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

Niet ooit en hebbe ik vrij gezongen
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Niet ooit en hebbe ik vrij gezongen,
maar vogelvrij, waar hier waar daar,
als uit eene aangeroerde snaar,
is woord en dicht en deun te gaar,
van 's zelfs mij uit de ziel gesprongen!

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Spelling changes used by Masséus: eene -> een

Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), no title, written 1879? [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 Jan Masséus (1913 - 1999), "Niet ooit en hebbe ik vrij gezongen", op. 26. [vocal duet with piano four-hands and percussion] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-10-26
Line count: 5
Word count: 34

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