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"[1]) by D.F. Malherbe (1881-1969).
Contents
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.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Stellenbosch University Library catalogue
Typed list, E. Reyneke, 1978
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.F._Malherbe
J.C. Kannemeyer 1978. Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[2], pp. 162
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