The Rose

The Rose (in Dutch: De Roos) is a 1971 song by Nico van Ravels. A romantic pop songs, it reminisces about a past romance. The Rose went to number one in the hit parade charts.

De Roos was released in August 1971 and was a massive hit in Brunant. An English version, The Rose (with slightly different lyrics) was released in November 1973 but was not nearly as successful.

Chorus
Het is het beeld van je gezicht, liefde Met de kleuren van je lippen zo rood Alleen maakt van je denken mijn lieve Het is de kleur van de roos

Iedereen zei dat het niet zou werken Maar ik dacht dat je van me hield Je luisterde naar hun boze woorden Je prikte me, mijn mooie rose

English:

''It's the image of your happy face ''With the colors of your lips so red ''Only makes me think of you my dear ''It's the color of the rose

''Everybody said it wouldn't work ''But I thought that you loved me the best ''You then listened to their very words ''Like a rose you stung my chest