The Angelus chimes in the distance

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by Victor Alexis de la Montaigne (1854 - 1915)

Translation © by Liesbeth van der Sluijs

Het Angelus klept in de verte

Language: Dutch (Nederlands)

Our translations: ENG

Het Angelus klept in de verte
In tonen, zo zuiver en hel
De grootmoeder knielt op de drempel
De kinderen, zij staken hun spel
 
Refrain:
    Grootmoeder bidt 'Onze Vader'
    De kinderen zeggen 't haar na
    Een zonnestraal glijdt door het loover
    Een glimlach, een glimlach van 's Heeren gena
 
Zij bidt: "O God, schenk uwe zegen
Ook over dee'z kinderkes klein
En wees hun nabij met uw liefde
Als ik niet meer bij hen kan zijn"
 
(Refrain)

Text Authorship:

by Victor Alexis de la Montaigne (1854 - 1915) [author's text not yet checked 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 Catharina Van Rennes (1858 - 1940), "Het Angelus klept in de verte" [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Catharina Van Rennes.

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

ENG English (Liesbeth van der Sluijs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Liesbeth van der Sluijs

This text was added to the website: 2013-11-07
Line count: 14
Word count: 79

The Angelus chimes in the distance

Language: English after the Dutch (Nederlands)

The Angelus chimes in the distance
In tones so pure and so clear
The grandmother kneels on the doorstep
The children, interrupting their play.
 
Refrain:
 Grandmother prays Our Father
 The children repeat after her
 A ray of the sun shines through the foliage
 A smile, a smile of the grace of the Lord.
 
She prays: Oh God, bestow too your blessing
On these children so small
And be near them with your kindness
When I can't be with them any more.
 
(Refrain)

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a text in Dutch (Nederlands) by Victor Alexis de la Montaigne (1854 - 1915)
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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-07
Line count: 14
Word count: 84