Leuda Song

The Leudal Song or "ût Leudalleed" was officially presented during the Kleurrijk Leudal Festijn and sung by Marleen Rutten from Hunsel. The song was written by Theo Peeters from Horn and provided with lyrics by City Poet Frits Criens from Haelen.

The video below features the Leudal song accompanied by photos from Leudal. The song is sung in dialect by Marleen Rutten. Below the video is the entire text written out. 

Transcribed text of the Leudal song

Leudalleed

Text: Frits Criens
Music and arrangements: Theo Peeters

First verse

In Mid-Limburg lies the tastiest of boils
Mèt bós and hei, mèt vènne, baeke, brook
Te geuren tösse grens en Maas en Piël
Mèt kèrke, mäöles boerehäöf, kesjtiël
Oos vreuger löptj dao mèt heel modern
En jónk en aod bringtj sjwung in eder kern
De campings of hotels zeen hét bewies:
Tourists find their paradise here

Chorus

Leudal, Leudal
Een gemaendje, zèstiën dörpe in getal
Leudal, Leudal
Väöl versjil in einheid väöral
Leudal, Leudal
Toezjoer bewaeging, altied laeve, altied kal
Leudal, Leudal
The allernetste ... maid of the ball
Leudal, Leudal
Woeë ederein verleefdj van druime zal

Twieth verse

Where are community spirit and nautical help still shterk
Is dun biehoes zooeväöl versjillendj werk
Woe vinjs se naeve alle prachtnatuur
Ouch zooeväöl eigeheid in kunst, culture
En zeen vereiniginge sjterk cement
For people with idealism and talent
In youth work, sports, music, tonics or dance
They make Leudal young and very manly

Chorus

Leudal, Leudal
Een gemaendje, zèstiën dörpe in getal
Leudal, Leudal
Väöl versjil in einheid väöral
Leudal, Leudal
Toezjoer bewaeging, altied laeve, altied kal
Leudal, Leudal
The allernetste ... maid of the ball
Leudal, Leudal
Woeë ederein verleefdj van druime zal

Tössejtökske

Leudal, des, Grathem, Kelpen-Oler, Èll and Ittervoort
Neeritter, Haler, Hunsel, Baoxem, Naer
Haelen, Nunhem, Bögkeme
Roggel, Heibloom, Häör
And ouch natuurlijklik Heitse, waat ein waer

Chorus

Leudal, Leudal
Een gemaendje, zèstiën dörpe in getal
Leudal, Leudal
Väöl versjil in einheid väöral
Leudal, Leudal
Toezjoer bewaeging, altied laeve, altied kal
Leudal, Leudal
The allernetste ... maid of the ball
Leudal, Leudal
Woeë ederein verleefdj van druime zal

A shortened version of the song is sung in the video.