About This Song
About "Lassus: Dixhuictieme livre de chansons: No. 1, Il estoit une religieuse" by The King's Singers
Lassus spins a bawdy tale of a nun with deadpan polyphonic grace. The King's Singers deliver crisp consonants and sly rhythmic nudges, turning cloistered piety into a wink. The tension is comic: sacred form housing profane mischief, each cadence a suppressed giggle. Vivid, wry, and deliciously human.
