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by Joannes Reddingius (1873 - 1944)

Liedjes zijn levende dingen
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Liedjes zijn levende dingen, 
ze zingen, 
vogeltjes licht met een eigen geluid, 
ze kwett'ren en slijpen, turluten en tinken 
en laten uitklinken 
hun slag 
in den dag 
Ze maken pleizier 
met een hel tierelier 
en telkens opnieuw en het spel heeft niet uit van de bend 
zoo gewend 
om te zingen. 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with XXe eeuw in: De Hollandsche Revue, Band 10 1905


Text Authorship:

  • by Joannes Reddingius (1873 - 1944), no title, 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 Marie Cornélie Cathérine Reynvaan (1854 - 1934), "Liedjes zijn levende dingen", published 1907 [ voice and piano ], from Zeven liederen, no. 5, Amsterdam : Alsbach [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 51

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