Boschreuke, boomreuke,
  balsem aan 't hert;
dragen en schragen, aan
  balke en aan berd;
kappen en kerven en
  vellen omver;
ruischend en buischend gewar en gewer
zie 'k, daar al zittende, - of
  hoore ik, - in 't mos:
ruw is het leven, en
  vrij, in den bosch!

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Spelling change used by Zagwijn: buischend -> bruischend

Text Authorship:

• by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "Ligna silvarum", written 1897 [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 Henri Zagwijn (1878 - 1954), "Ligna sylvarum" [voice and piano] [
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  ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

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