Francisco Mañalich - The soldiers song -Tobias Hume

Captaine Tobias Hume (1579-1645) : The soldiers song (Musicall Humors, 1605) I sing the praise of honor’d wars,the glory of wel gotten skars, the bravery of glittring shields, of lusty harts and famous fields: For that is Musicke worth the eare of Jove, a sight for kings and still the Soldiers love: Look, for me thinks I seethe grace of chivalry, the colours are displaid,the captaines bright araid: See now the battels rang’d bullets now thick are chang’d: Harke, harke, shootes and wounds abound. The drums