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by Gustaaf de Mey

Mooi Grietje
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Mooi Grietje staat op liefde wacht,
te middernacht, te middernacht;
Ze tuurt aan 't open vensterkijn,
ver in den bleeken maneschijn.
Mooi Grietje staat te middernacht
op liefde wacht.

Het goede vol gezicht der maan,
staart Grietjen uit den hoogen aan;
't schijnt wel of om haar breeden mond,
en meelijtrek te lezen stond.
Het goede vol gezicht der maan
staart Grietjen aan.

Mooi Grietje tuurt, mooi Grietje wacht,
'twordt later, later in den nacht;
De mane pinkt haar deernis weg,
glijdt verder over haag en heg;
de nachtuil krast een spottend lied:
"Die arme Griet!"

Text Authorship:

  • by Gustaaf de Mey , Flemish [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 Emiel Hullebroeck (1878 - 1965), "Mooi Grietje", published [1950?] [ voice and piano ], from Ses liederen, no. 3, Amsterdam : Alsbach [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Jef Tinel (1885 - 1972), "Mooi grietje", 1936 [ mixed chorus ], Peter Leys [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2010-12-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 96

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