LL-L "Anthems" 2003.12.18 (01) [E]

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From: Theo Homan <theohoman at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Mennonite matters" 2003.12.17 (01) [E]

> From: Jannie Lawn <jannie.lawn at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Anthems" 2003.12.12 (02) [D/E/N/S]
>
> Hai all,
> Theo Homan wrote: As for the Netherlands: our
> national anthem 'Wilhelmus'
> was the song for the royal family. But 'orange
> people' wanted to have this
> song as a national anthem. And so it went.  The
> 'original' national anthem
> was 'Wien neerlands bloed door d'aadren vloeit'.
> Last time this was played
> as national anthem seemed to have been in 1892 when
> it was played by the
> navy military band.  [However, no lover of music and
> poetry will regret the
> loss of this song.]
> What I learned at school was, that het 'Wilhelmus'
> was the 'real' national
> anthem and that the 'Neerlands Bloed' one was the
> alternative which was
> imposed on us during the 2nd world war.  So, do you
> say that this was
> incorrect?  (I went to school not long after the 2nd
> world war, so what
> happened during that period partially influenced
> what we were told and
> taught.)
> Groeten,
> Jannie Lawn-Zijlstra, Cambridge UK
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Hello Jannie,

you're right.
During WWII the 'people of pure race and blood' tried
to revive 'Neerlands Bloed'.

vr.gr.
Theo Homan

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