Dutch (Nederlands) translations of 2 Songs, opus 4

by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926)

1. Sea Dirge
 (Sung text)
by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926), "Sea Dirge", op. 4 (2 Songs) no. 2
Language: English 
Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Ding-dong.
Hark! now I hear them, - ding-dong bell.

Text Authorship:

See other settings of this text.

by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
1. Vijf vadem diep
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Vijf vadem diep ligt je vader,
uit zijn botten is koraal ontstaan.
Zijn ogen werden parels:
niets van hem is vergaan,
't is door de zee omgetoverd
in iets kostbaars en bijzonders.
Nimfen luiden elk uur voor hem de klok
Luister! Nu hoor ik ze, hoor!
ding dong, klok, ding dong, klok.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from English to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2008 by Lidy van Noordenburg, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
    Contact: 

Based on:

Go to the general single-text view


This text was added to the website: 2008-03-17
Line count: 9
Word count: 52

Translation © by Lidy van Noordenburg