Hilversum III Lyrics in English Herman van Veen
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hilversum III by Herman van Veen from Dutch to English.
Vroeger werd gezongen en gefloten in de straat
Back then, they sang and whistled in the street
Had de slagersjongen nog een opera paraat
The butcher's boy had an opera at the ready
De metselaar kon zingend op de steiger staan
The bricklayer could stand singing on the scaffold
De melkboer lengde fluitend zijn melk een beetje aan
The milkman whistled while watering down his milk a bit
Hilversum III bestond nog niet
Hilversum III didn't exist yet
Maar ieder had zijn eigen stem
But everyone had their own voice
Op elke steiger klonk een lied
A song rang out from every scaffold
Van Paljas of Jeruzalem
Of Pagliacci or Jerusalem
Alle venters hadden eigen aria's
All the vendors had their own arias
Voor sprot en haring voor begonia's
For sprat and herring, for begonias
Zelfs in fabrieken kwam van overal
Even in factories, from all around
Toch weer een liedje door de grote hal
A little song still came through the great hall
Hilversum III bestond nog niet
Hilversum III didn't exist yet
Maar ieder had zijn eigen stem
But everyone had their own voice
Op elke steiger klonk een lied
A song rang out from every scaffold
Van Paljas of Jeruzalem
Of Pagliacci or Jerusalem
Tussen het geratel van machines door
Through the clatter of machines
Klonk in de confectie een mooi meisjeskoor
A lovely girls' choir sounded from the garment workshop
Dromend van de prins van weet ik veel
Dreaming of the prince of I-don't-know-where
Die ze zou ontvoeren naar zijn luchtkasteel
Who'd whisk them away to his castle in the air
Hilversum III bestond nog niet
Hilversum III didn't exist yet
Maar ieder had zijn eigen stem
But everyone had their own voice
Op elke steiger klonk een lied
A song rang out from every scaffold
Van Paljas of Jeruzalem
Of Pagliacci or Jerusalem
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