Learn DutchThrough Music: Part I - Bonus

Since the first playlist in the Learn Dutch Through Music series is all about music sung by my close harmony group, Divina, I thought it might be fun to do a bonus round. So here are a few numbers I was unable to find on Grooveshark as well as a few tunes by Divina (some including the all-male close harmony group The Dutchmen).

Now, here comes the fun part... I'm leaving the translating up to you (you may recognize some from other episodes in Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I)! Good luck :)

Divina sings this song by Brigitte Kaandorp (in Dutch): Ik Ben Hem Kwijt



Divina singing Maak 'es Wat Af from Jasperina de Jong on YouTube (unfortunately the first bit is cut off)

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Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I - Marco Borsato

Marco Borsato is probably one of the most famous singers here in Holland. He was born on December 21 1966 and began his career singing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. In fact, most of his songs are Dutch covers and/or adaptations of Italian songs. He and his wife Leontine Ruiters have three children.

Much of the Dutch music we sing in Divina Close Harmony are arrangements of Marco's songs, which explains why so many of the songs on the Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I playlist are his (the playlist was inspired by Dutch language songs covered by Divina after all).



Here are the lyrics to the three Marco Borsato hits on the playlist as well as the English translations. Read the translation first and compare it to the Dutch version. Are there words that look familiar to you or that resemble their English equivalents? Look up words if you need to in order to get an idea of what the song is about. Read through the lyrics a few times (reading aloud is most helpful) before you play the music. When you play the song, follow along and once you're feeling comfortable, try singing along! For more hits and artists, check out the Learn Dutch Through Music Page!






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Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I

One of the best ways I have found to learn Dutch is through listening to Dutch music. Particularly if it's something catchy, you can find yourself singing along without even realizing it. You pick up the words, find out what they mean and see how they're supposed to be used grammatically. There are so many wonderful Dutch artists, it's not hard to find a great song to learn.

To improve my Dutch, back in September 2009, I joined a close harmony vocal group called Divina Close Harmony. The only member of the group not fluent in Dutch is me. Every Monday from 7:30-10 I rehearse with the group and rehearsals are conducted completely in Dutch. Though most of our repertoire consists of English songs, we do have a few Dutch numbers (and Spanish and French, but that's another story). I cannot tell you how many vocabulary words I have picked up through learning the Dutch numbers and how the grammar usage has saved me on numerous writing assignments and tests.

For the first installment of my Learn Dutch Through Music series, I wanted to put together a playlist of some of the songs that we sing in Divina with accompanying lyrics and their English Translations. Enjoy Learn Dutch Through Music!


Marco Borsato and his hits on the playlist: Margherita, Lopen Op Het Water, Onbewoonbaar
Acda en de Munnik and their hit on this playlist: Wat Ik Zie Moet Ik Hebben
Spinvis and his hit on this playlist: Astronaut
BLØF and their hit on this playlist: Omarm
Special BONUS music!







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Learn Dutch Through Music

This series, Learn Dutch Through Music aims to help you learn Dutch via the music of some of The Netherlands' best artists. Listening to and singing along with music is one of the best ways to learn a language. You get to hear popular language, correct grammatical usage and sentence structure, and learn new words.

By introducing you to some of the most popular songs from some of the best Dutch music artists and providing you with written lyrics and the English translation, I hope to help both you and myself further along our journey to learning Dutch.

Here is a breakdown of this series to make it easier for you to navigate through. Good luck and enjoy!

Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I

• Marco Borsato
• Acda en de Munnik
• Spinvis
• BLØF
• !BONUS!

Learn Dutch Through Music: Part II

Learn Dutch Through Music: Part III

Do you have some Dutch music or Dutch artists that you would like to recommend for this series? Please let me know in an email or a comment and I will be more than happy to add them to a "Reader Recommended" playlist!Source URL: https://hayleyatwellstuff.blogspot.com/search/label/Music
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Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I - Spinvis

Erik de Jong is Spinvis. When he decided to take his music on the road, he brought on a few musicians. However, Spinvis is primarily a one-man-band. Spinvis' specialty is experimental pop and he has won numerous awards and distinctions for his music.

Divina Close Harmony sings one song by Spinvis - Astronaut - and it appears on my Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I playlist.  I also like his song Ik Wil Alleen Maar Zwemmen, introduced to me by A Flamingo in Utrecht.



Here are the lyrics to Astronaut. Read the translation first (to come soon) and compare it to the Dutch version. Are there words that look familiar to you or that resemble their English equivalents (I can already think of one!)? Look up words if you need to in order to get an idea of what the song is about. Read through the lyrics a few times (reading aloud is most helpful) before you play the music. When you play the song, follow along and once you're feeling comfortable, try singing along! For more hits and artists, check out the Learn Dutch Through Music Page!





Goeie reis
je hebt nu geen gewicht
astronaut
ga sneller dan het licht


De planeten zingen zacht
van het wonder dat je wacht
kijk niet om, ga steeds vooruit


Goeie reis en houd je haaks
en kijk goed uit


Astronaut, als traan verzilverd kind
Astronaut, door duisternis omringd


En als je soms verdwaald
Ga rechtdoor en wees niet bang
Geef de liefde wat ze vraagt
Eet de vruchten die ze draagt
Kijk niet om ga steeds vooruit
Kijk niet om ga steeds vooruit


Goeie reis en houd je haaks
en kijk goed uit


Astronaut
Astronaut
Astronaut
Astronaut
Astronaut
Astronaut
Astronaut
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Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I - BLØF

BLØF is without a doubt the most popular band on the Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I playlist. This four-piece rock band is also one of the most well-known Dutch band outside of the Netherlands due to their many collaborations with other bands from all over the world. In fact, a friend of mine recently emailed me asking for some tips and advice on learning Dutch and confessed that her reason for wanting to learn the language was to be able to understand BLØF's Dutch songs as it's one of her favorite bands. Two-time winners of the Edison Award for "Best Band" in the Netherlands, the group got it's start in 1992 and consist of bassist Peter Slager, guitarist Paskal Jakobsen, drummer Henk Tjoonk, and Bas Kennis on keyboards.

Their hit Omarm is my favorite of the Dutch language songs we perform with Divina Close Harmony. The first time I actually heard BLØF's version of the song was when I began compiling the playlist for Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I. It's a beautiful piece with beautiful lyrics. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.


 


Here are the lyrics to Omarm. Read the translation first (to come soon) and compare it to the Dutch version. Are there words that look familiar to you or that resemble their English equivalents? Look up words if you need to in order to get an idea of what the song is about. Read through the lyrics a few times (reading aloud is most helpful) before you play the music. When you play the song, follow along and once you're feeling comfortable, try singing along! For more hits and artists, check out the Learn Dutch Through Music Page!



Hoe ver je gaat
Heeft met afstand niets te maken
Hoogstens met de tijd
En ik weet niet hoe het komt
Dat ik weg wil
Maar het treft me hard en zuiver
En het houdt hardnekkig stand
Dus hier sta ik
Met een uitgestoken hand


Lief, ga dan mee
Omarm me
Omarm me, omarm me
Lief, ga dan mee
Omarm me
Omarm me, omarm me
En breng me nergens heen


Hoe diep je gaat
Heeft met denken niets te maken
Hoogstens met een wil
En het voelt alsof ik weet
Waar ik heenga
Het leidt me in het donker
En het spot met mijn verstand
Hier sta ik
Met mijn uitgestoken hand


Lief, ga dan mee
Omarm me
Omarm me, omarm me
Lief, ga dan mee
Omarm me
Omarm me, omarm me
En breng me nergens heen


Lief, ga dan mee
Omarm mijn lijf en leden
Omarm mijn waanideen
Omarm me, omarm me
Lief, ga dan mee
Omarm heel mijn verleden
Omarm mijn zeven zeen
Omarm me, omarm me
En breng me nergens heen


Hoe recht je staat
Heeft met zwaarte niets te maken
Hoogstens met de wind
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SEAMO versus “5 women” for new collaboration album

R&B vocalist SEAMO has a new album coming out, and it certainly isn’t his usual soulful fare.

The album will be called “5 Women” and it’ll be available on December 15th. The unique twist to this release is that it’s actually a collaboration album between SEAMO and five different women. He will challenge them all on the album in a test to prove himself.

The guests on the album will sing with him one after another, with the leading track featuring “ViVi” magazine model and singer Sara Mary. Both SEAMO and Sara May are powerful vocalists and coincidentally come from the same hometown, so this will certainly be an interesting collaboration.

SEAMO hasn’t revealed the names of the remaining women yet, but fans should stay tuned for future news on this exciting release!

For those who might not know who SEAMO or Sara Mary are, here is some of the latest from both of them:

SEAMO – Umi he Ikou





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SCREW takes fan questions live on their streaming show

Japanese music site, “Music Japan Plus“, announced previously that they would have the visual-kei group DoremiDan on their streaming TV to answer questions on September 27th. Judging by the popularity of the responses, they’ve already announced an additional streaming program, this time featuring the group SCREW.

SCREW will run the same setup as DoremiDan and will stream themselves answering questions from their fans. Followers of SCREW can submit their questions to a thread on the Music Japan Plus site or can tweet the hashtag #SCREWTV to @musicJAPANplus to have their questions taken live. The site will take care of passing on the questions to the band, so fans should definitely use this opportunity to connect with the band!

MJP Presents SCREW TV SHOW

September 8th @ 9PM (JST)

Streaming at: http://www.musicjapanplus.jp

In the meantime, check out a PV from the group below:



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DOMINO to sing new theme for ‘Naruto Shippuden’

Pop trio DOMINO has announced on their official site that they will be releasing their next song “U can do it!” as the new Naruto Shippuden ending theme.

The song will be available as a Chaku-Uta cell phone download and also as a Rekochoku computer download beginning on October 7th. As of now, the group has no plans for it receive a physical single release.

Regardless, this news should make fans of DOMINO very happy. The group has been relatively quiet since their early summer release of the single “Kira Kira.” Being able to sing a song for an incredibly popular anime series like ‘Naruto’ should thrust the trio into the spotlight, and hopefully they will get more physical releases.

In the meantime, check out their video for “Kira Kira” below!



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miwa’s new single to be used for Oguri Shun’s upcoming drama “Veterinarian Dolittle”

Singer and song writer, miwa, who debuted in March of this year, will be releasing a new single titled, “Otoshimono” on December 1st. The single will also be used for upcoming drama, “Veterinarian Dolittle,” in which Oguri Shun, Inoue Mao, and Narimiya Hiroki star in.

miwa made this song after she read the script for the drama, and said, “I have noticed that you notice important things, such as trust or bonds, when you are about to lose it. So I made this song with a hope to take back the important things I have lost.”

“Veterinarian Dolittle” will start on October 17th.

Check out miwa’s latest song “chAngE,” released on September 1st.




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Nana Tanimura announces new single and releases first photo book

Pop singer Nana Tanimura has announced a new single, “TOXIC”, on November 24th, and it will be her second single release this year. Her last single, “FAR AWAY/Believe You”, was released in March of this year, and debuted at #14 on the Oricon charts.

There are two versions of the CD single: CD+DVD and CD Only. There are also two songs, the title track and “CIRCUS WORLD”, as tracks three and four will be instrumentals.

Nana is also releasing her first photo book, titled, “NANA”, and it will be released October 15th by Wani Books at the cost of 2,415 Yen. The photos were shot by Nishida Kouki, who also photographed actresses like Mana Yuuko, Hirata Kaoru, and Horikita Maki.

Additionally, she performed the theme song for the PS3/Xbox360 game, “Hokuto Musou”, and is the lead vocal in the “Fanta band”, a band that was formed to promote Fanta drinks.

Last year, Nana had a special drama PV for the Japanese DVD box set of the American drama series, “Burn Notice”.

Nana graduated from Aoyama Law University in March of this year. She wanted to become a lawyer, but decided earlier this year that her career will be in music.

Take a look at the PV for Nana’s previous single, “FAR AWAY“.




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2NE1 wins M! Countdown and other performances!

After the Chuseok holiday break last week, M! Countdown returns for another exciting show filled with awesome performances. T-ara’s Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon are confirmed as MCs for this episode.

Aside from the comeback stage for Se7en, and the debut stage for Co-Ed, other performers on today’s episode include: V.O.S, Co-Ed, Dalmatian, Sori, miss $, San-E, Oh Jong Hyuk, Park Ki Young, Sunny Side, SunMin, and Moon Ji Eun.

2NE1 won today’s M! Countdown! Congratulations to 2NE1!

Check out their performance and encore below!




























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Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I - Acda en de Munnik

Acda en de Munnik are two people: Thomas Acda and Paul de Munnik. The pop duo began in 1997. Other band members include Diederik van Vleuten, David Middelhof and Dave Van Beek. Acda en de Munnik also does cabaret and theater. The two actually met at the Amsterdamse Toneel & Kleinkunstacademie (Theater and Cabaret Academy of Amsterdam) in 1991.

Divina Close Harmony sings one hit by Acda en de Munnik: Wat Ik Zie Moet Ik Hebben, winning this song a place on my Learn Dutch Through Music: Part I playlist.



Here are the lyrics to Wat Ik Zie Moet Ik Hebben. Read the translation first (to come soon) and compare it to the Dutch version. Are there words that look familiar to you or that resemble their English equivalents? Look up words if you need to in order to get an idea of what the song is about. Read through the lyrics a few times (reading aloud is most helpful) before you play the music. When you play the song, follow along and once you're feeling comfortable, try singing along! For more hits and artists, check out the Learn Dutch Through Music Page!


Ik weet niet wat het is
Maar 'k wil het hebben
Ik denk dat het iets kan
Dus laat dat wat het kan
Dat doen voor mij
Ik weet niet wat het is
Maar het ziet er echt geweldig uit
Kopen!
En we zien wel waar het voor is

Ik weet niet wat het is
Maar 'k heb het nodig
Ze gooien als het niks is
Echt zo'n ding niet
In zo'n dure folder
Ik weet niet wat het is
Maar 'k kan het betalen!
Kopen!
En we zien wel wat het doet
Wat ik zie moet ik hebben
Wat ik nodig heb is...
Is nergens te zien

Ik weet niet wat het is
Maar het is nuttig
Nuttig en bovendien is het
Veel beter dan dat and're ding
Dat andere ding was prachtig
Maar voldoet niet meer zo goed
Of wel maar dit is beter
Ik wil het hebben!
Ik wil het ook! Ik wil het nu. Nu!

Wat ik zie moet ik hebben
Wat ik nodig heb...
Is nergens te zien

Natuurlijk weet ik wat het is
Of wat jij zeggen gaat
't Is niks, 't is lucht
't Is compenseren
Leegte, luxe, surrogaat
Natuurlijk weet ik wat het is
Maar liefde is te duur
Dingen zijn altijd duur
Als men niet zegt wat het kost

Dingen zijn altijd duur
ALs men je niet zegt wat het kost
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SHINee returns to Music Bank with “Hello”

The boys seem to have gotten all the rest they needed, because SHINee is back and ready for more stage action on today’s Music Bank!

After teasing the fans with concept shots, and audio and MV teasers, they’re finally making a return to the scene! The group is rocking a new style, one that is simpler than those they’ve rocked in the past.

Though they’ve only been away for a little while, it seems that they’ve been missed terribly by their fans. Just listen to the sound of that crowd!

Check out their comeback performance below!



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Performances from Inkigayo on September 26th

After being pre-empted last week by the broadcast of ‘Hallyu Dream Concert‘, SBS’s ‘Inkigayo‘ finally returned with its weekly broadcast filled with great performances from various K-pop artists.

Aside from the follow-up comebacks of BoA and Son Dambi, the debut of San E, and the performances from the nominees of Take 7, other artists who performed today include: V.O.S, R.E.I, Chae Dong Ha, Narsha, Secret, Hwanhee (Goodbye Stage), TRAX, Hong Jin Young, Gavy NJ, Moon Ji Eun, Sunday Brunch, and Teen Top.

Check out all their performances from today’s Inkigayo below!












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B2ST brings “Soom” to Music Bank

After testing the limits of their fans’ patience with seemingly endless teaser pictures, audio, and MVs, B2ST is ready to intensify the hype with their first comeback stage on today’s Music Bank.


The boys continuously manage to impress their fans with their spotless performances, which consist of both on-point vocals and dance moves! With this new, manly image, and fresh new “Soom” track, the boys seem to have everything they need to rock the stage!

Check out their hot stage below!







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2NE1 wins double Mutizen awards on Inkigayo!

With SBS’s ‘Inkigayo‘ back with its weekly broadcast, today’s nominees of Take 7 were F.T. Island (‘Love Love Love’), 2NE1 (‘Go Away,’ ‘Can’t Nobody’, and ‘Clap Your Hands’), Wheesung (‘Even Thought Of Marriage’), SISTAR (‘Shady Girl’), and Miss $ (‘What Have You Done While Growing This Old’). Wheesung couldn’t perform today due to an indefinite circumstance.

Additionally, due to Inkigayo being pre-empted last week for the ‘Hallyu Dream Concert‘ broadcast, 2NE1 received their belated Mutizen award this afternoon.

For this week, 2NE1 topped all nominees, as they also won today’s Mutizen award with their song ‘Can’t Nobody’, which marks their second in a row! This is their fifth win since their comeback, as they already won once on ‘M! Countdown‘ and twice on ‘Music Bank.’

For those of you who didn’t know, 2NE1 has won an award for each of their title tracks, ‘Clap Your Hands’ (on M! Countdown), ‘Can’t Nobody’ (on Music Bank), and ‘Go Away’ (on Music Bank).

Congratulations to the girls!













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Performances on Music Core from October 2nd

Music Core is back with their weekly show, but instead of the regular stage, it is a broadcast of a special concert that was held on September 30th. This concert was hosted by Oh Sang Jin and Son Dambi.

There were comeback stages for J-Lim and B2ST, along with the follow-up stage for Se7en.

Aside from the comeback and fellow-up stages, other performers include: BoA, 2NE1, Son Dambi, Tae Jin Ah, TRAX, Eru, V.O.S, Moon Ji Eun, SISTAR, Hong Jin Young, Infinite, and L.P.G.

Check out the awesome performances below!

SISTAR – Shady Girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDIAPGLWgSI

TRAX – Oh My Goddess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MNVw-EGI0Y

2NE1 – Clap Your Hands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlqR_ZcNKwg

BoA – Copy & Paste

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz2u3decS8E


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2NE1 wins K-Chart triple crown on Music Bank plus other performances!

Music Bank returns today with another show for the fans to enjoy.

This week’s performances include the debut stage for Co-Ed, the follow-up stage for SHINee, and the comeback stages for J-Lim and B2ST.

Aside from the exciting debut and comeback stages, other performers include: Cha Min Ki, Bohemian, Divine, Sori, Sunmin, Dalmatian, Seo Young Eun, V.O.S, San E, Moon Ji Eun, Oh Jong Hyuk, SISTAR, Secret, F.T. Island, BoA, and Kim Bum Soo.

The winner for K-Chart was none other than 2NE1, making this their third consecutive win on Music Bank. Congratulations to 2NE1 on their K-Chart triple crown!













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Beige reveals ‘Falling in Love with a Friend’ MV featuring Super Junior’s Ryeowook

Having heard the full audio clip a few hours earlier, the full MV of Beige’s duet with Super Junior’s Ryeowook for ‘Falling in Love with a Friend‘ has finally been released today.

The very sweet and easy-to-listen song is certainly pretty soothing to the ears and looks like a perfect confession song for those who are looking to move from being friends to a couple.

Check out the MV below!





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