1) an English folk … Read Full Bio ↴There are numerous artists named Sam Lee, including:
1) an English folk musician
2) a Korean artist
3) a Taiwanese artist
1) Sam Lee is a folk-singer, song-collector, promoter, radio host, TV personality, teacher and owner of a restless mind luckily powered with generous supplies of optimistic energy.
He's a natural singer but the practice was new to him until his first encounter with folk-song some six years ago, an epiphany that compelled him to abandon his work as a visual artist, teacher of wilderness survival and part-time burlesque dancer and go in search of the last custodians of the living traditions, the Gypsy Traveller community.
He spent a four-year apprenticeship under the legendary, late Scottish Traveller Stanley Robertson - last of the great ballad singers - becoming the musical 'next of kin' to Stanley's vast repertoire of songs which, with his band, he interprets using unconventional instrumentation and arrangements, challenging preconceptions of what 'traditional folk' should sound like.
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2) Sam Lee is a Korean artist
3) Sam Lee is a Taiwanese artist
On Yonder Hill
Sam Lee Lyrics
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Full of worry, grief and care,
And o'er her lodgings they were bare,
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
And o'er her lodgings they were bare,
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
All on that poor hare he cast his eye,
And o'er the bogs halooed his dogs,
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
And o'er the bogs halooed his dogs,
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
And now she's gone from hill to hill.
For on that best dog to try his skill
And would kill that poor hare that never done ill,
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
And kill the poor hare that never done ill,
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
And now she's turned and turned again,
Hi Ho Hi Ho Merrily as she trips the plain,
And may she live to run again,
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
And may she live to run again,
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
Sam Lee's song "On Yonder Hill" tells the story of a hare that is full of worry, grief and care as it sits on a hill. The hare is a symbol of vulnerability, and the song suggests that the hare is preyed upon by hunters who see it as an easy target. The lyrics indicate that she is left alone with nothing but bare lodgings, adding to the portrayal of the hare as a lonely and helpless creature. As the huntsman rides by, he casts his eye on the hare and then sets his dogs on her, hallooing them over the bogs in pursuit of their prey.
The song continues to describe the hare's journey as she runs from hill to hill, pursued relentlessly by the best dogs in the land. The hare is portrayed as innocent and undeserving of this treatment, it never having done anything wrong. The chorus repeats twice throughout the song, with the people singing "Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho" as the hare is chased from place to place. However, the song ends with a hopeful note, as it suggests that the hare may survive these trials and live to run again, singing "And may she live to run again, singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho."
Overall, Lee's song reflects the traditional view of animals as symbols of nature's beauty and fragility, and points to the urge in man to hunt and dominate over nature. The lyrics help to think about the relationship between the human and animal world and its ethical implications.
Line by Line Meaning
On yonders hill there sits a hare.
A hare is sitting on a distant hill
Full of worry, grief and care,
The hare is anxious and troubled
And o'er her lodgings they were bare,
The hare has no safe place to stay
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
Someone, possibly the hare, is singing a song
And the huntsman he came riding by,
A hunter rides by
All on that poor hare he cast his eye,
The hunter spots the hare
And o'er the bogs halooed his dogs,
The hunter signals his dogs to chase the hare
And now she's gone from hill to hill.
The hare is running from one hill to another
For on that best dog to try his skill
The hunter is using his best dog to catch the hare
And would kill that poor hare that never done ill,
The hunter aims to kill the innocent hare
Hi Ho Hi Ho Merrily as she trips the plain,
The hare is running happily across the plain
And may she live to run again,
Wishing for the hare to escape and run again
Singing ho, brave boys, hi-ho.
Someone, possibly the hare, is still singing the song
Writer(s): Steve Chadwick, Camillo Tirado, Francesca Hannah Ter-berg, Jonah Simon Brody, Flora Curzon, Samuel Leslie Lee
Contributed by Elizabeth L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.