Vocals by Mediaeval Baebes. <br /><br />Lyrics:in Middle-English language <br />I have wist, sin I couthe meen, <br />That children hath by candle light <br />Her shadewe on the wal iseen, <br />And ronne thereafter all the night. <br /><br />Bisy aboute they han ben <br />To catchen it with all here might, <br />And whon they catchen <br />It best wolde wene, <br />Sonnest it shet out of her sight. <br /><br />The shadowe catchen they ne might, <br />Fo no lines that they couthe lay. <br />This shadewe I may liken aright <br />To this world and yesterday. <br /><br />Translation: <br />Ever since I could remember, I have known <br />That children, by candle light, <br />Have seen a shadow on the wall <br />And have chased it all night through <br /><br />Busily, they have tried <br />With all their might, to catch it. <br />And when they most <br />Expect to catch it <br />It shoots most quickly out of sight. <br /><br />This shadow never shall be caught <br />In any trap they lay. <br />This shadow in the likeness, <br />Of this world and yesterday
