by Paul van Ostaijen (1896 - 1928)
De chimpansee doet niet mee
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
De chimpansee doet niet mee
Waarom doet de chimpansee niet mee
De chimpansee
is
ziek van de zee
Er gaat zoveel water in de zee
meent de chimpansee
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Paul van Ostaijen, Gedichten, (ed. Gaston Burssens), Antwerpen : De Sikkel, 1935 (2de druk), p.105
Text Authorship:
- by Paul van Ostaijen (1896 - 1928), "Berceuse presque negre" [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 Heleen Verleur , "De sjimpansee", 2013 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Drie liederen, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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