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Bert van Dongen - The place next to the windmill
Dutch songs with English translation, translated in English
Bert van Dongen - The place next to the windmill
Lyrics and music: Jan van Laar sr.
(1935)
Bert van Dongen - Het plekje bij de molen
Tekst en muziek: Jan van Laar sr.
(1935)
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Dutch song Bert van Dongen - Daar bij die molen
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Bert van Dongen (1915-1982), stage name of Abraham Cohen, was a singer from Amsterdam. He was from a jewish family. He mainly sang on the radio (from 1935 onward).
Van Dongen also sang and played in revues, movies and on television. Well-known movies he played in, were: On good hope/Op hoop van zegen (1934), The girl with the blue hat/Het meisje met den blauwen hoed (1935) and Stars are shining everywhere/Sterren stralen overal (1953).
Some of his most well-known songs, besides above song, are: 'Don't forget me'/'Vergeet me niet'; 'Paint the city red once in a while'/'Zet de bloemetjes maar eens buiten'; and 'Stars are shining everywhere'/'Sterren stralen overal'.
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After the Second World War, Bert van Dongen played in the Heintje Davids Revue. Heintje Davids was a very beloved singer, for example known for the song 'Because I love you really much'/'Omdat ik zoveel van je hou' (1934). In the seventies Van Dongen was the host of the famous television show Bring us a little sun/Breng eens een zonnetje, with old songs.
The above song 'Next to that windmill'/'Daar bij die molen' was covered by many singers, like Willy Derby (1936), Herman Emmink (1959), Max van Praag & Willy Alberti (1960), Johnny Hoes (1965), André van Duin (1979) and De Havenzangers (1981). Because of this, the song remained famous over the decades.
 More translated Dutch songs in the genre 'chanson' and more with the theme 'songs about love'. See also the list of Dutch artists with all their songs on this website.
 Lyrics 'Daar bij die molen' on Dutch website: Nederlandse songteksten.
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