Waar je ook bent geboren
Frans Bauer Lyrics


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Waar je ook bent geboren
Iedereen mag het horen
Niets om te schamen
Zo moet het zijn

De ooievaar had gekozen
Jouw wieg had geen kant en rozen
Maar een veilig bedje
Zo moet het zijn

Je kreeg veel liefde
Dat is met geld niet te koop
Van die twee mensen
Liefde en hoop

Zo kon je verder leven
Een ander je liefde geven
En werd je ouder
Zo moet het zijn

Het is een kringloop
Cirkels van liefde
Om door te geven
Liefde en hoop

Waar je ook bent geboren
Iedereen mag het horen




Niets om te schamen
Zo moet het zijn

Overall Meaning

The song "Waar je ook bent geboren" by Frans Bauer is about the idea that where you are born and what type of family you are born into don't define you as a person. The singer is saying that it doesn't matter if you were born into a poor family or a wealthy one, what matters most is the love and hope that you are given. The first stanza talks about how it is nothing to be ashamed of where you are born, and that everyone should be proud of their roots. The second stanza mentions that the stork (traditionally associated with bringing babies) may not have chosen the fanciest crib but that you were still given a safe place to sleep, which is what matters.


The third and fourth stanzas of the song emphasize the importance of love and hope. The singer acknowledges that money can't buy love, and that the love and hope that you receive from the people around you are what will help you succeed in life. The final stanza sums up the idea that love and hope are cyclical concepts that we are meant to pass on. The idea is that if we receive love and hope when we are born, we are then able to pass that on to others - which is the ultimate goal of life.


Overall, the song is a heartwarming reminder that no matter where we come from or how much money we have, we are all equal in the sense that we can give and receive love and hope.


Line by Line Meaning

Waar je ook bent geboren
No matter where you were born


Iedereen mag het horen
Everyone should hear it


Niets om te schamen
Nothing to be ashamed of


Zo moet het zijn
That's how it should be


De ooievaar had gekozen
The stork had chosen


Jouw wieg had geen kant en rozen
Your cradle had no lace or roses


Maar een veilig bedje
But it was a safe place to rest


Zo moet het zijn
That's how it should be


Je kreeg veel liefde
You received a lot of love


Dat is met geld niet te koop
That cannot be bought with money


Van die twee mensen
From those two people


Liefde en hoop
Love and hope


Zo kon je verder leven
That's how you could continue living


Een ander je liefde geven
Giving love to someone else


En werd je ouder
And as you grew older


Zo moet het zijn
That's how it should be


Het is een kringloop
It is a cycle


Cirkels van liefde
Circles of love


Om door te geven
To pass on


Liefde en hoop
Love and hope


Waar je ook bent geboren
No matter where you were born


Iedereen mag het horen
Everyone should hear it


Niets om te schamen
Nothing to be ashamed of


Zo moet het zijn
That's how it should be




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