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

Als zorgen mijn herte verslinden
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Als zorgen mijn herte verslinden,
als moedheid van 's werelds getier;
dan zoeke ik weêrom den beminden,
dan grijpe ik den ouden brevier.
 
o Schat ongevalschter gebeden,
brevier, daar, in 't korte geboekt,
Gods woord, en Gods wonderlijkheden,
nooit een ongevonden en zoekt!
 
o 't Werk van gezetelde Pausen,
wat zegge ik, Gods eigen beworp;
o sterkte, en, als 't lijden doet flauw zijn,
onsterfelijk lavend geslorp!
 
o Weldaad wellustiger koelheid,
o schaduwomschietende troost,
als 't vier, en de onmachtige zwoelheid,
gestookt door den vijand, mij roost ...
 
Dan zuchte ... dan zitte ik alleene;
dan biede ik den booze: 'Van hier!'
dan buige en dan bidde ik, en weene ...
dan grijpe ik den ouden brevier!

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•   J. Vereecke 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "...Den ouden brevier", written 1894 [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 Maurits Deroo , "Den ouden brevier", op. 57 no. 3 (1950). [voice and piano] [
     text not verified 
    ]
  • by Jules M. Vereecke , "Het oude brevier" [voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-09-27
Line count: 20
Word count: 116

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