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by Jakobus Cornelis Bloem (1887 - 1966)

De bevrijde
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
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Niet om wat gij beklaagt of laakt 
Heb ik dit gat in mij gemaakt.

Het was geen groote of kleine daad, 
Waarin een leven zich ontlaadt;

Geen wereldvlucht of hemelzucht:
Ik zocht geen ander ding dan lucht.

Wat geeft het wat ik was of ben? 
Nu kan ik eeuwig ademen.

Confirmed with J.C. Bloem, Gedichten, Amsterdam : Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 1979, p.115


Text Authorship:

  • by Jakobus Cornelis Bloem (1887 - 1966), "De bevrijde", Amsterdam : Polak & Van Gennep Uitgeversmaatschappij B.V., first published 1965 [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 Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen (1909 - 2000), "De bevrijde", copyright © 1956 [ medium voice and piano ], from Die liedere van Rosa Nepgen ; Vol. 7 ; Drie liedere van die droefheid / woorde van J.C. Bloem, no. 3, Kaapstad [etc.] : Nasionale Boekhandel Beperk ; Amsterdam : Alsbach
        Score: Haags Gemeente Archief [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

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