Tally Ho! (Raydon, set by F. Leoni) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


There's a noise of galloping over the hill,
And the hintsman's horn rings merry and shrill.
See, here they come with a "View halloo!"
Hounds and horses and huntsmen too,
Galloping, galloping, galloping, galloping
galloping, galloping, galloping, by.

The horses trample, the hounds they bay,
The riders' coats are scarlet and gay;
"Ho there, youngster!" the huntsmen cry,
"Say, have you seen the fox go by?"
Galloping, galloping, galloping, galloping
galloping, galloping, galloping, by.

I looked as stupid as I can be,
And never a word do get from me;
Until in anger they shake the reign,
And start rollicking hunt again,
Galloping, galloping, galloping, galloping
galloping, galloping, galloping, by.

For would I be telling them? no, not I,
That I saw the fox go wearily by,
Wearily panting, worn and spent.
Would I be telling the way he went?
Galloping, galloping, galloping-
No, not I!

Input by Brian Charles Witkowski

Authorship

C. P. Raydon

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

Franco Leoni (1864-1949)

Date added to the website: 2004-04-02.

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