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by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899)

De boomen strooien weêr den weg
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
De boomen strooien weêr den weg
     met wakke winterblâren,
die, vol gevangen morgendauw,
     te gronde nedervaren.

Ze wentlen, zoo de wouters doen,
     die weg en weder draaien,
van de eene blomme op de andere, in
     het heetste zonnelaaien.

Geen zonne nu, geen vlindervlucht,
     geen blommen meer, die blinken;
maar blâren, die, verwelkerd, uit
     de hooge boomen zinken.

Maar blâren die, al stemmeloos,
     in 't gers en in de biezen,
in 't diepe van den wagenslag
     hun stille grafsteê kiezen.

De lucht is heel doorwaaid ervan:
     de wegen en de weiden,
de voren in den akkergrond
     en kan ik onderscheiden.

Zoo dapper, in de velden, zijn
     des zomers oude paden
met allerhande verwen van
     gestrooisel overladen.

Komt, koning Winter, komt nu maar;
     bij honderdduizendtallen,
van blommen en van blâren, is
     al 't zomervolk gevallen.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. De Backer 

J. De Backer sets stanzas 1, 3, 5, 7 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information

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Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "Bladerval" [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 Frits Celis (b. 1929), "Herfst", op. 53b no. 3 (1995) [ soprano and string quartet ], from Tijdkrans II, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Jos De Backer , "Bladerval", stanzas 1,3,5,7 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Jos De Backer , "Bladerval" [ voice, unaccompanied ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-19
Line count: 28
Word count: 133

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