Titel - A wand'ring minstrel I |
Countertenor 1: David Hurley | Countertenor 2: Alastair Hume | Tenor: Bob Chilcott | Bariton 1: Bruce Russell | Bariton 2: Simon Carrington | Baß: Stephen Connolly |
Liedtext |
A wand'ring minstrel I -- A thing of shreds and patches, Of ballads, songs, and snatches, And dreamy lullaby! My catalogue is long, Thro' ev'ry passion ranging, And to your humours changing I tune my supple song! I tune my supple song! Are you in sentimental mood? I'll sigh with you, Oh, sorrow! Oh maiden's coldness do you brood? I'll do so, too - Oh, sorrow, sorrow! I'll charm your willing ears With songs of lovers' fears. While sympathetic tears My cheeks bedew - Oh, sorrow, sorrow! But if patriotic sentiment is wanted, I've patriotic ballads cut and dried; For where'er our country's banner may be planted, All other local banners are defied! Our warriors, in serried ranks assembled, Never quail - or they conceal it if they do - And I shouldn't be surprised if nations trembled Before the mighty troops, the troops of Titipu! I shouldn't be surprised if nations trembled, trembled in alarm Before the mighty troops, the troops of Titipu! And if you call for a song of the sea, We'll heave the capstan round, With a yeo heave-ho, for the wind is free, Her anchor's a-trip and her helm's a-lee, Hurrah for the home-ward bound! Yeo-ho, heave-ho, Hurrah for the home-ward bound! To lay a-loft in a howling breeze May tickle a lands-man's taste, But the happiest hour a sailor sees Is when he's down At an inland town, With his Nancy on his knees, yeo-ho! And his arm around her waist! Then man the capstan - off we go, As the fiddler swings us round, With a yeo heave-ho, And a rum be-low, Hurrah for the home-ward bound! With a yeo-heave-ho, And a rum below, Yeo-ho, heave-ho, Yeo-ho, heave-ho, heave-ho, heave-ho, yeo-ho! A wand'ring minstrel I - A thing of shreds and patches, Of ballads, songs, and snatches, And dreamy lullaby, And dreamy lulla-, lullaby, lullaby! |
Produzent: Daryl Runswick Arrangement: Daryl Runswick Aus "The Mikado" |