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The Elements

by Robert Chilcott (b. 1955)

Translated to:

Dutch (Nederlands) — De elementen (Lidy van Noordenburg)

1. Oxygen
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I am the very air you breathe
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Roger McGough (b. 1937), written 1992, appears in Defying Gravity, copyright ©

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  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Zuurstof", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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2. Nitrogen
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
‘O’ is for oxygen so gregarious
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Roger McGough (b. 1937), written 1992, appears in Defying Gravity, copyright ©

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  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Stikstof", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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3. Carbon
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I am an atom of carbon
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Roger McGough (b. 1937), written 1992, appears in Defying Gravity, copyright ©

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  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Koolstof", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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4. Iron
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Fe fi fo fum
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Roger McGough (b. 1937), written 1992, appears in Defying Gravity, copyright ©

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  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "IJzer", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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5. Mercury
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I repose at great speed
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Roger McGough (b. 1937), written 1992, appears in Defying Gravity, copyright ©

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  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Kwik", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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6. Sulphur
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I’m what gives witches a bad name
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Roger McGough (b. 1937), written 1992, appears in Defying Gravity, copyright ©

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  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Zwavel", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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7. Gold
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I’m not a colour
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Roger McGough (b. 1937), written 1992, appears in Defying Gravity, copyright ©

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  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Goud", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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8. Element 109
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
A mayfly blinks
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Roger McGough (b. 1937), written 1992, appears in Defying Gravity, copyright ©

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  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Element 109", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Total word count: 895
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