"Ik zou je het liefste in een doosje willen doen" (Dutch pronunciation: [ɪk ˈsʌu jə ɦət ˈlifstə ʔɪn ən ˈdoːɕə ˌʋɪlə(n) ˈdun]; "I'd like to put you in a box") is a 1959 Dutch song written by Annie M.G.
The song describes a man who loves his partner so much that he would like to keep her in a little box.
[1] The song remains a standard in Dutch cabaret and musical comedy.
Schmidt's most popular tunes, and provided the title for a theater show about Schmidt (who died in 1995) that celebrates her 100th anniversary and contain 26 of her most beloved songs.
[3][4] Ostensibly, the title is based on a phrase that Schmidt's mother used to say to her daughter.