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by (Stephanie) Hélène Swarth (1859 - 1941)

Meinacht
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ik zag in `t grondloos blauw
de sterren vonken,
En witte wolkjes komen en verdwijnen.
O klaar en koel, als menschlijke
oogen blonken
De gouden spranken,
die onze aard' beschijnen!

Toen sloeg ik d'oogen neer.
Mijn lippen dronken
Den zoelen wind,
vol geuren van jasmijnen,
En, droomensmoê, in stil genot verzonken,
Vergat mijn ziel de wilde winterpijnen.

Een nachtegaal,
op blanke bloesemtwijgen,
Verhief de stem en
zong een lied van minnen.
De lentenacht smolt weg
in aêmloos zwijgen.
Mij drong die vogelzang
door ziel en zinnen.

Uw vleug'len, zanger,
mocht ik vaak benijden,
Doch tienmaal meer uw lied
van liefde lijden!

Text Authorship:

  • by (Stephanie) Hélène Swarth (1859 - 1941) [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 Alphons Diepenbrock (1862 - 1921), "Meinacht" [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Rianne Stam) , "May night", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 101

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