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
Vergeate
Rowwen Hèze Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Het koeie en prei en verkuup alles door
Smerges vroeg op, dun ganze dag werke
Nou zit ie hier, zo zwart als un verke
Gister het hej nog tot 2 oor gezete
Allien ziene jas, den is ie vergeate
sh*t!
Ut is kermis en dan is ut hier altied druk
Doar zit dan dezelfde, echt zonne stille
Beroepsvreejgezel, zienne tied te verspille
Vertelt over vroeger, heat vuul oetgevrete
Allien ziene naam, den ben ik vergeate
Uhm...
Ut zellefde bandje zit hier weer te speule
En ik denk dat ik wiet hoe zeej zich now veule
Ut mak wel muziek mar gen mins die ut snapt
Iederien drink en niemand die klap
Ge mot wel van geld of muziek zien bezeate
Of op zien mins, snel kunne vergeate.
Jopie ken ik nog van huul lang geleeje
Dat was enne linke en neet gauw tevreeje
Haaj moeite mit drank, moeite mit vrouwe
Totdat zeej um vroog, toen zien ze goan trouwe
Um 12 uur noar bed en um half 6 eate
Now is alles weer goed umdat ze vergeate
Martin is slum, den wet alles van cente
Van koepe, belegge, van rente op rente
Van hoe ge op termien ut beste kan spare
En van roeje wien en dikke sigare
Sigare zo lang, die kunde neet meate
Hej had weer gen vuer, dat is ie vergeate
VUUR!!
Jan hed gedronke, proat over den doed
Gister kwam ik nog in ysselsteyn oet
Dat kerkhof stiet vol mit ontelbare kruuse
Ontelbare rieje, mit nog veul mier pruuse
Ik heb en kwartier beej dat burdje gezeate
in vrede zoelang als wej dit nie vergeate
The song "Vergeate" by Rowwen Hèze talks about different characters that the singer encounters in a small town. The first character introduced is Lei, a farmer who sells cows and vegetables. He works hard all day and is now sitting at the bar, feeling exhausted. The next character is a loner who spends all his time at the bar, wasting time, and talking about his past. Nobody knows his name. The singer talks about a band that is playing music, but nobody is listening, everyone is either drunk or lost in their thoughts. The song talks about several other characters like Jopie, Martin, and Jan, and how they cope with their lives.
The song's main theme is the feeling of loneliness and the need to escape from the mundane routine of life. Even though the characters the singer talks about are very different from each other, they all have a desire to forget the troubles of their lives and just enjoy the moment. They all seem to have found solace in the bar, where they can forget their problems and just let go. The song presents a slice of life in a small town, where everyone knows each other, and the bar is the only place where they can go to escape from their worries.
Line by Line Meaning
Dat doar is Lei, Lei is enne boor
That man over there is Lei, a farmer
Het koeie en prei en verkuup alles door
He sells cows and leeks and everything in between
Smerges vroeg op, dun ganze dag werke
Up early in the morning, he works all day
Nou zit ie hier, zo zwart als un verke
Now he's sitting here, covered in dirt
Gister het hej nog tot 2 oor gezete
Yesterday he sat until 2 in the morning
Allien ziene jas, den is ie vergeate
He only forgot his jacket
Ut is kermis en dan is ut hier altied druk
It's the fair and it's always busy here
Kermis of neet, op den hoog op die kruk
Whether it's the fair or not, he's always on that stool
Doar zit dan dezelfde, echt zonne stille
Sitting there is always the same quiet person
Beroepsvreejgezel, zienne tied te verspille
A professional bachelor, wasting his time
Vertelt over vroeger, heat vuul oetgevrete
He talks about the past, has done a lot
Allien ziene naam, den ben ik vergeate
But I forgot his name
Uhm...
Umm...
Ut zellefde bandje zit hier weer te speule
The same band is playing here again
En ik denk dat ik wiet hoe zeej zich now veule
And I think I know how they feel right now
Ut mak wel muziek mar gen mins die ut snapt
They make music, but nobody understands it
Iederien drink en niemand die klap
Everyone's drinking and nobody's clapping
Ge mot wel van geld of muziek zien bezeate
You have to be either drunk on money or music
Of op zien mins, snel kunne vergeate.
Or able to quickly forget about people.
Jopie ken ik nog van huul lang geleeje
I know Jopie from a long time ago
Dat was enne linke en neet gauw tevreeje
He was dangerous and hard to please
Haaj moeite mit drank, moeite mit vrouwe
He had trouble with drinking and with women
Totdat zeej um vroog, toen zien ze goan trouwe
Until she asked him, then they got married
Um 12 uur noar bed en um half 6 eate
Go to bed at 12 and eat at 5:30
Now is alles weer goed umdat ze vergeate
Now everything is good because they forgot
Martin is slum, den wet alles van cente
Martin is smart, he knows everything about money
Van koepe, belegge, van rente op rente
Buying, investing, interest on interest
Van hoe ge op termien ut beste kan spare
How to save the best in the long term
En van roeje wien en dikke sigare
And about red wine and thick cigars
Sigare zo lang, die kunde neet meate
A cigar so long, you can't measure it
Hej had weer gen vuer, dat is ie vergeate
He didn't have a lighter again, he forgot it
VUUR!!
FIRE!!
Jan hed gedronke, proat over den doed
Jan drank and talked about death
Gister kwam ik nog in ysselsteyn oet
Yesterday I came out of Ysselsteyn
Dat kerkhof stiet vol mit ontelbare kruuse
That cemetery is full of countless crosses
Ontelbare rieje, mit nog veul mier pruuse
Countless rows, with many more graves
Ik heb en kwartier beej dat burdje gezeate
I sat at that grave for a quarter of an hour
in vrede zoelang als wej dit nie vergeate
rest in peace as long as we don't forget about this
Contributed by Leah N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Fieliep
wauw dit nummer nog effe gehoord op de kwalificatie van Abu Dhabi 2021 in de laatste race... kippenvel gehad, Max verstappen die limburgs is maakt het gewoon helemaal mooi
legitjesse
Ik ben Tukker maar ik vind Roda een mooie club en alle muziek van Rowen Heze is geweldig, 'k ga ook heel vaak naar Limburg op vakantie :)
Ericrowwen hezen Hellings
legi
Wessel
ik ben niet limburgs en ook geen voetbal fanaat, maar wat een geweldig nummer
Frits
vergeate te voetballen , Heerlijk nummer HEEUU
fifa 14 ultimate team
wat een top nummer!!!!
Hans van de Pas
jammer dat je dit niet meer bij RODA JC hoort...
wel schitterende plaat en typisch limburg!
kleuter15
Thumbs up voor limburgse vasteloavend
Zip Vidss
Iedere x als ik dit lied luister :D
OpticalFilmsHD
Ik was naar Roda JC - AZ (Ik ben voor AZ) heb al een tijdje naar dit liedje gezocht, t'is best wel aanstekelijk :p