In youth is pleasure

In an harbour

grene aslepe whereas I lay

The byrdes sang swete in the middes of the day:

I dreamèd fast of mirth and play.

In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure.

Me thought I walkèd still to and fro,

And from her company I could not go,

But when I wakèd it was not so.

In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure.

Therefore my heart is surely pyght

Of her alone to have a sight

Which is my joy and hearte's delight.

In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure.

Modernized spelling

In an arbour green asleep whereas I lay

The birds sang sweet in the middis of the day:

I dreamed fast of mirth and play;

In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure.

Methought I walked still to and fro,

And from her company I could not go,

But when I waked it was not so.

In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure.

Therefore my heart is surely pight

Of her alone to have a sight

Which is my joy and heart's delight.

In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure.

Original version, Lusty Iuventus of youth he syngeth

In a herber grene a sleep where as I lay,

The byrdes sang swete in y middes of the day,

I dreamed fast of myrth and play,

In youth is plesure, in youth is pleasure.

Me thought I walked stil to and fro,

And from her company I could not go,

But when I waked it was not so,

In youth is plesure, in youth is plesure.

Therfore my hart is surely pyght

Of her alone to have a sight.

Which is my joy and hartes delyght,

In youth is plesure, in youth is pleasure. Finis.