by Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema (1877 - 1924)
Bede om slaap
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
O goede slaap
Kom in mijn oogen!
Wieg mijn bewogen
Hart terust --
Spoel me in uw schaduw --
Blaas gij mij aan uw
Blinde kust!
Text Authorship:
- by Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema (1877 - 1924), "Bede om Slaap", appears in Zwervers verzen, no. 12, first published 1904 [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 Jan Koetsier (1911 - 2006), "Bede om slaap", op. 9 no. 2 (1934), from Zwervers verzen I, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-05
Line count: 7
Word count: 24