by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899)
Zie, zie, zie
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
"Zie, zie, zie,
zie! zie! zie!
zie!! zie!! zie!!
zie!!!"
tieren de,
zwaluwen,
twee- driemaal
drie,
zwierende en
gierende:
"Niemand, die...
die
bieden den
stiet ons zal!
Wie, wie? wie??
wie???"
Piepende en
kriepende,
zwak en ge-
zwind;
haaiende en
draaiende,
rap als de
wind;
wiegende en
vliegende,
vlug op de
vlerk,
spoeien en
roeien ze
ringsom de
kerk.
Lege nu
zweven ze, en
geven ze
bucht;
hoge nu
hemelt hun'
vlerke, in de
lucht:
amper nog
hore ik... en,
die 'k niet en
zie,
lijvelijk
zingen ze:
"Wie??? wie?? wie?
wie..."
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Text Authorship:
- by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "Gierzwaluwen" [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 Johan Boudry , "Gierzwaluwen", op. 15 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Koen Dejonghe (b. 1957), "Gierzwaluwen", 1993 [ women's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jan Huylebroeck , "Gierzwaluwen" [ 2 sopranos, clarinet, and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mark Joly , "Gierzwaluwen" [ mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Van Crombruggen , "Gierzwaluwen", 1948 [ 2-part chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wim Vandoorn , "De zwaluwen", 1965 [ children's chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jan Van Landeghem (b. 1954), "Gierzwaluwen" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Omer Van Puyvelde (1912 - 1980), "Gierzwaluwen", 1957 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martijn Voorvelt , "Gierzwaluwen", 1998 [ voice, clarinet, and piano ], from Drie Gezelleliederen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Petrus Jodocus Wierts (1866 - 1944), "Gierzwaluwen" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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