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Kinderen voor Kinderen - To the secondary school
Dutch songs with English translation, translated in English
Children for Children - To the secondary school
Lyrics and music: Hans Peters jr.
(1981)
Kinderen voor Kinderen - Bijna brugklas
Tekst en muziek: Hans Peters jr.
(1981)
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Dutch song Kinderen voor Kinderen - Naar de middelbare school
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Kinderen voor Kinderen ('Children for Children', 1980) is a Dutch national children's choir. Every year, since 1980, they release an album with new children's songs for the age of 8 till 13. Every year schoolchildren in that age range are asked what the subjects of the songs should be (like friendship, holiday, pets, starting secondary school, shyness, boredom, handicaps, divorce, war, illness, falling in love, acne, bullying, homework, etc.).
Well-known songwriters, lyricists and composers are asked to write one or two songs for a new record. Contributors were for example: Harry Bannink, Herman Pieter de Boer, Jan Boerstoel, Claudia de Breij, Tonny Eyk, Robert Long, Henk Temming, Henk Westbroek, Willem Wilmink and Ivo de Wijs.
The choir was set up to raise money for charity (especially for children in the Third World) - that explains the name of the choir. Since the 1990's, the choir no longer supports charities. Every year the songs are presented in a big TV-show, just before the new album is launched. This TV-show is also released on dvd.
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The choir Children for Children/Kinderen voor Kinderen won 1 time a Diamond Album, 11 times a Platinum Album and 4 times a Golden Album (in 38 years). No less than seven singles (although they're not pop songs) reached the National Hit Parade Top 40.
The above song 'To the secondary school'/'Bijna brugklas' (1981) is sung by Mandy Huijdts. It is about a child that is almost finished with the primary school and will start the secondary school the next school year. In the Netherlands, the primary school lasts six years (6-12 years old).
The secondary school (12-16/18 years old) has several levels, like the mavo (lower secondary education), the havo (higher secondary education) and the vwo (pre-university education). However, many secondary schools have a 'bridge year' to start with, so the choise for a certain level is delayed.
Hans Peters jr. is a songwriter and composer. He is most known for his children's songs. Some of his songs, beside above song, are: 'Singing with Bach'/'Zingen met Bach'; 'It are little things that matter most'/''t Zijn de kleine dingen die het doen' (1971); and 'Me and my pet'/'Ik en m'n beessie' (1980).
 More translated Kinderen voor Kinderen songs and more with the theme 'cheerful songs'. See also the list of Dutch bands with all their songs on this website.
 Lyrics 'Bijna brugklas' on Dutch website: Nederlandse songteksten.
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