# Dutch/Example 7

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Beginner level: cycle 2 Voorbeeld 7 ~ Example 7
De Mei ~ May
* • poetry

## Mei

Herman Gorter (Wormerveer, 26 november 1864 - Brussel, 15 september 1927) wrote a -rather lengthy- ode to the month of May in 1889; here are the first few lines. The very first line is more or less a saying now, meaning something like: someone is making some changes here! The spelling is pre-1947 and the differences with today are given in blue.
Vocabulary :
| het gefluit | whistling |
| vaak | often |
| de zomernacht | summer night |
| de watergracht | city canal |
| vergaren | to gather |
| de schemer | dusk |
| blinken | glint, shine |
| gouden | golden |
| blank | fair, white (race) |
| de schijn | shimmer |
| de gevel | gable |
| het raamkozijn | windowsill |
| het orgel | organ |
| de orgelpijp | organ pipe |
| de klank | sound |
| rijp | ripe |
| dwalen | to roam |
| de wal | water's edge |
| overal | everywhere |
| onbewust | unaware |
| de blijheid | gladness |
| de avondrust | evening rest |
| het avondmaal | dinner, evening meal |
| glimlachen | to smile |
| het venster | window |
    A new spring and a new sound:
    I want that this song sounds like the whistling,
    That I often heard before a summer night,
    In an old little town, along the canal --
    In the house it was dark, but the silent street
    gathered dusk, at the sky light still shone
    late, a fair golden radiance fell
    over the gables of my windowsill
    Then a boy blew like an organ pipe
    The sounds shook in the air as ripe
    As young cherries, when a spring wind
    Ascends in a little bush and begins its journey.
    He roamed over the bridges, on the shore
    Of the water, going slowly, unaware
    Of his own gladness about the evening's quiet
    And many a tired man, who took his evening meal
    Listened, as if to an old tale
    Smiling, and a hand that closed the window,
    Hesitated a moment while the boy blew.
    Thus I wish this song to sound,...

## Quizlet

The vocabulary of this lesson can be practiced at Quizlet (28 terms)

## Progress made

Your first serious modern poem!
Cumulative term count
    Cycle 1: 579 terms
    Lesson 5 : 87 terms
    Lesson 6 : 124 terms
    Lesson 7 : 163 terms