{"id":1632,"date":"2011-10-27T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=1632"},"modified":"2011-10-27T12:42:04","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T12:42:04","slug":"ik-hou-van-holland-i-love-holland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/ik-hou-van-holland-i-love-holland\/","title":{"rendered":"Ik Hou van Holland &#8211; I Love Holland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ik hou van Holland<\/em> (I love Holland) &#8211; whenever I hear or see that phrase it makes me think of the Dutch game show with the same name. \u00a0The show, hosted by Linda de Mol, is on the tv channel RTL4 and tests &#8220;famous&#8221; Dutch people on their knowledge of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Two teams, lead by two captains (currently Jeroen van Koningsbrugge and Guus Meeuwis) try to win as many points as possible by, amongst other things, answering questions about Dutch culture&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beau Het is Gelukt\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O4i8sVh4LRQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and guessing well known Dutchmen and Dutchwomen&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ik Hou Van Holland - Pornoster?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aC_USfG1tck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and trying to figure out who is telling the truth about the definition of unusual Dutch words&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ik hou van Holland &quot;Sapajou&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zf3KbHCl8eg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t see it in the above clips but when the show begins a version of the song &#8220;Ik hou van Holland&#8221; by Heintje is used, which sounds like this:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ik hou van Holland - Heintje\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_kWgb4KKnwI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In case you have a great desire to sing along with the intense passion, I have included the words for you below. \u00a0If, on the other hand, \u00a0you are looking for different ways to profess your love or just a crush on someone, then have a look at this previous post on Transparent Language &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/words-of-love\/\" target=\"_blank\">Words of Love: How to Say I Love You in Dutch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Ik Hou van Holland<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ik hou van Holland, landje aan de Zuiderzee<br \/>\nEen stukje Holland draag ik in m&#8217;n hart steeds mee<br \/>\nDaar waar die molens draaien in hun forse kracht<br \/>\nEn waar de bollen bloeien in hun schoonste pracht<br \/>\nIk hou van Holland, met je bossen en je hei<br \/>\nJouw blonde duinen in een bonte rij<br \/>\nOp heel dees grote aard, al ben &#8216;k van huis en haard<br \/>\nIs het kleine Holland mij &#8216;t meeste waard<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Holland, met je koetjes en je weiden<br \/>\nIk mag jou zo gaarne leiden<br \/>\nMet je molens aan de vliet<br \/>\nHolland, al trek ik naar vreemde stranden<br \/>\nEn doorkruis ik alle landen<br \/>\nJou vergeten doe ik niet<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ik hou van Holland, landje aan de Zuiderzee<br \/>\nEen stukje Holland draag ik in m&#8217;n hart steeds mee<br \/>\nDaar waar die molens draaien in hun forse kracht<br \/>\nEn waar de bollen bloeien in hun schoonste pracht<br \/>\nIk hou van Holland, met je bossen en je hei<br \/>\nJouw blonde duinen in een bonte rij<br \/>\nOp heel dees grote aard, al ben &#8216;k van huis en haard<br \/>\nIs het kleine Holland mij &#8216;t meeste waard<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>*Lyrics from www.nomorelyrics.net<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ik hou van Holland (I love Holland) &#8211; 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