Josquin - El Grillo (score + audio + lyrics)
Composer: Josquin d'Ascanio (or Josquin Des Prez? Disputed: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20203933?seq=1 ) III Libro delle Frottole (1505): El Grillo / O Grilo / Le grillon / The Cricket Score [PDF] http://imslp.org/wiki/El_Grillo_%28Josquin_Desprez%29 A=415. Countertenor: David Feldman. Tenors: Eitan Drori, David Nortman. Bass: Elam Rotem. Many thanks to @elamrotem! Audio taken from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62-aBOZrqh8 LYRICS / Letra El grillo è buon cantore (The cricket is a good singer) che tiene longo verso. (and he sings for a long time) Dale beve grillo canta. (Give him a drink so he can go on singing) Ma non fa come gli altri uccelli, (But he doesn`t do what the other birds do) come li han cantato un poco (Who after singing a little) van` de fatto in altro loco, (Just go elsewhere. ) sempre el grillo sta pur saldo (The cricket is always steadfast) Quando la maggior è [l`] caldo (When it is hottest, ) alhor canta sol per amore. (then he sings just for love) Source: http:/