Dance of the maidens | There is a dance in heaven

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by Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero (1585 - 1618)

Translation © by Tinelot Wittermans

Maegdekensdans

Language: Dutch (Nederlands)

Our translations: ENG

In den hemel is eenen dans,
Alleluia.
Daer dansen all'de maegdekens,
Benedicamus Domino,
Alleluia, alleluia.

't Is voor Amelia,
Alleluia.
Wy dansen naer de maegdekens,
Benedicamus Domino,
Alleluie, alleluia.

Text Authorship:

by Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero (1585 - 1618) [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 Willem Pijper (1894 - 1947), "Maegdekensdans", from Acht oud Hollandsche liederen, Deel 2, no. 2. [
text verified 1 time
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Tinelot Wittermans) , title 1: "Dance of the maidens", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Tinelot Wittermans

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 29

Dance of the maidens

Language: English after the Dutch (Nederlands)

There is a dance in heaven
Halleluja
All maidens are dancing there
Benedicamus Domino
Halleluja.

It's for Amelia
Halleluja
We dance towards the maidens
Benedicamus Domino
Halleluja.

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Based on:

a text in Dutch (Nederlands) by Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero (1585 - 1618)
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 27