Een Onbekend Oord Lyrics in English Willemijn Verkaik , AURORA

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Een Onbekend Oord by Willemijn Verkaik from Dutch to English.

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I hear you, but I don't listen

Because there's unrest in your song

There are a thousand things I'd rather do today

So I ignore your call, please go away is what I ask

You are not a voice

Just a whisper in my ear

And if you were real, which you're not

I wouldn't listen to you

Within these walls here are those I care for

I'm very sorry, siren, but your mission fails

I know what adventure is, I've had my share

I'm afraid of what I lose if I go to that

Unknown place

What do you want?

You keep me awake, for nights on end

Do you lure me into a trap and

Plot my downfall?

Or do you feel what I feel, my longing and my pain?

Do you know in your heart that I don't belong here?

Every day is hard for me, I've underestimated my strength

Do you know that part of me longs for that

Unknown place

Can you know what I can handle?

Do you belong with me?

Then show it

Where are you going then?

Please, don't go on

How do I follow you to that

Unknown place?

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SONG MEANING

Een Onbekend Oord whisks you into a tug-of-war between safety and the thrilling pull of the unknown. Willemijn Verkaik voices someone who keeps hearing a mysterious siren song: a whisper in her ear that promises adventure, yet threatens everything familiar. She tries to shut it out—“ga nu weg is wat ik vraag”—but curiosity keeps scratching at the door. The track paints that restless moment when you know your comfort zone is shrinking, yet the leap ahead feels just as scary as it is exciting.

Featuring AURORA’s ethereal presence, the duet turns the inner conflict into a conversation. The singers trade questions and doubts: Is this yearning a trap? Do you feel my pain too? While fear shouts about what might be lost, hope hums about what might be found. By the final chorus, “Onbekende oord” becomes less a place on a map and more a dare to listen to your own wild heartbeat. It’s a sonic postcard reminding every learner—and dreamer—that growth often starts with one trembling step toward the unfamiliar.

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