Singer and poet fun Drs. P deceased at the age of 95 – nrc.nl

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The singer and lyricist Drs. P is deceased at the age of 95 in his hometown of Amsterdam. That has been the publisher Vic Reijt (of Nijgh & amp; Van Ditmar). Announced

Heinz Hermann ‘Drs. P “Polzer was born on August 24, 1919 in Switzerland and was doctoral student in economics. He became famous with songs like Ferry , Dodenrit and The Comme Saal (see below). Since early 50′s he performed in theaters, cafés and student clubs. The language virtuoso sang with a distinctive, scratchy voice, incorporated his dry humor in his lyrics and accompanied himself on piano

Girls fun

The songs Polzer go about others.; his favorite protagonists belong overjoyed laborers and ladies of easy virtue, but he also liked to sing about topics such as crime and violence. As in the song The Comme Saal

There is already a teacher in the landing
That unnatural life has come
My dad says ” That you have those lodger
Had you who sneak but never put into the house. “

As increased his success and he became increasingly invited to perform his songs on the radio, his work expanded to a wide range of topics, from the human body and punctuation to a range of types of vegetables.

The Garden Hotel Pulitzer

He wrote the lyrics of his songs often in the garden of the Hotel Pulitzer in Amsterdam. In 2012 published a collection box, Drs. P Compile comple , together with them 180 of his recordings.

Polzer also wrote songs for other artists such as Jenny Arena and Adele Bloemendaal.

Olleke Bolleke

As a singer and songwriter was Drs. P for years to retire. In recent years, he wrote mostly poems in verse form olleke bolleke which he was a pioneer. In 2012 he told NRC Handelsblad

“I’m addicted to olleke bolleke,” he said in a driven tone. “It’s really a beautiful verse, which can tell incredible. I always discover how much the Dutch language you offers. The Dutch language is there and says, come on, just call; I serve you. “

Luchtkastelen

Shortly before his ninetieth birthday wrote poetry Drs. P about the inconveniences of old age:

“The childhood accommodate luchtkastelen / age, believe me, is a punishment / which I can therefore recommend no way” .

NRC editor Henk van Gelder says:

“The poem was courtly style, like all his rhymes. But it was unusual severity. The humorous perspective was missing. For once he did, no matter how well managed, demonstrating a substantial discomfort. And no wonder: his pace became increasingly slower, and his eyesight in his own words “lethargic” – because despite everything he still remained after his ninetieth have a widespread vocabulary that its formulations, in writing and in conversation was constantly surprising. “

Drs. P wrote a total of hundreds of songs, thousands of poems and prose much. Van Gelder explains what makes his work unique:

“In his work attacked the shape and the guy completely together. The man and his work had prevented a formal monkelend with a sense of humor. That combination made him unique. “

View Drs. P behind the piano in 1988 with his song The Sisters Karamazov

Also Read the detailed interview with Drs. P that music editor Saul Stapele in 2012 wrote. “Skipping ollekebollekes (€)

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