Текст и перевод песни Daniël Lohues - De Emmenaar En De Olifant

De Emmenaar En De Olifant

In het Noorder Dierenpark
Kwam haost elke dag 'n man
Bij de olifanten kieken
Met wat pinda's in de hand

De verzörgers zeden wel
"Wat 'n rare man is dat
Hij lek wel verliefd op dat iene grote beest
Zoas hij daor te loeren zat"

Wat kon hum dat schelen
Het heul 'm van de straot
Hij heul van zien olifant
En deud gien vliege kwaod

Dizze aole Emmenaar
Preut gien woord met de mensen
Allennig met die grote olifant
Zölfs niet met 't echtpaar Rensen

Wat kon hum dat schelen
Het heul 'm van de straot
Hij heul van zien olifant
En deud gien vliege kwaod

Mar de olifant gung dood
En de man is nooit meer zien
Iemand zee: "Hij zit in Afrika
Of in de hemel bij zien olifant misschien"

Wat kon hum dat schelen
Het heul 'm van de straot
Hij heul van zien olifant
En deud gien vliege kwaod

Hij heul van zien olifant
En deud gien vliege kwaod

The Emmen Man and the Elephant

In the Northern Zoo, my dear,
Almost every day a man would appear,
To watch the elephants with care,
With some peanuts in his hand, I swear.

The keepers would say, you see,
"What a strange man that must be,
He seems in love with that one big beast,"
The way he stared, at least.

What did he care, my sweet?
It kept him off the street,
He loved his elephant so,
And wouldn't hurt a fly, you know.

This old man from Emmen town,
Spoke no words to those around,
Only with that large elephant he'd share,
Not even with Mr. and Mrs. Rensen, I'd dare.

What did he care, my love?
It kept him off the street, above,
He loved his elephant true,
And wouldn't hurt a fly, it's true.

But the elephant died one day,
And the man was never seen again, they say,
Someone said: "He's in Africa, far away,"
Or in heaven with his elephant, perhaps he'll stay.

What did he care, my dear?
It kept him off the street, so clear,
He loved his elephant, it's plain,
And wouldn't hurt a fly, again and again.

He loved his elephant so grand,
And wouldn't hurt a fly, across the land.