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by Joannes Reddingius (1873 - 1944)

De witte sneeuw
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
De witte sneeuw in zachten val
gestoven heinde en verre,
uit onafzienbre hemelhal,
als kleine sterre aan sterre,

Heeft stadig -dalend toegespreid
al de onbegaanbre wegen ,
' k wist niet dat mij was toegezeid
zoo'n schoone winterzegen.

Als wit - besneeuwde menschen staan
de wilgen, half- gebogen 
den ruwen romp, en zwaar -belaân 
hun takken , onbewogen .

Zijn ' t pelgrims in gesloten pij,
van uit het Oost gekomen,
die wachtend staan , nu ' t daggetij
tot bidden roept de vromen ?

Ik weet het niet, aandachtig wil 
ik mijmrend blijven kijken 
naar ' t sneeuwgezicht en voelen stil
den droom er yan , den rijken .

Confirmed with Joannes Reddingius, Johanneskind: gedichten, De Maatschappij voor Goede en Goedkoope Lectuur, 1913 p.11


Text Authorship:

  • by Joannes Reddingius (1873 - 1944), "De witte sneeuw", appears in Johanneskind [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 Gerardus Olivier Koop (1885 - 1967), "De witte sneeuw", 1921, published 1921 [ mixed chorus ], Koop [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-27
Line count: 20
Word count: 108

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