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

Berceuse
 (Sung text for setting by J. Sodderland)
 See original
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Our translations:  GER
Waait mij nu zoetjes,
   o zuchtende wind;
wiegt mij en douwt mij
   dat zuilende kind;
speelt om zijn wichtelijk
   aanzichtje en laat
Jesuken rusten: het
   slapen nu gaat.

Palmen, die roerende en
   wagende zijt,
stilt om mijn kindeke uw
   takken 'nen tijd;
engelkens, zoetjes, ach,
   Jesuken wilt
slapen: uw’ tonge en
   uw’ harpe nu stilt.

Vogelkens, zwijgt, die daar
   huppelt en springt;
dauwdruppels, zoetjes, en
   belt noch en klinkt;
zonne, uw machtige
   stralen verfrischt:
 ...  kindeke Jezus … in
   slape … nu is ’t!

Note: written on Christmas Day, 1898.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jan Sodderland , "Berceuse" [ voice, flute or oboe, and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "Slaaplied", written 1898

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Harry Joelson) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2011-03-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 88

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