With horse, and hawk, and hunting spear!

Hounds are in their couples yelling,

Hawks are whistling, horns are knelling[53].

Merrily, merrily, mingle they,

“Waken, lords and ladies gay.”

Waken, lords and ladies gay,

The mist has left the mountain grey,

Springlets in the dawn are steaming,

Diamonds on the brake[54] are gleaming,

And foresters have busy been