“Anders Anders” is Herman van Veen’s playful love letter to individuality. Throughout the song he repeats a simple pattern: “You are beautiful, not more beautiful, you are beautiful in a different way.” By listing qualities like kind, gentle, generous, and even “thick or thin,” he keeps rejecting comparisons. Instead of saying someone is better, he insists they are simply different – and loved precisely for that difference.
All the while, the chorus bursts with “’k hou van jou” (I love you), hammering home an uplifting message: true affection is not a contest of who is “more” or “most,” but a celebration of unique flavor and personality. The song’s hypnotic repetition wraps the listener in warmth, reminding us that real love sees us as we are and joys in every quirky, one-of-a-kind detail.