This is just a delight! "Stayin' Alive" in Middle English! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNzGE-Bg_UU #Linguistics #Music #AcademicChatter
Stayin Alive by the Bee Gees in Middle English (English in the period 1100s to 1400s)

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@nwarner Ah ah ah ah ah bliven quike, bliven quike

This is GOLD 😅

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After one listen, this is now part of the family vernacular.

Ow's she goin', 'bye?
Ahh, blive quike.

@nwarner The phrase "help me" in Middle English, both written and spoken, remains unchanged from then to modern times. Remarkable. If I am accidentally time traveled back, I know what to say...as I sing "bliven quike" and invent the Bee Gees and disco.

Best post on today's internet! 👏👏👏