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by (Stephanie) Hélène Swarth (1859 - 1941)

Verlaten straat
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
In de oude straat, waar vreemd de voetstap klinkt,
En welig gras, voortwoekrend, ongestoord,
In groenen lijst de grauwe keien vat,
Staat, droef vervallen, 't lang verlaten huis.
De ruiten blinken, blauw, in 't licht der maan,
En staren, stil en strak, met glazen blik,
Den blik van ooges, die geen licht meer zien,
Den blik van een, die zich heeft blindgeweend.
Droef zingt de klok der middeleeuwsche kerk,
Wier grijze toren opdoemt in den nacht,
Hoog boven 't stadje, een oude melodie.
En, smeltend zacht, wen alles zwijgt alom,
Weeklaagt een vedel in de sombre vert.

Confirmed with Hélène Swarth, Beelden en stemmen, P.N. van Kampen en Zoon, Amsterdam / Ad. Hoste, Gent 1887 p.102


Text Authorship:

  • by (Stephanie) Hélène Swarth (1859 - 1941), "Verlaten straat", appears in Beelden en stemmen, in Dorp en stad [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 Rosalie Marie Wertheim (1888 - 1949), as Rosy Wertheim, "Verlaten straat" [ voice and piano ], Scanned manuscript within the project 'Forbidden Music Regained’, a collaboration between Donemus Publishing, the Netherlands Music Institute and the Leo Smit Foundation [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-30
Line count: 13
Word count: 97

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