, ▁A ▁big ▁hel met , ▁or ▁a ▁big ▁tur ban , ▁Pl enty ▁of ▁honour , ▁little ▁pay ! ▁And ▁instead ▁of ▁dan cing ▁the ▁fand ango , ▁A ▁march ▁through ▁the ▁mud . ▁ ▁Through ▁mountains , ▁through ▁valle ys , ▁With ▁snow ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁sun ▁be ating ▁down . ▁To ▁the ▁beat ▁of ▁the ▁bug le , ▁Of ▁bomb s , ▁of ▁can n ons , ▁Wh ose ▁th under ous ▁report ▁M akes ▁your ▁ears ▁ring . ▁Cher ub ino , ▁to ▁victory : ▁To ▁glory ▁in ▁battle ! ▁ ▁The ▁meter ▁of ▁the ▁verse ▁is ▁an apest ic ▁tr imeter ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁st anz as , ▁tro cha ic ▁t et ram eter ▁for ▁the ▁remainder . ▁ ▁The ▁intr icate ▁rh yme ▁scheme ▁is ▁[ AB AC ] ▁[ DE EC ] ▁[ FF ▁G G ▁H H ▁II ] ▁[ J J J J J K ▁L K ], ▁where ▁the ▁long ▁series ▁of ▁- oni ▁rh ym es ▁([ J ]) ▁supports ▁the ▁pat ter ▁song ▁describing ▁the ▁soldier ' s ▁mis eries . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁The ▁aria ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁C ▁major , ▁in ▁common ▁time ▁() ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁a ▁military ▁march . ▁It ▁is ▁ 1 1 4 ▁bars ▁long ▁and ▁takes ▁about ▁four ▁minutes ▁to ▁perform . ▁Its ▁vocal ▁range ▁and ▁t ess it ura ▁covers ▁C ▁to ▁E . ▁The ▁mel ody ▁often ▁m im ics ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁a ▁military ▁bug le