I am Bimo Lombok from Lombok Indonesia ! I first time watch Almira when she song o Mio Babino Caro in Holand Got Talent and I am very shock to hear her voice it so amazhing voice like an angle from heaven ! Love Almira too much ! Good Bless you Almira the Golden voice from Heaven
Cada dia mais linda! Cada dia sua voz ecoa nos corações daqueles que sentem o despertar da alma! Agradeço a DEUS pelo dia que ouví Amira pela primeira vez!
They were speaking in Afrikaans. As someone from The Netherlands, I can just about make up what they are saying. They first introduce her and talk about where she's from, then they ask what school she goes to and how she got into singing opera, she says her entire family has made classical music and she wanted to join in, she couldn't play the piano because her hands were too small at the time. She started of baking cookies (lol) and then heard opera and started singing it around the house. Then they discussed how she found her 'Opera voice', she says its her natural, normal voice. They then ask if she's been to singing school, to which she answers she's had a few lessons but would like to continue normal school because she wants to become a lawyer if singing doesn't work out (good choice). They then say something about the album which I didn't understand, after that they talk about how she got into the public spotlight (Holland's Got Talent). Her dad filled in the forms and such because he and her mom thought her voice was awesome (just like we do), she herself always wanted to be on tv and thought the big cameras and such were cool. Then she went there, got put on youtube, went there, got put on youtube, went there, won and got put on youtube again, which she didn't expect because she just wanted to appear on television. Her prize was a trip to Las Vegas with donuts for breakfast daily. They continue to ask about what music she listens to herself, she replies that she listens to Sarah Brightman, Jackie Evango, Corlio Bortal and Andrea Bocelli (Names might be wrong, I don't know them). She and her mom also listen to 80's music in the car and sing them together. They ask where she wants to perform, she replies that she has been in all continents except for Australia and that she'd love to perform there. They then talk about her charity, Gelukskinders (Which basically means Lucky Children/Happy Children, depending on how you translate it) She said she earned quite a lot of money with concerts that she did not need yet and that her mom is from SA and that children in SA often don't have fun playgrounds, her charity helps provide local SA neighborhood with fun playground for the children. They then talk about how she's enjoying SA so far, since she's only just moved there. She says that the people here are a bit nicer than in The Netherlands and accept you the way you are and that they were welcomed here with open arms (that's a dutch expression idk if that works in english) They also joke about how she was short in The Netherlands, but compared to South Africans she's pretty tall. They talk about her favorite songs from the album, which is 'As it is in Heaven' which is about a woman who is abused by her husband, joins the church choir and the conductor of the choir thinks she is amazing and lets her sing in front of a lot of people after which her husbands beats her up. The woman then leaves the husband and joins the church. They then ask if Nessum Dorma is hard to sing, she answers that it isn't that hard but the lower notes at the start are harder to hit. She is asked how important it is to warm up her voice before singing, she says it's pretty important because otherwise it's pretty hard to make it sound good. They then asks if she learns the languages the songs are, or if she just mimics the sounds, she replies that she learned many languages in school in The Netherlands (Dutch, German, French, Greek, Latin and Chinese) and that she tries to understand what she sings so she can attach the proper emotion to the proper word. Her next big performance is at 'Classics' which she says in the highlight of the year, she wants to pursue singing but also be safe so if people no longer think she is tiny, and cute she can still make money and become a lawyer. Being a lawyer and singer are both here passions. She ends by saying bye and recommending us to buy tickets for Classics, because it's going to be 'bear good' ('bere goed' is a saying in dutch, which means really really good) -------------------------------------------------------------- Wow. this took long to type, was worth it though. We must all be able to love and enjoy her amazing voice!!
I don't speak German but recognize many of the words about her musical family and the instruments they play and activities she and her family enjoy. She is delightful, it's not hard to listen and get a general message of what is being said.
I am 73 years old and I like offer music and all kinds of international music and I have listened to music all my life but this girl has just a Heavenly voice given down by God I have never heard anything like it in my life and I just cannot stop listening to it. I'm glad I got a chance to hear the greatest voice of my time before I leave this world.
18 April!!! Super actual! All Amira's fans would like to understand the adorable teenager! I don´t understand Holand language, but I feed myself with her smile, her voice, her sense of humor. God bless Amira!!!
They were speaking in Afrikaans. As someone from The Netherlands, I can just about make up what they are saying. They first introduce her and talk about where she's from, then they ask what school she goes to and how she got into singing opera, she says her entire family has made classical music and she wanted to join in, she couldn't play the piano because her hands were too small at the time. She started of baking cookies (lol) and then heard opera and started singing it around the house. Then they discussed how she found her 'Opera voice', she says its her natural, normal voice. They then ask if she's been to singing school, to which she answers she's had a few lessons but would like to continue normal school because she wants to become a lawyer if singing doesn't work out (good choice). They then say something about the album which I didn't understand, after that they talk about how she got into the public spotlight (Holland's Got Talent). Her dad filled in the forms and such because he and her mom thought her voice was awesome (just like we do), she herself always wanted to be on tv and thought the big cameras and such were cool. Then she went there, got put on youtube, went there, got put on youtube, went there, won and got put on youtube again, which she didn't expect because she just wanted to appear on television. Her prize was a trip to Las Vegas with donuts for breakfast daily. They continue to ask about what music she listens to herself, she replies that she listens to Sarah Brightman, Jackie Evango, Corlio Bortal and Andrea Bocelli (Names might be wrong, I don't know them). She and her mom also listen to 80's music in the car and sing them together. They ask where she wants to perform, she replies that she has been in all continents except for Australia and that she'd love to perform there. They then talk about her charity, Gelukskinders (Which basically means Lucky Children/Happy Children, depending on how you translate it) She said she earned quite a lot of money with concerts that she did not need yet and that her mom is from SA and that children in SA often don't have fun playgrounds, her charity helps provide local SA neighborhood with fun playground for the children. They then talk about how she's enjoying SA so far, since she's only just moved there. She says that the people here are a bit nicer than in The Netherlands and accept you the way you are and that they were welcomed here with open arms (that's a dutch expression idk if that works in english) They also joke about how she was short in The Netherlands, but compared to South Africans she's pretty tall. They talk about her favorite songs from the album, which is 'As it is in Heaven' which is about a woman who is abused by her husband, joins the church choir and the conductor of the choir thinks she is amazing and lets her sing in front of a lot of people after which her husbands beats her up. The woman then leaves the husband and joins the church. They then ask if Nessum Dorma is hard to sing, she answers that it isn't that hard but the lower notes at the start are harder to hit. She is asked how important it is to warm up her voice before singing, she says it's pretty important because otherwise it's pretty hard to make it sound good. They then asks if she learns the languages the songs are, or if she just mimics the sounds, she replies that she learned many languages in school in The Netherlands (Dutch, German, French, Greek, Latin and Chinese) and that she tries to understand what she sings so she can attach the proper emotion to the proper word. Her next big performance is at 'Classics' which she says in the highlight of the year, she wants to pursue singing but also be safe so if people no longer think she is tiny, and cute she can still make money and become a lawyer. Being a lawyer and singer are both here passions. She ends by saying bye and recommending us to buy tickets for Classics, because it's going to be 'bear good' ('bere goed' is a saying in dutch, which means really really good) -------------------------------------------------------------- Wow. this took long to type, was worth it though. We must all be able to love and enjoy her amazing voice!!
Me encanta cada canción que con su suave verbo interpreta, aquella voz digna de admiración que resuena entre lo desconocido y que lleva esa suave magia que enamora profundamente....
vc é diferente de todos os artistas que acompanho,um talento sem igual parabéns eu já assisti umas vinte vezes aquele dia do show de talentos em que vc cantou e foi diretamente para final...sem palavras
The difference between SA compared to the Netherlands relative to Amira's career is becoming more evident. Living in SA afforded her more opportunity to do promotional activities like this interview. I can understand the reasons behind Netherland's strict laws aimed at protecting children. However, those same laws hindered and stifled the growth of Amira's career. Except for safety issues, Amira's decision to move to SA is an excellent one.
Rainier Esquerra I've wondered about the safety issues, too - but I think they are exaggerated. Nowhere in the World is truly safe; for example, the mass shootings in American schools have brought the schoolkids there out en masse in protest against the gun laws; that's one of the last places on Earth I'd send children. Europe has a massive refugee problem, with the inevitable concern over extremists amongst them. In France, the police shoot first and ask questions later - and one can hardly blame them - and Britain is no safer. You get people driving trucks into crowds everywhere there are large crowds. I think we get a distorted picture from the media; Amira has extended family in and around Potchefstroom, and they must know how to survive there. It's one of the few places in SA (or the World) where people can ride bicycles. Amira is obviously very happy where she is; and none of her family are in any way fools - how can any of us know better than they do? I am getting very tired of people saying "she should have gone to (wherever)", aren't you?
Dafydd Llewellyn , school shootings in America are actually quite rare when you consider that there are over 40,000 high schools and over 90,000 elementary schools.
Glad to hear it; but they seem to be even rarer elsewhere . . . my point was that the kids seem to be alarmed by it in the U.S.A. , and not elsewhere. There are dangers everywhere; we just live with them. Amira is doing that. I would not choose to live in SA, either, but it's Amira's business, not anybody else's.
+Dafydd Llewellyn > getting very tired of people saying "she should have gone to (wherever)", aren't you? >> if she were 2 go 2 US... wouldnt she pass 4 an #AfricanAmerican?
Yes, I sure am tired of it. Don't know about the arithmetic; but i do know that Amira is putty in nobody's hands; she knows what she want and she's doing it . . .
It would be highly appreciated if someone could summarize in English what was discussed in this video. She made memorable interviews already nine years old so I'm sure this one contains very interesting and new information, especially for all millions of Amira fans!
Agreed. This little lady is a world star already. I am British born but lived in SA for many years and left because of the VIOLENT crime and crumbling basic services ie water, electricity, sewerage, etc. I know her SA connections but someone has made a big mistake directing her to SA which is going the same way as Zimbabwe.
I believe there is a bias against western whatever. Fock America. Fock American Fans but yet they don't know the CD Publishing on "With all my Heart" is based in California USA.
They were speaking in Afrikaans. As someone from The Netherlands, I can just about make up what they are saying. They first introduce her and talk about where she's from, then they ask what school she goes to and how she got into singing opera, she says her entire family has made classical music and she wanted to join in, she couldn't play the piano because her hands were too small at the time. She started of baking cookies (lol) and then heard opera and started singing it around the house. Then they discussed how she found her 'Opera voice', she says its her natural, normal voice. They then ask if she's been to singing school, to which she answers she's had a few lessons but would like to continue normal school because she wants to become a lawyer if singing doesn't work out (good choice). They then say something about the album which I didn't understand, after that they talk about how she got into the public spotlight (Holland's Got Talent). Her dad filled in the forms and such because he and her mom thought her voice was awesome (just like we do), she herself always wanted to be on tv and thought the big cameras and such were cool. Then she went there, got put on youtube, went there, got put on youtube, went there, won and got put on youtube again, which she didn't expect because she just wanted to appear on television. Her prize was a trip to Las Vegas with donuts for breakfast daily. They continue to ask about what music she listens to herself, she replies that she listens to Sarah Brightman, Jackie Evango, Corlio Bortal and Andrea Bocelli (Names might be wrong, I don't know them). She and her mom also listen to 80's music in the car and sing them together. They ask where she wants to perform, she replies that she has been in all continents except for Australia and that she'd love to perform there. They then talk about her charity, Gelukskinders (Which basically means Lucky Children/Happy Children, depending on how you translate it) She said she earned quite a lot of money with concerts that she did not need yet and that her mom is from SA and that children in SA often don't have fun playgrounds, her charity helps provide local SA neighborhood with fun playground for the children. They then talk about how she's enjoying SA so far, since she's only just moved there. She says that the people here are a bit nicer than in The Netherlands and accept you the way you are and that they were welcomed here with open arms (that's a dutch expression idk if that works in english) They also joke about how she was short in The Netherlands, but compared to South Africans she's pretty tall. They talk about her favorite songs from the album, which is 'As it is in Heaven' which is about a woman who is abused by her husband, joins the church choir and the conductor of the choir thinks she is amazing and lets her sing in front of a lot of people after which her husbands beats her up. The woman then leaves the husband and joins the church. They then ask if Nessum Dorma is hard to sing, she answers that it isn't that hard but the lower notes at the start are harder to hit. She is asked how important it is to warm up her voice before singing, she says it's pretty important because otherwise it's pretty hard to make it sound good. They then asks if she learns the languages the songs are, or if she just mimics the sounds, she replies that she learned many languages in school in The Netherlands (Dutch, German, French, Greek, Latin and Chinese) and that she tries to understand what she sings so she can attach the proper emotion to the proper word. Her next big performance is at 'Classics' which she says in the highlight of the year, she wants to pursue singing but also be safe so if people no longer think she is tiny, and cute she can still make money and become a lawyer. Being a lawyer and singer are both here passions. She ends by saying bye and recommending us to buy tickets for Classics, because it's going to be 'bear good' ('bere goed' is a saying in dutch, which means really really good) -------------------------------------------------------------- Wow. this took long to type, was worth it though. We must all be able to love and enjoy her amazing voice!!
Streptiles, thank you for the excellent work with the translation! I'm sure it's appreciated by all her fans who do not understand the language. I get the feeling that Amira is very happy with her new life in SA. I hope the singing continues to be her main interest. Her beautiful voice is addictive.
I know right! I am just a few months older than her and absolutely amazed by what she has been able to pull of, I think its almost 5 years ago now when I first noticed her on the television and got as blown away as anyone else, after her winning the finals I, like most people, forgot about her. Yesterday however, I felt this sudden, random urge to listen to her again and fell in love with her and her music again. She would make some solid wife material for some lucky guy (or girl!) in the future!
Even though I cannot understand Afrikaans I find she is so captivating. She appears to be a most amazing person and I LOVE her singing. Yes, please come to Australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could barely understand a single word she said, but it's delightful to see and hear Amira chirping away so happily in response to all these questions - which I could understand even less of.
Thanks for the translation, I know ABN from Holland and Belgium but this was for me so difficult to follow now I understand they were speaking Afrikaans
Hierdie jong dame is ongelooflik. Ek het vir twaalf jaar Afrikaans geleer. My vlak is nêrens naby aan hare nie. Ons sal nie eers praat oor haar sangvermoë in vergelyking met myne nie! Dank je wel.
yes and no, South Africa as a white person is so dangerous now, i would never leave Holland and go stay in South Africa, but her mother is born in South Africa, so she went to South Africa with her mother, South Africa is a third world country now, before 1994 it was a safe country but since black people took over its so dangerous now
This interview is enchanting? I don’t understand a word that is being said but strangely, I don’t need too? Amira has a command of many different languages and whatever she says, she is positive and full of confidence. Whether singing or talking her voice is captivating, I love her sense of mischief, and I’m sure she has a great sense of humour? Thankyou johan van ham for your summary of the interview which just indorses what I’ve said above.
Amira, jy is 'n absolute juweel! Jy is nie nie net aan die buitekant mooi nie, jy het 'n mooi hart. Jy is nederig. En ook vol pret. So bly jy woon nou in SA. Hartlik welkom! Mag jy van krag tot krag gaan. Mag jy voortgaan om 'n seen te wees vir swart en wit. Verskriklik trots op jou!!
Amkfa querida, soy una ferviente admiradora tuya. Soy mexicana, me llamo Silvia y quisiera que ojala pudieras visitarnos en México, seria maravilloso que mi sueño se hiciera realidad, te admiro muchísimo y pido a Dios te siga cuidando esa voz maravillosa, que él te bendiga, te mando mi cariñoso abrazo, lleno de los mejores deseos de que siempre estés bien. FELICIDADED QUERIDA AMIRA.
One of the things she said is that she is (besides Dutch, German, French, Latin and Greek) also learning Chinese (Mandarin) at school. Not sure how serious she is about that, but she would definately make a great appearance there as well if she would decide to do a show in China one day!
She only went to the Dutch 'high school' for 1 or 2 years, so she would have a very basic knowledge of all those languages (Except for dutch and english). I'm not sure she's going to study all those languages in SA
@@S_t_even no,in white South African schools u only learn Afrikaans and English which Afrikaans is like a dialect of Dutch, during the 16/17/1800 so many Dutch people moved to South Africa,, and if u want to learn say german or french u must take it in after school hours, no white school, in South Africa have Dutch german french classes during normal hours, they all are extra classes, when the interview was done she was in Grade 8, so if she did this interview 4 years ago she must have just finished her grade 12 school year,
Amira seemed very relaxed in this interview and perhaps talked more than was usual, her personality shining through. She seemed a bit suppressed in some other interviews where the interviewer(s) talked too much.
+Amanda -- Eso es mi problema tambien. Ich kann Deutsch verstehen, aber ich habe Schwierigkeit, die niederlandische Sprache zu verstehen. Yo entiendo aleman -- and I can read Dutch (slowly) but I have problems with spoken Dutch. Anyway, I must say that she is growing up to be a beautiful young lady. Greetings to Amira, from your fans in Manila, Philippines!
She says she was born in Nijmegen in the netherlands, her love for classic music she got it when she was a really little girl, she got singing lessons ( i'm from the netherlands so my English isn't very good but I tried, I also don't understand everything, I'm so sorry🤐
she and her mother are now staying in South Africa as her mother is a born South African, ans shes started a charity to help black kids in black township,
Amira o Brasil te ama. Amo a Amira e todos os envolvidos em sua jornada de vida. Ho'oponopono: Te amo Sinto muito Me perdoe Sou grato. A todos os irmãos de alma. Sucesso. Gratidão.
I know exactly what her mother went through, I'm a white-born South African and when I moved to Germany and they found out I'm from South Africa I was treated very badly by some Germans, when I went to apply for the State medical fund I was told: Sir you come from South Africa, it is a third world country you do not qualify for it,u must go private " which was a lie,
Amiga linda, acabo de mandarte mi comentario, soy Sivia, se me paso decirte que x desgracia no entiendo tu idioma y me cuesta trabajo entenderlo en tus entrevistas, espero nos las puedan traducir al español, gracias.
Adrian Latkins, your experience applies to Transvaal (Potchefstroom) or is it a general preoccupation? For the time being I aggree with Rainier Esquerra, and always she can escape back to the Netherlands Within a cople of weeks , 8 and 9 june, she has another participation in Classic is Groot, big audiance, great experience, imposible in the Netherlands
Summery of That Great Breakfast. Afrikaans is an old Dutch language and quite difficult, also for the automated subtitle system. It is just a try. Off we go:The interviewer welcomed Amira with talking about school, homework good 8, about her youth, family with a lot of instruments, organ in the church as well , playing with words. But her hands were at that stage to small and sick of baking cakes. decided to sing opera. Singing classes? yes, but doesn`t want conservatorium (min 2,4) because she will perhaps also become a lawyer. But continue with singing clases in SA. Prof -voice(?) is my normal voice After breakpoint (3,25) interviewer welcomed new listners and talked about Holland Got Talent where after Amira jumped from nothing to millions of hits on YT and a joyful trip to Las Vegas with every morning donuts for breakfast (4,34). To whom did you listen? To Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Corlea Botha etc. Many performances in the world, only Australia being the missing Continent (5,17). Earned money? Yes, but really I didn`t need it. How started Gelukskinders? Because my mother is from SA and during our visits I noticed that there were no playgrounds and in Holland you have got them on every corner. In the Township we met people (Jos) and from there on we created the Foundation Gelukskinder (Happy Child) (6,13). Living in Potchefstroom (Transvaal) is very nice, good weather, family around, nice people. Continue talking about differences in Holland and SA (7,30) . Picking up the CD they started to talk about the songs. Amira likes Gabriella`s song very much for the story behind it. In the film "as it is in Heaven", a woman is treated badly by her husband and after another beaten-up by him, she runs away and joined for ever with the Church Choir and was free.Talking about performing with Paul Pot (8,51) was fine. Singing Nessun Dorma dificult? No, once you`ve got the low key note ( 9,08) good, the rest is easy. How important is it to warm up ? Very important and also the lips, otherwise the sound is not good. (9,25) And about the other languages on your CD, did you learn them? In Holland at school are a lot of languages (9,37), Dutch, English, German, French, Latin, Greek, Chinese (note: 4 to take of which Dutch and English obliged).Next performances? Yes , on 8 and 9 of June the Classic is Great.(10,13) I love singing, it is my passion, however I have to finish school, because if my voice fails(?) I can study for lawyer, which is my passion as well. Interviewer: Well balanced.Amira closed the interview with a cheerful "Oh by the way, .....Classic will be good" (I listened that over and over again, futile.)
johan van ham, Thank you! You have done a great job with this translation! It will now be interesting to see what performances she will do during CIG 2018.
Thanks a lot, Johan. You are right, SA is a difficult language, even it is close to Dutch. And they talk so fast....Glad to hear that Amira likes Gabriella's Song very much. Cannot wait any longer for her wordlwide album release.
Surprised to hear her speaking Afrikaans..(being Flemish Belgium.. Amira being from the Netherlands..having different dialects in their country as well as Belgium: (Flemish, French, German)..and again..even in between "those" languages."we don't" understand "fluently" each other in the SAME language spoken!)) For the Netherlands the same..(excluding French..but Denmark on the frontiers.. an other boost to have!) But still surprised to hear her Afrikaans.. (South-Africa) having as languages to speak almost fluently! It made me questioning about all "only" speaking "English" only.. How old is Amira here And what culture , language baggage does she always have ? Netherlands..some like Flemish.. even French, English, German, Greek,Latin..even a little Chinese!!! (Don't forget all dialects..for Netherlands similar languages..as Afrikaans.) This girl is someone to look UP! Not only by her voice..but in so many other ways! I'm stunned..you should be even..! What would she want again ..beside singing? Winning Olympic games ones ? She is great, intelligent, a talent..and still here self being. Singing..pff.;somewhere trying to copy UA-cam opera singers.. languages? Somewhere in between.. learning..being curious to understand..explain herself.. All by all ..she is an extreme personalty on her own. Simple and humble..but "great" in so many ways at the same time.. even growing to an "adult" time to spend today..tomorrow.. later..
But .. She isn't the "only" to discover..There a thousands, between us..your kid, maybe..future kid.. maybe.. Not having the chance to express themselves as "great" talents in what ever way! There are a lot to discover..giving them some "luck" to show the world how "great" they are! Not for themselves at the first place..but chairing what they have for others: "to believe in themselves too"..even not having a "stage" or "boost" to "climb" up.. ignored by OUR world in to politics, capitalism struggles. surviving at the end.. NOT seeing the talents of your own kids.. first!
Johan Streulens: Johan, she is amazing, isn't she? You are right..there are certainly many children out there who are talented but remain undiscovered. In this age of the internet, I hope we get the privilege of witnessing their gifts.
It has been said that Dutch is the easiest national language to learn for English speakers. Nevertheless UA-cam does a crappy job of translating Dutch to English.
Summary from Johan van ham: Summery of That Great Breakfast. Afrikaans is an old Dutch language and quite difficult, also for the automated subtitle system. It is just a try. Off we go:The interviewer welcomed Amira with talking about school, homework good 8, about her youth, family with a lot of instruments, organ in the church as well , playing with words. But her hands were at that stage to small and sick of baking cakes. decided to sing opera. Singing classes? yes, but doesn`t want conservatorium (min 2,4) because she will perhaps also become a lawyer. But continue with singing clases in SA. Prof -voice(?) is my normal voice After breakpoint (3,25) interviewer welcomed new listners and talked about Holland Got Talent where after Amira jumped from nothing to millions of hits on YT and a joyful trip to Las Vegas with every morning donuts for breakfast (4,34). To whom did you listen? To Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Corlea Botha etc. Many performances in the world, only Australia being the missing Continent (5,17). Earned money? Yes, but really I didn`t need it. How started Gelukskinders? Because my mother is from SA and during our visits I noticed that there were no playgrounds and in Holland you have got them on every corner. In the Township we met people (Jos) and from there on we created the Foundation Gelukskinder (Happy Child) (6,13). Living in Potchefstroom (Transvaal) is very nice, good weather, family around, nice people. Continue talking about differences in Holland and SA (7,30) . Picking up the CD they started to talk about the songs. Amira likes Gabriella`s song very much for the story behind it. In the film "as it is in Heaven", a woman is treated badly by her husband and after another beaten-up by him, she runs away and joined for ever with the Church Choir and was free.Talking about performing with Paul Pot (8,51) was fine. Singing Nessun Dorma dificult? No, once you`ve got the low key note ( 9,08) good, the rest is easy. How important is it to warm up ? Very important and also the lips, otherwise the sound is not good. (9,25) And about the other languages on your CD, did you learn them? In Holland at school are a lot of languages (9,37), Dutch, English, German, French, Latin, Greek, Chinese (note: 4 to take of which Dutch and English obliged).Next performances? Yes , on 8 and 9 of June the Classic is Great.(10,13) I love singing, it is my passion, however I have to finish school, because if my voice fails(?) I can study for lawyer, which is my passion as well. Interviewer: Well balanced.Amira closed the interview with a cheerful "Oh by the way, .....Classic will be good" (I listened that over and over again, futile.)
Thank you very much johan van ham! I am convinced that there are very many who are really happy and grateful if you manage to summarize what is said during the interview. It is fascinating that Amira, blessed with one of the world's most beautiful singing voice, has also been talented with such an interesting, charming and humorous personality.
Gunmar N aggree completely with You. This weekend I will make my extract. meanwhile I will seek in this post contact with Imperatator parva from Limpopo. I had in YT contact with him. ( Onse Vader (Amira Willighagen & Royal Mens Choir of...) .posted ion 25 december by AW oficial) He is fluent in Afrikaans and English and lives in Limpopo, a province north of Transvaal. and perhaps can help too. Kind Regards
Imperator parva from Limpopo, can You read me? I would like to have contact with you about Die Groot Ontbijt (That Great Breakfast). Lookimg forward hearing from You. Kind Regards
There is a bias against Western anything, Let's say Racism in a political form. I am a big fan and have watched as many videos as I could. Also I was in the Fan Club. So, I have seen a lot. Amira needs to kick those people to the curb and get rich. F'M I say! Think Abba Amira! Having servants when you are 60 beats making people around you at 14 politically happy!
at bottom right of your screen is a little wheel, or gear, click on it and use caption auto translate to what ever language you prefer, or that is offered, i have mine on english, not perfect but pretty close.
Sorry for being a little political, but isn't it weird that a country that owns trillions in diamonds needs a little girl to collect money to build play grounds for the children...
Yes, but one family owning all of South Africa's diamonds. Ever thought about what gives them the right? Same goes for these oil sheiks. All valuables the earth possesses should be owned by all of humanity.
That would certainly be a better world, much like the one described in Nella Fantasia, but it seems that pure socialism (or even efforts toward that ideal) always break down in the administration, and those systems inevitably succumb to avarice, greed, and the lust for power. Perhaps all countries and governments eventually become fascist oligarchies in their substance or essence, no matter what form they may seem to take for their front-end user interface.................
The leaders and filthy rich over there don't care about anyone but themselves. Many children are starving all around them, but the only thing they care about is their diamonds and possessions. Don't worry, they can't have their diamonds and riches in hell.
They were speaking in Afrikaans. As someone from The Netherlands, I can just about make up what they are saying. They first introduce her and talk about where she's from, then they ask what school she goes to and how she got into singing opera, she says her entire family has made classical music and she wanted to join in, she couldn't play the piano because her hands were too small at the time. She started of baking cookies (lol) and then heard opera and started singing it around the house. Then they discussed how she found her 'Opera voice', she says its her natural, normal voice. They then ask if she's been to singing school, to which she answers she's had a few lessons but would like to continue normal school because she wants to become a lawyer if singing doesn't work out (good choice). They then say something about the album which I didn't understand, after that they talk about how she got into the public spotlight (Holland's Got Talent). Her dad filled in the forms and such because he and her mom thought her voice was awesome (just like we do), she herself always wanted to be on tv and thought the big cameras and such were cool. Then she went there, got put on youtube, went there, got put on youtube, went there, won and got put on youtube again, which she didn't expect because she just wanted to appear on television. Her prize was a trip to Las Vegas with donuts for breakfast daily. They continue to ask about what music she listens to herself, she replies that she listens to Sarah Brightman, Jackie Evango, Corlio Bortal and Andrea Bocelli (Names might be wrong, I don't know them). She and her mom also listen to 80's music in the car and sing them together. They ask where she wants to perform, she replies that she has been in all continents except for Australia and that she'd love to perform there. They then talk about her charity, Gelukskinders (Which basically means Lucky Children/Happy Children, depending on how you translate it) She said she earned quite a lot of money with concerts that she did not need yet and that her mom is from SA and that children in SA often don't have fun playgrounds, her charity helps provide local SA neighborhood with fun playground for the children. They then talk about how she's enjoying SA so far, since she's only just moved there. She says that the people here are a bit nicer than in The Netherlands and accept you the way you are and that they were welcomed here with open arms (that's a dutch expression idk if that works in english) They also joke about how she was short in The Netherlands, but compared to South Africans she's pretty tall. They talk about her favorite songs from the album, which is 'As it is in Heaven' which is about a woman who is abused by her husband, joins the church choir and the conductor of the choir thinks she is amazing and lets her sing in front of a lot of people after which her husbands beats her up. The woman then leaves the husband and joins the church. They then ask if Nessum Dorma is hard to sing, she answers that it isn't that hard but the lower notes at the start are harder to hit. She is asked how important it is to warm up her voice before singing, she says it's pretty important because otherwise it's pretty hard to make it sound good. They then asks if she learns the languages the songs are, or if she just mimics the sounds, she replies that she learned many languages in school in The Netherlands (Dutch, German, French, Greek, Latin and Chinese) and that she tries to understand what she sings so she can attach the proper emotion to the proper word. Her next big performance is at 'Classics' which she says in the highlight of the year, she wants to pursue singing but also be safe so if people no longer think she is tiny, and cute she can still make money and become a lawyer. Being a lawyer and singer are both here passions. She ends by saying bye and recommending us to buy tickets for Classics, because it's going to be 'bear good' ('bere goed' is a saying in dutch, which means really really good) -------------------------------------------------------------- Wow. this took long to type, was worth it though. We must all be able to love and enjoy her amazing voice!!
John, you are so right. I already commented this omission before, but it seems that TV and Radio stations (Groot Ontbijt, Afrikaans is Groot, Gelderland TV, ExpressoShow,) are confident that the job is done and don't even bother about the greater good for Amira. They think the automated captions will suffice, but in fact those translations are horrible most of the time, and hard to follow. I wish Amira's management will demand for English captions in future interviews.
Wow , how awfully entitled to complain about someone talking in her native language . How dare she . Does she not know that others demand the right to dictate how she speaks , where she lives ,what she sings etc etc . Get over yourselves , accept that you are no different to other fans and leave her and her family alone to make the decision THEY want . Amira is not there for some to fund their own UA-cam channels . If you do not understand what is being said learn the language or find other posts in the language you want
Wow Stefan that is a high strung reply. Might I add it may still have been relevant about 30 years back, but that was when the Berlin Wall and Apartheid were still present. (Both have now been safely consigned to the past as they should be) A backward looking attitude like this may have been appropriate in say 1988 perhaps yes, but not in 2018. The internet has changed the world and globalised even small villages so I am gobsmacked at your suggestion on asking fans to learn her native language! Sadly it takes a long time for attitudes to catch up with the realities of the modern world.
Ray , that comment is so true and I am hopeful that any future releases of interviews will have English subtitles. Surely this is not a great ask in the age of global interconnectivity. Afrikaans is Groot-That title is strangely backward looking but might answer their response to your request to include English subtitles.
John R so I take it you are one of the many who feel that you have a right to dictate how the parents of a 14 year old bring her up ? And that she should do every interview in a language you understand? Get a life
I am Bimo Lombok from Lombok Indonesia ! I first time watch Almira when she song o Mio Babino Caro in Holand Got Talent and I am very shock to hear her voice it so amazhing voice like an angle from heaven ! Love Almira too much ! Good Bless you Almira the Golden voice from Heaven
Cada dia mais linda! Cada dia sua voz ecoa nos corações daqueles que sentem o despertar da alma! Agradeço a DEUS pelo dia que ouví Amira pela primeira vez!
They were speaking in Afrikaans. As someone from The Netherlands, I can just about make up what they are saying.
They first introduce her and talk about where she's from, then they ask what school she goes to and how she got into singing opera, she says her entire family has made classical music and she wanted to join in, she couldn't play the piano because her hands were too small at the time. She started of baking cookies (lol) and then heard opera and started singing it around the house. Then they discussed how she found her 'Opera voice', she says its her natural, normal voice. They then ask if she's been to singing school, to which she answers she's had a few lessons but would like to continue normal school because she wants to become a lawyer if singing doesn't work out (good choice).
They then say something about the album which I didn't understand, after that they talk about how she got into the public spotlight (Holland's Got Talent). Her dad filled in the forms and such because he and her mom thought her voice was awesome (just like we do), she herself always wanted to be on tv and thought the big cameras and such were cool. Then she went there, got put on youtube, went there, got put on youtube, went there, won and got put on youtube again, which she didn't expect because she just wanted to appear on television. Her prize was a trip to Las Vegas with donuts for breakfast daily.
They continue to ask about what music she listens to herself, she replies that she listens to Sarah Brightman, Jackie Evango, Corlio Bortal and Andrea Bocelli (Names might be wrong, I don't know them). She and her mom also listen to 80's music in the car and sing them together.
They ask where she wants to perform, she replies that she has been in all continents except for Australia and that she'd love to perform there. They then talk about her charity, Gelukskinders (Which basically means Lucky Children/Happy Children, depending on how you translate it) She said she earned quite a lot of money with concerts that she did not need yet and that her mom is from SA and that children in SA often don't have fun playgrounds, her charity helps provide local SA neighborhood with fun playground for the children.
They then talk about how she's enjoying SA so far, since she's only just moved there. She says that the people here are a bit nicer than in The Netherlands and accept you the way you are and that they were welcomed here with open arms (that's a dutch expression idk if that works in english) They also joke about how she was short in The Netherlands, but compared to South Africans she's pretty tall.
They talk about her favorite songs from the album, which is 'As it is in Heaven' which is about a woman who is abused by her husband, joins the church choir and the conductor of the choir thinks she is amazing and lets her sing in front of a lot of people after which her husbands beats her up. The woman then leaves the husband and joins the church. They then ask if Nessum Dorma is hard to sing, she answers that it isn't that hard but the lower notes at the start are harder to hit.
She is asked how important it is to warm up her voice before singing, she says it's pretty important because otherwise it's pretty hard to make it sound good. They then asks if she learns the languages the songs are, or if she just mimics the sounds, she replies that she learned many languages in school in The Netherlands (Dutch, German, French, Greek, Latin and Chinese) and that she tries to understand what she sings so she can attach the proper emotion to the proper word.
Her next big performance is at 'Classics' which she says in the highlight of the year, she wants to pursue singing but also be safe so if people no longer think she is tiny, and cute she can still make money and become a lawyer. Being a lawyer and singer are both here passions.
She ends by saying bye and recommending us to buy tickets for Classics, because it's going to be 'bear good' ('bere goed' is a saying in dutch, which means really really good)
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Wow. this took long to type, was worth it though. We must all be able to love and enjoy her amazing voice!!
Thank you SO much for your translation to English. You did a wonderful job for probably a MILLION of us who thank you for it.
I don't speak German but recognize many of the words about her musical family and the instruments they play and activities she and her family enjoy. She is delightful, it's not hard to listen and get a general message of what is being said.
Thank you for your great interpretasie!
Sreptiles thank u very much for translation!!
Thank you for the translation. So nice of you. ❕❕❕
Wow soybtu fiel admiradora orgullosamente MEXICANA q voz d ángel tienes AMIRA felicidades t deseo mucho éxito
Gifts like Amira are one in our life time, I'm happy she came in mine.
I am 73 years old and I like offer music and all kinds of international music and I have listened to music all my life but this girl has just a Heavenly voice given down by God I have never heard anything like it in my life and I just cannot stop listening to it. I'm glad I got a chance to hear the greatest voice of my time before I leave this world.
18 April!!! Super actual! All Amira's fans would like to understand the adorable teenager! I don´t understand Holand language, but I feed myself with her smile, her voice, her sense of humor. God bless Amira!!!
João Caires Neto I think they were talking in Africâner
They were speaking in Afrikaans. As someone from The Netherlands, I can just about make up what they are saying.
They first introduce her and talk about where she's from, then they ask what school she goes to and how she got into singing opera, she says her entire family has made classical music and she wanted to join in, she couldn't play the piano because her hands were too small at the time. She started of baking cookies (lol) and then heard opera and started singing it around the house. Then they discussed how she found her 'Opera voice', she says its her natural, normal voice. They then ask if she's been to singing school, to which she answers she's had a few lessons but would like to continue normal school because she wants to become a lawyer if singing doesn't work out (good choice).
They then say something about the album which I didn't understand, after that they talk about how she got into the public spotlight (Holland's Got Talent). Her dad filled in the forms and such because he and her mom thought her voice was awesome (just like we do), she herself always wanted to be on tv and thought the big cameras and such were cool. Then she went there, got put on youtube, went there, got put on youtube, went there, won and got put on youtube again, which she didn't expect because she just wanted to appear on television. Her prize was a trip to Las Vegas with donuts for breakfast daily.
They continue to ask about what music she listens to herself, she replies that she listens to Sarah Brightman, Jackie Evango, Corlio Bortal and Andrea Bocelli (Names might be wrong, I don't know them). She and her mom also listen to 80's music in the car and sing them together.
They ask where she wants to perform, she replies that she has been in all continents except for Australia and that she'd love to perform there. They then talk about her charity, Gelukskinders (Which basically means Lucky Children/Happy Children, depending on how you translate it) She said she earned quite a lot of money with concerts that she did not need yet and that her mom is from SA and that children in SA often don't have fun playgrounds, her charity helps provide local SA neighborhood with fun playground for the children.
They then talk about how she's enjoying SA so far, since she's only just moved there. She says that the people here are a bit nicer than in The Netherlands and accept you the way you are and that they were welcomed here with open arms (that's a dutch expression idk if that works in english) They also joke about how she was short in The Netherlands, but compared to South Africans she's pretty tall.
They talk about her favorite songs from the album, which is 'As it is in Heaven' which is about a woman who is abused by her husband, joins the church choir and the conductor of the choir thinks she is amazing and lets her sing in front of a lot of people after which her husbands beats her up. The woman then leaves the husband and joins the church. They then ask if Nessum Dorma is hard to sing, she answers that it isn't that hard but the lower notes at the start are harder to hit.
She is asked how important it is to warm up her voice before singing, she says it's pretty important because otherwise it's pretty hard to make it sound good. They then asks if she learns the languages the songs are, or if she just mimics the sounds, she replies that she learned many languages in school in The Netherlands (Dutch, German, French, Greek, Latin and Chinese) and that she tries to understand what she sings so she can attach the proper emotion to the proper word.
Her next big performance is at 'Classics' which she says in the highlight of the year, she wants to pursue singing but also be safe so if people no longer think she is tiny, and cute she can still make money and become a lawyer. Being a lawyer and singer are both here passions.
She ends by saying bye and recommending us to buy tickets for Classics, because it's going to be 'bear good' ('bere goed' is a saying in dutch, which means really really good)
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Wow. this took long to type, was worth it though. We must all be able to love and enjoy her amazing voice!!
João Caires Neto this is not netherland lauguage😂😂
João Caires Neto I believe that is Afrikaans. It's her mother's main language.
Geraldo Perdigão it is Afrikaans, it is like 50% similar to the Dutch language which is why I was able to understand it
Me encanta cada canción que con su suave verbo interpreta, aquella voz digna de admiración que resuena entre lo desconocido y que lleva esa suave magia que enamora profundamente....
vc é diferente de todos os artistas que acompanho,um talento sem igual parabéns eu já assisti umas vinte vezes aquele dia do show de talentos em que vc cantou e foi diretamente para final...sem palavras
Amiga eres la mejor cantante de ópera felicidades ya sabes que te deseo de lo mejor y a tu hermano y papás
The difference between SA compared to the Netherlands relative to Amira's career is becoming more evident. Living in SA afforded her more opportunity to do promotional activities like this interview. I can understand the reasons behind Netherland's strict laws aimed at protecting children. However, those same laws hindered and stifled the growth of Amira's career. Except for safety issues, Amira's decision to move to SA is an excellent one.
Rainier Esquerra I've wondered about the safety issues, too - but I think they are exaggerated. Nowhere in the World is truly safe; for example, the mass shootings in American schools have brought the schoolkids there out en masse in protest against the gun laws; that's one of the last places on Earth I'd send children. Europe has a massive refugee problem, with the inevitable concern over extremists amongst them. In France, the police shoot first and ask questions later - and one can hardly blame them - and Britain is no safer. You get people driving trucks into crowds everywhere there are large crowds. I think we get a distorted picture from the media; Amira has extended family in and around Potchefstroom, and they must know how to survive there. It's one of the few places in SA (or the World) where people can ride bicycles. Amira is obviously very happy where she is; and none of her family are in any way fools - how can any of us know better than they do? I am getting very tired of people saying "she should have gone to (wherever)", aren't you?
Dafydd Llewellyn , school shootings in America are actually quite rare when you consider that there are over 40,000 high schools and over 90,000 elementary schools.
Glad to hear it; but they seem to be even rarer elsewhere . . . my point was that the kids seem to be alarmed by it in the U.S.A. , and not elsewhere. There are dangers everywhere; we just live with them. Amira is doing that. I would not choose to live in SA, either, but it's Amira's business, not anybody else's.
+Dafydd Llewellyn
> getting very tired of people saying "she should have gone to (wherever)", aren't you?
>> if she were 2 go 2 US... wouldnt she pass 4 an #AfricanAmerican?
Yes, I sure am tired of it. Don't know about the arithmetic; but i do know that Amira is putty in nobody's hands; she knows what she want and she's doing it . . .
Portland Oregon USA 🇺🇸 Loves Amira Willighagen 🎤🎶💕💕💕
She is unbelievably sweet and beautiful voice
I wish he good health happy life and success in her life 😇
It would be highly appreciated if someone could summarize in English what was discussed in this video. She made memorable interviews already nine years old so I'm sure this one contains very interesting and new information, especially for all millions of Amira fans!
Agreed. This little lady is a world star already. I am British born but lived in SA for many years and left because of the VIOLENT crime and crumbling basic services ie water, electricity, sewerage, etc. I know her SA connections but someone has made a big mistake directing her to SA which is going the same way as Zimbabwe.
I believe there is a bias against western whatever. Fock America. Fock American Fans but yet they don't know the CD Publishing on "With all my Heart" is based in California USA.
They were speaking in Afrikaans. As someone from The Netherlands, I can just about make up what they are saying.
They first introduce her and talk about where she's from, then they ask what school she goes to and how she got into singing opera, she says her entire family has made classical music and she wanted to join in, she couldn't play the piano because her hands were too small at the time. She started of baking cookies (lol) and then heard opera and started singing it around the house. Then they discussed how she found her 'Opera voice', she says its her natural, normal voice. They then ask if she's been to singing school, to which she answers she's had a few lessons but would like to continue normal school because she wants to become a lawyer if singing doesn't work out (good choice).
They then say something about the album which I didn't understand, after that they talk about how she got into the public spotlight (Holland's Got Talent). Her dad filled in the forms and such because he and her mom thought her voice was awesome (just like we do), she herself always wanted to be on tv and thought the big cameras and such were cool. Then she went there, got put on youtube, went there, got put on youtube, went there, won and got put on youtube again, which she didn't expect because she just wanted to appear on television. Her prize was a trip to Las Vegas with donuts for breakfast daily.
They continue to ask about what music she listens to herself, she replies that she listens to Sarah Brightman, Jackie Evango, Corlio Bortal and Andrea Bocelli (Names might be wrong, I don't know them). She and her mom also listen to 80's music in the car and sing them together.
They ask where she wants to perform, she replies that she has been in all continents except for Australia and that she'd love to perform there. They then talk about her charity, Gelukskinders (Which basically means Lucky Children/Happy Children, depending on how you translate it) She said she earned quite a lot of money with concerts that she did not need yet and that her mom is from SA and that children in SA often don't have fun playgrounds, her charity helps provide local SA neighborhood with fun playground for the children.
They then talk about how she's enjoying SA so far, since she's only just moved there. She says that the people here are a bit nicer than in The Netherlands and accept you the way you are and that they were welcomed here with open arms (that's a dutch expression idk if that works in english) They also joke about how she was short in The Netherlands, but compared to South Africans she's pretty tall.
They talk about her favorite songs from the album, which is 'As it is in Heaven' which is about a woman who is abused by her husband, joins the church choir and the conductor of the choir thinks she is amazing and lets her sing in front of a lot of people after which her husbands beats her up. The woman then leaves the husband and joins the church. They then ask if Nessum Dorma is hard to sing, she answers that it isn't that hard but the lower notes at the start are harder to hit.
She is asked how important it is to warm up her voice before singing, she says it's pretty important because otherwise it's pretty hard to make it sound good. They then asks if she learns the languages the songs are, or if she just mimics the sounds, she replies that she learned many languages in school in The Netherlands (Dutch, German, French, Greek, Latin and Chinese) and that she tries to understand what she sings so she can attach the proper emotion to the proper word.
Her next big performance is at 'Classics' which she says in the highlight of the year, she wants to pursue singing but also be safe so if people no longer think she is tiny, and cute she can still make money and become a lawyer. Being a lawyer and singer are both here passions.
She ends by saying bye and recommending us to buy tickets for Classics, because it's going to be 'bear good' ('bere goed' is a saying in dutch, which means really really good)
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Wow. this took long to type, was worth it though. We must all be able to love and enjoy her amazing voice!!
Streptiles, thank you for the excellent work with the translation! I'm sure it's appreciated by all her fans who do not understand the language. I get the feeling that Amira is very happy with her new life in SA. I hope the singing continues to be her main interest. Her beautiful voice is addictive.
I know right! I am just a few months older than her and absolutely amazed by what she has been able to pull of, I think its almost 5 years ago now when I first noticed her on the television and got as blown away as anyone else, after her winning the finals I, like most people, forgot about her. Yesterday however, I felt this sudden, random urge to listen to her again and fell in love with her and her music again. She would make some solid wife material for some lucky guy (or girl!) in the future!
HERMOSA NIÑA,CANTA COMO LOS ÁNGELES
Qué simpática es a pesar del lugar donde llegó ! Presiosa su voz !
Amira Is beautiful and her voice of course is stunningly beautiful 🎤💕💕💕
Righteous Brother 👍👋
Àmazing voice
Even though I cannot understand Afrikaans I find she is so captivating. She appears to be a most amazing person and I LOVE her singing. Yes, please come to Australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
then u must learn Afrikaans ,
Beautiful voice amira. Baie mooi stem. jys soo mooi amira. Love you amira.
English subtitles please . I love admirals voice.
I could barely understand a single word she said, but it's delightful to see and hear Amira chirping away so happily in response to all these questions - which I could understand even less of.
Thanks for the translation, I know ABN from Holland and Belgium but this was for me so difficult to follow now I understand they were speaking Afrikaans
It's easy for a Dutch speaker the second or third time you listen to it. You just have to get used to the accent. It is the same for 95%.
somebody please help us here who don't speak dutch...she's already amazing in interviews. Love her a lot.
scroll down and there is a english translation in the comments!
Hierdie jong dame is ongelooflik. Ek het vir twaalf jaar Afrikaans geleer. My vlak is nêrens naby aan hare nie. Ons sal nie eers praat oor haar sangvermoë in vergelyking met myne nie! Dank je wel.
Yes,A translation into Kiwi would be great ,ie English,otherwise a great talented young woman,thankyou
Jewel of our time..
love her Shes GREAT....what life she has
yes and no, South Africa as a white person is so dangerous now, i would never leave Holland and go stay in South Africa, but her mother is born in South Africa, so she went to South Africa with her mother, South Africa is a third world country now, before 1994 it was a safe country but since black people took over its so dangerous now
Por favor subtitulos en español, admiro a Amira
Claudia Lucero que edad tiene amira?
Gracias a dios por permitir escucharla bendiciones
Ahora tienes 17 o 18...9 años en 2013
@@neusamribeiro se ela tinha 9 em 2013 hoje em 2018 ela tem 14 anos.
Não 17 ou 18!
@@milcaluz É ISSO, EU CONFUNDI IDADE , COM DATAS!!VALEU!
Her purity reminds me of Akiane Kramarik.
This interview is enchanting? I don’t understand a word that is being said but strangely, I don’t need too?
Amira has a command of many different languages and whatever she says, she is positive and full of confidence.
Whether singing or talking her voice is captivating, I love her sense of mischief, and I’m sure she has a great sense of humour?
Thankyou johan van ham for your summary of the interview which just indorses what I’ve said above.
Amira, jy is 'n absolute juweel!
Jy is nie nie net aan die buitekant mooi nie, jy het 'n mooi hart.
Jy is nederig. En ook vol pret.
So bly jy woon nou in SA. Hartlik welkom!
Mag jy van krag tot krag gaan.
Mag jy voortgaan om 'n seen te wees vir swart en wit.
Verskriklik trots op jou!!
Gary Demo, You are welcome and I aggree entirely with You. Her mischief in the car with Paul Potts is so amusing.
Rudie Booyens, thanks for your post, I like it very much.
Amkfa querida, soy una ferviente admiradora tuya. Soy mexicana, me llamo Silvia y quisiera que ojala pudieras visitarnos en México, seria maravilloso que mi sueño se hiciera realidad, te admiro muchísimo y pido a Dios te siga cuidando esa voz maravillosa, que él te bendiga, te mando mi cariñoso abrazo, lleno de los mejores deseos de que siempre estés bien. FELICIDADED QUERIDA AMIRA.
For English translating, please see uper: Steven. And thank you for interpretating!
One of the things she said is that she is (besides Dutch, German, French, Latin and Greek) also learning Chinese (Mandarin) at school. Not sure how serious she is about that, but she would definately make a great appearance there as well if she would decide to do a show in China one day!
She only went to the Dutch 'high school' for 1 or 2 years, so she would have a very basic knowledge of all those languages (Except for dutch and english). I'm not sure she's going to study all those languages in SA
@@S_t_even no,in white South African schools u only learn Afrikaans and English which Afrikaans is like a dialect of Dutch, during the 16/17/1800 so many Dutch people moved to South Africa,, and if u want to learn say german or french u must take it in after school hours, no white school, in South Africa have Dutch german french classes during normal hours, they all are extra classes, when the interview was done she was in Grade 8, so if she did this interview 4 years ago she must have just finished her grade 12 school year,
Sí pudieran traducirlo al español me harían un gran favor para admirarla más . muchas gracias
maybe AMIRA would like to blend Opera and Pop like the opera singer KIMERA did in Korea ...she made Popera !
THE LOST OPERA on youtube by Kimera.
Click on closed captions then click on auto translate then select English.
she a little chatter box but you got to love her
Amira seemed very relaxed in this interview and perhaps talked more than was usual, her personality shining through. She seemed a bit suppressed in some other interviews where the interviewer(s) talked too much.
It would be nice to be able to understand Amira. Can someone translate it to English or Latin Spanish? Amira blessings to you from Mexico City.
Johan Van Ham has done it...look above.
+Amanda -- Eso es mi problema tambien. Ich kann Deutsch verstehen, aber ich habe Schwierigkeit, die niederlandische Sprache zu verstehen. Yo entiendo aleman -- and I can read Dutch (slowly) but I have problems with spoken Dutch. Anyway, I must say that she is growing up to be a beautiful young lady. Greetings to Amira, from your fans in Manila, Philippines!
It's not Dutch they speak, but Afrikaans. It's similar to Dutch though.
She says she was born in Nijmegen in the netherlands, her love for classic music she got it when she was a really little girl, she got singing lessons ( i'm from the netherlands so my English isn't very good but I tried, I also don't understand everything, I'm so sorry🤐
en Nieuw Zeeland , vergeet ons nie!!!
I am a Filipino and I am interested in what Amira is currently doing. Can we have an English sub-title please
she and her mother are now staying in South Africa as her mother is a born South African, ans shes started a charity to help black kids in black township,
This video is GREAT if you Speak Afrikaans......
Die Stimme ist Super ich bin begeistert ,
Amira ❤🇧🇷
Amira ist ein Phänomen. Sehr, sehr cool - Sie ist einfach UNGLAUBLICH !!!
Hans-Jürgen Braun yporno
Phoenix or
Amira o Brasil te ama.
Amo a Amira e todos os envolvidos em sua jornada de vida.
Ho'oponopono:
Te amo
Sinto muito
Me perdoe
Sou grato.
A todos os irmãos de alma.
Sucesso.
Gratidão.
Prinses, moge God je blijven vervullen met zegeningen!!
Saludos desde COLOMBIA
I know exactly what her mother went through, I'm a white-born South African and when I moved to Germany and they found out I'm from South Africa I was treated very badly by some Germans, when I went to apply for the State medical fund I was told: Sir you come from South Africa, it is a third world country you do not qualify for it,u must go private " which was a lie,
Beautifull woman . Ermosa 😙😍
GIRL!
Amiga linda, acabo de mandarte mi comentario, soy Sivia, se me paso decirte que x desgracia no entiendo tu idioma y me cuesta trabajo entenderlo en tus entrevistas, espero nos las puedan traducir al español, gracias.
Adicionem a tradução para PORTUGUÊS - Obrigado
Adrian Latkins, your experience applies to Transvaal (Potchefstroom) or is it a general preoccupation? For the time being I aggree with Rainier Esquerra, and always she can escape back to the Netherlands Within a cople of weeks , 8 and 9 june, she has another participation in Classic is Groot, big audiance, great experience, imposible in the Netherlands
Summery of That Great Breakfast. Afrikaans is an old Dutch language and quite difficult, also for the automated subtitle system. It is just a try. Off we go:The interviewer welcomed Amira with talking about school, homework good 8, about her youth, family with a lot of instruments, organ in the church as well , playing with words. But her hands were at that stage to small and sick of baking cakes. decided to sing opera. Singing classes? yes, but doesn`t want conservatorium (min 2,4) because she will perhaps also become a lawyer. But continue with singing clases in SA. Prof -voice(?) is my normal voice After breakpoint (3,25) interviewer welcomed new listners and talked about Holland Got Talent where after Amira jumped from nothing to millions of hits on YT and a joyful trip to Las Vegas with every morning donuts for breakfast (4,34). To whom did you listen? To Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Corlea Botha etc. Many performances in the world, only Australia being the missing Continent (5,17). Earned money? Yes, but really I didn`t need it. How started Gelukskinders? Because my mother is from SA and during our visits I noticed that there were no playgrounds and in Holland you have got them on every corner. In the Township we met people (Jos) and from there on we created the Foundation Gelukskinder (Happy Child) (6,13). Living in Potchefstroom (Transvaal) is very nice, good weather, family around, nice people. Continue talking about differences in Holland and SA (7,30) . Picking up the CD they started to talk about the songs. Amira likes Gabriella`s song very much for the story behind it. In the film "as it is in Heaven", a woman is treated badly by her husband and after another beaten-up by him, she runs away and joined for ever with the Church Choir and was free.Talking about performing with Paul Pot (8,51) was fine. Singing Nessun Dorma dificult? No, once you`ve got the low key note ( 9,08) good, the rest is easy. How important is it to warm up ? Very important and also the lips, otherwise the sound is not good. (9,25) And about the other languages on your CD, did you learn them? In Holland at school are a lot of languages (9,37), Dutch, English, German, French, Latin, Greek, Chinese (note: 4 to take of which Dutch and English obliged).Next performances? Yes , on 8 and 9 of June the Classic is Great.(10,13) I love singing, it is my passion, however I have to finish school, because if my voice fails(?) I can study for lawyer, which is my passion as well. Interviewer: Well balanced.Amira closed the interview with a cheerful "Oh by the way, .....Classic will be good" (I listened that over and over again, futile.)
MANY THANKS
johan van ham, Thank you! You have done a great job with this translation! It will now be interesting to see what performances she will do during CIG 2018.
Thanks a lot, Johan. You are right, SA is a difficult language, even it is close to Dutch. And they talk so fast....Glad to hear that Amira likes Gabriella's Song very much. Cannot wait any longer for her wordlwide album release.
A million thanks!
You are welcome
Só entendi Andréa Bocelli e Sara Brithiney 👌
Could someone please add English subtitles to this. I love to watch and listen to Amira speak, but I would love to know what she is saying.
ek prat Afikaans baie goed Amira is onse Deanna Durbin ...van Spanja Barcelona af
the interviewers talk more than the interviewed
Brasileiros aqui?
😘😘😍😍
I don't understand but the worst thing is that some time the camera focus only on those guys, not on her.
super jongedame. Afrikaans is geen probleem voor Vlamingen-
Surprised to hear her speaking Afrikaans..(being Flemish Belgium.. Amira being from the Netherlands..having different dialects in their country as well as Belgium: (Flemish, French, German)..and again..even in between "those" languages."we don't" understand "fluently" each other in the SAME language spoken!)) For the Netherlands the same..(excluding French..but Denmark on the frontiers.. an other boost to have!) But still surprised to hear her Afrikaans.. (South-Africa) having as languages to speak almost fluently! It made me questioning about all "only" speaking "English" only.. How old is Amira here And what culture , language baggage does she always have ? Netherlands..some like Flemish.. even French, English, German, Greek,Latin..even a little Chinese!!! (Don't forget all dialects..for Netherlands similar languages..as Afrikaans.) This girl is someone to look UP! Not only by her voice..but in so many other ways! I'm stunned..you should be even..! What would she want again ..beside singing? Winning Olympic games ones ? She is great, intelligent, a talent..and still here self being. Singing..pff.;somewhere trying to copy UA-cam opera singers.. languages? Somewhere in between.. learning..being curious to understand..explain herself.. All by all ..she is an extreme personalty on her own. Simple and humble..but "great" in so many ways at the same time.. even growing to an "adult" time to spend today..tomorrow.. later..
But .. She isn't the "only" to discover..There a thousands, between us..your kid, maybe..future kid.. maybe.. Not having the chance to express themselves as "great" talents in what ever way! There are a lot to discover..giving them some "luck" to show the world how "great" they are! Not for themselves at the first place..but chairing what they have for others: "to believe in themselves too"..even not having a "stage" or "boost" to "climb" up.. ignored by
OUR world in to politics, capitalism struggles. surviving at the end.. NOT seeing the talents of your own kids.. first!
Johan Streulens: Johan, she is amazing, isn't she? You are right..there are certainly many children out there who are talented but remain undiscovered. In this age of the internet, I hope we get the privilege of witnessing their gifts.
Her mother is South African so Amira was raised bilingually (With Dutch and Afrikaans). But still her language skills are very impressive!
Sie ist absolut EINZIGARTIG !!!!
Hans-Jürgen Braun AAb
In inglish please
Brava Amira Principesa!
Cuándo venir a México fenomenal chiquita.
👋👋AMIRA🤙❣️
(Amira) is arabic name
Leider ich verstehe nur Bahnhof, aber alle sind net. Das kann man von Gesichte erkennen. ;)
How old is she here
Simpatica e tanto brava, Amira.
Amira. Pelo amor de Deus. Quando virá para o Brasil,para o povo brasileiro te conhecer, pessoalmente. Estou ansioso. Bom dia.
La grande bimba cresce. Bravissima.
Gianfranco pampo p
Poraslo "malo pace"😍🌺💖
It has been said that Dutch is the easiest national language to learn for English speakers. Nevertheless UA-cam does a crappy job of translating Dutch to English.
Summary from Johan van ham: Summery of That Great Breakfast. Afrikaans is an old Dutch language and quite difficult, also for the automated subtitle system. It is just a try. Off we go:The interviewer welcomed Amira with talking about school, homework good 8, about her youth, family with a lot of instruments, organ in the church as well , playing with words. But her hands were at that stage to small and sick of baking cakes. decided to sing opera. Singing classes? yes, but doesn`t want conservatorium (min 2,4) because she will perhaps also become a lawyer. But continue with singing clases in SA. Prof -voice(?) is my normal voice After breakpoint (3,25) interviewer welcomed new listners and talked about Holland Got Talent where after Amira jumped from nothing to millions of hits on YT and a joyful trip to Las Vegas with every morning donuts for breakfast (4,34). To whom did you listen? To Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Corlea Botha etc. Many performances in the world, only Australia being the missing Continent (5,17). Earned money? Yes, but really I didn`t need it. How started Gelukskinders? Because my mother is from SA and during our visits I noticed that there were no playgrounds and in Holland you have got them on every corner. In the Township we met people (Jos) and from there on we created the Foundation Gelukskinder (Happy Child) (6,13). Living in Potchefstroom (Transvaal) is very nice, good weather, family around, nice people. Continue talking about differences in Holland and SA (7,30) . Picking up the CD they started to talk about the songs. Amira likes Gabriella`s song very much for the story behind it. In the film "as it is in Heaven", a woman is treated badly by her husband and after another beaten-up by him, she runs away and joined for ever with the Church Choir and was free.Talking about performing with Paul Pot (8,51) was fine. Singing Nessun Dorma dificult? No, once you`ve got the low key note ( 9,08) good, the rest is easy. How important is it to warm up ? Very important and also the lips, otherwise the sound is not good. (9,25) And about the other languages on your CD, did you learn them? In Holland at school are a lot of languages (9,37), Dutch, English, German, French, Latin, Greek, Chinese (note: 4 to take of which Dutch and English obliged).Next performances? Yes , on 8 and 9 of June the Classic is Great.(10,13) I love singing, it is my passion, however I have to finish school, because if my voice fails(?) I can study for lawyer, which is my passion as well. Interviewer: Well balanced.Amira closed the interview with a cheerful "Oh by the way, .....Classic will be good" (I listened that over and over again, futile.)
Gunnar N I will have a try being Dutch however take some time.
Thank you very much johan van ham! I am convinced that there are very many who are really happy and grateful if you manage to summarize what is said during the interview. It is fascinating that Amira, blessed with one of the world's most beautiful singing voice, has also been talented with such an interesting, charming and humorous personality.
Gunmar N aggree completely with You. This weekend I will make my extract. meanwhile I will seek in this post contact with Imperatator parva from Limpopo. I had in YT contact with him. ( Onse Vader (Amira Willighagen & Royal Mens Choir of...) .posted ion 25 december by AW oficial) He is fluent in Afrikaans and English and lives in Limpopo, a province north of Transvaal. and perhaps can help too. Kind Regards
J
Imperator parva from Limpopo, can You read me? I would like to have contact with you about Die Groot Ontbijt (That Great Breakfast). Lookimg forward hearing from You. Kind Regards
What language is this? Because i'm from the netherlands and i can understand this little but i don't know....
Afrikaans
Altyd lekker om Sjinees te hoor. :)))
Awesome, but it's true, English would be helpful.......... :-)
Timothy Johnson or at least Danish...... ;-)
There is a bias against Western anything, Let's say Racism in a political form. I am a big fan and have watched as many videos as I could. Also I was in the Fan Club. So, I have seen a lot. Amira needs to kick those people to the curb and get rich. F'M I say! Think Abba Amira! Having servants when you are 60 beats making people around you at 14 politically happy!
harryjessen or at least japanese............;)
at bottom right of your screen is a little wheel, or gear, click on it and use caption auto translate to what ever language you prefer, or that is offered, i have mine on english, not perfect but pretty close.
Timothy Johnson bravo
il bello è non capire nulla,ma vabbene così.
Sorry for being a little political, but isn't it weird that a country that owns trillions in diamonds needs a little girl to collect money to build play grounds for the children...
But is it not always so? The hyper-wealthy are seldom generous, and those who can afford to do so least, usually give most.
Yes, but one family owning all of South Africa's diamonds. Ever thought about what gives them the right?
Same goes for these oil sheiks. All valuables the earth possesses should be owned by all of humanity.
That would certainly be a better world, much like the one described in Nella Fantasia, but it seems that pure socialism (or even efforts toward that ideal) always break down in the administration, and those systems inevitably succumb to avarice, greed, and the lust for power. Perhaps all countries and governments eventually become fascist oligarchies in their substance or essence, no matter what form they may seem to take for their front-end user interface.................
You are so right!!
The leaders and filthy rich over there don't care about anyone but themselves. Many children are starving all around them, but the only thing they care about is their diamonds and possessions. Don't worry, they can't have their diamonds and riches in hell.
Linda..
Amira prat afrikaanse taal oulik n uitstekend kyk my JULIPOELIsy drom in Durbanville Wes Kaapstad
I agree with the above comment
Hoeveel kos die kaartjies
dit is geweldig haha
ik kan het nog volgen ook!
Bella . Wooman
BELGIESE
Some English subtitles would be great.
They were speaking in Afrikaans. As someone from The Netherlands, I can just about make up what they are saying.
They first introduce her and talk about where she's from, then they ask what school she goes to and how she got into singing opera, she says her entire family has made classical music and she wanted to join in, she couldn't play the piano because her hands were too small at the time. She started of baking cookies (lol) and then heard opera and started singing it around the house. Then they discussed how she found her 'Opera voice', she says its her natural, normal voice. They then ask if she's been to singing school, to which she answers she's had a few lessons but would like to continue normal school because she wants to become a lawyer if singing doesn't work out (good choice).
They then say something about the album which I didn't understand, after that they talk about how she got into the public spotlight (Holland's Got Talent). Her dad filled in the forms and such because he and her mom thought her voice was awesome (just like we do), she herself always wanted to be on tv and thought the big cameras and such were cool. Then she went there, got put on youtube, went there, got put on youtube, went there, won and got put on youtube again, which she didn't expect because she just wanted to appear on television. Her prize was a trip to Las Vegas with donuts for breakfast daily.
They continue to ask about what music she listens to herself, she replies that she listens to Sarah Brightman, Jackie Evango, Corlio Bortal and Andrea Bocelli (Names might be wrong, I don't know them). She and her mom also listen to 80's music in the car and sing them together.
They ask where she wants to perform, she replies that she has been in all continents except for Australia and that she'd love to perform there. They then talk about her charity, Gelukskinders (Which basically means Lucky Children/Happy Children, depending on how you translate it) She said she earned quite a lot of money with concerts that she did not need yet and that her mom is from SA and that children in SA often don't have fun playgrounds, her charity helps provide local SA neighborhood with fun playground for the children.
They then talk about how she's enjoying SA so far, since she's only just moved there. She says that the people here are a bit nicer than in The Netherlands and accept you the way you are and that they were welcomed here with open arms (that's a dutch expression idk if that works in english) They also joke about how she was short in The Netherlands, but compared to South Africans she's pretty tall.
They talk about her favorite songs from the album, which is 'As it is in Heaven' which is about a woman who is abused by her husband, joins the church choir and the conductor of the choir thinks she is amazing and lets her sing in front of a lot of people after which her husbands beats her up. The woman then leaves the husband and joins the church. They then ask if Nessum Dorma is hard to sing, she answers that it isn't that hard but the lower notes at the start are harder to hit.
She is asked how important it is to warm up her voice before singing, she says it's pretty important because otherwise it's pretty hard to make it sound good. They then asks if she learns the languages the songs are, or if she just mimics the sounds, she replies that she learned many languages in school in The Netherlands (Dutch, German, French, Greek, Latin and Chinese) and that she tries to understand what she sings so she can attach the proper emotion to the proper word.
Her next big performance is at 'Classics' which she says in the highlight of the year, she wants to pursue singing but also be safe so if people no longer think she is tiny, and cute she can still make money and become a lawyer. Being a lawyer and singer are both here passions.
She ends by saying bye and recommending us to buy tickets for Classics, because it's going to be 'bear good' ('bere goed' is a saying in dutch, which means really really good)
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Wow. this took long to type, was worth it though. We must all be able to love and enjoy her amazing voice!!
I can't thank you enough! You did an excellent job, awsome!
@@S_t_even Thanks for much for taking the time to type all of that. I am learning Afrikaans and this is very helpful :)
AMIRA MIJMEGEN KOMT
english would help.
How awfully shortsighted and small minded of "Die Groot Ontbyt" to not even take the effort of placing some English subtitles.
John, you are so right. I already commented this omission before, but it seems that TV and Radio stations (Groot Ontbijt, Afrikaans is Groot, Gelderland TV, ExpressoShow,) are confident that the job is done and don't even bother about the greater good for Amira. They think the automated captions will suffice, but in fact those translations are horrible most of the time, and hard to follow. I wish Amira's management will demand for English captions in future interviews.
Wow , how awfully entitled to complain about someone talking in her native language . How dare she . Does she not know that others demand the right to dictate how she speaks , where she lives ,what she sings etc etc . Get over yourselves , accept that you are no different to other fans and leave her and her family alone to make the decision THEY want . Amira is not there for some to fund their own UA-cam channels . If you do not understand what is being said learn the language or find other posts in the language you want
Wow Stefan that is a high strung reply.
Might I add it may still have been relevant about 30 years back, but that was when the Berlin Wall and Apartheid were still present.
(Both have now been safely consigned to the past as they should be)
A backward looking attitude like this may have been appropriate in say 1988 perhaps yes, but not in 2018.
The internet has changed the world and globalised even small villages so I am gobsmacked at your suggestion on asking fans to learn her native language!
Sadly it takes a long time for attitudes to catch up with the realities of the modern world.
Ray , that comment is so true and I am hopeful that any future releases of interviews will have English subtitles.
Surely this is not a great ask in the age of global interconnectivity.
Afrikaans is Groot-That title is strangely backward looking but might answer their response to your request to include English subtitles.
John R so I take it you are one of the many who feel that you have a right to dictate how the parents of a 14 year old bring her up ? And that she should do every interview in a language you understand? Get a life
Wat is dit? Fries ofzo?
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