| Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. |
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| Anonymous. 16th Cent. (Scottish) |
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| 51. Lusty May |
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| O LUSTY May, with Flora queen! | |
| The balmy dropis from Phoebus sheen | |
| Preluciand beams before the day: | |
| By that Diana growis green | |
| Through gladness of this lusty May. | 5 |
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| Then Esperus, that is so bricht, | |
| Til woful hairtis castis his light, | |
| With bankis that bloomis on every brae; | |
| And schouris are shed forth of their sicht | |
| Through gladness of this lusty May. | 10 |
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| Birdis on bewis of every birth, | |
| Rejoicing notis makand their mirth | |
| Richt plesantly upon the spray, | |
| With flourishingis o'er field and firth | |
| Through gladness of this lusty May. | 15 |
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| All luvaris that are in care | |
| To their ladies they do repair | |
| In fresh morningis before the day, | |
| And are in mirth ay mair and mair | |
| Through gladness of this lusty May. | 20 |
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GLOSS: sheen] bright. til] into. schouris] showers. bewis] boughs. birth] kind. |
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