Stedenband song

Song for the Celebration of 20 years of the town-twinning Barendrecht-Louny
(melody – Jingle bells)

Twinning towns, twinning towns, forming a strong ridge
For European unity, in interest of our kids.
Twinning towns, twinning towns, what we want to try
A future without enemies and nothing more to cry.

Twenty years ago, it came a little slow,
Freedom was the real word. End of the Russian show.
People want connect. East and West, they met.
Louny came to Barendrecht and that was not so bad.

More and more contacts in different kind of acts:
Education, government and all those other facts.
Every year we met in each other’s beds,
Growing friendship as result. All of us like that.

Twinning towns, twinning towns, forming a strong bridge
Tor European unity, in interest of our kids.
Twinning towns, twinning towns, what we want to try
A future without enemies and nothing more to cry.

Honor to the men, who found this contact then:
Chasa, Kooyman, you we thank. The men who said: we can.
Founding fathers, yes, but they shoudn’t have success
Without Coby and Alex, servicing mothers.

Culture is the way. It’s the game we play.
Taking of our shoes, knedliky we use.
And when you were here, you drink our awful beer.
Becherovka we like much and you our “streepwafels”.

Twinning towns, twinning towns, forming a strong bridge
Tor European unity, in interest of our kids.
Twinning towns, twinning towns, what we want to try
A future without enemies and nothing more to cry

We learned a lot of things about each other’s life,
Speaking English free, in a very special style.
And in the summer now, an inviting festival
Brings together in Louny Club International.

Connected by the marriage of Blanka and Paul
Our friendship still goes on, what future brings us all.
Old members disappeared, new ones came in sight.
Is Garden City in five years the place to celebrate?

Twinning towns, twinning towns, forming a strong bridge
Tor European unity, in interest of our kids.
Twinning towns, twinning towns, what we want to try
A future without enemies and nothing more to cry.

                                                                      Text: Ruud Kappetijn