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by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899)

De reuze
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Uitgekleed, in 't zonnebranden,
al uw' leden naakt en bloot,
heerscher in de nederlanden,
koning van de bosschen groot,
eekenboom, zoo sterk voorheden,
wie dan heeft u neêrgestreden?
 
Winden vielen, vast en vele,
stormende u, en stootende, aan;
grepen u bij hals en kele,
wilden u in 't zand gedaan:
staan zoo liet het al te booze
windgevaarte u, schrikkelooze!
 
Donderende drakentoten,
hemelmachten, onbekend,
vonken viers en vorken schoten,
dapper, u den top omtrent:
niets en heeft ontroerd, of onder 't
bliksemvier u neêrgedonderd.
 
Wie dan heeft u omgestreden,
groene reus, met al uw' macht;
naakt en bloot uw' schoone leden,
effenvloers, in 't zand gebracht?
Wie kon al uw' krachten dwingen,
haarlooze, en in schande u bringen?
 
Staan en blijft vóór menschenhanden
niets, 't en zij dat eeuwig leeft;
koning van de nederlanden,
sterk is Hij, die nooit en beeft:
't menschdom heeft u, baas bedegen,
groenen reuze, omneêrgekregen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "De reuze", written 1896 [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 M. J. Cohen , "De reuze", op. 14. [voice and piano] [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-09-07
Line count: 30
Word count: 150

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