“De Heldere Stroom (The Limpid Stream)” by Rafael, Efe, Sabria & Maarten

Baha’i Blog’s “Studio Sessions” is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.

In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Tilburg, in the Netherlands with Sabria Schouten, Efe, Rafael van der Hoeven and Maarten Noordzij who sing “De Heldere Stroom” in Dutch from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.

This song was filmed and recorded in Tilburg, in the Netherlands, November 2017.

Lyrics & Quote

DUTCH

O gij geliefden van de Heer! Begaat niet datgene wat de heldere stroom van liefde bezoedelt of de zoete geuren van vriendschap vernietigt. Bij de rechtvaardigheid van de Heer! Gij werd geschapen om elkaar liefde te betonen en geen verdorvenheid en wrok. Beroemt u niet op liefde voor uzelf maar op liefde voor uw medeschepselen. Gaat niet prat op liefde voor uw land, maar op liefde voor de hele mensheid.

Baha’u’llah

ENGLISH

O ye beloved of the Lord! Commit not that which defileth the limpid stream of love or destroyeth the sweet fragrance of friendship. By the righteousness of the Lord! Ye were created to show love one to another and not perversity and rancour. Take pride not in love for yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures. Glory not in love for your country, but in love for all mankind.

Baha’u’llah

Chords

Begaat niet datgene wat de heldere stroom van liefde bezoedelt
C D Em Em

of de zoete geuren van vriendschap vernietigt
C D Em Em

Bij de rechtvaardigheid van de Heer!
D C Em Em

Beroemt u niet op liefde voor uzelf
D C Em Em

maar op liefde voor de hele mensheid.
C Em D D

You can also listen to and download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here:

You can also watch the “Studio Sessions” video series on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLePDtgwcyKAScvchcLzY-XZTmP2tdN-EY

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Jordan Raj is a comedian, content producer and third culture kid. Born in Australia and raised in the Czech Republic by parents with ambiguous eastern origins, he is grateful for his unique perspective as his brain grapples to embrace the world. With brief journeys into the spheres of singing, public speaking, high school teaching and magic, he loves all types of performance and loves creating humorous video content to share online. Jordan is known for the “What’s That Word?” Series on Baha’i Blog and a number of explainer videos on Baha’i Holy days which he co-created with his cousin Raj. Currently, Jordan is living in Germany with his wife, where he spends his time doing stand up comedy and producing the Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions series.