McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 17
Should we not then love him?
Zouden wij hem dan niet liefhebben?
LESSON LII.
LES LII.
Lord smile joys tears nigh morn griefs woes stars say
Heer glimlach vreugden tranen nabij morgen smarten weeën sterren zeggen
[Illustration: Sunset; lake in foreground; moon and stars.]
[Illustratie: Zonsondergang; meer op de voorgrond; maan en sterren.]
When the stars, at set of sun, Watch you from on high;
Wanneer de sterren, bij het ondergaan van de zon, u van omhoog bewaken;
When the light of morn has come, Think the Lord is nigh
Wanneer het morgenlicht is gekomen, Denk dan dat de Heer nabij is
All you do, and all you say, He can see and hear;
Alles wat u doet, en alles wat u zegt, Hij kan het zien en horen;
When you work and when you play, Think the Lord is near.
Wanneer u werkt en wanneer u speelt, Denk dan dat de Heer nabij is.
Vocabulary
- Zouden
- Would; auxiliary verb for conditional statements
- wij
- We; first person plural pronoun
- hem
- Him; third person singular masculine object pronoun
- dan
- Then; used to indicate sequence or consequence
- niet
- Not; basic negation word in Dutch
- liefhebben
- To love; to have affection for someone
- LES
- Lesson; a unit of instruction or learning
- Heer
- Lord or Mister; title of respect or deity
- glimlach
- Smile; a facial expression of happiness
- vreugden
- Joys; plural of vreugde, feelings of happiness
- tranen
- Tears; drops of liquid from the eyes
- nabij
- Near; close in distance or proximity
- morgen
- Tomorrow or morning; next day or early daytime
- smarten
- Pains or sorrows; plural of smart, aching grief
- weeën
- Labor pains or woes; intense pains or contractions
- sterren
- Stars; luminous celestial bodies visible at night
- zeggen
- To say; to express something in words
- Illustratie
- Illustration; a picture or image accompanying text
- Zonsondergang
- Sunset; the moment the sun sets below horizon
- meer
- Lake or more; body of water or greater quantity
- op
- On or up; preposition indicating position or direction
- de
- The; definite article used with common nouns
- voorgrond
- Foreground; the part of a scene nearest the viewer
- maan
- Moon; Earth's natural satellite visible at night
- en
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- Wanneer
- When; asking or stating a point in time
- bij
- At or near; preposition indicating proximity or location
- het
- The or it; neuter definite article or pronoun
- ondergaan
- To set or undergo; to go down or experience something
- van
- Of or from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- zon
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- u
- You; formal second person singular pronoun
- omhoog
- Upward; in the direction above or higher
- bewaken
- To guard or watch over; to keep safe
- morgenlicht
- Morning light; the light appearing at dawn
- is
- Is; third person singular form of to be
- gekomen
- Come; past participle of komen, to arrive
- Denk
- Think; imperative or present form of denken
- dat
- That; conjunction or demonstrative pronoun
- Alles
- Everything; all things without exception
- wat
- What or that which; interrogative or relative pronoun
- doet
- Does; third person singular of doen, to do
- alles
- Everything; all things, the totality of something
- zegt
- Says; third person singular present of zeggen
- Hij
- He; third person singular masculine subject pronoun
- kan
- Can; modal verb expressing ability or possibility
- zien
- To see; to perceive visually with the eyes
- horen
- To hear; to perceive sound through the ears
- werkt
- Works; third person singular present of werken
- wanneer
- When; conjunction or question word about time
- speelt
- Plays; third person singular present of spelen
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