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 ''chansons'' and ''madrigals'' to opera, operetta and stage musicals, continuing to refuse to show its age. American music theatre 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 ''chansons'' and ''madrigals'' to opera, operetta and stage musicals, continuing to refuse to show its age. American music theatre even has a serenade, ostensibly, to a donkey. |