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Frans Halsema - For her
Dutch songs with English translation, translated in English
Frans Halsema - For her
Lyrics and music: Jake Holmes / Translation (Dutch): Michel van der Plas en Frans Halsema
(1977)
Frans Halsema - Voor haar
Tekst en muziek: Jake Holmes / Vertaling (Nl): Michel van der Plas en Frans Halsema
(1977)
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Dutch song Frans Halsema - Voor haar
with lyrics, music, video and English translation songtext
She knows skilful how to belong with me
In my body she created space for two
She lives in my eyes, my ears, my being
She hears and sees my entire life along with me
Zij verstaat de kunst van bij me horen
In mijn lichaam heeft ze plaats gemaakt voor twee
In mijn ogen woont ze, in mijn oren
Ze hoort en ziet mijn hele leven met me mee
Sometimes in my heart I hear her singing
Where the night appears, she's put on little lights
Thanks to her, I reach an understanding
Of the unexpected treasure of our life
Soms begint ze in mijn hart te zingen
Waar het nacht wordt, heeft ze lichtjes aangedaan
En door haar weet ik dan door te dringen
Tot de onvermoede schat van ons bestaan
This is how I want to keep on living
Be each other's shield
And if I have to grow old, it must be with her
Zo alleen maar wil ik verder leven
Schuilend bij elkaar
En als ik oud moet worden, dan alleen met haar
She knows all my dreams and my delusions
All my hurries and my hunger and regrets
When I laugh, just she is understanding
All the tears behind it in the past
Zij kent al mijn dromen en mijn wanen
Al mijn haast en al mijn honger en mijn spijt
Als ik lach, kent zij alleen de tranen
Die daar achter liggen in de tijd
This is how I want to keep on living
Be each other's shield
And if I have to grow old, it must be with her
Zo alleen maar wil ik verder leven
Schuilend bij elkaar
En als ik oud moet worden, dan alleen met haar
She is more than these words are expressing
In my body she created space for two
But nobody can explain a wonder
And I have a miracle in me
Zij is meer dan deze woorden zeggen
In mijn lichaam heeft ze plaats gemaakt voor twee
Maar wie weet een wonder uit te leggen
En een wonder draag ik met me mee
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Frans Halsema (1939-1984) was a Dutch cabaret artist and singer. In the Netherlands, 'cabaret' is a kind of theatre in which someone (or a group of comics) plays funny sketches and tells anecdotes (personal or critical about politics/society or just hilarious) with jokes and songs.
Frans Halsema joined the satirical cabaret-group Lurelei (1961-1964). He wrote songs, played the piano and later sang himself. After that he worked for famous cabaret artist Wim Kan, made shows with Gerard Cox, Adèle Bloemendaal and Jenny Arean and played a role in the Dutch musical Now off to bed/En nu naar bed (by Annie M.G. Schmidt and Harry Bannink) in the years 1971-1973.
In the second half of the seventies Halsema had three solo cabaret shows in the theatre. He died too early, when he was only 44 years old.
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Michel van der Plas (1927-2013) was a translater, writer and poet. He wrote songtexts for artists like Wim Sonneveld, Frans Halsema and Wim Kan.
The song 'For her'/'Voor haar' was originally written by the American singer-songwriter Jake Holmes (1939). In English it was titled 'Her Song'. It's a free translation: Michel van der Plas let the 'I' and the beloved girl very poetically almost melt together. It was not a big hit in the seventies, but it became well-known after Frans Halsema's death in the eighties and is now considered one of the classic 'luisterliedjes' ('listening songs', Dutch chansons): an evergreen.
The song is still voted every year into the Top 2000 (traditionally broadcasted on the radio the last week of the year), as high as place 36/2000 (and always in the top 200 of the list).
 More translated Dutch songs in the genre 'theatre song' and more with the theme 'songs about love'. See also the list of Dutch artists with all their songs on this website.
 Lyrics 'Voor haar' on Dutch website: Nederlandse songteksten.
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