Fl, picc, 2 ob, 2 cl in A, 2 bn - 2 hn, 2 tpt in C - timp, perc (sd) - str
One of five arrangements of the French folk songs that Britten made specifically for the baritone Martial Singher. It is in the same key as the high-voice original.
The five orchestral arrangements were originally performed in the following order:
1 Fileuse, 2 Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse, 3 La belle est au jardin d'amour, 4 Eho! Eho! and 5 Quand j'étais chez mon père.