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by Eugène van den Bosch (1873 - 1949) and by Alfred Weustenraad (1860 - 1878)

De kerel!
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Wie heeft aan 't woeste Noordzeestrand
Zijn dierbaar needrig heim gevest?
Wie vecht voor vrijheid 't staal in hand,
zoo lang hem bloed in de aadren rest?
De kerel, de kerel, de kerel!

Wie is 't die zich nog smaad noch leed
van welken vijand aandoen liet?
Wie voert er in zijn wapenkreet
't refrein van 't schriklik blauwvoetlied?
De kerel, de kerel, de kerel!

Wie bleef tegen elk juk gekant,
Van oost of zuid, steeds 't land getrouw?
Wie vocht er aan het yzerstrand
zoo kloek als in der Groeninger gouw?
De kerel, de kerel, de kerel!

Wie wil als vrije Belg voortaan
Ook 't Vlaamsche volk niet meer verknecht?
Wie houdt er hoog de Leeuwenvaan
Voor Vlaandrens heil voor Vlaandrens recht?
De kerel, de kerel, de kerel!

Text Authorship:

  • by Eugène van den Bosch (1873 - 1949) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
  • by Alfred Weustenraad (1860 - 1878) [author's text not yet checked 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 Florent (Flor) Alpaerts (1876 - 1954), "De kerel!", published 1921 [ voice and piano ], Antwerpen : Ring [sung text checked 1 time]

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

This text was added to the website: 2023-01-30
Line count: 20
Word count: 129

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