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I haven't checked but this article might be useful: Henry Copley Greene, "The Song of the Ass," Speculum 6: 4 (Oct., 1931), 534-49. Kathryn Walls -----Original Message----- From: REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Abigail Ann Young Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 10:38 a.m. To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Fwd: Kyrie Asini Please respond to the original enquirer as well as to the list, since he does not seem to be a subscriber. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Kyrie Asini Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:39:31 -0600 From: MAX R HARRIS <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Can anyone point me to the source of the following words? Kyrie eleison Asini hec est dies solemnis erguasine eleison Christe eleison Hinhan eleison Kyrie eleison Hinhan eleison Set to the music of the Kyrie Cunctipotens, they appear (with the title Kyrie Asini) on at least three recordings of music supposed to derive from the Feast of Fools: La Fete de l"Ane. Clemencic Consort. Harmonia Mundi. 1979. The Feast of Fools. New London Consort. L'Oiseau-Lyre 433 194-2. 1994. Tempus Festorum. Ensemble Anonymus. Analekta FLX 23106. 2006. But I can find the words in none of the many Feast of Fools texts with which I am familiar. They do not, for example, appear in either the Sens or the Beauvais offices of the Circumcision. Nor, to widen the net beyond the Feast of Fools, are they from the Mass of the Drunkards (Officium lusorum) in the Carmina Burana. Any suggestions? Best wishes, Max Harris