Die Blom van Orleans

Die Blom van Orleans (or Die Blom van Orléans, i.e. "The flower of Orleans") is verse sangspel (i.e. a "sung play", known in German as a "Singspiel") by D.F. Malherbe (1881-1969).

The original text
Published in his poetry collection Rivier en Veld ("River and Veldt") by Nasionale Pers in 1922.

Translations and adaptations
In 1939 Malherbe adapted it as a "sangspelagtige stuk" (a "musical style like piece") called Drakenstein for performance during the Hugenotefees ("Huguenot Festival") in Bloemfontein.

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