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Willeke Alberti - Mirror image
Dutch songs with English translation, translated in English
Willeke Alberti - Mirror image
Lyrics and music: Darrell Edwards / Translation (Dutch): Gerrit den Braber
(1963)
Willeke Alberti - Spiegelbeeld
Tekst en muziek: Darrell Edwards / Vertaling (Nl): Gerrit den Braber
(1963)
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Dutch song Willeke Alberti - Spiegelbeeld
with lyrics, music, video and English translation songtext
Mirror image, please do tell me, is my age the same as yours
Is it true, am I twenty, are my teens for ever gone
I'm still young, but I'm no longer as young as I have been
I would like to return to the classroom once more
Spiegelbeeld, vertel eens even, ben ik heus zo oud als jij
Is het waar, ben ik twintig, is mijn tienertijd voorbij
'k Ben wel jong, maar ik ben toch niet zo jong meer als ik was
'k Ging zo graag nog een keertje terug naar de klas
Mirror image, I can hate you, not one day you will give back
Why do fly all those years when you're still young so real fast
I'm still young, but already I've so many memories
Mirror image, I will never forget anything
Spiegelbeeld, ik kan je haten, want je geeft geen dag terug
Waarom gaan toch die jaren als je jong bent zo vlug
'k Ben wel jong, maar er is toch al zoveel herinnering
Spiegelbeeld, uit al die jaren vergeet ik geen ding
Mirror image, my first boyfriend was a boy as old as me
And he gave me my first kiss, it was a lovely moment then
I'm still young, but I wished that I could do that once again
Quick quick slow, my first dance lesson, how timid I was
Spiegelbeeld, mijn eerste vriendje was een joch zo oud als ik
'k Kreeg van hem mijn eerste zoentje, 't was een heerlijk ogenblik
'k Ben wel jong, maar dat zou ik nog zo graag eens overdoen
Quick quick slow, de eerste dansles, wat was ik nog groen
All I have are some pictures and they all tell me again
It has passed, so my first ball dress, I won't wear again
'k Heb alleen nog wat foto's en die zeggen het me weer
't Is voorbij, mijn eerste baljurk die draag ik niet meer
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Willeke Alberti (1945) is a Dutch actress and singer. She is the daughter of the famous Amsterdam singer of 'life songs' ('levensliederen') Willy Alberti (1926-1985). She sang several duets with her father (like 'No one wants to leave his child alone'), but mainly had a career of her own.
In 1963 she scored a big hit with above song 'Mirror image'/'Spiegelbeeld'. This was a translation from the French song 'Tes tendres années (Johnny Hallyday) by Gerrit den Braber. The song was in the National Hit Parade Top 10 for eleven weeks (highest position: 2). It has been voted into the Top 2000 (traditionally broadcasted on the radio the last week of the year) eleven times.
In 1970 she played the leading role in the television series The little truth/De kleine waarheid and in 1975 she played the title character in the movie Red Sien/Rooie Sien. This last role brought her again a hit, 'Again and again'/'Telkens weer' (1975). Another hit, ten years later, was 'Being close'/'Samen zijn' (1987). She played in over ten films and released over 15 albums.
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Willeke Alberti won an Edison Music Award for her first album (1965), the Golden Harp oeuvre award 1981 and the Edison oeuvre award 2020. In 2001 she founded a non-profit foundation (Willeke Alberti Foundation) to organize activities in homes for elderly and tours along the houses herself with old and well-known songs.
Gerrit den Braber (1929-1997) was a Dutch lyrics writer. He worked for television and radio. He wrote (or translated) the lyrics of many songs - for artists like Willeke Alberti, Lenny Kuhr, Liesbeth List, Rob de Nijs and Conny Vandenbos. Most well-known songs from his hand are: (above song) 'Mirror image'/'Spiegelbeeld', 'To see a smiling child'/'De glimlach van een kind', 'On the other side of the hills'/'Aan de andere kant van de heuvels', 'Rhythm of the rain'/'Ritme van de regen', and 'A rose, my dear Rosy'/'Een roosje, m'n Roosje'.
 More translated Dutch songs in the genre 'chanson' and more with the theme 'songs about getting older'. See also the list of Dutch artists with all their songs on this website.
 Lyrics 'Spiegelbeeld' on Dutch website: Nederlandse songteksten.
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