by Herman Gorter (1864 - 1927)
Maannacht./ De lage bosschen waren ruig
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
Maannacht. De lage bosschen waren ruig, de verre hemel was een zee, waar melkschuim wiel' en hijg'. Hoog ging voorbij de glazen wagen der nacht.
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Confirmed with Herman Gorter, Verzamelde werken, Deel 2 (eds. Jenne Clinge Doorenbos en Garmt Stuiveling). C.A.J. van Dishoeck, Bussum / Em. Querido, Amsterdam 1948 p.417
Authorship:
- by Herman Gorter (1864 - 1927), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman (1892 - 1971), "Maannacht", 1938 [ men's chorus ], Den Haag : Musico [sung text not yet checked]
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