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Dutch Song Database


Searching for stanza forms

enter 3 characters or more in at least 1 field:   examples

search fieldexampleexplanation
rhyme scheme
ababcdcd:
equal rhyme sounds get the same letter
accents
34343434:
the number of accents per verse line
rhyme gender
vmvmvmvm:  
m=masculine rhyme (last syllable of the line stressed)
v=feminine (last syllable unstressed)
key words words from the title, first line, the author, etc.

search method extact matchif wanted, use an asterisk (*) to truncate individual fields
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stanza form without rhyme gender
rhyme scheme
rhyme scheme without rhyme gender
accents
year
standard name melody
tune indication