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Hetty Blok en Leen Jongewaard - My granddad
Dutch songs with English translation, translated in English
Hetty Blok en Leen Jongewaard - My granddad
Lyrics: Annie M.G. Schmidt / Music: Harry Bannink
(1967)
Hetty Blok en Leen Jongewaard - M'n opa
Tekst: Annie M.G. Schmidt / Muziek: Harry Bannink
(1967)
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Dutch song Ja zuster, nee zuster - M'n opa
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Hetty Blok (1920-2012) was a Dutch singer, actress and comedian. She performed in many stage shows and television series. Her most well-known role is the singing nurse in the successful television series Ja zuster, nee zuster/Yes sister, no sister (1966-1968), written by Annie M.G. Schmidt, with music by Harry Bannink.
Leen Jongewaard (1927-1996) was a Dutch actor and singer. He is most known for his roles in television series like The sheep with the 5 legs/'t Schaep met de 5 pooten (1969-1970) and A lemon with sugar/Citroentje met suiker (1972-1974). He had a hit with the song 'At a lovely Whitsunday' (1965). In Ja zuster, nee zuster he played the role of granddad.
In the series Yes nurse, no nurse/Ja zuster, nee zuster (1966-1968) they sang (besides above song) songs like 'In a carriage'/'In een rijtuigje', 'Would you like a sprout of the fuchsia'/'Wil u een stekkie van de fuchsia', and 'Together with you under an umbrella'/'Samen met u onder een paraplu'.
Above song was in the National Hit Parade Top 40 for thirteen weeks (highest position: 15). It has been voted once into the Top 2000 (traditionally broadcasted on the radio the last week of the year).
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Annie M.G. Schmidt (1911-1995) was one of the most beloved text writers of the Netherlands. She wrote children's books and poetry, poetry for adults, songs, plays and musicals. She is known for her humor and talent for seemingly easy rhyming.
Other songs written by her, also translated and included on this website, are: 'Marjolijne' (1956), 'But most, most of all' (1959), 'At a lovely Whitsunday' (1965), 'What's the weather today in The Hague' (1966) and 'In a carriage' (1968).
Harry Bannink (1929-1999) was a Dutch composer and pianist. He wrote the music for over 3000 songs, for many artists (like Wim Sonneveld and Wieteke van Dort), songs and musicals written by Annie M.G. Schmidt, theatre shows, radio- and tv-shows, and radio- and tv-shows for children. He is widely considered the best composer for cabaret, television shows and stage songs.
 More translated Dutch songs in the genre 'songs for television series' and more with the theme 'songs about family'. See also the list of Dutch artists with all their songs on this website.
 Lyrics 'M'n opa' on Dutch website: Nederlandse songteksten.
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