Opzij, Opzij, Opzij Lyrics in English Herman Van Veen

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Opzij, Opzij, Opzij by Herman Van Veen from Dutch to English.

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Move aside, move aside, move aside

Make room, make room, make room

We’re in an unbelievable hurry

Move aside, move aside, move aside

’Cause we’re almost too late

We’ve only got a few minutes

We need to run, jump, fly, dive

Fall, get up and keep going

We can’t stay now

We can’t stand here any longer

Maybe another time

Then we’ll stay the night

And maybe then, if we really have to

Talk a bit about cows, soccer and the lotto

Well bye, see you, adieu, take care

We need to run, jump, fly, dive

Fall, get up and keep going

We can’t stay now

We can’t stand here any longer

Move aside, move aside, move aside

Make room, make room, make room

We’re in an unbelievable hurry

Move aside, move aside, move aside

’Cause we’re almost too late

We’ve only got a few minutes

We need to run, jump, fly, dive

Fall, get up and keep going

We can’t stay now

We can’t stand here any longer

Maybe another time

Then we’ll stay the night

And maybe then, if we really have to

Talk a bit about cows, soccer and the lotto

Well bye, see you, adieu, take care

We need to run, jump, fly, dive

Fall, get up and keep going

We can’t stay now

We can’t stand here any longer

Move aside, move aside, move aside

Make room, make room, make room

We’re in an unbelievable hurry

Move aside, move aside, move aside

’Cause we’re almost too late

We’ve only got a few minutes

We need to run, jump, fly, dive

Fall, get up and keep going

We can’t stay now

We can’t stand here any longer

Maybe another time

Then we’ll grab a quick sleep

And maybe then, if we really have to

Talk a bit about cows, soccer and the lotto

Well bye, see you, adieu, take care

We need to run, jump, fly, dive

Fall, get up and keep going

We can’t stay now

We can’t stand here any longer

Move aside, move aside, move aside

Make room, make room, make room

We’re in an unbelievable hurry

Move aside, move aside, move aside

’Cause we’re almost too late

We’ve only got a few minutes

We need to run, jump, fly, dive

Fall, get up and keep going

We can’t stay now

We can’t stand here any longer

Maybe another time!

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SONG MEANING

Opzij, Opzij, Opzij feels like a roller-coaster ride through a busy Dutch street. Right from the first shout of “Make way,” Herman van Veen throws us into a world where everyone is sprinting, leaping, and crashing forward with ongelofelijke haast (incredible hurry). The chorus stacks up action verbs like a to-do list on caffeine, capturing that breathless rhythm of modern life where we are always late, always rushing, and hardly ever stopping to chat about “cows, football, or the lottery.”

Beneath the playful urgency lies a gentle wink. By repeating the frantic commands, the song exposes how absurd our constant rush can be and invites us to laugh at ourselves. It is both a celebration of energy and a reminder that, somewhere between running and falling, we might want to pause, stay the night, and actually live the moments we keep speeding past. In short, this catchy anthem is a fun but pointed critique of the hurry-up lifestyle that so many of us know all too well.

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