De hoaven van Delfziel

The harbors of Delfzijl

De hoaven van Delfziel

The North Sea was sleepingDe Noordzee lag te slapen
Who came back from KielWie kwamen terug oet Kiel
And in the distance I sawEn in de verte zag ik
The towers of DelfzijlDe kroanen van Delfziel

The sun slowly went downDe zun glee langzoam onder
As if it fell into the waterAlsof e in 't wotter viel
And all the seagulls sangEn alle meeuwen zongen
We're going back to DelfzijlWie goanen weer noar Delfziel

I've wandered everywhere'k Heb overaal al zwurven
And often far from homeEn voak zo'n zet van hoes
I know the pubs by heartIk ken de krougen oet mien kop
But nowhere do I feel at homeMor naargens vuil 'k mie thoes

Even if they talk about HamburgAl snaren ze over Hamburg
How good it was thereHou goud dat 't doar beviel
I prefer to drop anchorIk wil 't laifst veur anker
In the harbor of DelfzijlIn d'Hoaven van Delfziel

The pilot kept talkingDe loods dij bleef mor proaten '
He didn't noticet Viel hom hail nait op
I didn't think about books anymoreIk docht nait meer aan boakens
I had something else on my mind'k Haar aans wat aan de kop

The TM 47 was also on its way homeDe TM 47 Was ook op weg noar hoes
And the skipper waved his handEn schipper stak zien haand op
Tonight we'll stay homeVanoavend bivve thoes

I've wandered everywhere'k Heb overaal al zwurven
And often far from homeEn voak zo'n zet van hoes
I know the pubs by heartIk ken de krougen oet mien kop
But nowhere do I feel at homeMor naargens vuil 'k mie thoes

Although my boat has no wheelhouseAl het mien boot gain stuurhut
No mast and no keelGain mast en ook gain kiel
I want to drop anchor with youIk wil mit die veur d'anker
In the harbor of DelfzijlIn d'Hoaven van Delfziel