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by Antonius Otto Hermannus Tellegen (b. 1941), as Toon Tellegen

Ik mocht kiezen
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Ik mocht kiezen
Ik wist het niet.
Ik koos de vrede.

De waarheid en de schoonheid,
ik liet ze gaan,
en ook de wijsheid en de weemoed -
zelfs de liefde
die zo verwonderd naar mij keek,
zwarte wolken dreven met haar mee.

Vrede, het was vrede.
En in de verste hoeken van mijn ziel
dansten wezens
waarvan ik zelfs nog nooit had gehoord!

En in de hemel hing een andere zon.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Antonius Otto Hermannus Tellegen (b. 1941), as Toon Tellegen, "Ik mocht kiezen", appears in Een dansschool [author's text not yet checked 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 Miranda Driessen (b. 1969), no title, 2004/2025 [ tenor and piano ], from Tellegen cyclus, no. 6
        Score: Tellegen cyclus [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2025-11-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 71

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