Caleno custure me
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Caleno custure me is the title of a song mentioned in Shakespeare's Henry V
(IV,4). The context is on a Hundred years war battlefield, where an English soldier cannot understand his French captive and intending to answer in similar gibberish pronounces the title of the song.
The song as preserved has English lyrics, with this single line of mock-Latin as its Chorus. The origin of the line is not Latin, however, but has been claimed to be from the Irish
Cailín ó Chois tSiúre mé, "I am a girl from the Suir-side", despite the fact that this is an incorrect sentence in Irish (it should be Cailín ó chois na Siúire mé), the chorus of an Irish
song, attested in 1595 in William Ballet's "Lute book". Alternatively, the line might be Cailín óg a stiúir mé... "A young girl who led me [presumably astray]".
Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in approximately 1599. Its full titles are The Cronicle History of Henry the Fifth and The Life of Henry the Fifth...
(IV,4). The context is on a Hundred years war battlefield, where an English soldier cannot understand his French captive and intending to answer in similar gibberish pronounces the title of the song.
- French Soldier
- Je pense que vous etes gentilhomme de bonne qualite.
- PISTOL
- Qualtitie calmie custure me! Art thou a gentleman?
- what is thy name? discuss.
- French Soldier
- O Seigneur Dieu!
The song as preserved has English lyrics, with this single line of mock-Latin as its Chorus. The origin of the line is not Latin, however, but has been claimed to be from the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
Cailín ó Chois tSiúre mé, "I am a girl from the Suir-side", despite the fact that this is an incorrect sentence in Irish (it should be Cailín ó chois na Siúire mé), the chorus of an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
song, attested in 1595 in William Ballet's "Lute book". Alternatively, the line might be Cailín óg a stiúir mé... "A young girl who led me [presumably astray]".