Tijd [SEP] language of work or name
Tijd
Tijd ("Time"), or De tijd as it states the Eurovision official web site, was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in Dutch by Saskia & Serge.
The song is a ballad, with the duo singing about the significance of time. Concepts such as the fact that wishing for time to go faster results in it going slower are dealt with, as well as the all-important factor of time in a relationship. Saskia & Serge also recorded the song in
- (The New York Public Library) (Digitized Nov. 10, 2008)
- (Princeton University) (Digitized Sep. 22, 2008)
Sources.
- Elffers, Els (2008). 'Georg von der Gabelentz and the rise of General Linguistics', in "Ontheven aan de tijd. Linguïstisch-historische studies voor Jan Noordegraaf bij zijn zestigste verjaardag". Ed. by Lo van Driel & Theo Janssen. Stichting Neerlandistiek VU, Amsterdam & Nodus Publikationen, Münster, pp. 191–200.