by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899)
Hoe lief is 't, op nen loovertak
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
Hoe lief is 't, op nen loovertak, langs ongehoord te vooren en ongezien, in 't looverdak, den nachtegaal te hooren, die, vindende al zijn vooizen uit, komt al de vogelchooren, met zijn betooverend, overluid en lief en lang geturelutuit, verduisteren en versmooren!
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- by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), written 1850-80 [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 Jean-Paul Byloo (b. 1949), "Hoe lief is 't op 'n lovertak" [ women's chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marie Cornélie Cathérine Reynvaan (1854 - 1934), "Hoe lief is 't, op nen loovertak", published 1907 [ voice and piano ], from Zeven liederen, no. 2, Amsterdam : Alsbach [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Steegmans (b. 1957), "Nachtegaal" [ four-part mixed chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henri Zagwijn (1878 - 1954), "De Nachtergaal" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-02
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