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by Heinrich von Veldeke (c1150 - c1184)

Traiectum
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Doen die ongherechte
Die waren des viants knechte, 
Des waren woerden in eyn, 
Der enghel sinte Seruaes erscheyn. 
Hij geboet den heilighen manne 
Dat hi voer van danne 
All daer hij noch is, te Triecht, 
In eynen dall scoen ende liecht, 
Effen ende wael ghedaen, 
Daer twee water tsamen gaen, 
Eyn groot ende eyn cleyne, 
Claer, schoen ende reyne: 
Dats die Jeker ende die Mase. 
Beide te korne ende te grase 
Es die stadt wale gheleghen, 
Ende te schepen in voele weghen; 
In visschen ende in ghewilden 
Ende in goeden ghevylden 
Der bester coren eerden 
Die ye mochte ghewerden. 
Des steyt die stat te maten 
Aen eynre ghemeynre straten 
Van Inghelant in Ongheren 
Voer Colne ende voer Tongheren; 
Ende alsoe dies ghelijck, 
Van Sassen in Vrancrijck, 
Ende mit scepe die des pleghen, 
Te Denemerken ende te Norweghen. 
Die weghe versamenen sich all dae. 
Des is die stadt daer nae 
Gheheiten Traiectum. 
Daer sande God Servacium. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich von Veldeke (c1150 - c1184), Sint Servaaslegende [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 Hans Leenders (b. 1965), "Traiectum", 2019 [ vocal duet for soprano and baritone with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2024-10-21
Line count: 32
Word count: 155

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