Marieke (song)
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| "Marieke" | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 7" vinyl single cover | |
| Song by Jacques Brel | |
| from the album Marieke | |
| Released | 1961 |
| Recorded | April 12, 1961 |
| Genre | Chanson |
| Length | 2:40 |
| Label | Philips |
| Songwriter(s) | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest |
"Marieke" is a 1961[1] song by the Belgian singer Jacques Brel.
In "Marieke" Brel sings about a Flemish girl, Marieke, whom he once loved and who lived "between the towers of Bruges and Ghent". He wants her to love him again in the "flat country of Flanders" (a reference to another song by him, "Le Plat Pays").
It is the only song where he sings both in his native French language and in Dutch, the other major language of his bilingual home country Belgium. Brel recorded a version of the song entirely in Dutch as well, with lyrics by Eric Franssen.
