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by Jacqueline E. van der Waals (1868 - 1922)

Winterstilte
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
De grond is wit, de nevel wit,
De wolken, waar nog sneeuw in zit,
Zijn wit, dat zacht vergrijzelt.
Het fijngetakt geboomte zit
Met witten rijp beijzeld.

De wind houdt zich behoedzaam stil
Dat niet het minste takgetril
't Kristallen kunstwerk breke,
De klank zelfs van mijn schreden wil
Zich in de sneeuw versteken.
 
De grond is wit, de nevel wit,
Wat zwijgend tooverland is dit?
Wat hemel loop ik onder?
Ik vouw de handen en aanbid
Dit grootsche, stille wonder.

Confirmed with Jacqueline van der Waals, Gebroken kleuren, (ed. Roel Houwink). G.F. Callenbach, Utrecht 1939 p. 27


Text Authorship:

  • by Jacqueline E. van der Waals (1868 - 1922), "Winterstilte", appears in Gebroken kleuren [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 Sam Vlessing (1876 - 1934), "Winterstilte", published 1925 [ men's chorus ], Amsterdam : Alsbach [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-21
Line count: 15
Word count: 81

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