"Zing voor me" meaning 'sing for me' in Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

 (also known as Zing een liedje voor me (Frans) meaning Sing a song for me Frans) is a Dutch language

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

 2010 single by Lange Frans

Lange Frans

Frans Christiaan Frederiks known by his stage name Lange Frans is a Dutch rapper and television presenter. Earlier he was part of the band D-Men...

 and Thé Lau. It was released on Dutch record label TopNotch and was produced by Giorgio Tuinfort.

It is a mix of hip hop and rap as performed by Lange and melodic music sung by Thé Lau, the frontman of the Dutch band "The Scene". Both portions are covered by a string orchestra with violin and piano accompaniment.

Subject

The lyrics take three social cases of broken dreams, presenting the stories of an aspiring soccer player whose sports career ends with a major injury, then a young soldier who suffers post-traumatic syndrome and is now an alcoholic, and a teenage single mother surviving on welfare after dropping out to take care of her newborn. All three ask Frans to sing for them:

Zing een liedje voor me Frans

Ook al is het in 't Frans

Zing een liedje voor me

Het leven gaat zo snel voorbij

Dus zing en ik vergeet de tijd

Je muziek die maakt me vrij

Zing een liedje voor me


It translates as 'Sing a song for me Frans / Even though it is in French / Sing a song for me / Life goes by so fast / So sing until I forget the time / Music that makes me free / Sing a song for me...'

In popular culture

Lange Frans took part in 3FM radio charity called "Serious Request", where DJs of the station would lock themselves in a glass cage for a full week to collect money for various causes under the auspices of Dutch Red Cross. People would bid on various items, and donate sums for charity. Lange Frans visited the event volunteering to sing new verses to the well-known song "Zing voor me" written by ordinary Dutch people about themselves or about friends they knew. He sang three new verses provided by listeners. On this particular performance, he was joined by Michael in the musical refrain.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sDGudefQrQ. In February 2011, he sang further verses provided by listeners of 3FM on Valentine's Day. The music section was again performed by Michael.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aExN7b9vgMI

Chart performance

The song is the second single from a forthcoming album by Lange Frans titled Solo as a follow up single to "Ben Mezelf". It was performed live in public by Langfe Frans and Thé Lau during a show presented by Giel Beelen

Giel Beelen

Michiel Antonius Adrianus Beelen, better known as Giel Beelen is a Dutch radio-dj and presentator. Currently he presents the VARA morning show GIEL at 3FM from Monday till Friday between 6:00 and 10:00 am...

 on 3FM and seen on De Wereld Draait Door show on 22 November 2010,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ik0aBbH8Os and at 102FM 538 radio station.

The song peaked at #5 on the official Dutch Top 40, and reached #1 position in the Dutch Single Top 100.

Chart (2010-2011)	Peak position
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	5
Dutch Single Top 100	1

External links

• Lyrics for "Zing voor me"