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by (Stephanie) Hélène Swarth (1859 - 1941)

'k Ben menigmaal, het oog vol tranendauw
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
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'k Ben menigmaal, het oog vol tranendauw,
In sprakeloze aanbidding neer gezonken, 
Wanneer de maan verrees in 't avondblauw.

De sterren lokten mij van waar zij blonken 
- Ver, eindloos ver - met onweerstaanbre macht,
Als millioenen hemelliefdevonken.

En 'k bad om vleuglen in de stille nacht: 
- O dat ik eens de oneindigheid doorkliefde! -
Helaas! wanneer? ik heb zo lang gewacht.

Verga de twijfel die mijn ziele griefde,
De hellegeest die met mijn lijden spot.
O Liefde! ik kan niet leven zonder liefde!

O God! ik kan niet leven zonder god!

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•   P. Westrheene 

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Text Authorship:

  • by (Stephanie) Hélène Swarth (1859 - 1941), appears in Passiebloemen [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 Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868 - 1952), "Een zielekreet", 1893 [ voice and piano or orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Pieter Anne van Westrheene (1863 - 1929), "Lied", published 1900, from Twee Liederen, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 89

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