ɪnðə ɹᵻfɹˈeɪn, hˈaɪdən jˈuːsᵻz ɐn ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl mjˈuːzɪkəl mˈɑːɹkɪŋ wɛn ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɹᵻkˈɜːz ɪnðə sˈɛkənd stɹˈeɪn stɹˌæsɪnˈændoʊ wˌɪtʃ ɪnstɹˈʌkts ðə pɚfˈoːɹmɚz tə dɹˈæɡ ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv ðɪs θˈiːm æz ɪt ɹᵻtˈɜːnz.
In the refrain, Haydn uses an unusual musical marking when the opening recurs in the second strain – strascinando – which instructs the performers to drag the beginning of this theme as it returns.