't Is nevelkoud,
     en, 's halfvoornoens, nog
duister in de lanen;
          de boomen, die 'k
     nog nauwelijks zien kan,
weenen dikke tranen.

          't En regent niet,
     maar 't zeevert... van die
fijngezichte, natte
          schiervatbaarheid,
     die stof gelijkt, en
wolke en wulle en watte.

          't Is aschgrauw al,
     beneên, omhooge, in
't veld en langs de lanen:
          de boomen, die 'k
     nog nauwelijks zien kan,
weenen dikke tranen.

Spelling changes used by Dejonghe: nauwlijks -> naulijks; fijngezichte natte -> fijngezich natte

Text Authorship:

• by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "Tranen", written 1897 [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 Hans Aerts , "Tranen" [ 2 sopranos, clarinet, and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Jean-Paul Byloo (b. 1949), "Tranen", 1999 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Vijf Gezelle-liederen, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Peter Noël Cabus (1923 - 2000), "Tranen", 1977 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by Willy Carron , "Tranen" [sung text not yet checked]
• by Koen Dejonghe (b. 1957), "Tranen", 1992 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Robert Herberigs (1886 - 1974), "Tranen", 1943 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by Gilbert Huybens , "Tranen", op. 2 no. 1 (1978) [ voice, clarinet, and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by Léon Orthel (1905 - 1985), "Tranen", op. 87 no. 1 (1980) [ voice and piano ], from Herfst, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Jan Van Landeghem (b. 1954), "Tranen" [sung text not yet checked]
• by Martijn Voorvelt , "Tranen", 1998 [ voice, bass clarinet, and piano ], from Drie Gezelleliederen [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-17
Line count: 18
Word count: 67