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

Twintig meezenvoetjes
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Twintig meezenvoetjes
hippelen in 't groen,
zurkelende zoetjes,
zoo de meezen doen.
 
Sprongen, rechte en kromme,
doen ze elkander na,
oppe, neêre, en omme,
ga en wederga.
 
Elk, op elk z'n taksken,
laat z'n tonge gaan;
elk het meezenfrakske, en
't meezenmutsken aan.
 
Voor die 't frakske maken,
één' duim, of drie quart
kost het, van blauw laken,
met 'en lapken zwart
 
Uit die kleene lapkes,
zwarter als laget,
snijen de meezen kapkes,
volgens hunne wet.
 
'k Zie ze geren spelen,
'k hoor ze geren, 's noens,
bobbelender kelen,
babbelen bargoensch.
 
't Zit entwaar 'en spinne,
't ronkt entwaar 'en bie:
snappen doen ze ze inne,
zonder 'een-twee-drie.'

Hoort ze vijvevazen,
altijd even stout;
reppen, roeren, razen,
weg en weêre, in 't hout!
 
'Mij!' zoo roept er eene,
'mij, die mugge!' - 'Dij?'
wederroept Marleene,
'mij, Martijne, mij!'
 
Twee, die wetten weten,
deelen 't heltegoed:
eten en vergeten
mensche en meeze moet!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "Meezen", written 1897 [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 August De Coninck , "Meezen" [ voice unaccompanied ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Hellemond , "Meezen", op. 6 (1959) [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Armand Rozaire Joseph Preud'homme (1904 - 1986), "Twintig mezenvoetjes" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Willem Schuyten , "Meezen" [ voice, unaccompanied ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Jo Van Eetvelde , "Meezen", 1989 [ voice, organ, and strings ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-09-15
Line count: 40
Word count: 151

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