Many of the lyrics are sketches of provincial everyday life: a young bird falling from its nest, a famous person in the village, a local funeral, scenes from the local pub or just waking up with a hangover.
Established in 1985, the band called themselves The Legendary Texas Four until Jack Poels joined as the new frontman. He joined on the condition that he wanted to add at least one song in the Limburg dialect to the band's repertoire. The other members agreed. Rowwen Hèze was born.
Rowwen Hèze translates loosely as 'Rough Hesen' and was the nickname of a notorious character from the village, Christiaan Hesen (1853-1947). Under this new name, the band started covering songs from Thin Lizzy. The band also wrote Dutch party songs for the annual carnival in the southern Netherlands.
The band saw two members leave in the early years. Mart Deckers (drums) and Geert Hermkes (accordeon) left the band. The line-up that was formed in 1991 is still intact today and has been unchanged for 29 years and counting.
- Jack Poels (lead singer, guitar)
- Tren van Enckevort (accordeon, piano, trombone)
- Jan Philipsen (bass)
- Theo Joosten (guitar, mandoline, tin whistle, percussion)
- Jack Haegens (trumpet, trombone, percussion)
The band's 1992 performance at Limburg's Pinkpop Festival was a breakthru moment. The band's set was shown live on Dutch television. At the time, the band had four studio albums under its belt: Rowwen Hèze (1987), Blieve loepe (1990), Boem (1991) and the live album, In de weiIn De Wei (1992). Their party anthem, Bestel mar (1992) hit #13 in the Dutch Top 40, still their highest charting single.
This pattern of three studio LPs and a live album repeated itself in the 1990s: Station America (1993), Zondag in het Zuiden (1995) and Water, lucht en liefde were followed by a 1999 live album entitled 't Beste van 2 werelden (1999), this time a recording of Rowwen Hèze semi-acoustic theatre incarnation.
The steady stream of albums continued in the 21st century.
Studio albums
Vandaag (2000)
Dageraad (2003)
Rodus & Lucius (2006)
Zilver (2010)
Manne van staal (2011)
Geal (2012)
Hemel op aarde: De liedjes (2013)
Vur altied: Ballades & Beer (2016)
De liefde, de muziek, de herinnering (2017)
Voorwaartsch (2019)
Onderaan beginne(2021)
Live albums:
D.A.D.P.G.S. (2003)
Andere wind (2004)
Saus (2008)
Wear of gen wear: Slotconcert 2019 (2019)
Compilation album:
Kilomeaters: 't beste van 20 joar Rowwen Hèze (2005)
Official site: www.rowwenheze.nl
Kroenenberg
Rowwen Hèze Lyrics
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als ze vurbeej kwaam dreide alle kupkes mei
um oaver al die heite blikke mar te zwiege
ik docht 't is good ik ging nar heur toe en ik zei
De loes ta moetsjoe dwaile
die weilna sal kompas
del wassas talarero iekeres massimas
Ze keek meej aan of dat ze water haj zeen brande
mar niemand zaag hoe ik langzaam bezweek
want mier boetelands haj ik nie mier vurhande
dus nog mar ens terwijl ik nog wat spaanser keek
De loes ta moetsjoe dwaile
die weilna sal kompas
del wassas talarero iekeres massimas
Nou heb ik op zich niks teage vremde tale
mar ik vond 't op zien minst 'n bitje erg
toen ze zei ge mot beloave neet te baale
mar ik bin Nel en ik koom oet Kroenenberg
De loes ta moetsjoe dwaile
die weilna sal kompas
del wassas talarero iekeres massimas
De loes ta moetsjoe dwaile
die weilna sal kompas
del wassas talarero iekeres massimas
De loes ta moetsjoe dwaile
die weilna sal kompas
del wassas talarero iekeres massimas
De loes ta moetsjoe dwaile
die weilna sal kompas
del wassas talarero iekeres massimas
The lyrics to Rowwen Hèze's song Kroenenberg tell the story of the singer's encounter with a mysterious and alluring young woman. She was 18 years old and seemed unattainable to everyone who saw her, but the singer was drawn to her and approached her. When he spoke to her in a mixture of Spanish and gibberish, she looked at him as if he was crazy. However, the singer was so captivated by her that he didn't care what anyone else thought.
As the singer continued to pursue her, he realized that he had lost touch with his own culture and language. He no longer had any connection to the Dutch culture and language of his homeland, and this made him feel lost and isolated. When the woman finally revealed that she was from Kroenenberg, the singer felt even more disconnected from his own identity.
Overall, the lyrics to Kroenenberg explore themes of desire, cultural identity, and the emotional turmoil that can come with pursuing something that seems unattainable.
Line by Line Meaning
Ze waas donker achtien joar en neet te kriege
She was dark of 18 years and hard to get
als ze vurbeej kwaam dreide alle kupkes mei
When she passed by, all the cups turned
um oaver al die heite blikke mar te zwiege
To avoid all those hot glances
ik docht 't is good ik ging nar heur toe en ik zei
I thought it was good to go up to her and say
De loes ta moetsjoe dwaile
The loose ta must wander
die weilna sal kompas
That will be the compass
del wassas talarero iekeres massimas
Where there was talarero iekeres massimas
Ze keek meej aan of dat ze water haj zeen brande
She looked at me as if she had seen water burning
mar niemand zaag hoe ik langzaam bezweek
But nobody saw how I slowly succumbed
want mier boetelands haj ik nie mier vurhande
Because I no longer had more foreign lands
dus nog mar ens terwijl ik nog wat spaanser keek
So once again while I still looked a bit Spanish
Nou heb ik op zich niks teage vremde tale
Now I don't have anything against foreign languages in themselves
mar ik vond 't op zien minst 'n bitje erg
But I thought it was at least a little bit excessive
toen ze zei ge mot beloave neet te baale
When she said you must promise not to complain
mar ik bin Nel en ik koom oet Kroenenberg
But I am Nel and I come from Kroenenberg
Contributed by Aubrey E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Saul Tigh
nummer is over 100 jaar nog te gek. love for their first cd. druk toch op die duim omhoog. :) yessssssssssss
sanderw100
LOS LIMBOS IN LOS LOBOS STYL!!!! GReat stuff!
Gelders Trots Vaderland
Die klote reclames ... tegenwoordig krijg je er twee reclames tussendoor ...
infrawiz
echt verschrikkelijk joa :(
RowwenHèzeUploader
Helaas, aangezien het materiaal met auteursrechten betreft is hier niets aan te doen.
Lilian
hihaaaaaaaaaaaa :-))))