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Subject: Dutch song about the Black Sea
(20 december 2011)
What an amazing site! I am looking for a song I learned in school more than 30 years ago. We were studying the Netherlands, and our teacher taught us to sing a song in both Dutch and English. I remember snippets of the song to this day, but I don't remember everything, and I probably have some words wrong after all these years. This is what I remember of the Dutch, spelled as best I can:
Fe, Fe ...? / Zwemmin in de Zwarte Zee? / Nee, Meneer ... / De Zwarte Ze is blauw.
Thank you for your website!
Kate (the United States).
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Subject: Songs to learn Dutch
(29 augustus 2011)
Dear Rozemarijn,
Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Rininta Nugroho from Indonesia. I'm currently starting my master's studies at TU Delft in Engineering. We are currently in the middle of introduction week and part of the task is to make a plan that will help us to adapt to the culture and situation here in the Netherlands (as most of us are international students).
My group and I are interested to make our project about starting to learn the Dutch language through children's songs. Could you help us to provide some information about which 2-3 songs would be the most common to learn in school? Which songs are the most educative about the Dutch ways or culture and which songs are intended to help Dutch children learn vocabulary?
As we are on tight deadline, it would be much appreciated if you could reply as soon as possible.
Thank you!
Kind regards, Rininta.
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Subject: Children's song about a horse
(27 juli 2011)
Good Day:
I am looking for the lyrics of a song that my mother used to sing to me, that I sing and "lalala" to my grandchildren.
I know the first verse (for the most part) and only parts of the other two verses: (please excuse the spelling)
Een karre Paard, een karre paard.
Dat shokt zo rustig and bedaard
Van shok shok shok
een rij paard een rij paard
Zo vroolijk and blij...
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Van hop hop hop
Van hop hop hop
Van hop hop hop
Een ren paard een ren paard
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Can you please direct me to the words to this song. The kids love it but it would be nice if I could sing th real words, and pass them on to my grands.
Thank you,
Marinus (Canada).
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Subject: Old Dutch folk song about a bird
(24 juli 2011)
Greetings,
I am looking to identify an old Dutch song my grandmother used to sing as a girl 80+ years ago.
From what I remember, the song was about a bird that visited a child away at school with a question or message from the boy's parents and asked for a reply. I will try to spell how it sounds:
Dat ou darlig out lasa, wat ou answer moot?
leva vogel, ik dank ou
branga ou met a grou
Do you know which Dutch song this could be?
Most Sincerely, Tracy.
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Subject: Hearing Dutch nursery rhymes again
(12 mei 2011)
I love your site! I would love to hear these sung in Dutch to the music.
My grandmother, Johanna Pieters, came to the USA in 1925 with lots of Dutch songs, especially children's nursery rhymes. She died in 1990 and I never asked her to write down the songs. I know some of them (not very well) but I could not find them on your site.
I wish I could write them here but I only know them orally. Anyway, you see my problem. If you could steer me in the right direction I would be grateful. I hope you will continue to add songs to your site.
Sincerely, Johanna.
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Subject: Tremendous!
(16 februari 2011)
Beste Marijke / Rozemarijn
Wij wonen in Canada maar door cd's en een muzikale familie houden wij veel van muziek. Ik kwam deze site tegen toen ik op zoek was naar wat kinderliedjes. Ik vindt het geweldig om hier naar te kijken. Jullie heben zo veel versjes dat ik het gewoon niet op kan. Ten minste heb ik nou een plek waar ik kan kijken als ik woorden van een versje zoek!
Hartelijk bedankt voor deze site. Gods zegen toegewenst.
Groeten van Katriena (Canada).
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Subject: Marvellous!
(30 juni 2010)
What a marvellous website.
I'm in China preparing English lesson for young children. It's great that I don't have to translate the songs of my childhood myself and that I can give them something of the Dutch culture!
Thanks! Oda.
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Subject: Sheet music of Dutch Folk Songs
(14 juni 2009)
Hello!
I am a harper who is looking for 3 or 4 Dutch folk songs to learn on the harp.
In browsing through your wonderful website, I found some melodies in the children's music section, but not in the folk songs section.
Is it possible for you to send me the melody line of a few folk songs? I would like them to be well-known by most Dutch people.
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
Sincerely, Judith (Maryland, USA).
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Complete list of all Dutch children's songs
with English translation on this website:
alphabetical list.
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Didn't find the song you were looking for?
Visit our other websites with Dutch songtexts:
Over 3000 Dutch and English songtexts
of well-known songs in The Netherlands:
www.songteksten.overtuin.net
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Or look in
the Dutch Song Database of the Research Centre Dutch Culture
(125.000 Dutch songs in the Folk Songs Archive)
http://www.liederenbank.nl
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