by Paul van Ostaijen (1896 - 1928)
Berceuse presque nègre
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
De sjimpansee doet niet mee
Waarom doet de sjimpansee niet mee
De sjimpansee
is
ziek van de zee
Er gaat zoveel water in de zee
Meent de sjimpansee
Text Authorship:
- by Paul van Ostaijen (1896 - 1928), "Berceuse presque nègre" [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 Ton de Leeuw (1926 - 1996), "Berceuse presque nègre", 1948 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Visser (b. 1939), "Berceuse presque nègre", 1977, from Zeven Paul van Ostaijen-liederen, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
Line count: 7
Word count: 28