jan 1, 660 - "Caedmons Hymn" composed in Old English
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The hymn was originally written in Latin, and translated into Old English between lines by someone else.
Translated from Old and Middle English to Modern English, the poem reads:
Now we ought to praise the Guardian of the heavenly kingdom,
The might of the Creator and his conception,
The work of the glorious Father, as he of each of the wonders,
Eternal Lord, established the beginning.
He first created for the sons of mean
Heaven as a roof, holy Creator;
Then the middle-earth, the Guardian of mankind,
the eternal Lord, afterwards made
The earth for man, the Lord almighty.
The hymn is a work of praise of God. The use of lexicon in the poem grabs the reader from its opening word 'Nu', meaning 'Now', which makes the poem feel immediate.
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