Biography
Willeke Alberti started her career at the early age of eleven in the musical Duel om Barbara and she recorded her first single in 1958 together with her father. During the 1960s, she was a well-known singer in the Netherlands and had at least one #1 hit with "De Winter Was Lang" ("The Winter Was Long"), however there was no official Dutch chart at the time. Willeke and her father had a television show between 1965 and 1969. Her singing career from 1970 onwards is less active, however Alberti still releases singles and albums at an irregular interval and plays minor roles in television programs and movies.
Alberti married John de Mol on July 24, 1976. Together they have one son Johnny de Mol, who is currently an actor and television personality. The couple divorced in 1980. She had a second marriage with Danish football player Søren Lerby and a second son was born from that marriage. Søren Lerby and Willeke Alberti separated in 1990.
In 1994, she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waar is de Zon" ("Where is the Sun"), which claimed a meagre four points from the international juries, all coming from Austria. The Netherlands beat only Estonia and Lithuania that evening.
De Sauna
Willeke Alberti Lyrics
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En ook niks te klagen
Soms, dan is het eb
Maar daarna even vaak weer vloed
Ik ben dik tevreden en voel me aanbeden
Dus eigenlijk gaat het met mij heel erg goed
Maar soms heb ik ineens zo'n vreemd gevoel dat er iets moet
Ik hoef echt niet naar de Keukenhof
En niet naar Avifauna
Weet je wat ik doe, ik ga lekker naar de sauna
Refren':
Naar de sauna, naar de sauna
Da's van overal toch echt m'n lievelingsplek
In de sauna zit ik jou na
Als alle mannen me zo zagen... werden ze gek
Ik neem een glaasje en een nootje
Lekker zweten in mijn blootje
En daarna plons ik zalig in het ijzig koude bad
En dan weer effe zitten in die tropisch warme hitte
En na een aantal uren ga ik weer verfrist op pad
En dan ben ik zo blij dat ik dat toch weer heb gehad
Zoiets leuks, zoiets raars, zoiets niet zo zwaars
Ik hoef echt geen psychotherapeut
En geen kroket met frieten
Weet je wat ik wil, ik wil gewoon es fijn genieten
Refren'
Als alle buren me zo zagen... werden ze gek
Als al m'n tantes me zo zagen... werden ze gek
In the song "De Sauna," Willeke Alberti expresses her love for visiting the sauna and how it makes her feel. She starts by saying that she has no questions and nothing to complain about because everything seems to be going well in her life. However, she sometimes has this strange feeling that she needs something different, something light, something not so heavy. She doesn't want to go to the Keukenhof or Avifauna, instead she wants to go to the sauna. She loves the sauna so much that it has become her favorite place, and when she is there, all the men cannot help but stare at her.
In the sauna, she enjoys sweating in the nude, taking a dip in the cold pool, sitting in the tropical heat, and then feeling refreshed when she leaves. She looks forward to visiting the sauna because it is something fun, something strange, and not heavy on her mind like therapy or eating junk. When her neighbors and aunts see her enjoying herself so much, they would become jealous and think she was crazy for being so carefree.
Overall, the song "De Sauna" is about finding joy in simple things and taking care of oneself. Willeke Alberti finds pleasure in visiting the sauna and wants to share that feeling with her listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
Ik heb haast geen vragen
I don't have many questions or doubts
En ook niks te klagen
And I also have nothing to complain about
Soms, dan is het eb
Sometimes, things are a bit low
Maar daarna even vaak weer vloed
But soon enough, things are on the rise again
Ik ben dik tevreden en voel me aanbeden
I am very content and feel loved
Dus eigenlijk gaat het met mij heel erg goed
So, actually, things are going very well for me
Maar soms heb ik ineens zo'n vreemd gevoel dat er iets moet
But sometimes I have a strange feeling that something needs to happen
Iets leuks, iets raars, iets niet zo zwaars
Something fun, something weird, something not too heavy
Ik hoef echt niet naar de Keukenhof
I really don't need to go to the Keukenhof
En niet naar Avifauna
And not to Avifauna
Weet je wat ik doe, ik ga lekker naar de sauna
You know what I do? I go to the sauna
Refren': Naar de sauna, naar de sauna
Chorus: To the sauna, to the sauna
Da's van overal toch echt m'n lievelingsplek
It's really my favorite spot everywhere
In de sauna zit ik jou na
In the sauna, I think about you
Als alle mannen me zo zagen... werden ze gek
If all men saw me like that... they would go crazy
Ik neem een glaasje en een nootje
I take a drink and a nut
Lekker zweten in mijn blootje
Sweating nicely in my birthday suit
En daarna plons ik zalig in het ijzig koude bad
And then I blissfully plunge into the ice-cold water
En dan weer effe zitten in die tropisch warme hitte
And then sit for a bit in that tropical warmth
En na een aantal uren ga ik weer verfrist op pad
And after a few hours, I go back refreshed
En dan ben ik zo blij dat ik dat toch weer heb gehad
And then I'm so happy that I did it again
Zoiets leuks, zoiets raars, zoiets niet zo zwaars
Something fun, something weird, something not too heavy
Ik hoef echt geen psychotherapeut
I really don't need a psychotherapist
En geen kroket met frieten
And no croquette with fries
Weet je wat ik wil, ik wil gewoon es fijn genieten
You know what I want? I just want to enjoy myself
Refren': Naar de sauna, naar de sauna
Chorus: To the sauna, to the sauna
Als alle buren me zo zagen... werden ze gek
If all my neighbors saw me like that... they would go crazy
Als al m'n tantes me zo zagen... werden ze gek
If all my aunts saw me like that... they would go crazy
Writer(s): edwin schimscheimer
Contributed by Evelyn W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tom van Loon
Perfecte weerspiegeling van de Nederlandse tolerantie. Geweldige televisie! ;)
Patricia .Hendriks
laughed real hard about how she got a massage from this lady. it looked more a sm-session! LOL the woman who gave the massage must had tought that Floortje was crazy by excepting this massage...
nutfukkinjob
i've just realized i want to be a cameraman
Toss-T
mooi ook hoe de rest van de crew staat te lachen :P
jschools09
so...I was watching this video because I thought it had something to do with the USMC silent drill team because I was vid-surfing from that particular one... I literally got more and more confused as this played out till I was just completely and hopelessly lost...
mncjeff
hahah...heb me kapot gelachen...heel vermakelijk :-)
Rawny Tabor
2:25 "Okay, I'm done, the masseuse will see you shortly"
Rosimary1309
Hahahaha! OmG, I wouldnt miss the old massage woman any minute!!
Marye
Haha geweldig!
CashMoneyDonkey
hier na voel je je sowieso goed omdat je bloedomloop lekker gaat.