Appelbloeien,
half ontloken,
blijer rood ik
zelden zag
als uw' bleekbloe --
roode blomkes,
versch ontluikende
in den dag.

Spelling changes used by Meima: bleekbloeroode blomkes -> bleekbloedrode blomkens ; versch -> vers

Composition:

Set to music by Alphonse Moortgat (1881 - 1962), "Appelbloeien", 1904-5 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

• by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), no title, written 1895

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 18