Breng Me Naar Het Water Lyrics in English Marco Borsato , Matt Simons

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Breng Me Naar Het Water by Marco Borsato from Dutch to English.
In the early morning
You softly spoke my name
And I knew you'd tell me
That it was time to go
You said honey don't worry
I'll always be with you
And I knew you spoke the truth
By the way you looked at me
When you said
When you said
I'm ready to go on a journey
To stand on the other side
Beyond the border
I close my eyes
For everything that's yet to come
It's late
I'm ready to go on a journey
I've done it all
Take my hand and feel it flow
The love I carry with me
I ask you
Bring me to the water
Bring me to the lake
And lay me down
It was early in the evening
She gave all that she could give
And I felt her leaving me
But I learned how to live
When she said
When she said
I'm ready to close my eyes
Steady and hold tight
I'm gonna be crossing over
To heaven and the great divine
And I
I'm ready to go on a journey
I've done it all
Take my hand and feel it flow
The love I carry with me
I ask you
Bring me to the water
Bring me to the lake
And lay me down
Lay me down
I'm ready to go on a journey
To stand on the other side
Beyond the border I close my eyes
For everything that's yet to come
It's late
I'm ready to close my eyes
They're heavy and so wide
I can feel it pull me under
Steady as the rising tide
Take me to the water
By the road that leads you down
Take me to the water
Scatter me around
Bring me to the water
Bring me to the lake
Bring me to the water
For the very last time
Bring me to the water
Bring me to the lake
Lay me down
And lay me down
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SONG MEANING

Breng Me Naar Het Water paints a tender farewell in the quiet moments before dawn. The narrator hears a loved one whisper, “I’m ready to travel,” a gentle way of saying their journey on earth is ending. Water becomes the chosen doorway to the other side – a calm lake where love can keep flowing long after breath has stopped. With serene confidence, the departing soul asks to be led to the shore, trusting that every shared memory will ripple on like waves.

The duet between Dutch and English lyrics makes the goodbye feel universal: “Breng me naar het water / Take me to the water.” Marco Borsato’s warm vocals and Matt Simons’s soothing reply create a conversation filled with comfort, acceptance, and unwavering love. Instead of focusing on loss, the song celebrates a life well-lived, encouraging listeners to feel peace in transition and to hold tight to the steady current of affection that never really disappears.

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