I Have to agree whit that one. The man can do stand up comedy. Cabaret, sing silly songs. However when he wants to, he has a marvelous singing voice. just for those who don't know its orginaly not his song. But I Think he does honor Wim Sonneveld the orignal singer.
I recently turned 60. And you know? This song makes more sense once your older. That's why it's a timeless masterpiece. Its not about a history or old postcards. It's about you, being a child not that long ago.. innocent and naive. and how fast time goes by. And seems to go faster the older you get. Its the realisation that makes you feel melancholic. Its the realisation that once things are over.... They are over.. Its the true definition of YOLO.... On a side... Beautiful performance, but the Wim Sonneveld version is the one and only for me. Nice to see at your channel, and spot on reaction... Thanks...
I'm 33 so I never knew the time period this song dicusses, nor have I ever lived in a small town/village, but this song makes me emotional and melancholic as hell... it's like a memory I've never experienced but I remember it anyway ..
The rather lowbrow nature of his comedy didn't help the recognition as a good singer. Unlike with Wim Sonneveld, there was to little connection between the talents. But now it's coming.
We Dutch grew up with Andre van Duin, he was weekly more times on TV in many programs, who remembers this one ua-cam.com/video/S7ipFApsFec/v-deo.html Andre van Duin as commentator
The original Dutch version is sung by Wim Sonneveld and has become iconic. The original song was in French, La montagne by Jean Ferrat. Also beautiful but I absolutely prefer Wim Sonneveld's version. You should listen to it! Nevertheless André van Duin sings it beautiful too By the way, watch Bart de Pau's video Zijn Nederlandse meisjes anders? (Are Dutch girls different?) Nice
@@Jeroen-hj6ov Oh dat moet geweldig geweest zijn! Zo'n prachtige stem! Ik heb meerdere elpees van hem, hij was fantastisch! Ik ben gewoon jaloers op je
This song makes me emotional every time I hear it. Andre van Duin is an underrated singer. People only see him as a comedian but when he sings he puts his heart and soul into the song. Goosebumps.
2 Icons of the Netherlands, Andre Rieux is worldfamous because he made classic musik populair all over the world, his concerts are allways sold out where ever he goes and Andre van Duin the best komiek of the Netherlands he did so mutch over 40 years that you need a lot of time to see it all , if that is even possible. He sings, he is a comedian, a writer, a moviestar and on and on.
the little village (deurne) which this song was written about, is my home town.... i can see all the places he's singing about in my head....takes me right back... :)
A few years ago Dutch radio stations made a poll to select 'The best Dutch song of the Century'. This song 'Het Dorp' sung by Wim Sonneveld from 1974 was chosen by the Dutch with a sky high margin between nr1 and the runner up. I like André van Duin's voice and he did well but Wim's voice, oh man, it was on another level! You really should listen to it. It had so much dept and layers.
@@ehekkert true but I didn't say that Wim made the original nor did I imply that he did so. Just said that it was a song from 1974. (And it was but I had forgotten that the song was released three times. Starting in 1965.)
Apologies for forgetting their name but props to the person who's doing the English subtitles. They are very good. Thanks for your reactions on the Dutch stuff, much love from the low lands!
Thanks for reacting to it! Andre van Duin truely is the Dutch equivalent of Betty White with a career as a comedian of over 55 years. Now he is more a singer and presenter (o.a. the Dutch Bake-off), but probably the one celeb of the Netherlands that nobody hates
Eens. De ontelbare keren dat hij ons liet lachen, zijn prachtige liedjes en ook zijn speech met dodenherdenking. Een prachtig mens. Maar hij is er nu nog. Ik heb hem onlangs een bericht gestuurd om mijn waardering uit te spreken. Misschien ook iets voor u ipv wachten op zijn dood?
Thank you for playing this. You are spot on with your reaction. Sentimental song. Its almost our second national anthem and I cant keep my eyes dry when Im listening to this song. Andre v Duin is the biggest comedian we have here in the Netherlands. But he is getting older and slowing things down, and maybe because of this we see him in other ways, playing the more serious roles or as TV show host. Love it humor since a child. I crew up with him, who not here, and he is respected highly by I think young and especialy the older people. He had his own radio show of a hour in the 70- 80's on the Saturday with lots of scetches. And on the monday everyone was talking about it. Fantastic. Great men. Im a big fan. The comedian but also the more serious men behind the comedian.
A wonderful song that looks back on life in a nostalgic kind of way. You already know Andre who leads the band, who happens to be one of our biggest music exports, he's popular across the globe, from the Netherlands to Australia, South America, the USA, and Asia (basically, everywhere you go, you can find his music and shows) The other Andre, he's a national treasure, an old-school comedian/actor/singer/entertainer with a beautiful voice and who also happens to be one of the nicest people you could ever come across, a truly genuine nice and talented man. The song was originally performed by Win Sonneveld who also was an entertainer/singer/comedian who had beautiful one-man shows filled with stories, jokes and song. And this is his biggest song, a timeless evergreen for everyone in the Netherlands, it's one of those songs to wind down to, to look back on life and just relax and forget the world for a few minutes. Ty for checking out our national treasures, Andre van Duin is, to Dutch people, what Betty White is for Americans.. an icon, a living legend.
I was lucky enough to meet Andre van Duin a couple of years ago, and he was so approachable, friendly and modest. So yes, I have to agree with you. Great guy! 😊
Yes. In tears again. I love André van Duin. What a wonderful and kind man. And still going strong after losing his husband and recovering from a very serious disease.
Yes indeed...he's so sweet...and always friendly... Once i had the honor to sing for him on his birthday....very sweet person.. He's so strong after the loss of his friend...and his sickness..great respect for him... 🙏💐🧚♀️🍀😇👌
Every government should sing or hear before their meetings and stuff about the difficulties these days. It’s a life’s lesson. I’m pleased to have experienced these days without cellphones. Writing paper and a football. That’s all we had. We were happy.
I can't listen to this song without tearing up. It's such an emotional song. The trees along the garden path, how could I know it will all be gone one day.
This takes me back to walks with my grandfather as a small child living in a small town. I cry every time To me this is the most beautiful Dutch song ever written
I love it when somebody can express himself how he feels and sees the music. Andre van Duin is my living legend. The humor he brought in the 60/70/80/90 was great in that time..
This song was written by Wim Sonneveld in 1974. The village is about Neunen. The same village where Vincent van Gogh was born. The time when wim was writing this song Wim was living in Amsterdam on the other site of the Netherlands. From Brabant to Noord Holland. For me, it's a pleasant tear jerker.
@@peejee1963 Ze vonden een verhaal over bergen niet zo bij Nederland passen, daarom hebben ze de tekst geheel herschreven in plaats van vertaald en passend gemaakt.
The first person who sang this song was Wim sonneveld, in 1965. Its such an iconic song over here, that they officially renamed the path he is singing about,to "the garden path of my father"
I still remember the home of my grand mother and grand father. And the place and home where I was born. Greetings from Roelof. This song was written by Wim Sonneveld.
I compare Andre with no one else than Stan Laurel. If he was born in the US that man would have been world famous. He has a comedic timing like no one else. And one hell of a voice.
What you have to understand qbout why people get emotional is there isn't a Dutch person who doesn't know this song and has memories with it. The original performer is Wim Sonneveld. Besides Andre van Duin one of the great Dutch comedians. The others are Wim Kan and Toon Hermans. Wim, Wim and Toon are known as the three great onces. Andre definatly should be the fourth on that list.
the one thing that must be said about this song ( either this version or the one from wim sonneveld ) , is that, the older you get the harder this song seems to hit home. and the beauty of this song is, that it does not matter how young or old you are, or whatever genre music you favor, almost everyone who hears is song will love it.
Original is a French song translated by the partner of Wim Sonneveld. Friso Wiegersma (they were also gay) . Wim was a youth friend of my Grandmother. He lived in Utrecht. Andre sings it beautifully !
This song always reminds me of my grandfather… it was his favourite song, and it was played at his funeral… I think you are such a nice guy, with a very inspiring energy and beautiful life visions my friend. Greetz from The Netherlands, Tim.
Funfact: The village this song is about really exists! It's called Deurne and is located in the southern part of teh Nethelands, in the provence of Noord-Brabant. The butchery 'J. van der Ven' was real and it's all written from memory of the original artist (Wim Sonneveld). He grew up in Deurne.
Niet helemaal waar. Friso Wiegersma ( vriend van Wim Sonneveld ) kwam uit Deurne en schreef de tekst van het Nummer. Funfact: sinds kort is " het tuinpad van mijn vader" Hersteld, deze loopt achter het ouderlijk huis van Wiegersma " Museum de Wieger" door. Wim Sonneveld zelf kwam uit Utrecht.
That song always leaves me in tears. I had never heard it sung by André before. He is such a remarkable man, so sweet, so special, so multi-talented indeed. One of those people you want to outlive us all, really, so we can enjoy him for the rest of our days.
A beautiful song, André has such a touchy voice.... we played this song at the funeral of my grandmother who passed in 2002 ... thanx for the heartwarming memories and this reaction 💜
This song gets me every time. Used to be one of my grandparents' favorites, I grew up with it and it wasn't until I moved out of my parent's home that I fully appreciated it. I love it. Big thank you to the requester.
Wow Highly! Love you! This song was played at my fathers funeral! He died after the cancer operation, it failed. He was always talking about how we live now, he can’t get used how time passed.
Respect for doing this man, this is by far one of the most loved person in the Netherlands. i grew up with Andre . You should really react to some of his comedian side. Thanks for bringing back those memories in my life. Bless you and stay safe!!
Every time I hear this song it just brings me back to my youth……..with no cell phones………😁😁😁😁😁😁life is short before you know it will be over…….that’s why we enjoy everyday as it comes and travel wen we can ……….especially in these times with Covid……life is presious
when i was about 6 i saw this version of this song, sung by Wim Sonneveld (check out how similar their voices are) im from Amsterdam so nothing of this song was known to me in the netherlands but my mom was from a small village in austria so from there i did understand. my mother found me in front of the tv crying big tears and i never can listen to this song without crying ever since, highly thanks for sharing so much of my country
andre van duin always takes me back to a time when my uncle took me to the Revu as a little girl that's where my love for him started beautiful song pure enjoyment
We played this song at my grandfathers funeral, he passed in September 2021. For the last decade of his life, he longed more and more for the times this song sings about. He longed for the simple village he grew up in, the life in that small town and most of all he longed to see my grandmother again (she passed in 2014).
Gecondoleerd, Ik mag dan nog niet zo lang op deze wereld hebben rondgelopen, maar als ik lees of verhalen van mijn opa's en oma's hoor verlang ik er ook naar dat een paar van de mooie dingen terug zouden keren. De rust, de samenhorigheid en de tijd voor de kleine mooie dingen als een rij oude bomen en een mooi kapelletje.
André van Duin is the best comedian of the Netherlands, everyone knows him, young (i'm 16 but a lot of people my age don't) and old, he stopped with doing it but he still presents some shows on tv, he is a great comedian, but when he sings songs like these, he is very serious. More people my age should know him for what he achieved.
Andre van Duin made us laugh but he can also make you cry. Last may he did the speech on ww2 rememberday (dodenherdenking). It was so beautiful. I don't know if you can find it on UA-cam🤷🏻♀️. It's worth listening to.
i can't listen to this song without crying. I've heard this on the funerals from my grandparents 😢 many people are crying because this song is one you heard a lot on funerals.
These nights were absolutely awesome! There are 8000 people on the square, 3000 around the square in the restaurants. Most of them were crying when he sang (or crying with laughter because he sang more than just this song) Andre van Duin is such a genuine, humble person. I worked there and asked him to take a picture with me after the concert because my Grandpa was a big fan of him and was in the hospital back then. Next week he saw me again and he asked how my grandpa was doing!
I grew up with the comedy of Andre van Duin, he was a huge star, think MrBean soft of famous here. Every kid and adult knew him and his sketch shows but he indeed also has a lovely warm voice suitable to this song.
This is a well know, old song. It’s not originally by Andre but by Wim Sonneveld. Just like Flappie, every Dutchman knows this song by heart. Goosebumps every time I heart it.
The village my parents grew up in was a village like this. And we stayed there in summer for 6 weeks every year when I was young, staying with a grandma or or an aunt, playing with my cousins, cycling to the seaside. When I hear rthis song, it al comes back to me. At the funeral of my cousin this was played. He was only 50 y.o.
This song is about the village I live. It is in the southeast of the Netherlands..... The father of the translator of this song was a doctor in this village. The village is called Deurne....
Hi, I was wondering what your connection is with the Netherlands? It's so cool you spend so much energie in your vids, and I love it. Thank you for that!
That Arena is now called "Johan Cruijff Arena". If you love Snollebollekes, you would have loved André van Duin in his younger years. He used to make a huge carneval hit song every year. With titles like "There's a horse in the hallway", "I have huge cauliflours" and "Pizza! Pizza! Oooo pizza! Wait a minute.....wait another minute...PIZZA!!"
In the first years of André's success as a comedian many people thought that kind of entertainment was vulgar, he wasn't seen as the talent and the wonderful person that he is. But nowadays I guess he has a warm place in about everyone's heart in the Netherlands.
DAAAAMN! I already was hoping you would cover a SIMPLER version of this one!!! Have you realised this is the same guy as with that pastor and his church bells "BIM BAM!!!" ?
If you are Dutch you know the National Anthem and this song Het Dorp. Its such a old song from Wim Zonneveld.. Just like i sayd when you are dutch you need to know this song. 😍😍 🇳🇱 🇳🇱
@@veroniquekamer-meyer4051 and I for yours, must have been hard times for you.I have given it a a place but my life was never the same again, after he died, I see him in my children and comfort myself with this and the fun memories of him ❤️🙏
Tears start rolling each 'n every time I hear the first notes of this masterpiece. And eventhough it's actually a cover of a French chanson (La Montagne by Jean Farret) , it now belongs to the unsurpassed Wim Sonneveld and the Dutch people in general, not my words but those of Farret. Edit: Thanks for reacting to this and thanks to whoever 'Anonymous' may be for requesting this, the fact even Highly get's semi-emotional by this makes me feel a lil' less of a wuss.
Andre's version was really good but yes.... Wim Sonneveld's version was and still is the definitive version. I was a kid when I first heard it and even then the wistful melancholy touched me. with thanks from Belgium
Andre van Duin is something.We say here in Netherlands if he was born in America he would have been world famous.He is multi-talented
I Have to agree whit that one. The man can do stand up comedy. Cabaret, sing silly songs. However when he wants to, he has a marvelous singing voice.
just for those who don't know its orginaly not his song. But I Think he does honor Wim Sonneveld the orignal singer.
The Dutch Danny Kaye
I recently turned 60.
And you know? This song makes more sense once your older.
That's why it's a timeless masterpiece.
Its not about a history or old postcards.
It's about you, being a child not that long ago.. innocent and naive.
and how fast time goes by. And seems to go faster the older you get.
Its the realisation that makes you feel melancholic. Its the realisation that once things are over.... They are over..
Its the true definition of YOLO....
On a side... Beautiful performance, but the Wim Sonneveld version is the one and only for me.
Nice to see at your channel, and spot on reaction...
Thanks...
I'm 33 so I never knew the time period this song dicusses, nor have I ever lived in a small town/village, but this song makes me emotional and melancholic as hell... it's like a memory I've never experienced but I remember it anyway ..
That's so beautifully said!
me 2
Funny thing, André grew up in Rotterdam West/Delfshaven. He neither experienced it. 😉
@@madamnicknack Haha and that is the exact neighbourhood that I've been living in for over 10 years now! Everything falls in the right place haha. 🙏❤
@@frummel403 You do? 😁 If I'm correct, he lived in de Watergeusstraat.
This is , in my opinion, one of the most beautiful songs from the Netherlands
What a beautiful picture of his youth and thanx for your heartfelt reaction.
Andre van Duin is a real multi-talent. Besides being a good singer he is also the most succesfull comidian of the netherlands
The rather lowbrow nature of his comedy didn't help the recognition as a good singer. Unlike with Wim Sonneveld, there was to little connection between the talents. But now it's coming.
Andre is a national treasure
We Dutch grew up with Andre van Duin, he was weekly more times on TV in many programs, who remembers this one ua-cam.com/video/S7ipFApsFec/v-deo.html Andre van Duin as commentator
also an excellent presenter and actor!
ua-cam.com/video/mQpQnhBmlhE/v-deo.html ken je deze nog
The original Dutch version is sung by Wim Sonneveld and has become iconic.
The original song was in French, La montagne by Jean Ferrat. Also beautiful but I absolutely prefer Wim Sonneveld's version. You should listen to it!
Nevertheless André van Duin sings it beautiful too
By the way, watch Bart de Pau's video Zijn Nederlandse meisjes anders? (Are Dutch girls different?) Nice
Treu. In 1974
Jean Ferrat nog live mogen bewonderen in de zeventiger jaren op de camping Le Pommier in de Ardeche,
@@Jeroen-hj6ov Oh dat moet geweldig geweest zijn! Zo'n prachtige stem!
Ik heb meerdere elpees van hem, hij was fantastisch!
Ik ben gewoon jaloers op je
One of my all time favorite Dutch songs about the simple life as life used to be.
Life is never simple.
This song makes me emotional every time I hear it. Andre van Duin is an underrated singer. People only see him as a comedian but when he sings he puts his heart and soul into the song. Goosebumps.
2 Icons of the Netherlands, Andre Rieux is worldfamous because he made classic musik populair all over the world, his concerts are allways sold out where ever he goes and Andre van Duin the best komiek of the Netherlands he did so mutch over 40 years that you need a lot of time to see it all , if that is even possible. He sings, he is a comedian, a writer, a moviestar and on and on.
the little village (deurne) which this song was written about, is my home town.... i can see all the places he's singing about in my head....takes me right back... :)
A few years ago Dutch radio stations made a poll to select 'The best Dutch song of the Century'. This song 'Het Dorp' sung by Wim Sonneveld from 1974 was chosen by the Dutch with a sky high margin between nr1 and the runner up.
I like André van Duin's voice and he did well but Wim's voice, oh man, it was on another level! You really should listen to it. It had so much dept and layers.
You mean 1965
The original of the song is actually French.
ua-cam.com/video/cR1HNrjKwYg/v-deo.html
@@EricvanDorp007 you are totally right. My mistake.
@@ehekkert true but I didn't say that Wim made the original nor did I imply that he did so. Just said that it was a song from 1974. (And it was but I had forgotten that the song was released three times. Starting in 1965.)
@@missteacup9726 we are all human:)
It seems like a very recent video. Yes, definitely our national treasure, 74 years old! A wonderful, loving person. 🤍
Apologies for forgetting their name but props to the person who's doing the English subtitles. They are very good. Thanks for your reactions on the Dutch stuff, much love from the low lands!
It makes me cry every time i hear it. Realy a beautiful song ❤
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Thanks for reacting to it! Andre van Duin truely is the Dutch equivalent of Betty White with a career as a comedian of over 55 years. Now he is more a singer and presenter (o.a. the Dutch Bake-off), but probably the one celeb of the Netherlands that nobody hates
This song was played at my grandmothers funeral. I have tears in my eyes now.
❤️🙏😘
It was also played at my grandmothers funeral, almost 20 years ago, i am in tears too.... 💜
🌍😇💜💐💐🧚♀️
@@4belle2 😇💜💐💐🧚♀️
@@4belle2so sorry for your loss, keep the memories alive ❤️🙏😘
If André Van Duin dies, he must get a state funeral.
This man brought us so many great times with laughter and a tear.
Eens. De ontelbare keren dat hij ons liet lachen, zijn prachtige liedjes en ook zijn speech met dodenherdenking. Een prachtig mens. Maar hij is er nu nog. Ik heb hem onlangs een bericht gestuurd om mijn waardering uit te spreken. Misschien ook iets voor u ipv wachten op zijn dood?
After his death, André decided to donate his body to science.
@@Daniel62 No way?
Serious?😯
@@walterverbeeck6929thats serious.
Thank you for playing this. You are spot on with your reaction. Sentimental song. Its almost our second national anthem and I cant keep my eyes dry when Im listening to this song.
Andre v Duin is the biggest comedian we have here in the Netherlands. But he is getting older and slowing things down, and maybe because of this we see him in other ways, playing the more serious roles or as TV show host. Love it humor since a child. I crew up with him, who not here, and he is respected highly by I think young and especialy the older people.
He had his own radio show of a hour in the 70- 80's on the Saturday with lots of scetches. And on the monday everyone was talking about it. Fantastic. Great men. Im a big fan. The comedian but also the more serious men behind the comedian.
Great info..🙏✋✋🍀
A wonderful song that looks back on life in a nostalgic kind of way.
You already know Andre who leads the band, who happens to be one of our biggest music exports, he's popular across the globe, from the Netherlands to Australia, South America, the USA, and Asia (basically, everywhere you go, you can find his music and shows)
The other Andre, he's a national treasure, an old-school comedian/actor/singer/entertainer with a beautiful voice and who also happens to be one of the nicest people you could ever come across, a truly genuine nice and talented man.
The song was originally performed by Win Sonneveld who also was an entertainer/singer/comedian who had beautiful one-man shows filled with stories, jokes and song.
And this is his biggest song, a timeless evergreen for everyone in the Netherlands, it's one of those songs to wind down to, to look back on life and just relax and forget the world for a few minutes.
Ty for checking out our national treasures, Andre van Duin is, to Dutch people, what Betty White is for Americans.. an icon, a living legend.
You are so right.
Mooi gesproken😍
I was lucky enough to meet Andre van Duin a couple of years ago, and he was so approachable, friendly and modest. So yes, I have to agree with you. Great guy! 😊
Yes. In tears again. I love André van Duin. What a wonderful and kind man. And still going strong after losing his husband and recovering from a very serious disease.
Yes indeed...he's so sweet...and always friendly...
Once i had the honor to sing for him on his birthday....very sweet person..
He's so strong after the loss of his friend...and his sickness..great respect for him...
🙏💐🧚♀️🍀😇👌
Makes my in tears to , very nise song . Love that song
In the netherland is Andre van Duin a living legend.
best comedian we have ever had
You are a fantastic guy!! Thank you for all the videos
I appreciate that!
Impossível deixar de seguir o maestro @andrerieu.
Além das suas maravilhosas melodias e JSO ,ainda nos brinda com vozes maravilhosas.
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You are so right saying the magic is no longer there!
Every government should sing or hear before their meetings and stuff about the difficulties these days. It’s a life’s lesson. I’m pleased to have experienced these days without cellphones. Writing paper and a football. That’s all we had. We were happy.
I can't listen to this song without tearing up. It's such an emotional song. The trees along the garden path, how could I know it will all be gone one day.
I touched me when you smiled by the part everybody applauded to the first lines. Every country has a song that everybody loves..so beautiful to share😊
This takes me back to walks with my grandfather as a small child living in a small town. I cry every time
To me this is the most beautiful Dutch song ever written
I am sitting here and she my own childhood, and I know the song! And I am crying man, so beautiful! Je bent gesellig André !
I love it when somebody can express himself how he feels and sees the music. Andre van Duin is my living legend. The humor he brought in the 60/70/80/90 was great in that time..
I just shed a tear 😢 Andre sings it sooo beautifull. This song is so old, but it is just still so beautifull.
Thank you for this beautifull moment and your reaction.... !!
No problem 😊
This song was written by Wim Sonneveld in 1974. The village is about Neunen. The same village where Vincent van Gogh was born. The time when wim was writing this song Wim was living in Amsterdam on the other site of the Netherlands. From Brabant to Noord Holland. For me, it's a pleasant tear jerker.
it was written by a friend of Wim Sonneveld, the melodie came from the song La montagne from Jean Farret, Wim just sang it
@@peejee1963 Ze vonden een verhaal over bergen niet zo bij Nederland passen, daarom hebben ze de tekst geheel herschreven in plaats van vertaald en passend gemaakt.
The first person who sang this song was Wim sonneveld, in 1965. Its such an iconic song over here, that they officially renamed the path he is singing about,to "the garden path of my father"
I still remember the home of my grand mother and grand father. And the place and home where I was born. Greetings from Roelof. This song was written by Wim Sonneveld.
Andre van Duin can sing beautiful but he is actualy a comedian. I love this song. Thanks for sharing xxx
I compare Andre with no one else than Stan Laurel. If he was born in the US that man would have been world famous. He has a comedic timing like no one else. And one hell of a voice.
@@PR-on7qk you're totaly right about that.
What you have to understand qbout why people get emotional is there isn't a Dutch person who doesn't know this song and has memories with it. The original performer is Wim Sonneveld. Besides Andre van Duin one of the great Dutch comedians. The others are Wim Kan and Toon Hermans. Wim, Wim and Toon are known as the three great onces. Andre definatly should be the fourth on that list.
This song always makes me cry...it's so beautiful and sad.
Thanks for sharing
the one thing that must be said about this song ( either this version or the one from wim sonneveld ) , is that, the older you get the harder this song seems to hit home.
and the beauty of this song is, that it does not matter how young or old you are, or whatever genre music you favor, almost everyone who hears is song will love it.
Original is a French song translated by the partner of Wim Sonneveld. Friso Wiegersma (they were also gay) . Wim was a youth friend of my Grandmother. He lived in Utrecht. Andre sings it beautifully !
Thankyou for the interpretation. Glad I'm off grid in the Mountains
This song always reminds me of my grandfather… it was his favourite song, and it was played at his funeral…
I think you are such a nice guy, with a very inspiring energy and beautiful life visions my friend.
Greetz from The Netherlands, Tim.
Funfact: The village this song is about really exists! It's called Deurne and is located in the southern part of teh Nethelands, in the provence of Noord-Brabant. The butchery 'J. van der Ven' was real and it's all written from memory of the original artist (Wim Sonneveld). He grew up in Deurne.
Niet helemaal waar. Friso Wiegersma ( vriend van Wim Sonneveld ) kwam uit Deurne en schreef de tekst van het Nummer. Funfact: sinds kort is " het tuinpad van mijn vader" Hersteld, deze loopt achter het ouderlijk huis van Wiegersma " Museum de Wieger" door. Wim Sonneveld zelf kwam uit Utrecht.
This is a sentimental journey for me😢 my dad used to love this song..
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I lived in this vilage Deurne the house is stil there
I’m 19 and i remember my childhood like this, the way our village has modernised is truely heartbreaking🥲🇳🇱
That song always leaves me in tears. I had never heard it sung by André before. He is such a remarkable man, so sweet, so special, so multi-talented indeed.
One of those people you want to outlive us all, really, so we can enjoy him for the rest of our days.
A beautiful song, André has such a touchy voice.... we played this song at the funeral of my grandmother who passed in 2002 ... thanx for the heartwarming memories and this reaction 💜
Such a beautiful song! Always get a bit emotional hearing this..! 🥺🎶💜
I love to sing this song in the nuseryhome i work.. Andre is our best comidian.. by the way 😉
this song always makes me so emotional
Goosebumps.
Thx for this💯👌🙏🌹🌹🍀👍
This song gets me every time. Used to be one of my grandparents' favorites, I grew up with it and it wasn't until I moved out of my parent's home that I fully appreciated it. I love it. Big thank you to the requester.
Wow Highly! Love you! This song was played at my fathers funeral! He died after the cancer operation, it failed. He was always talking about how we live now, he can’t get used how time passed.
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André van Duin... I would call him a national treasure.
Respect for doing this man, this is by far one of the most loved person in the Netherlands. i grew up with Andre . You should really react to some of his comedian side. Thanks for bringing back those memories in my life. Bless you and stay safe!!
I could suggest woman in love together with Corrie van Gorp, that video is so hilarious!
Every time I hear this song it just brings me back to my youth……..with no cell phones………😁😁😁😁😁😁life is short before you know it will be over…….that’s why we enjoy everyday as it comes and travel wen we can ……….especially in these times with Covid……life is presious
Indeed...so precious....live the day fully.....enjoy the little things...
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when i was about 6 i saw this version of this song, sung by Wim Sonneveld (check out how similar their voices are) im from Amsterdam so nothing of this song was known to me in the netherlands but my mom was from a small village in austria so from there i did understand. my mother found me in front of the tv crying big tears and i never can listen to this song without crying ever since, highly thanks for sharing so much of my country
andre van duin always takes me back to a time when my uncle took me to the Revu as a little girl that's where my love for him started beautiful song pure enjoyment
A beautiful legendary song very well interpreted by André. Sometimes i want this old times to come back like in this song.
We played this song at my grandfathers funeral, he passed in September 2021. For the last decade of his life, he longed more and more for the times this song sings about. He longed for the simple village he grew up in, the life in that small town and most of all he longed to see my grandmother again (she passed in 2014).
Gecondoleerd,
Ik mag dan nog niet zo lang op deze wereld hebben rondgelopen, maar als ik lees of verhalen van mijn opa's en oma's hoor verlang ik er ook naar dat een paar van de mooie dingen terug zouden keren. De rust, de samenhorigheid en de tijd voor de kleine mooie dingen als een rij oude bomen en een mooi kapelletje.
Beautiful!
Nice to notice that you understand what this song is all about
I love André van Duin, such a kind and talented guy..
André van Duin is the best comedian of the Netherlands, everyone knows him, young (i'm 16 but a lot of people my age don't) and old, he stopped with doing it but he still presents some shows on tv, he is a great comedian, but when he sings songs like these, he is very serious. More people my age should know him for what he achieved.
Andre van Duin made us laugh but he can also make you cry. Last may he did the speech on ww2 rememberday (dodenherdenking). It was so beautiful. I don't know if you can find it on UA-cam🤷🏻♀️. It's worth listening to.
Tears to see this my father has left earth a year ago but beautiful to hear 🤗
i can't listen to this song without crying. I've heard this on the funerals from my grandparents 😢 many people are crying because this song is one you heard a lot on funerals.
These nights were absolutely awesome! There are 8000 people on the square, 3000 around the square in the restaurants. Most of them were crying when he sang (or crying with laughter because he sang more than just this song)
Andre van Duin is such a genuine, humble person. I worked there and asked him to take a picture with me after the concert because my Grandpa was a big fan of him and was in the hospital back then. Next week he saw me again and he asked how my grandpa was doing!
It was my mothers favourite!😘
I remember. Very touching.
Listen to the original sang in 1974 by Wim Sonneveld.
I grew up with the comedy of Andre van Duin, he was a huge star, think MrBean soft of famous here. Every kid and adult knew him and his sketch shows but he indeed also has a lovely warm voice suitable to this song.
This is a well know, old song. It’s not originally by Andre but by Wim Sonneveld. Just like Flappie, every Dutchman knows this song by heart. Goosebumps every time I heart it.
Ow yes!!!! I love this one!!!! 🥰 I love this song but this version is sooooo beautiful. Nice you watched this one! 🥳
the original song was written in 1965
The village my parents grew up in was a village like this. And we stayed there in summer for 6 weeks every year when I was young, staying with a grandma or or an aunt, playing with my cousins, cycling to the seaside. When I hear rthis song, it al comes back to me. At the funeral of my cousin this was played. He was only 50 y.o.
This song is about the village I live.
It is in the southeast of the Netherlands.....
The father of the translator of this song was a doctor in this village.
The village is called Deurne....
Beautyful! You should watch a concert of André Rieu. He makes classics music easy tot listen to ,all over the world.
Hi, I was wondering what your connection is with the Netherlands? It's so cool you spend so much energie in your vids, and I love it. Thank you for that!
I am 68 and I was always forward looking, anticipating modernity, new things and new emotions. But still, this song speaks to me I can relate.
Try Andre van Duin with the song Heidezangers , he plays all the persons, by himself
He is the best comedy artist ever live till now and i think the best we ever have in the Netherlands look more of his video's
That Arena is now called "Johan Cruijff Arena". If you love Snollebollekes, you would have loved André van Duin in his younger years. He used to make a huge carneval hit song every year. With titles like "There's a horse in the hallway", "I have huge cauliflours" and "Pizza! Pizza! Oooo pizza! Wait a minute.....wait another minute...PIZZA!!"
In the first years of André's success as a comedian many people thought that kind of entertainment was vulgar, he wasn't seen as the talent and the wonderful person that he is. But nowadays I guess he has a warm place in about everyone's heart in the Netherlands.
Thanks, HXC, for taking us back in time. Truly love ❤️your channel 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇳🇱
Partly because of this song I am so very proud of my country, the netherlands
I am crying.
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Obrigada,HXC.
Fantástico.
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DAAAAMN! I already was hoping you would cover a SIMPLER version of this one!!!
Have you realised this is the same guy as with that pastor and his church bells "BIM BAM!!!" ?
If you are Dutch you know the National Anthem and this song Het Dorp. Its such a old song from Wim Zonneveld.. Just like i sayd when you are dutch you need to know this song. 😍😍 🇳🇱 🇳🇱
My father always referred to 'the poor old days". Because that's what it was.
unironically the best selling dutch artist world wide, Rieu i mean.
Andre Rieu is world-famous! Andre van Duin "world-famous" in the Netherlands
I love this song reminder me of my father he died .when he was 42 .and i was 15 years oké. Thanks fore this video and reaction
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@@dianebaven2457 thank you.
@@veroniquekamer-meyer4051 I know the pain….😘
@@dianebaven2457 i am so sorry, fore youre lost 😔❤ .
@@veroniquekamer-meyer4051 and I for yours, must have been hard times for you.I have given it a a place but my life was never the same again, after he died, I see him in my children and comfort myself with this and the fun memories of him ❤️🙏
Tears start rolling each 'n every time I hear the first notes of this masterpiece. And eventhough it's actually a cover of a French chanson (La Montagne by Jean Farret) , it now belongs to the unsurpassed Wim Sonneveld and the Dutch people in general, not my words but those of Farret.
Edit: Thanks for reacting to this and thanks to whoever 'Anonymous' may be for requesting this, the fact even Highly get's semi-emotional by this makes me feel a lil' less of a wuss.
Andre's version was really good but yes.... Wim Sonneveld's version was and still is the definitive version.
I was a kid when I first heard it and even then the wistful melancholy touched me.
with thanks
from Belgium
just a fun fact the arena holds 71k visitors for concerts and 55,5 seats during other type of festivals or socker/ football
Wim Sonneveld wrote this song already in 1974! Now we are 47 years further in time and it is not getting better in anyway how the world is changed...
Netherlands us gone, the government screwed us