Jan De Wilde — Dode-Hond-Droom song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Dode-Hond-Droom" by Jan De Wilde.

Lyrics

Te Aalst in de Kattestraat
Op 'n kelderafdekplaat
Lag 'n dode hond
Met drie vliegen op z’n wond
Aan z’n rechterachterpoot
Wis en zeker overleden
Wis en zeker dood
Van verdriet of
Van vergif of
Dwaasweg overreden
En van m’n zes of zeven jaar
Sliep ik dromen bij elkaar
Te gek om los te lopen
De ventjes uit m’n prentenboek
Kwamen uit een donkere hoek
Van de slaapkamer gekropen
M’n teddybeer die overdag
Uitblonk door z’n braaf gedrag
Begon amok te maken
En als het onweerachtig was
Droomde ik krek net zoals
Sint-Jan op Pathos van draken
Nacthmerries of mooie dromen
Help me
Om van die dode-hond-droom af te komen
Te Aalst in de Kattestraat
Op 'n kelderafdekplaat lag 'n dode hond

Lyrics translation

Te Aalst in Kattestrate
On a basement cover plate
Found a dead dog
With three flies on his wound.
On his right back leg’
Delete and definitely deceased
Erase and definitely kill
Of grief or
Of poison or
Fool's errand run over
And of my six or seven years
I slept together dreams
It's great to get loose.
The guys in my picture book.
Came from a dark angle
Crawled from the bedroom
My teddy bear that day
Excelled by his good behavior
Started running amok.
And if it was irresistible
I was dreaming just like
Saint John on Pathos of Dragons
Nacth mares or beautiful dreams
Help me!
To get rid of that dead dog dream.
Te Aalst in Kattestrate
There was a dead dog on a basement cover.