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by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899)

Sterven
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
            Necesitas mori

Ik moet allichte entwat gaan doen,
     dat, dravensmoe en drillens,
och arme, ik nooit en deed, en dat
     ik doen zal, willens nillens.

o Heere, staat mij bij, en leert
     mij, herte en armen open,
hetgeen Gij, op uw kruise deedt,
     u nadoen, en toch hopen.

Toch hopen dat, zoo Gij het graf
     ontreest, ik ook, nadezen,
de dood, die Ge overwonnen hebt,
     zal overwinnend wezen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "Sterven" [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 Joseph Ryelandt (1870 - 1965), "Sterven", op. 38 no. 6 (1895) [soprano and piano], from Liederenkrans, no. 6. [
     text not verified 
    ]
  • by Henri Zagwijn (1878 - 1954), "Sterven", subtitle: "Slachtmaand XI". [four-part mixed chorus a cappella] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-21
Line count: 13
Word count: 69

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