't Smidje

"'t Smidje"
Single by Laïs
from the album Laïs
LanguageDutch
Recorded1998
GenreFolk
Length2:56
LabelAlea
SongwritersTrad.
Arr.: Laïs / Kadril

"'t Smidje" ("The Little Blacksmith") is a single by the Belgian singing trio band Laïs in Dutch from 1998.[1]

It is a traditional song that has its origins in Flemish medieval music. The same text had previously been set to music by Miek en Roel & Roland in the song "Wie wil horen". The song became popular in Spain[2] and in Poland, where it is known as "Taniec Belgijski" ("Belgian Dance") or "Belgijka" ("The Belgian").[3] In 2008, it ranked 42nd, which was 11 places better than the previous year;[4] in 2011 it was in 65th place[5] and in 2012 in 83rd place.[6]

The second song on their debut single was "De wereld vergaat",[7] which appeared on the self-titled album from 1998.[8]

In 2020, the Georgian group Trio Mandili recorded a cover version of "'t Smidje".[9]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "WWW.MUZIEKARCHIEF.BE | 't Smidje". muziekarchief.be. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  2. ^ Lais - 't Smidje (in Czech).
  3. ^ "'t Smidje — Laïs". Last.fm. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  4. ^ ""t Smidje' 10 years in a row | Laïs Fansite". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  5. ^ "The overview! | Radio1". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  6. ^ "100 op 1 edition 2012: overview, videos and photos | Radio1". 2015-12-12. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  7. ^ "WWW.MUZIEKARCHIEF.BE | Laïs: 't Smidje". muziekarchief.be. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  8. ^ "WWW.MUZIEKARCHIEF.BE | Laïs: Laïs". muziekarchief.be. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  9. ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.