Leeuwarden related videos
Studying in The Netherlands
Open day Leeuwarden Airforce Base
Winter 1979
A snowy Leeuwarden in the winter of 1979
Historical Leeuwarden (trailer)
Leeuwarden is a very old town, full of history.For the whole story of the history of Leeuwarden, visit Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden.
A walk trough the old city center
Leeuwarden train station and surroundings
A car drive trough Leeuwarden
Old Leeuwarden
Some images of the older parts of town
Dance Tour 2008
Annual dance event on Zaailand square
Frisian language related videos
Leeuwarden is the capital of the province of Friesland. Friesland is a unique province in the Netherlands, because it’s the only province with an official language: Frisian. Frisian is the official and only second language of the Netherlands. There are many dialects in Frisian and one of them is the very typical dialect of Leeuwarden: “Liwwadders”. Of course there are lots of artists who are really proud of their language (or their city) and therefore there are many songs in Frisian and in Liwwadders. Here’s a selection of some funny or nice songs in the Frisian language or the “Liwwadders” dialect:
Aart Lus & Ed Lip -- Ik Bin Su Eil
Two idiots who dedicated their lifes to making “dialectro”; elektro music in Leeuwarden dialect. Ik Bin Su Eil goes something like: “I am so orny, I can’t say the H anymore”…
Aart Lus & Ed Lip -- Mien Peuk’n
The latest Dialectro song. Lyrics: “Goddamn have you seen my sigarettes? Or did I loose them while having sex maybe?”
Dialectro Year Overview 2008
An overview of the great success of Dialectro in 2008
Tactique & Amon -- Stad van de Leeuwen
Ode to Leeuwarden: “this is the city of the lions”…”This is my city, it’s in my heart”
Ricky -- Genot
The Leeuwarden folk singer Ricky sings about his love for Leeuwarden and Liwwadders: “Pleasure! When I’m walking trough the streets! Pleasure! When I can speak Liwwadders!”
Piter Wilkens -- Liwwadder Blues
The Blues of Leeuwarden, Piter Wilkes sais Leeuwarden is chanceless, but he does love his city: “It’s never been anything and it will never be something, if you’re born in Leeuwarden you can forget it” … “We have a very steep tower in our town, a poor sight, but it seems like it’s ment like that. It’s the symbol for total failure, but don’t think I’d want to tear it down”
Pigmeat -- Herman moest naar Brada
Song in Liwwadders about a bull (Herman) who has to go to the local slaughterhouse Brada: “Herman had to go to Brada, but Herman didn’t feel like it, Herman thought I’m stopping it I’m not agreeing” So he decides to go to India by train.
Ferbean -- Lik op stik
A Frisian song about a guy who is pissing on his way home when he gets pulled-over by the police, he gets a € 50,- fine but he doesn’t agree: “It cost me a fortune all the beer that’s in my bladder and now I have to pay again to empty it? Man, don’t be an idiot! I pee when I have to pee, that’s what my mother teached me. In my pants there’s a zipper and that’s there for a reason!”
Gurbe Douwstra -- Lit jim gean Friezen
Song about the Frisian mentality “let yourselves go Frisians, Frisians let yourselves go!”
Frisian Anthem
Strawelte -- De Mem fan Doutzen
The legendary Frisian punk group Strawelte sings about meeting Frisian super model Doutzen Kroes‘s mom.
Piter Wilkens & MC Remon -- De Ljip
Frisian song about a new dance, “De Ljip”
Frisian Songs
A collection of traditional Frisian songs.
Gurbe Douwstra -- Cliffs of Moher
Frisian song, video shot in Ireland
Twarres -- Wêr bisto
“where are you? I’m here!”
Beatles in Frisian
A Frisian band performing “Let it be”, but in Frisian
Jitiizer -- Ik bin hjoed sa blied
“I’m so happy today, i’m so happy today, I’ve never been so happy”
Anneke Douma -- Woanskip
Frisian song about a houseboat.
Cees Greuter -- Bin Su As Ik Bin
A typical “Liwwadder”, singing about being who he is: “I am who I am, I’m a dead normal Liwwadder, so a Cambuur fan as well” “I am a Liwwadder and you can hear that clearly!”
