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by Herman Gorter (1864 - 1927)

Zooals de rijen van de wolken die
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Zooals de rijen van de wolken die
achter den horizon wachten en wachten,
zooals de rijen van het zonlicht die,
achter den horizon van uit hun moeder
geboren, blinkend den melkwitten hemel,
achter den horizon wachten en wachten:
Zoo scharen zich de hoofden der arbeiders.
O scharen dringt op, overstroomt de wereld,
brengt ons uw lijven, brengt ons uwe hoofden,
brengt ons uw vuisten, wij dorsten naar u,
wij dorsten naar uw schoonheid, naar uw schoonheid.

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Confirmed with Herman Gorter, Verzamelde werken, Deel 2 (eds. Jenne Clinge Doorenbos en Garmt Stuiveling). C.A.J. van Dishoeck, Bussum / Em. Querido, Amsterdam 1948 p.310


Text Authorship:

  • by Herman Gorter (1864 - 1927), no title [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 Johan F. Keja (d. 1960), "Zooals de rijen..." [ mixed chorus ], Amsterdam : Bond van Arbeiders Zangverenigingen in Nederland [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-13
Line count: 11
Word count: 76

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