Mooi Lyrics in English Marco Borsato

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mooi by Marco Borsato from Dutch to English.
Verse 1
How do you fall asleep
How does your day begin
Verse 1
Do you open your eyes with a tear or with a smile
And do you look around you
And do you then see the sun
Verse 1
Or do you search behind everything for the shadow on the ground
Do you live for happiness
Or do you die of sorrow
Verse 1
And does that feel like a choice
Or don't you have that choice
Verse 1
It doesn't really matter
Whether that's the truth or not
Verse 1
It's how you see it
Chorus 1
How, how beautiful can life be
It's all in how you look at it
It's only what you dream
How, how beautiful is your reality
You're just as rich
As rich as you feel
Verse 2
Do you know what you've got
Is the circle complete
Verse 2
Do you see what's there or only miss what used to be
Do you get what you want or even more than you asked for
Are you content with the least
Or isn't the most enough
Verse 2
Do you marvel at the snow
At the whisper of the wind
Do you enjoy the birds
Or a child's laughter
Do you create your happiness, 'cause inside yourself
Is where it ends and begins
Chorus 2
How, how beautiful can life be
It's all in how you look at it
It's only what you dream
How, how beautiful is your reality
You're just as rich
As rich as you feel
As rich as you feel
Chorus 3
How, how, how, how beautiful can life be
It's all in how you look at it
It's only what you dream
How, how beautiful is your reality
You're just as rich
As rich as you feel
As rich as you feel
As rich as you feel
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Cloud9
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SONG MEANING

“Mooi” invites us to look at life as if we were adjusting a camera lens: twist it one way and you see shadows, twist it the other and everything glows. Marco Borsato asks playful but probing questions—Do you wake up with a tear or with a laugh? Do you marvel at falling snow or sigh at what’s missing?—to remind us that happiness is less about external events and more about the story we tell ourselves.

At its heart, the song celebrates the power of perspective. We are “as rich as we feel,” and our reality is painted by the colors we choose: gratitude, wonder, and simple joys like birdsong or children’s laughter. “Mooi” nudges listeners to create their own sunshine, showing that life’s beauty is always present for those willing to notice it.

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