Toreador Song from Carmen

Transcript

♪ Sergeant Hall's the courteous arms are claiming, I lift my glass to soldiers gay and bold. ♪ Our heroes like you, with courage flaming, thrill with joy, thrill with joy when they come to behold. ♪ See the circus drunk with crowds of people, the seats are filled up up and o'er.

♪ Mountains ring out from every steeple, all the world has come, has come to the show. ♪ Awkward shouting, but friendly voices, when the bull dries out with angry roar. ♪ Out to stand, the Tory roar rejoices, full of honour when the fight is o'er.

♪ Look out, beware, look out, beware. ♪ Tory, adore now, guard thee, Tory, adore, Tory, adore. ♪ Bear thou in mind when combat delayed, bright eyes fondly regard, ♪ Tory, adore now, guard thee, Tory, adore, Tory, adore, Tory, adore.

♪ Upon the hard way. ♪ Suddenly there comes a silence, there comes a silence. ♪ Ah, what has happened now?

♪ All hearts are beating high, all hearts are beating high. ♪ Tis that mighty bull comes thrashing out of the Tory. ♪ See he flies, his foe he reaches, down goes the gallant horse, with him goes a picador.

♪ A bravo tarot shouts of the people. ♪ On goes the bull, now here, now there. ♪ Strangling him flies, and maddened by the banter he loses.

♪ Frenzied while he fights, the arena streams agore. ♪ Many people safely climb the fences. ♪ Now then, Tory, adore this time.

♪ Prepare, prepare, prepare all. ♪ Tory, adore now, guard thee, Tory, adore, Tory, adore. ♪ Bear thou in mind when combat's delayed.

♪ Bright eyes only regard thee, for the earth-borne awakes. ♪ Tory, adore, for the earth-borne awakes.

Transcribed by AI from the recording above. These are noisy hundred-year-old cylinders, so expect misheard words and the occasional invented line — trust your ears over the text.