Óengus and Maxen Wledig sing to each other about their strangely similar experiences with dream-induced lovesickness.(Explanation and lyrics below)

By the students of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Department of Cambridge University; a sketch from 2018's ASNaC Yule Play (when each Christmas we attempt to entertain the rest of our Department with silly medieval-themed songs and sketches.) If you are interested in learning more about studying ASNC at Cambridge, do feel free to contact us at asnacsociety@gmail.com or by commenting, and check out our other videos!

(Emperor Macsen, Magnus Maximus, The Dream of Emperor Macsen, The Dream of Óengus, Breudwyt Macsen, Breuddwyd Macsen, Aislinge Óenguso)

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Explanation:
Óengus is an Irish godling who wastes away with lovesickness after the girl of his dreams quite literally appears to him in a dream. Maxen Wledig is the Welsh version of the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus, to whom the same thing happens.

Lyrics:

ÓENGUS:
I know you, you came to me once upon a dream
I know you, that drum in your hand has so familiar a gleam
And I know it's true that sovereignty gods aren’t all they seem

But if I know you, I know what you'll do
You'll turn into a swan, the way you did once upon a dream

MAXEN WLEDIG:
I know you, you came to me once upon a dream
I know you, your father’s kingdom has so enticing a gleam
And I know it's true that sovereignty gods aren’t all they seem

But if I know you, I know what you'll do
You'll built Roman forts, the way you did once upon a dream

Interlude.

BOTH, in unison:
I know you, you came to me once upon a dream
I know you, I’ll die without your sweet face’s familiar gleam
And I know it's true that sovereignty gods aren’t all they seem

But if I know you, I know what you'll do
Strike me sick at a glance, the way you did once upon a dream

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