Additionally, the second phase, which begins with "Up and down he wandered" and ends with "then they fell a-kissing" repeats, causing the elision "kissing up and down."
The madrigal featured in the episode Death in Chorus of the British detective drama Midsomer Murders.
The song describes a person who saw a young shepherdess sitting alone feeding her sheep near a mountain.
note: 'hiedverb 'hied' which means 'to hasten or hurry'; see The Oxford Book of English Madrigals for text and full score.
A demonstration of pastoral scenery can be found at the link below: “King’s Singers - Madrigal History Tour - Fair Phyllis.” YouTube, fhunrichse, www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYbN_2hqFoI.