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

Lyrics:
Of all the birds that I do know,
Philip my sparrow hath no peer;
For sit she high, or sit she low,
Be she far off or be she near,
There is no bird so fair, so fine,
Nor yet so fresh as this of mine;

For when she once has hath felt a fit,
Philip will cry still: yet yet yet yet.

Come in a morning merrily
When Philip hath been lately fed;
Or in an evening soberly
When Philip list to go to bed;
It is a heaven to hear my Phipp,
How she can chirp with merry lip;

For when she once has hath felt a fit,
Philip will cry still: yet yet yet yet.

She never wanders far abroad,
But is at home when I do call.
If I command she lays on load
With lips with teeth, with tongue and all.
She chants, she chirps, she makes such cheer,
that I believe she hath no peer.

For when she once has hath felt a fit,
Philip will cry still: yet yet yet yet.

Composed by John Bartlet, "Of all the birds that I do know", from "The King's Singers, Madrigal History Tour, The England"

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[estibin]

of course, the lyrics are thinly disguised porno

[margotlorena]

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

[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.

[dissonateinharmony]

@estibin you kinda just made my day

[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.

[crazycelt89]

@estibin, pretty much. :)

[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...

[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

[MorrighanAnFiach]

We're singing this in my choir!

[barbarabarbi]

Colin Mason me pone

[Jonnybrams]

Modern equivalent: Snoop Dogg

[vonFulda1987]

Brilliant! But the text is pure porno indeed.