K
Tom Pintens Lyrics


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we wilden weiland
om in te vechten
we voerden oorlog
maar er ging nooit iemand dood
en de buurman speelde graag vijand
als hij wat tijd had
mochten wij hem beroven
kleine broertjes
dienden als paarden
we bouwden hutten
waar we later zouden wonen
en met de jaren
kregen we baarden
en in de bomen
werden onze dromen groot
en ook de zussen
werden wat ouder
het werden vrouwen
die ons wiegden in hun armen
die ons verwenden
die ons verstikten
maar toen ze ons vervingen
bleek dat wij hen nodig hadden
zo kwamen nachten
de dauw vervangen
en ging het weiland
ons wat in de kleren hangen
en met de jaren kregen we kinderen
zij zien nu bomen,




bomen die we al lang
vergeten waren

Overall Meaning

The song "K" by Tom Pintens talks about the memories of the singer from his childhood in the countryside. He and his friends used to create their own imaginary world where they would play and fight against each other. They built huts and dreamed of living in them someday. The neighbor would also participate in their pretend wars whenever he had time, and they would rob him for fun. The younger siblings served as their horses, and they would grow beards as they got older.


As time passed, they grew up and the sisters became women who would pamper, spoil, and suffocate them until they were replaced in their affections. The memories of those childhood days and the experiences associated with them stayed with them even as they grew up and had children themselves. The song ends with a reference to the trees they had forgotten but their children now see, pointing to the cyclical nature of life and the continuity of memories from generation to generation.


The song paints a nostalgic picture of a utopian childhood and the innocence of youth that is lost through the passage of time. The memories of childhood hold a special place in our hearts and shape us into the person we become. The singer remembers both the good and bad aspects of his childhood, highlighting the power of memory to transform and influence our views of the past.


Line by Line Meaning

we wilden weiland
We wanted a vast field of grassland


om in te vechten
To fight in it


we voerden oorlog
We waged wars


maar er ging nooit iemand dood
But no one ever died


en de buurman speelde graag vijand
And the neighbor liked to play enemy


als hij wat tijd had
Whenever he had some time


mochten wij hem beroven
We were allowed to rob him


kleine broertjes
Little brothers


dienden als paarden
Served as horses


we bouwden hutten
We built huts


waar we later zouden wonen
Where we would live later on


en met de jaren
And as the years went by


kregen we baarden
We grew beards


en in de bomen
And in the trees


werden onze dromen groot
Our dreams became big


en ook de zussen
And also the sisters


werden wat ouder
Grew older


het werden vrouwen
They became women


die ons wiegden in hun armen
Who rocked us in their arms


die ons verwenden
Who spoiled us


die ons verstikten
Who suffocated us


maar toen ze ons vervingen
But when they replaced us


bleek dat wij hen nodig hadden
We realized we needed them


zo kwamen nachten
So came the nights


de dauw vervangen
Replacing the dew


en ging het weiland
And the grassland


ons wat in de kleren hangen
It clung to our clothes


en met de jaren kregen we kinderen
And as the years passed, we had children


zij zien nu bomen,
They now see trees


bomen die we al lang
Trees we had forgotten


vergeten waren
For a long time




Writer(s): Ellen Schoenaerts, Tom Pintens

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Comments from YouTube:

@cityz3n

RIP Tom. Fantastisch nummer. Vanavond in de dinsdag club een waardige minuut stilte voor jou! Ik ga nog jaren van je nummers genieten. Merci!

@cyclinglorenzo7686

0:30 doet me denken aan Joan As Police Woman - Tell me :D

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