Hup Hup is a Dutch
football song
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. It was written in 1950 by
KRO
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Broadly Catholic in its spiritual outlook, KRO broadcast the bulk of its television output on the NPO 1 channel. KRO was also responsi ...
employee
Jan de Cler and Dico van de Meer.
at Beeld en Geluid
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The lyrics are in Dutch, but roughly translate to:
:''Go Holland go''
:''Don't let the lion stand around in his undershirt''
:: it.: "Let the lion not in his little shirt stand". Note that "hempie" is a popular diminutive for "hemd" which can be translated as "shirt". In this case it signifies the "shirt" being casual.:''Go Holland go''
:''Don't put slippers on the beast''
:: it.: "Pull the little animal no slippers on ". Note that "beesie" is a popular diminutive for "beest" which can be translated as "animal". In this case it means the animal is beloved.:''Go Holland go''
:''Don't let them defeat you on the field''
:: it.: "Let you out the field not beat " Note that the order of the words in this sentence is altered to better fit the melody:''Because the lion in football shoes''
:''Dares to take the whole world on''
:: it.: "Dares the whole world on" Note that durft implies the task dared to be done is dangerous, or requires courage.
Dutch lyrics:
:''Hup Holland Hup''
:''Laat de leeuw niet in zijn hempie staan''
:''Hup Holland Hup''
:''Trek het beesie geen pantoffels aan''
:''Hup Holland Hup''
:''Laat je uit 't veld niet slaan''
:''Want de leeuw op voetbalschoenen''
:''Durft de hele wereld aan''
References
Football in the Netherlands
Football songs and chants
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