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

Duiven
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
        Klap-klap-klap
        m'n dertien duiven
slaan hun vlerken, de eene op de aâr;
        klap-klap-klap,
        en henenschuiven
doen ze van mijn dak, mij daar.

        Klap-klap-klap
        ze spelevaren
rinkelrooiende, altemaal;
        klap-klap-klap
        van harentaren
ommentom, in éénen haal.

        Klap-klap-klap
        ze zijn daar weder:
hoort ge vlug hun vlerken slaan?
        Klap-klap-klap
        ze vallen neder,
beetende op mijn dak voortaan.

        Klap-klap-klap
        de veêren stuiven,
want hun baaike, groef en fijn,
        klap-klap-klap
        m'n dertien duiven
boetende in de zonne zijn.

Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "Duiven", written 1898 [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 Robert Herberigs (1886 - 1974), "Duiven", 1943. [voice and piano] [
     text not verified 
    ]
  • by Martien Nuis , "Duiven" [four-part mixed chorus a cappella] [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-10-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 73

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