{"id":62,"date":"2009-05-15T19:02:54","date_gmt":"2009-05-15T23:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=62"},"modified":"2009-05-15T19:02:54","modified_gmt":"2009-05-15T23:02:54","slug":"het-wilhelmus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/het-wilhelmus\/","title":{"rendered":"Het Wilhelmus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Het Wilhelmus is the name of the Dutch national anthem. I&#8217;ll have the Dutch and the English translation below. Try and see if you can understand the Dutch without looking at the English translation. Also, the English translations are not exact. I changed the words around so that they would make sense in English. The entire anthem contains 15 stanzas, but most Dutch people sing just the first and the sixth stanza. I also have a Youtube video so that you can sing along to the Dutch national anthem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wilhelmus\u00a0van\u00a0Nassouwe<\/strong> (William of Nassau)<br \/>\n<strong>ben\u00a0ik,\u00a0van\u00a0Duitsen\u00a0bloed<\/strong>, (I am of Dutch blood)<br \/>\n<strong>den\u00a0vaderland\u00a0getrouwe<\/strong> (loyal to the fatherland)<br \/>\n<strong>blijf\u00a0ik\u00a0tot\u00a0in\u00a0den\u00a0dood<\/strong>. (which I will remain until I die)<br \/>\n<strong>Een\u00a0Prinse\u00a0van\u00a0Oranje<\/strong> (A prince of Orange)<br \/>\n<strong>ben\u00a0ik,\u00a0vrij,\u00a0onverveerd<\/strong>, (I am free and fearless)<br \/>\n<strong>den\u00a0Koning\u00a0van\u00a0Hispanje<\/strong> (The King of Spain)<br \/>\n<strong>heb\u00a0ik\u00a0altijd\u00a0ge\u00eberd<\/strong>. (I have always honored)<\/p>\n<p>Before I go on the sixth stanza, let me give you a little background about the song. No one really knows who wrote this song, but it&#8217;s written from a first person narrative of <span>Willem van Oranje or William of Orange. He&#8217;s also known as <span>Willem de Zwijger<\/span>, or\u00a0William the Silent. William\u00a0was\u00a0a Dutch prince that led the revolt against Span.\u00a0In this song William pledges his loyalty to his Dutch roots. He also states that he doesn&#8217;t have personal ill will towards the king of Spain, but that he is more attached to his nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mijn\u00a0schild\u00a0ende\u00a0betrouwen<\/strong> (My shield and reliance)<br \/>\n<strong>zijt\u00a0Gij,\u00a0o\u00a0God\u00a0mijn\u00a0Heer<\/strong>, (are you, O God, my Lord)<br \/>\n<strong>op\u00a0U\u00a0zo\u00a0wil\u00a0ik\u00a0bouwen<\/strong>, (It is you on whom I want to rely)<br \/>\n<strong>Verlaat\u00a0mij\u00a0nimmermeer<\/strong>. (so never leave me again)<br \/>\n<strong>Dat\u00a0ik\u00a0doch\u00a0vroom\u00a0mag\u00a0blijven<\/strong>, (Hope that I remain brave)<br \/>\n<strong>uw\u00a0dienaar\u00a0t&#8217;aller\u00a0stond<\/strong>, (as your servant for always)<br \/>\n<strong>de\u00a0tirannie\u00a0verdrijven<\/strong> (and may defeat the tyranny)<br \/>\n<strong>die\u00a0mij\u00a0mijn\u00a0hart\u00a0doorwondt<\/strong>. (which pierces my heart)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Het Wilhelmus (2) - National Anthem of The Netherlands\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nTXxFhWllm0?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>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Het Wilhelmus is the name of the Dutch national anthem. 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