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

Spaman
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
Voorover, naar den grond gegroeid,
     die haast hem hebben zal,
traag-traagskens met zijn' spade spoeit
     en delft, in 't diepe dal,
de moegemoeide, ontmergde man,
die schaars zijn hoofd nog heffen kan.

Hij werkt nochtans, en delft en doet
     zijn beste, tot der dood,
die wacht naar hem en elders spoedt,
     tot dat in heuren schoot
hij vallen zal, en willekom
bij God zijn, recht en sterk weerom.

o Sterkheid, die, veel sterker als
     de dood, op God betrouwt;
die stadig ook dien slavenhals
     zijne eigen woonsteê bouwt,
daar, vrij en blij hij wezen zal.

Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "Spaman" [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 Jacob Bonset (1880 - 1959), "Spaman", subtitle: "De Graver", op. 103. [four-part mixed chorus a cappella] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]
  • by Robert Herberigs (1886 - 1974), "Spaman", 1943. [voice and piano] [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-08-23
Line count: 17
Word count: 95

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