Born in a Japanese concentration camp in the former Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II, Grönloh and her family moved to the Eindhoven area in The Netherlands after the war. Anneke's career soon started to take off. She sang jazz material, American standards, Indonesian folk songs and rock 'n roll with Peter Koelewijn & Zijn Rockets. Koelewijn attended the same Eindhoven high school as Grönloh.
Her début solo single, 'Asmara', failed to chart in The Netherlands, but was a hit in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, where Grönloh toured succesfully as early as 1960. Her Dutch big break followed in the summer of 1962 with the Dutch smash hit, 'Brandend Zand' ('Burning Sand'), which hit #1 in the Dutch Top 40. It was the first of four consecutive #1 hit singles for Grönloh in some eleven months' time. 'Paradiso', 'Soerabaja' and 'Cimeroni' also hit the top spot. Versions of these hit singles in other languages charted in no less than 48 countries. In total, Anneke Grönloh has 'claimed sales' of over 30 million records, primarily singles.
Anneke Grönloh never had a Dutch chart hit again after 1964, but she continued to perform succesfully until 2017, in The Netherlands and the Far East. Her anniversary concert in Singapore in 1994, celebrating her career of 35 years, was attended by 30,000 people. Some of her albums are hardly known in The Netherlands, but sold over 100,000 copies in Indonesia and Malaysia, notably 2002's Nina Bobo.
Having suffered severe pulmonary embolism in 2016, Grönloh's health deteriorated. She stopped performing in the summer of 2017, aged 75, and passed away on 14 September 2018 at her home in France, where she spent the final years of her life. She was 76 years old.
Niets Ter Wereld Kan Ons Scheiden
Anneke Grönloh Lyrics
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Niets ter wereld kan ons scheiden
Niets komt tussen jou en mij
Want de zon schijnt voor ons beiden
Niets kan onze liefde scheiden
Heel de wereld kijkt me lachend aan
Ik wist nooit dat zoiets kon bestaan
Want toen jij verscheen zag ik het meteen
Alles werd opeens veel mooier om me heen
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Iedere dag brengt vreugde voor ons twee
Storm en regen tellen niet meer mee
Als je bij me bent wordt m'n hart verwend
En 't lijkt of ons geluk geen grenzen kent
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The song "Niets Ter Wereld Kan Ons Scheiden" by Anneke Grönloh celebrates the power of true love that overcomes all obstacles. The refrain emphasizes this message with the repetition of "nothing in the world can separate us, nothing can come between us, the sun shines for both of us, nothing can divide our love." The singer describes how her whole world changed when she met her lover, and everything became more beautiful in her presence. The rest of the song describes the joy and happiness of being together, no matter what the weather brings or what challenges they face. Their love seems to have no limits and brings endless happiness to their hearts.
Line by Line Meaning
Niets ter wereld kan ons scheiden
Nothing in this world can separate us
Niets komt tussen jou en mij
Nothing can come between you and me
Want de zon schijnt voor ons beiden
Because the sun shines for both of us
Niets kan onze liefde scheiden
Nothing can separate our love
Heel de wereld kijkt me lachend aan
The whole world looks at me with a smile
Ik wist nooit dat zoiets kon bestaan
I never knew that something like this could exist
Want toen jij verscheen zag ik het meteen
Because when you appeared, I saw it immediately
Alles werd opeens veel mooier om me heen
Everything around me suddenly became much more beautiful
Iedere dag brengt vreugde voor ons twee
Every day brings joy for the two of us
Storm en regen tellen niet meer mee
Storms and rain no longer count
Als je bij me bent wordt m'n hart verwend
When you're with me, my heart is spoiled
En 't lijkt of ons geluk geen grenzen kent
And it seems like our happiness knows no bounds
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