# Dutch/Example 6

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Beginner level: cycle 2 Voorbeeld 6 ~ Example 6
Dichtkunst ~ Poetry
* • De pruimenboom
* • De twee haasjes

## Hieronymus van Alphen (1746–1803)

Hieronymus wrote poems and especially ones for children. One common topic in his writings is the virtue that he wishes to instill in his youthful audience. Of course he wrote in 18th century Dutch that is a bit different from that of today, particularly in its spelling, but the differences are not prohibitive. The following is perhaps his most famous children's poem. On the left is the original, on the right a version in 21st century spelling. Two words needed to be changed. The differences are marked in red.
Vocabulary :
| de pruimenboom | plum tree |
| hangen | to hang |
| het ei | egg |
| plukken | to pick |
| ofschoon | although |
| hoewel | although |
| verbieden | to forbid |
| noch | neither .. nor |
| tuinman | gardener |
| de boom | tree |
| laden | to load |
| gehoorzaam | obedient |
| het handvol | handful |
| ongehoorzaam | disobedient |
| laden | to load |
| liefhebben | to love |
| schudden | to shake |
| schielijk | quickly, eagerly |
| oprapen | to pick up |
    Johnny once saw prunes hanging
    O! As big as eggs!
    It seemed as if Johnny wanted to go and pick them
    Although his father had forbidden him that
    Here is, he said, neither my father
    nor the gardener who sees it
    On a tree so fully laden
    five, six prunes will not be missed
    But I wish to be obedient
    and refrain from picking; I move on
    Would I, for a mere handful of prunes
    be disobedient? No!
    Off went Johnny: but his father
    who had secretly listened to him
    came to meet him walking
    at the front mid way
    Come my Johnny! said the father
    Come my little thief of hearts
    Now I shall pick plums for you
    Now father holds Johnny dear
    Upon that Daddy started shaking (the tree)
    Johnny eagerly picked (them) up.
    Johnny got his hat full of plums
    and walked off galloping.
The 18th century Dutch that Hieronymus writes is remarkably modern. There are just a few things that are a bit different today:
* heenlopen in the sense of "to walk off" is archaic.
* The poet still uses the pronoun gij/u. In the north that has been supplanted by jij/jou for familiar and u/u for polite/formal use. In Flanders the gij/u pronoun that does not distinguish familiarity is still used today.
* beluisteren is now mostly used for listening to a recording or -medically- to use a stethoscope
* schoon is an abbreviated form of ofschoon (although) and today it is mostly replaced by hoewel.

## Jan Goeverneur (1809–1889) – Johannes Worp (1821–1891)

| Johannes Worp. de noicon componist | Jan Goeverneur, de noicon schrijver |

### De twee haasjes

This is a very well known children's song from the late 19th century. It was composed by Johannes Worp. The text was written by Jan Goeverneur.
Study the text and watch the video
Vocabulary :
| de knol | turnip, rutabaga |
| de haas | hare |
| heel | very |
| parmant | dapper |
| blazen | to blow |
| de fluit | flute |
| de trommel | drum |
| opeens | suddenly |
| de jager | hunter |
| schieten | to shoot |
| verdrieten | to sadden |
    In a green$^4$ turnip patch
       There sat two little hares
    And one of them blew the flute$^3$.
       And the other beat the drum
    Then came suddenly a hunts$^2$man
       And he shot one of them
    And that has, as one can well imagine$^2$
       Severely saddened the other one

## Quizlet

The vocabulary of this lesson can be practiced at Quizlet (30 terms)

## Progress made

You have read your first serious poem and it was 18th century Dutch.
Cumulative count:
    Cycle 1: 579
    Lesson 5: 87
    Lesson 6: 60+34+30 =124

### Grand total

    790 terms