that'd probably be the one from Lost in the Stars (done by Stan Ridgway) that you were quoting? (I think it's actually "the troops live under...", if so.)

Very probably, in both cases—I have heard the translation (on the radio, weirdly; it turned up on an alternative station), but I don't own a recording. I trust your recall of the lyrics over mine.

Like everyone else, I look forward to your version, Kipling-inflected as I know it'll be.

Heh. Thank you. No pressure . . .