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by Hendrik Marsman (1899 - 1940)

Heerscher
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Hij schreed
en ruimte was hem soepel kleed
aan 't koele lijf.

de gladde luchten spatten uit elkander

en roode sterren walmden àl hun wonder
in wankelenden nacht.

hij schreed
en ruimte brak aan zijn metalen tred
en lucht verkromp voor zijn doorzengden zucht.

leven was enkle vlokken violette geur.

hij at
en aarde trok haar gillende spiralen
door schrompelenden nacht:
hij had geproefd.

hij stond,
atoom en kosmos beide,
en heerschend was in ertsen greep
over den werveldans der elementen
d'ivoren glimlach van den stillen knaap. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Hendrik Marsman (1899 - 1940), "Heerscher" [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), "Heerscher", op. 90 (12 liederen op tekst van H. Marsman) no. 2 (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: 19
Word count: 87

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