The huntsmen

Three jolly gentlemen,
In coats of red,
Rode their horses up to bed.

Three jolly gentlemen
Snored till morn,
Their horses champing the golden corn.

Three jolly gentlemen
At break of day,
Came clitter-clatter down the stairs
And galloped away.

by Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) , "The huntsmen", from Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes, published 1913

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Gary Bachlund , "The huntsmen", 2006 [medium high voice, piano], from Pieces of Peacock Pie, no. 3.
by Marshall Moore Bartholomew (1885-) , "The huntsmen", published 1928-30 [unaccompanied voice], from The Music Hour
by Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, Sir (1891-1975) , "Three jolly gentlemen", published 1923. [high voice and piano]
by James Brown , "The huntsmen" [voice and piano], from Songs for Children
by (David) Neil Butterworth (1934-) , "Three jolly gentlemen", published 1960. [unison voices and piano]
by John Emeléus , "The huntsmen", published 1960 [girls' voices and piano], from The Huntsmen
by Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960) , "The huntsmen", published 1933 [chorus, two violins, viola, violoncello, and piano (or three violins, violoncello, and piano)], from Peacock Pie, no. ?
by Christian Victor Hely-Hutchinson (1901-1947) , "The huntsmen", published 1927. [tenor and piano]
by Art O'Murnaghan , "The huntsmen", published 1937 [unaccompanied voice], published in Broadside
by Sir Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1874-1952) , "Three jolly gentlemen", published 1943 [SSA chorus a cappella], from Peacock Pie, no. ?
by Roy Teed (1928-) , "Three jolly gentlemen", published 1957. [medium voice and piano]

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