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‘Amsterdam, This Passion Never Ends’ | Orville Breeveld | TEDxAmsterdam

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Singer, composer and guitarist Orville Breeveld is inspired by all those 180 nationalities in Amsterdam. In his contribution to TEDXAmsterdam he paid tribute to the cultural legacy of those people. And he performed a new song dedicated to the city: '''Yeah this is Amsterdam''. Please find below the lyrics of this ode to Amsterdam below. For more information see http://orvillebreeveld.com/  
Orville Clarence Breeveld (November 2018)
‘Amsterdam, This Passion Never Ends’
Verse 1

A million wonders of the world
Share one city
Tears of time and joy fill her canals

Where all sentences and sounds become united
In a language seldom heard but always felt

We might not always understand each other
But with a smile we travel miles
To work things out 

Let’s inspire our children to help  each other
And clear their paths
Like those raindrops from the clouds

CHORUS:

Yeah this is Amsterdam
Our loving city that will always stand
Where strangers become friends
This passion never ends
Our beloved Amsterdam 


Verse 2

Our life’s motto is like the working of a bicycle
You need to push the pedals to keep things going on

With a kind heart and mind that’s often liberal
Love and let love and believe whatever you want

You might wonder how our skies are full of colour
Not just the green or reddy lights in certain streets

It’s the red of all the hearts that we have conquered
And the green of our lovely parakeets 
 






CHORUS:

Yeah this is Amsterdam
Our loving city that will always stand
Where strangers become friends
This passion never ends
Our beloved Amsterdam 


Verse 3: 

How tulips reach the sky and are always blooming
With our hearts we work hard and with the best

That heartbeat of our business is always booming
It’s here where birds of good-life make their nests

But it’s not just the flag of fortune that we follow
We just like to get a little better everyday

We build our city for the people of tomorrow
May this passion for freedom light their way

CHORUS:

Yeah this is Amsterdam
Our loving city that will always stand
Where strangers become friends
This passion never ends
Our beloved Amsterdam 
 Orville Breeveld is a musician, singer, composer, orchestrator, producer and lecturer. He has worked in the field of international art, entertainment, media and advertising for over a decade. Orville has a long established career of working together with various international ensembles, musicians and entertainment corporations. With his own event production company and talent development organisation Breathing, he has supported hundreds of young talented singers, bands and visual artists on international festivals and events. Besides composing and arranging for his own bands Orville composes music for TV, radio and other artists. He is a proud father and has a strong vision on fatherhood in various communities. He initiated the platform Vitamine V in the Netherlands to inspire other fathers and to contribute to a better upbringing of children through various actions and activities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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