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by Hendrik Marsman (1899 - 1940)

Polderland
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Ik loop door 't polderland
onder den hellen regen;
oneindig is het land,
oneindig zijn de wegen,
 
die naar de kimmen gaan;
in lage hemelstreken
heerscht tusschen zwarte kreken
het mistig licht der maan.
 
o, dertigstroomenland,
het volk dat u bewoont
versombert in krakeelen
die geld en God verdeelen,
purper en doornenkroon.
 
oneindig is het land,
oneindig zijn de wegen
die naar de kimmen gaan;
ik loop den morgen tegen
in 't mistig licht der maan.

Confirmed with Hendrik Marsman, Verzamelde gedichten, Amsterdam : Em Querido, 1941, p. 121


Text Authorship:

  • by Hendrik Marsman (1899 - 1940), "Polderland" [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 Nancy Van der Elst , "Polderland", 1981, published 2004 [ baritone and piano ], from Drie Marsmanliederen (1936-1937, 3e periode), no. 1, Elza Vis - De Clerq Stichting [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2023-10-25
Line count: 18
Word count: 76

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