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Graeme Flemish/Dutch Folk Songs (55* d) Lyr Add: GEEF WAT OM DE ROMMELPOT 11 Oct 98


To all who have contributed so far........ Thanks very much indeed, all of you. I'm hoping to put all of these into a spot at the folk club where I sing (all very amateur, no money changes hands!!). Wolfgang - that midi was absolutely beautiful. And Daniel - I know about the laconic people of North Germany - Schleswig-Holstein in particular. They're very much like our Yorkshiremen over here - (they have an expression - "See all, here all, say nowt!")

Now here's one from me, (Which my Flemish granny used to sing to me......

Geef wat om de Rommelpot
geef ons dat voor Hutsepot
Van de liere, van de liere
Van de liere, leire om la
Vrouwtje geeft op Gods genaa

Geef wat spek and geef wat wurst
Geef wat bier al voor den dorst
Van de liere etc.....

Geef onse eene rib of twee
Geef ons dat voor moeder mij
Van de liere etc

T'verkner heeft een lange staart
Een is ook het eten waard
Van de liere etc

Karbonaden op den disch
Dan ons t'huis ook kennenis
Van de liere etc

Vrouwtje geef zooveel gijkunt
Hemelsvreugd word ze gegund
Van de liere etc

Many apologies for the (probably) awful Flemish - I had to write it phonetically - and from a memory 40 years old!

Cheers, all

Graeme


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