't Avondt

't Avondt, 't avondt: trage en treurig
zinkt de zonne nederwaard;
dwijnt het licht, en gaat er geurig
reukwerk uit den roozengaard;
stille, en zonder ruit noch muit,
nijpt de nacht de dagkeerse uit.

by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830-1899) , no title

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Harold C. King (1895-1984) , "'t Avondt", 1979, from Vier liederen op teksten van Guido Gezelle, no. 1.
by Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868-1952) , "'t Avondt"
by Lodewijk de Vocht (1887-1977) , "'t Avondt", 1906. [chorus of 4 equal voices a cappella]

Date added to the website: 2008-10-02.

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