When I'm 64 - S01 / E48

Afl.48. Wankel richting winter.

2 november 2024

Met wat blessureleed, maar we zijn er weer!

In deze aflevering veel afwisseling:

Van daglichtlamp ja of nee? naar een tot drie maal toe mislukte ophanging in 1884; van het voetbalmuurtje naar anders wonen in Haarlem. En nog veel meer. Drie kwartier genieten!

De tekst van de hanging song:

They stand me in a corner with my hands and feet still bound
While a carpenter is called for and an explanation found
"The rain has warped the timbers," I hear the hangman say
"It's funny but it worked well, I tried it yesterday"
"All is ended now," they say, "your ordeal's nearly over
Your life's as good as ended," but I hear their voices waver
Once more the boat is shaken and again I hang in limbo

With the guardians on the trapdoor and my body stands on tip-toe

Shake the holy water, summon up the guard
Dying’s very easy, waiting’s very hard


They stand me in a corner with my hands and feet still tied
A warder holds onto the noose, the trapdoor opens wide
Is it magic or coincidence that keeps me on the brink?
It seems to work without me, "Will it kill me now?" I think
"Please, I'm tired of living and I really want to die"
I was taken to the scaffold and I heard the hangman cry
"Lee, I’m truly sorry, forgive these hands of mine"
He drew the bolt and I felt the jolt the third and final time
My life was spared that morning 'cause it wasn't theirs to take
Three's the most the law requires, a man could feel the stake


Shake the holy water, summon up the guard
Dying’s very easy, waiting's very hard



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voice-over: Mea van Veen en Marjan Olthof



Over When I'm 64

In de podcast "When I'm 64:" bespreken oude schoolvrienden Martien du Prie en Martijn Breebaart met elkaar (en soms met gasten) de leuke en minder leuke kanten van het leven rond je zestigste.

Gesprekken die grappig of serieus kunnen zijn, hoopvol of verdrietig, maar steeds onderhoudend en informatief. Met o.a. "De quote van Coot" (van Doesburgh) en "Brief aan mijn vader". 

Elke aflevering sluit af met het "bloemetje van Martien" over poëzie of "Muzieknote" van Martijn over een muzikaal onderwerp.

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