Neyman was born in Maastricht, Limburg County, NL (Europe). In the beginning of the 1970s, he took a course at Kleinkunst Academy in Amsterdam. Neyman's first success came in 1980 with the song Ik weet niet hoe. In 1985 Neyman scored his biggest hit with Waarom fluister ik je naam nog (number 1 position in some Dutch charts). From the second half of the 1980s Neyman had no major hits. However he still a large number of albums and had a number of successful musical tours. Neyman received a Golden Harp in 1996.
His health began to decline in 2006. After his previous manager quit, his partner Hans van Barneveld in 2006 became his new manager. In October 2007 his last album Onverwacht came out and his last performance, a tribute to the deceased Conny Vandenbos, took place on December 2, 2007. Neyman announced on December 21, 2007 that he suffered from an advanced form of cancer and that his prognosis was not clear. On February 7, 2008 Benny Neyman died at 56 years of age.
Waarom fluister ik je naam nog
Benny Neyman Lyrics
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Hoe zou ik jou kunnen vergeten
De jaren zijn voorbij gegleden
Voorgoed verdwenen in de tijd
En dromen
Ik zal wel altijd blijven dromen
Je hebt me alle hoop ontnomen
't Is gewoon verleden tijd hmmmm
Maar waarom fluister ik jouw naam nog
Hoor ik steeds je stem
Ik zie je levensgroot hier staan nog
Omdat ik niets vergeten ben
Waarom ruik ik steeds jouw geur nog
Of je bij me bent
Wat is er toen met mij gebeurd toch
Ach had ik jou maar nooit gekend
M'n leven
't Gaat gewoon z'n gang, m'n leven
Maar soms verlang ik toch heel even
Verlang ik even weer naar jou
Verloren
Ik heb de moed allang verloren
We wisten bijna van tevoren
Dat dit niet eeuwig duren zou hmmmm
Maar waarom fluister ik jouw naam nog
Hoor ik steeds je stem
Ik zie je levensgroot hier staan nog
Omdat ik niets vergeten ben
Waarom ruik ik steeds jouw geur nog
Of je bij me bent
Wat is er toen met mij gebeurd toch
Ach had ik jou maar nooit gekend
The song "Waarom fluister ik je naam nog" by Benny Neyman is a beautiful ballad about lost love and the remnants of a past relationship that still linger in the present. The lyrics depict the singer trying to move on from a past relationship, but finding it difficult to forget their former partner. The opening lines acknowledge the fact that time has passed since the relationship ended, but the memories and dreams of their ex-lover continue to haunt the singer.
The chorus of the song is particularly poignant, as it expresses the singer's confusion and sadness over their inability to let go of the past. They wonder why they still whisper their ex-lover's name, why they can still hear their voice and smell their scent, and what it was about their past relationship that affected them so deeply. The final verse of the song acknowledges that the singer has accepted that their former partner will never return, but the longing for what was lost still remains.
Overall, the song is a powerful expression of how past relationships can continue to affect us, even years after they have ended. The melody and Neyman's emotive performance only add to the poignancy of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Vergeten
The singer is trying to forget the person addressed in the song
Hoe zou ik jou kunnen vergeten
The singer thinks it is impossible to forget the person addressed in the song
De jaren zijn voorbij gegleden
Many years have passed since the singer and the person addressed in the song were together
Voorgoed verdwenen in de tijd
Those years are gone forever
En dromen
Despite this, the singer still dreams about the person addressed in the song
Ik zal wel altijd blijven dromen
The singer will continue to dream about the person addressed in the song for a long time
Je hebt me alle hoop ontnomen
The person addressed in the song has taken all hope away from the singer
't Is gewoon verleden tijd hmmmm
The relationship between the singer and the person addressed in the song is over now
Maar waarom fluister ik jouw naam nog
The singer wonders why they still whisper the name of the person addressed in the song
Hoor ik steeds je stem
The singer keeps hearing the voice of the person addressed in the song
Ik zie je levensgroot hier staan nog
The singer still visualizes the person addressed in the song as if they were standing in front of them
Omdat ik niets vergeten ben
The singer has not forgotten anything about the person addressed in the song
Waarom ruik ik steeds jouw geur nog
The singer wonders why they still smell the person addressed in the song
Of je bij me bent
The singer thinks the person addressed in the song is still with them in some way
Wat is er toen met mij gebeurd toch
The singer wonders what happened to them when they were with the person addressed in the song
Ach had ik jou maar nooit gekend
The singer wishes they had never met the person addressed in the song
M'n leven
The singer talks about their life without the person addressed in the song
't Gaat gewoon z'n gang, m'n leven
The singer's life goes on, just like anybody else's
Maar soms verlang ik toch heel even
Despite this, the singer sometimes longs for the person addressed in the song
Verlang ik even weer naar jou
The singer wishes they were back with the person addressed in the song for a short while
Verloren
The singer has lost something important
Ik heb de moed allang verloren
The singer has lost hope of ever being with the person addressed in the song again
We wisten bijna van tevoren
The singer and the person addressed in the song knew that their relationship would not last
Dat dit niet eeuwig duren zou hmmmm
They knew that their time together was limited, even if it hurt to admit it
Contributed by Reagan M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Porettob70
Benny Neyman met zijn prachtige stem. Zijn naam zal nooit vergeten worden!!
Bruh Bruddah
Mag toch hopen.. ik ben 27 en ik draai dit elk jaar minimaal 250 x per jaar😂
ChantChorales
Thank you for sharing all these beautiful songs with Benny Neyman. We all miss him.
Diane Rabaey
Zeer mooie warme stem
Roelof Konig
Bennie Neyman een man met geweldige teksten bovendien een goeie gozer bedankt Benny dat ik en met mij velen van je muziek mochten genieten. R.I.P
XrackProject
Piekna piosenka grecka spiewana po holendrsku przez Bennego Neymana. Wielkie dzieki za opublikowanie tego utworu.
Liliane Van Olmen
Benny, we zullen je nooit niet vergeten, jij met je gouden stem. Het blijft een topper.
Regina Roza
Wat een mooi Lied van Benny, ik luister er heel vaak naar! Soms word ik er emotioneel van, ivm het overlijden van mijn lieve man haast 3 jaar geleden.
Philip Van der Veken
To Forget How should I ever be able to forget you The years have passed Gone, forever in time And dreams I'll probably keep dreaming all the time You have taken all my hope It's just the past (Chorus) But why do I still whisper your name, do I keep hearing your voice I still see you standing here as in reality Because I can't forget Why do I still smell your scent, as if you are still here with me What has happened to me back then Oh, if only I would have never known you
Nelusia2
Przepiekna piosenka...Pozdrawiam.