Dana Winner (Hasselt, 10 February 1965) is a Flemish singer. Her real name … Read Full Bio ↴Dana Winner (Hasselt, 10 February 1965) is a Flemish singer. Her real name is Chantal Vanlee. Under the guidance of Jean Klüger she debuted in 1990, her first single was "Op het dak van de wereld". It was a cover of the Carpenters hit "Top of the World" from 1973. Success came in 1993 thanks to the hit " Woordenloos". In the 90's Dana developed her career further. She sings mainly in Flemish/Dutch, but also in English and French. Outside of Belgium, she has become a much sought-after artist especially In Germany, the Netherlands and South Africa regularly appearing there. As a result of this wider success, since the end of the 1990's she has recorded non-Flemish albums, in fact, she did not record at all in Fleish between 2000 and 2006.

On 25 June 2006 Dana received from the organizers of SIM-route (Schelde International Muziekstroom) her own Dana Winner garden path. Her street, lai out in Mariekerke at Bornem, was festively inaugurated on the occasion of the fish and folklore days.

Westenwind
Dana Winner Lyrics

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Aan de zee zijn de gedachten
Niet zo klein en niet zo beperkt
Aan de zee wordt het smachten
Nog verinnigd en versterkt
Nu 'k alleen hier langs het strand loop
Waar de zee de kustlijn mint
Ben ik vervuld van jou, m'n liefste
En nu smeek ik de waaiende wind

refrain:
Westenwind, westenwind
Waai me weer naar m'n liefste toe
Westenwind, westenwind
Ben 't zo lang alleen zijn moe
Neem m'n tederste liefdeswoord
Waai het voort waar m'n liefste 't hoort

Kan je ogen niet vergeten
Zie ze voor me in de nacht
Zou zo heel graag willen weten
Of je iets van mij verwacht
Wil je een ster die valt, een teken
Een wonder dat weerom begint
O, ik reik en verlang naar een weerzien
En nu smeek ik de waaiende wind

refrain

Westenwind, westenwind
Waai me weer naar m'n liefste toe
Westenwind, westenwind
Ben 't zo lang alleen zijn moe
Westenwind, westenwind
Waai me weer naar m'n liefste toe

Westenwind, westenwind
Ben 't zo lang alleen zijn moe

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dana Winner's song "Westenwind" express a deep longing for a loved one, who is seemingly separated by distance. The first verse describes how being by the sea allows for one's thoughts to expand and deepen, and how that longing for their love is strengthened in that space. As the singer walks along the coast, she becomes overwhelmed by thoughts of her beloved and pleads with the wind to carry her message to them.

The chorus features the repeated plea for the "westenwind," or west wind, to blow the singer back to her love. She is tired of being alone and wants her most tender words of love to be carried to her beloved on the breeze. The second verse continues the theme of distance and uncertainty, as the singer wonders if her love thinks of her too and if they will ever reunite. She longs for a sign or miracle that will bring them back together, and again begs the wind to help her in her quest.

Overall, the lyrics are a poignant expression of the universal experience of missing someone we love when they are far away. The power of nature, the sea and the wind, serve as a metaphor for the strength of those feelings and the hope that they will somehow find their way back to us.

WestenwindDana Winner Lyrics

Westenwind
Dana Winner Lyrics