by Hendrik Marsman (1899 - 1940)
Schaduw
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
Vreugde is zwartgebirand, asch en omwalming lijden tot kruis zich spant uit nachts omarming leven is weggebloed naar alle wenden; geen witte doodengroet breekt uit de lenden martel, éen ruischeling, lokt mij dit enden: scheemrende kruiseling aan hemels enden.
Text Authorship:
- by Hendrik Marsman (1899 - 1940), "Schaduw" [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 Herman Mulder (1894 - 1989), "Schaduw", op. 90 (12 liederen op tekst van H. Marsman) no. 1 (1954) [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 39