Why People Sing
Jan. 5th, 2021 04:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scfranklesI realise Dutch musical theatre is really not going to be everyone’s kopje thee, but there’s a song that’s been raising my spirits lately. It’s called “Waarom mensen zingen”—”Why People Sing”— and comes from Alex Klaasen’s revue show Showponies. With the help of Daniel Cornelissen and the rest of the cast, Alex first explains why people keep bursting into song in musicals instead of just speaking, and then expresses the joy of singing and dancing in general.
I've tried this out on my resident non-Dutch speaker (AKA my sister) and she found it funny and enjoyable. (I have just tried applying the auto-generated-Dutch-auto-translated-to-English subtitles but believe me, they are not going to be any help.) So I shall just leave the song here in case it can entertain anyone else…
I've tried this out on my resident non-Dutch speaker (AKA my sister) and she found it funny and enjoyable. (I have just tried applying the auto-generated-Dutch-auto-translated-to-English subtitles but believe me, they are not going to be any help.) So I shall just leave the song here in case it can entertain anyone else…
