by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899)
o Mensch, wat zijt gij groot en kleen
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
o Mensch, wat zijt gij groot en kleen, die, eerst de sterrenwegen doorwandelend, hebt ingezien en starend nageslegen; die, laatst van al, te late eilaas, de klanken zoekt te duiden die, blomgelijk, uw hert, uw ziel en uwen mond ontluiden!
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Text Authorship:
- by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), no title, written 1880? [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 Jan Masséus (1913 - 1999), "O Mensch, wat zijt gij groot en klein", op. 26. [vocal duet with piano four-hands and percussion] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-26
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