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De elementen

Translations © by Lidy van Noordenburg

by Robert Chilcott (b. 1955)

View original-language texts alone: The Elements

1. Oxygen

(Sung text)

Language: English

I am the very air you breathe
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by Roger McGough (b. 1937), written 1992, appears in Defying Gravity, copyright ©

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1. Zuurstof

Language: Dutch (Nederlands)

Ik ben de lucht die je ademt
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2. Nitrogen

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‘O’ is for oxygen so gregarious
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2. Stikstof

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‘O’ staat voor zuurstof, dat is overal
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3. Carbon

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I am an atom of carbon
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3. Koolstof

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Ik ben een koolstofatoom
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4. Iron

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Language: English

Fe fi fo fum
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4. IJzer

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Fe fi fo fum
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5. Mercury

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I repose at great speed
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5. Kwik

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Ik kom snel tot stilstand
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6. Sulphur

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I’m what gives witches a bad name
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6. Zwavel

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Ik ben de slechte reputatie van heksen
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7. Gold

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I’m not a colour
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7. Goud

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Ik ben geen kleur
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8. Element 109

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Language: English

A mayfly blinks
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8. Element 109

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Een eendagsvlieg knippert
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