by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
A cavalry catch
Language: English
Up! for the bugles are calling, Saddle and boot, and away! Sabres are clanking and lances are glancing, The colonel is fuming and horses are prancing, So up with the sabres and lances, Up and away! Up and away! Where are we off to so fast, boys? Saddle and boot, and away! Thunder of hoofs in a rush we go past, In a whirlwind of dust we are gone as a blast, For we're off with the sabres and lances. Off and away! Off and away!
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "A cavalry catch" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Herbert H. Nelson , "A cavalry catch", published 1913. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "A cavalry catch", from Three Songs for American Schools, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 86