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Голландский
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Английский
Rood
Red
Red hasn't long been the red it was
The red of red roses
The colour of love, of the past
Seems to be chosen by hate
That beautiful red was once mine
A colour of passion and of wine
I want her back, that beautiful time
But she seems long gone
And all images on tv
Of blood and war around us
Don't really contribute to that either
So I take very consciously the decision
The newspaper I put away
And the television is turned off
Today is red, the colour of your lips
Today is red, what red's supposed to be
Today is... red of red, white, blue
Of my whole heart for you
Scream from the red-covered roofs that I love you
Today red is just the love between you and me
I walk outside through the door where the sun starts to shine
Leave everything behind, look ahead and with my last single penny
I buy a way too large bouquet of one hundrerd and fifty red roses
One for every year I hope that you'll still be with me
Today is red, the colour of your lips
Today is red, what red's supposed to be
Today is... red of red, white, blue
Of my whole heart for you
Scream from the red-covered roofs that I love you
Today red is just the love between you and me
And now you stand here in front of me
The red evening sun caresses your face
You are a miracle to me
Is what I think when a thorn stings my finger
Red is my blood that falls on the ground (And for a moment I seem lost)*
But you bring my fingers to your mouth
And you kiss them, and I know
Today is red, the colour of your lips
Today is red, what red's supposed to be
Today is... red of red, white, blue
Of my whole heart for you
Scream from the red-covered roofs that I love you
Today red is just the love between you and me
Today... is red
Roll out the red carpet**
And drink a good glass of wine
Celebrate the day because it just might be the last
Today red is just the love between you and me
Today red symbolises the love again
Between you and me
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Give a shoutout to MarkNL
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* - sentence is missing in the initial translation. 'En even lijk ik verloren' is what is sung. Translation is 'and for a moment I seem lost'.
** - gooi de loper uit. In Dutch 'rode loper' means the red carpet. 'red is not sung but that's what it refers to.
