Listen to The Merry Widow, Act II: Hello, here's a soldier bold (Live) by Renée Fleming, Nathan Gunn, The Metropolitan Opera & Sir Andrew Davis

The Merry Widow, Act II: Hello, here's a soldier bold (Live)

Renée Fleming, Nathan Gunn, The Metropolitan Opera & Sir Andrew Davis

Classical

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Renée Fleming

Soprano

Nathan Gunn

Bass

The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera

Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis

Sir Andrew Davis

Conductor

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Franz Lehár

Composer

Viktor Léon

Lyrics

Leo Stein

Lyrics

Jeremy Sams

Adapter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jay David Saks

Producer

David Frost

Engineer

Silas Brown

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Hello, here's a soldier bold

Mounted on his charger

Head to toe in red and gold

Like a Maharajah

Come on lady, don't be shy

What are you afraid of?

Dare to give the man the eye

Show him what you're made of

Lady seems to give a wink

What's a soldier supposed to think?

Silently she seems to say

"This one could go either way"

If a girl's admiring you

Longing for a rendezvous

Would you dare to woo her

Would you look right through her?

What's the soldier going to do?

Would you dare return her glance?

Even ask her out to dance?

No, you couldn't bear to

No, you wouldn't dare to

Silly man, you've missed your chance

Oh

And off he goes

Silly man

Indeed

[Instrumental]

Oh, look, he's coming back

Hello, soldier's riding back

Spurs a-jingle-jangle

Time to mount a fresh attack

From a different angle

Soldier smiles and tips his hat

Moves a little closer

If you think she'll fall for that

Then the answer's "No, sir!"

If the lady's so blasé

One could simply ride away

I've more urgent things to do

Than to waste my time on you

If you'd dared to say hello

Would it have been yes or no?

Would she have relented?

Would she have consented?

Silly man, you'll never know (Luckily, I'll never know)

Giddy up and off you go (Giddy up and off I go)

Giddy up and off you go (Giddy up and off I go)

Would she have relented?

Would she have consented?

Silly man, you'll never know

[Instrumental]

Would she have relented?

Would she have consented?

Now perhaps I'll never know

Written by: Franz Lehár, Leo Stein, Viktor Léon

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