{"id":1655,"date":"2011-11-03T22:59:04","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T22:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2011-11-03T22:59:04","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T22:59:04","slug":"sing-along-with-sinterklaas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/sing-along-with-sinterklaas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sing Along with Sinterklaas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is just over a week to go before Sinterklaas will arrive in the Netherlands much to the delight of children across the country.\u00a0 This year Sinterklaas will officially arrive on November 12<sup>th<\/sup> in the city of Dordrecht.\u00a0 His arrival will even be broadcast live on Dutch national television, so no need to fear if you can\u2019t make it to Dordrecht that day.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a lot of cheering, throwing of sweets and cookies (protect those eyes!) and general happiness throughout the streets of the city.\u00a0 There may even be some singing.\u00a0 Yes, the event of Sinterklaas comes with its own special array of Sinterklaas songs, known in Dutch as Sinterklaasliedjes.<\/p>\n<p>There are many different popular songs but so that you can join in with at least one of the Sinterklaasliedjes, here are the words to <em>De Zak van Sinterklaas <\/em>(The sack of Sinterklaas).\u00a0 You can hear the song in the video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sinterklaas - De zak van Sinterklaas\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mZN7-07NGFA?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>De zak van Sinterklaas,<\/p>\n<p>Sinterklaas, Sinterklaas,<\/p>\n<p>De zak van Sinterklaas,<\/p>\n<p>o jongens, jongens<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;t is zo&#8217;n baas!<\/p>\n<p>Daar stopt hij, daar stopt hij,<\/p>\n<p>daar stopt hij blij van zin.<\/p>\n<p>De hele, de hele,<\/p>\n<p>de hele wereld in!<\/p>\n<p>De zak van Sinterklaas,<\/p>\n<p>Sinterklaas, Sinterklaas,<\/p>\n<p>De zak van Sinterklaas,<\/p>\n<p>o jongens, jongens<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;t is zo&#8217;n baas!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hij is voor groot en klein,<\/p>\n<p>groot en klein, groot en klein,<\/p>\n<p>Hij is voor groot en klein<\/p>\n<p>voorzien van taai en marsepein.<\/p>\n<p>En bergen, en bergen,<\/p>\n<p>En bergen suikergoed,<\/p>\n<p>Zo lekker, zo lekker,<\/p>\n<p>Zo lekker en zo zoet.<\/p>\n<p>Hij is voor groot en klein,<\/p>\n<p>groot en klein, groot en klein,<\/p>\n<p>Hij is voor groot en klein<\/p>\n<p>voorzien van taai en marsepein.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maar onder in die zak,<\/p>\n<p>in die zak, in die zak,<\/p>\n<p>Maar onder in die zak<\/p>\n<p>daar ligt het hele grote pak,<\/p>\n<p>Voor &#8216;t lieve, voor &#8216;t zoete,<\/p>\n<p>voor &#8216;t lieve zoete kind.<\/p>\n<p>Zeg was jij, zeg was jij,<\/p>\n<p>dit jaar gehoorzaam vrind?<\/p>\n<p>Maar onder in die zak,<\/p>\n<p>in die zak, in die zak,<\/p>\n<p>Maar onder in die zak<\/p>\n<p>daar ligt het hele grote pak.<\/p>\n<p>In case you had any doubt, the song is about the sack that Sinterklaas brings along with him.\u00a0 However, a popular online store, Bol.com, decided to take a little artistic license with the lyrics, as you will see in the following advert (the very last part).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"bol.com - De zak van Sinterklaas\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5JpiL794XPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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