by John Bennett (1865 - 1956)
Hunting song Matches base text
Language: English
The hunt is up! The hunt is up! Sing merrily, merrily we, The wild birds sing, the dun deer spring, The forest aisles with music sing, Merrily, merrily we! The hunt is up! The hunt is up! Sing merrily, merrily we, Then ride along, with gladsome song, As gladsome as can be!
Composition:
- Set to music by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Hunting song", c1921 [ baritone, cornet, and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by John Bennett (1865 - 1956), "The Song of the Hunt (Old Warwickshire)", appears in The Master Skylark: A Story of Shakespeare's Time, Part 1, Chapter 1, first published 1897
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Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2015-07-28
Line count: 9
Word count: 52