{"id":4986,"date":"2017-05-24T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=4986"},"modified":"2017-05-24T13:34:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T13:34:58","slug":"music-in-dutch-clouseau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/music-in-dutch-clouseau\/","title":{"rendered":"Music in Dutch: Clouseau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you are learning a new language, music is a great way to learn new vocabulary and practice pronunciation. You can practice in the shower, while you are stuck in traffic and while you are working out.<\/p>\n<p>So who should you listen to?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4989\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4989\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4989\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/14351100189_0f28a0af49_b-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/14351100189_0f28a0af49_b-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/14351100189_0f28a0af49_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/14351100189_0f28a0af49_b.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clouseau (photo taken by StampMedia found on Flickr.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first recommendation I would like to make is the 90&#8217;s pop group Clouseau.<\/p>\n<h3>A little bit of history<\/h3>\n<p>Clouseau is a Belgian group from the 90&#8217;s that became quite popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. They started in Leuven with the single\u00a0<em>Brandweer\u00a0<\/em>or firemen, but their fame came after coming second in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest. Their song &#8220;Anne&#8221; became an immediate hit despite their second place. The following year they competed once again and came in 16th place with the song\u00a0<em>Geef het\u00a0op.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>The Music<\/h3>\n<p>What I found the most useful with Clouseau is that their songs are easy to follow and have some catchy and repetitive phrases. The first song I would like to recommend is\u00a0<em>Daar gaat ze\u00a0<\/em>because it is probably their biggest hit ever. What is useful about this song in regards to language is its use of past and present tense as well as practicing pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clouseau - Daar gaat ze [Countdown,1990]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AgHFGkdEXgM?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><em>Daar gaat ze<\/em><br \/>\n<em>En zoveel schoonheid heb ik nooit verdiend<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Daar staat ze<\/em><br \/>\n<em>En zoveel gratie heb ik nooit gezien<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Soms praat ze<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Terwijl ze slapend met m&#8217;n kussen speelt<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ik laat ze<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Zolang ze maar met mij m&#8217;n lakens deelt<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>En zelfs de hoeders van de wet<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kijken minzaam als ze fout parkeert<\/em><br \/>\n<em>En zelfs de flikken hebben pret<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Als ze sensueel voorbij marcheert<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ongegeneerd<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ik weet wel<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dat zij waarschijnlijk niet lang bij me blijft<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ik weet wel<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dat zij met anderen haar tijd verdrijft<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Zij heeft soms<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Geheimen waar ik liever niets van weet<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Zij zweeft soms<\/em><br \/>\n<em>En droomt zodat ze soms ook mij vergeet<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>En zelfs de hoeders van de kerk<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kijken minzaam op haar schoonheid neer<\/em><br \/>\n<em>De bisschop zegt: dit is Gods werk<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Buigt z&#8217;n grijze hoofd en dankt de Heer<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Nog eens een keer<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dank u, meneer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Zij heeft soms<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Geheimen waar ik liever niets van weet<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Zij zweeft soms<\/em><br \/>\n<em>En droomt zodat ze soms ook mij vergeet<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>En zelfs de hoeders van dit land<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Zouden liever in m&#8217;n schoenen staan<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ja, de premier dingt naar haar hand<\/em><br \/>\n<em>En biedt mij zijn portefeuille aan<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Maar ik denk er niet aan<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Loop naar de maan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Daar gaat ze<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Daar gaat ze<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>What music in Dutch would you recommend?<\/p>\n<h4>Useful vocabulary<\/h4>\n<p><em>ze-<\/em> she<br \/>\n<em>gratie<\/em>&#8211; grace<br \/>\n<em>terwijl<\/em>&#8211; while<br \/>\n<em>lakens<\/em>&#8211; bed sheets<br \/>\n<em>hoeders<\/em>&#8211; guardians<br \/>\n<em>ongegeneerd<\/em>&#8211; with no shame<br \/>\n<em>waarschijnlijk<\/em>&#8211; probably<br \/>\n<em>verdrijft<\/em>&#8211; passing or spending<br \/>\n<em>minzaam<\/em>&#8211; condescending, gentle, kind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/14351100189_0f28a0af49_b-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/14351100189_0f28a0af49_b-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/14351100189_0f28a0af49_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/14351100189_0f28a0af49_b.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>When you are learning a new language, music is a great way to learn new vocabulary and practice pronunciation. You can practice in the shower, while you are stuck in traffic and while you are working out. So who should you listen to? 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