by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899)
Vergeefs zal ooit onschoone hand
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
Vergeefs zal ooit onschoone hand naar schoonheid willen grijpen: men kan den eenen diamant maar met den anderen slijpen!
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- by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), no title, written 1866 [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 Ivo Oscar Mortelmans (1901 - 1984), "Vergeefs zal ooit", 1942 [ voice, unaccompanied ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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