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Song performed by Donald Jones

"Ik zou je het liefste in een doosje willen doen" (Dutch pronunciation: [ɪk ˈsʌu jə ɦət ˈlifstə ʔɪn ən ˈdoːɕə ˌʋɪlə(n) ˈdun]; "I'd like to put you in a box") is a 1959 Dutch song written by Annie M.G. Schmidt (lyrics) and Cor Lemaire [nl] (music) for the 1950s television show Pension Hommeles [nl]. The song describes a man who loves his partner so much that he would like to keep her in a little box. Sung by Donald Jones, it was a hit and helped propel Jones to stardom. The song remains a standard in Dutch cabaret and musical comedy.

The song is one of Annie M.G. Schmidt's most popular tunes, and provided the title for a theater show about Schmidt (who died in 1995) that celebrates her 100th anniversary and contain 26 of her most beloved songs. Ostensibly, the title is based on a phrase that Schmidt's mother used to say to her daughter.

References

  1. "Donald Jones overleden". de Volkskrant. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  2. Rubing, Lies (8 November 2004). "Donald Jones overleden". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  3. "Gelegenheidstentoonstelling Annie M.G. Schmidt". Historiek.net. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  4. "Eerbetoon aan Annie". Almere Vandaag. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  5. Wouters, Gerti; Patrick Gyselen (2007). Heidy Margrit Müller; Inge Arteel (eds.). Een vrouw die schrijft!: literatuur en literatoren feministisch bekeken. Asp / Vubpress / Upa. pp. 99–124, 106. ISBN 978-90-5487-414-0.


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