1Mus i c by E l ton John

Cand le in the w ind (Eng land ' s rose)

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Goodbye Eng land ' s rose ; may you ever grow in ou r hear t sYou were the grace tha t p laced i t se l f whe re l i ves were to rn apa r t .

Vaarwe l Eng land ' s RoosMoge je voo r a l t i j d in onze ha r t en groe ienJe was de vanze l f sp rekende gra t i eDaar waar levens gesche iden werden

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You ca l l ed ou t to our coun t r y , and you wh ispe red to those in pa in . Now you be long to heaven , and the s ta r s spe l l ou t your name.

Je r i ep ons land op ,En t roos t t e hen d ie ledenNu behoor je to t de heme lEn de s te r ren sch r i j ven je naam.

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And i t seems to me you l i ved you r l i f e l i ke a cand le in the wind : neve r fad ing w i th the sunse t when the ra in se t i n .

En he t l i j k t me da t je je leven lee fdea l s een kaa rs in de wind :Noo i t dovend b i j zonsonde rgango f b i j regen

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En je voe ts t appen zu l l en a l t i j d a fda len h ie rl angs Eng lands groens te heuve l s ;

And your foo ts teps w i l l a lways fa l l he re , a long Eng land ' s greenes t h i l l s ,

En je voe ts t appen zu l l en a l t i j d a fda len h ie rl angs Eng lands groens te heuve l s ,

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you r cand le ' s burned ou t long be fo re you r legend ever w i l l .

Je kaa rsen zu l l en lang opgebrand z i j nvoo rda t je legende za l e ind igen .

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Love l i ness we 've los t , these empty days w i thou t your sm i l e .

Beminne l i j khe id z i j n we ve r l o ren ,Deze lege dagen zonde r je g l im lach

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Th i s to rch we ' l l a lways ca r r y fo r ou r na t i on ' s go l den ch i l d .

D ie fakke l zu l l en we a l t i j d d ragenvoor he t gouden k ind van onze na t i e .

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And even though we t r y , the t ru t h b r i ngs us to tea rs , a l l ou r words canno t exp ress the joy you brough t us th rough the years .

Ze l f s a l s we probe ren er n ie t aan te denkenbreng t de werke l i j khe id ons to t t ranen ,A l onze woo rden kunnen n ie t u i t d rukkenwe l ke v reugde j i j ons b rach t gedu rende ja ren .

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And i t seems to me you l i ved you r l i veL i ke a cand l e in the w ind ;Neve r fad ing wh i t h the sunse tWhen the ra i n se t in .

En he t l i j k t me da t je je leven lee fdea l s een kaars in de windNoo i t dovend b i j zonsondergango f b i j regen

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And your foo ts t eps wi l l a lways fa l l he re ,A long Eng land ' s greenes t h i l l s ,

En je voe ts t appen zu l l en a l t i j d a fda len h ie rl angs Eng lands groens te heuve l s ,

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Your cand l e ' s burned ou t long be fo reYour legend eve r w i l l .

Je kaarsen zu l l en lang opgebrand z i j nvoo rda t je legende za l e i nd igen .

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Goodbye Eng land ' s roseMay you ever g row in ou r hear t s .You were the g race tha t p l aced i t se l fWhere l i ves were to rn apar t .

Vaa rwe l Eng lands RoosMoge je voo r a l t i j d in onze har t en groe ien .Je was de vanze l f sp rekende gra t i eDaar waa r levens gesche iden werden .

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Goodbye Eng land ' s Rose ,F rom a coun t r y los t w i thou t your sou l ,

Who ' l l m iss the wings o f you r compass i onMore than you ' l l eve r know .

Vaarwe l Eng lands Roos ,van een land , ve r l o ren zonder jouw bez i e l i ng ,d i e de v leuge l s zu l l en missen van jouw mede levenMeer nog dan je oo i t zu l t we ten .

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En he t l i j k t me da t je je leven lee fdea l s een kaars in de wind ,Noo i t dovend b i j zonsondergango f b i j regen .

And i t seems to me you l i ved you r l i veL i ke a cand l e in the w ind ,Neve r fad ing wh i t h the sunse tWhen the ra i n se t in .

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And your foo ts teps wi l l a lways fa l l he re ,A long Eng land ' s greenes t h i l l s ,

En je voe ts tappen zu l l en a l t i j d a fda len h ie rl angs Eng lands groens te heuve l s ;

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Your cand le ' s burned ou t long be fo reYour legend ever w i l l .

Je kaa rsen zu l l en lang opgebrand z i j nvoo rda t je legende za l e ind igen .

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And your foo ts teps wi l l a lways fa l l he re ,A long Eng land ' s greenes t h i l l s ,

En je voe ts t appen zu l l en a l t i j d a fda len h ie rl angs Eng lands groens te heuve l s ,

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Your cand l e ' s burned ou t long be fo reYour legend ever w i l l .

Je kaa rsen zu l l en lang opgebrand z i j nvoo rda t je legende za l e ind igen .

Lena .