by Joannes Reddingius (1873 - 1944)
Meinacht
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
Meinacht, nu de manestralen, mild als Isis-blinken, dalen, wil ik door de velden dwalen. Meinacht, dans van liedekijnen beeft in 't teeder mane-schijnen, duisternissen gaan verdwijnen. Meinacht, door dat zilver-zweven wordt als maneschijn mijn leven, stil tot Isis opgeheven
Confirmed with Joannes Reddingius, Verzen, in:, De Nieuwe Gids, Jaargang 52. Luctor et emergo, Den Haag 1937 p.339
Authorship:
- by Joannes Reddingius (1873 - 1944), "Meinacht", appears in Verzen [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 Marinus de Jong (1891 - 1984), "Meinacht", op. 88 no. 2 (1954) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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