Comments on: Can Anyone Help with a Dutch Song that goes “”In the Vintertime when the vind blows…”"?

By: peo. g

peo. g — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:23:05 +0000

In the Vinter in the Vintertime when the vind blows on the vindowpane and the vimmin in the vaudeville ride velocipedes in the Vestibule-
It took me about 70 years to find the velociipedes line.

By: Les

Les — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:03:14 +0000

I heard it as a child too. My memory is so bad, all I could remember was the following which I usually sang to myself:

“and der vimmen in der vaudeville ride velocipedes upon der vindowpane.”

I was happy to finally get the lyrics straight. Thanks.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:07:16 +0000

I learned a different version when I was little. The person who taught it to me said it came from vaudeville.
In the valley, in the vintertime,
When the vind blows upon the vindowpanes,
And the vimmen in the vaudevilles
Ride velocipedes in the vestibules.
Ah, women!
A-men!

By: Monique

Monique — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:54:34 +0000

Sure, it’s English, but the w’s have been changed to v’s and the’s to der’s + some trifles (ach/ vimmin/vimmen = ah women… )

By: Marleen Fekkers-van Damme

Marleen Fekkers-van Damme — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:37:27 +0000

Hello, I just want to say, this is certainly not Dutch. Does anyone know what language this is?

By: Gail E. Mann

Gail E. Mann — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:29:22 +0000

Dear Phyllis,

I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to thank you for your reply. I think that your version is the closest to the one that my grandmother used to sing! The tune was like “Did you ever see a lassie.” Thank you so much for bringing back so many wonderful memories and a long frustrating search!

Thanks again and Happy New Year!
Gail E. Mann

By: PHYLLIS

PHYLLIS — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:49:46 +0000

I have a different version with 3 verses.It is titled In the Vinter and all w’s must be changed to v’s’.

In the Vinter

(I have inclued the melody above each syllable. The melody is closesly related to the song Did You Ever See a Lassie?)
g b d–e d c b a g g g a d d d b b g
In the vinter, in the vintertime Ven the vind blows on the vindowpanes,
g b d–e d c b g g g a a d d d b b g
And the vimmen with the vescoats,leave velocipedes on the vestibules.
g a d d b g a d d g
Ah,vimmen,ah men. Ah,vimmen, ah ,men.

In the vinter, in the vintertime,ven the snow comes villy nilly,
And it vavers very vonderful, as it vafts to the vestvard.
Ah, vimmen, ah,men. Ah, vimmen, ah men.

In the vinter, in the vintertime, Ven the vind vistles on the valentines,
Vich is velcome to the vimmen folks,Vat is vorking in the vaxvorks.
Ah,vimmen, ah men. Ah,vimmen, ah,men.

By: Gail E. Mann

Gail E. Mann — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:21:49 +0000

Dear Monique.

Thank you SO much. I have looked for those words for 40 years and you answered in less than 4 days. I can’t thank you enough!!

Sincerely,
Gail E. Mann

By: Monique

Monique — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:55:30 +0000

“In der vintertime
In der valley green
Ven der vind blows upon
Der vinderpane,
All der vimminvolk
In der Vauderville
Ride velocipedes upon
Der vestibule.
Ach, vimmin, ach men!
Ach vimmin, ach men!”

You’ll find a lot of information about it (different lyrics, English version, midi) here http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=34789