King's Singers - Madrigal History Tour - Of all the birds

[bpaty8]

This was based on a poem, "The prayse of Phillip Sparrowe" by George Gascoigne, a well-known English renaissance poet, and put to music by John Bartlett.

[ternitamas]

I'm not a native english speaker so perhaps someone can help me understand these lines, I don't get the meaning of: "she once hath felt the fit" (what's a fit?)

And neither do I get what "she lays on load" means.

Thanks in advance

[cola625]

@ternitamas it's old english, even english speakers really do not understand the true meaning.. I'm a native english speaker, i don't know what the lines mean...

[crazycelt89]

@ternitamas, I thought that "she once felt a fit" meant when she was satisfied with what the coupling couple was doing (you can fill in the rest), and that "she lays on load" meant that she puts all of her passion into her kissing, as well as other things...That's what I gathered from the other comments and the sexually oriented thinking we're all predisposed to these days.

[MorrighanAnFiach]

We're singing this in my choir!

[barbarabarbi]

Colin Mason me pone

[vonFulda1987]

Brilliant! But the text is pure porno indeed.

[Jonnybrams]

Modern equivalent: Snoop Dogg

[PhalainaBelgium]

Excellent performance ! Phalaïna

[Kerlerot]

Il y a les King's Singers et les autres...

[korneelmans]

Lovely song

[estibin]

of course, the lyrics are thinly disguised porno

[grandplans]

LOL!!! seems like that with a lot of songs of the different eras. Except for modern day song. they just come right out and say it. LOL!!!

[crazycelt89]

@estibin, pretty much. :)

[dissonateinharmony]

@estibin you kinda just made my day

[margotlorena]

I love this madrigal, it is so beautiful....

[supb123]

this is cool, do you have the King's Singers singing "Short People"?