Meanwhile the song has gone on, with the serenade in its most ancient form having spent the centuries pouring from the lips of ardent lovers from the early ''[[chanson]]s'' and ''[[madrigal]]s'' to opera, operetta and stage musicals, continuing to refuse to show its age. A Hollywood film musical even has a serenade, ostensibly to a donkey. | Meanwhile the song has gone on, with the serenade in its most ancient form having spent the centuries pouring from the lips of ardent lovers from the early ''[[chanson]]s'' and ''[[madrigal]]s'' to opera, operetta and stage musicals, continuing to refuse to show its age. A Hollywood film musical even has a serenade, ostensibly to a donkey. |