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by Hendrik Marsman (1899 - 1940)

Herinnering aan Holland
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Denkend aan Holland
zie ik breede rivieren
traag door oneindig
laagland gaan,
rijen ondenkbaar
ijle populieren
als hooge pluimen
aan den einder staan;
en in de geweldige
ruimte verzonken
de boerderijen
verspreid door het land,
boomgroepen, dorpen,
geknotte torens,
kerken en olmen
in een grootsch verband.
de lucht hangt er laag
en de zon wordt er langzaam
in grijze veelkleurige
dampen gesmoord,
en in alle gewesten
wordt de stem van het water
met zijn eeuwige rampen
gevreesd en gehoord.

Confirmed with H. Marsman, Verzamelde gedichten, Em. Querido, Amsterdam, 1941, page 122


Text Authorship:

  • by Hendrik Marsman (1899 - 1940), "Herinnering aan Holland", first published 1936 [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 Harold C. King (1895 - 1984), "Herinnering aan Holland", 1943, copyright © 1958 [ medium voice and piano ], from Lof van Nederland : bloemlezing van J.W.F. Werumeus Buning, no. 1, Amsterdam : Broekmans & Van Poppel/ Amsterdam: Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alexander Voormolen (1895 - 1980), "Herinnering aan Holland", 1965 [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2022-12-01
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