did not want to be there, they could have said "no" and as for the event itself and the people who attend, why do you call them "loons"? where you there? have you been to this event before? have you met any of these people? probably not to all three questions! you have such a misguided perception of what people who attend an event like this are like.

Chaucer just wet himself.

The Med. Baebes should hang their booking agent. I feel so bad for them winding up at this aweful "Vampire" event. I don't know what else went on in Vancouver, but I would hate having to associate with such loons.