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by Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema (1877 - 1924)

Stil is de veilige nacht
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Stil is de veilige nacht -
Stil hangt de lamp te schijnen -
Voor de kleine witte gordijnen
Staat vriendelijk zacht
De groene begonia.

De nacht is al tot
Diepe rust gekomen -
Ik zit stil met vrome
Vingers bij mijn pot
Van groene begonia.

Mijn hart is als een schat
In mijn stille handen gegleden -
Het hangt wijduit naar beneden
Als een groot blad
Van de groene begonia.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema (1877 - 1924), "Groene Begonia", written 1904, appears in Zwervers verzen, no. 32 [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 Henk Bijvanck (1909 - 1969), "De groene begonia" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-11-12
Line count: 15
Word count: 66

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