Lament for the Makers By William Dunbar-John Laurie

[ti:Lament for the Makers By William Dunbar] [ar:John Laurie] [al:The Very Best of Scottish Poetry] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.78]I that in heill was and gladness [00:03.38] [00:03.95]Am trublit now with great sickness [00:06.52] [00:07.16]And feblit with infirmitie [00:09.06] [00:10.23]Timor Mortis conturbat me [00:11.97] [00:13.61]Our plesance here is all vain glory [00:16.05] [00:16.91]This fals world is but transitory [00:19.64] [00:20.65]The flesh is bruckle the Feynd is slee: [00:24.41] [00:25.27]Timor Mortis conturbat me [00:27.34] [00:28.68]The state of man does change and vary [00:31.04]Now sound now sick now blyth now sary [00:34.84]Now dansand mirry now like to die [00:37.71] [00:39.08]Timor Mortis conturbat me [00:40.79] [00:41.95]No state in Erd here standis sicker; [00:44.06] [00:44.83]As with the wynd wavis the wicker [00:46.56]So wannis this world's vanitie [00:48.58] [00:49.89]Timor Mortis conturbat me [00:51.63] [00:52.87]Unto the Death gois all Estatis [00:55.43]Princis Prelatis and Potestatis [00:57.76]Baith rich and poor of all degree: [01:00.96] [01:02.39]Timor Mortis conturbat me [01:04.14] [01:05.54]He takis the knichtis in to the field [01:07.16]Enarmit under helm and scheild; [01:09.69]Victor he is at all mellie: [01:11.46] [01:12.78]Timor Mortis conturbat me [01:14.77] [01:15.89]That strong unmerciful tyrand [01:19.08]Takis on the motheris breast sowkand [01:21.88]The babe full of benignitie: [01:24.52] [01:25.84]Timor Mortis conturbat me [01:27.99] [01:29.18]He takis the campion in the stour [01:30.94] [01:31.58]The captain closit in the tour [01:33.15] [01:34.03]The lady in bour full of bewtie: [01:36.65] [01:37.69]Timor Mortis conturbat me [01:39.77] [01:41.56]I see that makaris amang the lave [01:43.64]Playis here their padyanis syne gois to grave; [01:46.59] [01:47.29]Sparit is nocht their facultie: [01:49.63] [01:50.34]Timor Mortis conturbat me [01:52.51] [01:53.22]He has tane Rowll of Aberdene [01:55.64]And gentill Rowll of Corstorphine; [01:57.85] [01:58.93]Two better fallowis did no man see: [02:00.77] [02:02.31]Timor Mortis conturbat me [02:04.23] [02:05.21]In Dunfermline he has tane Broun [02:07.45]With Maister Robert Henrysoun; [02:09.32] [02:10.54]Sir John the Ross enbrast has he: [02:12.79] [02:13.62]Timor Mortis conturbat me [02:15.40] [02:16.92]Sen he has all my brether tane [02:19.13] [02:19.86]He will naught let me live alane; [02:22.13] [02:23.27]Of force I man his next prey be: [02:27.09] [02:28.60]Timor Mortis conturbat me [02:30.52] [02:32.14]Since for the Death remeid is none [02:34.53] [02:35.32]Best is that we for Death dispone [02:37.96] [02:38.96]After our death that live may we: [02:42.23] [02:43.85]Timor Mortis conturbat me [02:46.24]Lament for the Makers By William Dunbar - John Laurie