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</tr> <tr><td>Praat veel van veroveringen</td> <td>Talks a lot about conquests</td></tr> <tr><td>Van liefde, maar dan zonder trouw</td> <td>About disloyal love</td></tr> <tr><td>Je weet wel wat je moet verzinnen</td> <td>You know what to concoct</td></tr> <tr><td>Voor iedere mooie vrouw</td> <td>For every beautiful woman</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Ooh... playboy, 'k zou je graag vergeten</td> <td>Ooh... playboy, I'd rather forget you</td></tr> <tr><td>Ooh ooh... niemand kan je liefde geven</td> <td>Ooh ooh... no one can give you love</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Samson, honderden verhalen</td> <td>Samson, hundreds of stories</td></tr> <tr><td>Zonder een Delilah</td> <td>Without a Delilah</td></tr> <tr><td>Samson, vergeet je wilde haren</td> <td>Samson, forget your wild hairs</td></tr> <tr><td>Zoek je een Delilah</td> <td>Find yourself a Delilah</td></tr> <tr><td>Samson</td> <td>Samson</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Je geeft meer om je rare vrienden</td> <td>You care more about your strange friends</td></tr> <tr><td>Waarmee je luchtkastelen bouwt</td> <td>With whom you build castles in the air</td></tr> <tr><td>Bij vrienden wil je vreugde vinden</td> <td>With friends you want to find joy</td></tr> <tr><td>Al hou ik echt van jou</td> <td>Though I really love you</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Ooh... playboy, ik wil met je leven</td> <td>Ooh... playboy, I want to live with you</td></tr> <tr><td>Ooh ooh... niemand kan je liefde geven</td> <td>Ooh ooh... no one can give you love</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Samson, honderden verhalen</td> <td>Samson, hundreds of stories</td></tr> <tr><td>Zonder een Delilah</td> <td>Without a Delilah</td></tr> <tr><td>Samson, vergeet je wilde haren</td> <td>Samson, forget your wild hairs</td></tr> <tr><td>Zoek je een Delilah</td> <td>Find yourself a Delilah</td></tr> <tr><td>Je liefde delen is te veel</td> <td>Sharing your love is too much</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Ik ben je Delilah (Als jij dat wil)</td> <td>I'm your Delilah (If you want to)</td></tr> <tr><td>'k Verlang zo naar jou</td> <td>I'm longing for you</td></tr> <tr><td>De ware Delilah (Als jij dat wil)</td> <td>The true Delilah (If you want to)</td></tr> <tr><td>Je enige vrouw</td> <td>Your only wife</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Ooh... playboy, ik wil met je leven</td> <td>Ooh... playboy, I want to live with you</td></tr> <tr><td>Ooh ooh... geen ander kan je liefde geven</td> <td>Ooh ooh... no one else can give you love</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Samson, honderden verhalen</td> <td>Samson, hundreds of stories</td></tr> <tr><td>Zonder een Delilah</td> <td>Without a Delilah</td></tr> <tr><td>Samson, 'k neem je wilde haren graag</td> <td>Samson, I take your wild hairs gladly</td></tr> <tr><td>Graag met me mee</td> <td>Gladly along with me</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Samson, I love you</td> <td>Samson, <span class='wl'>I love you</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Samson</td> <td>Samson</td></tr> </table> </center> <br /> <div class='notes'> <p>The lyrics also contain a few words in English.</p><ul> <li><span class='noteheading'><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson" title="Look for Samson on wikipedia.org" target='_blank'>Samson</a></span> - biblical character; Samson falls in love with Delilah, who finds the secret of his strength: it lies in his hair, and cutting it will leave him weak and vulnerable. She shaves his hair and Samson is captured by the Philistines and blinded. As he toils in prison, his hair begins to grow again. Samson then chose to commit suicide by pulling down the temple pillars in order to kill as many of the Philistine leaders as he can.</li> <li><span class='noteheading'><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delilah" title="Look for Delilah on wikipedia.org" target='_blank'>Delilah</a></span> - the woman whom Samson loved, and who was his downfall.</li></ul> </div> </div> <table id='footer' style='width: 100%; border-top: dotted 1px #000000;'> <tr><td width='50px'></td> <td width='100%'><p>If you spot any errors on this page, please don't hesitate to <a title='Contact' href='/?contact.1981be'>tell us</a>. 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