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by Willem Leonard Welter (1849 - 1940)

Vaak als vergeefs naar ruste
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Vaak als vergeefs naar ruste 
  Mijn kloppend harte hijgt, 
En 't oud verleden wenkend 
  Voor mijn verbeelding stijgt; 

Dan is 't of op mijn slapen 
  Een koele hand zich legt,
En of me in 't oor een stemme 
  Een woord van liefde zegt. 

Dan zwijgen al mijn kwalen 
  En rust daalt in mijn ziel; --
Zoo bloeit de dorre bloeme, 
  Waarop de dauwdrup viel.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Liederen van W. L. Welter Jr, Amsterdam, W. H. Kirberger, 1875, page 41.


Text Authorship:

  • by Willem Leonard Welter (1849 - 1940), no title, appears in Liederen, in Clara, no. 9 [author's text checked 1 time 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), "Vaak als vergeefs naar ruste", op. 31, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Gent : J. Vuylsteke [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-12-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

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