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by Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema (1877 - 1924)

Schoonheid zijt gij nabij
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Schoonheid zijt gij nabij -
Mag ik op uw zilveren vingers hopen -
Scheuren uw diepe hemelen open -
Puilt uit den nacht uw schitterend lijf?

Schoonheid ge herkent uw zoon -!
Ik sta op de berg tot uw stralende stippen -
Hef gij mijn hoofd en sneeuwwitte lippen
Tot uw duizelende gelaat! - - -

Schoonheid uw stille ademtocht
Heeft weer mijn wankelende hart bewogen -
O! de steilten uwer oneindige oogen
Zijn al mijne snikkende nachten waard.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema (1877 - 1924), "Resurrectio Nocturnis", written 1903, appears in Zwervers verzen, no. 27, first published 1904 [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 Henk Bijvanck (1909 - 1969), "Aan de schoonheid", 1940-1945 [ low voice and piano ], from 7 liederen : voor lagere stem en piano, 1940-'45, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-11-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 70

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