Goliard

Goliard -- Wikipedia : "The Goliards were a group of clergy who wrote bibulous, satirical Latin poetry in the 12th and 13th centuries. They were mainly clerical students at the universities of France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and England who protested the growing contradictions within the Church, such as the failure of the Crusades and financial abuses, expressing themselves through song, poetry and performance."

Goliardic Verse:

Brief is life, and brevity

Briefly shall be ended:

Death comes like a whirlwind strong,

Bears us with his blast along;

None shall be defended.