Two musicians from The Netherlands are known as Frank Boeijen:

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1. Frank Boeijen is a Dutch singer/songwriter, who was the front man of popular (and eponymous) pop group De Frank Boeijen Groep from 1980 until 1991, the year he went solo. As leader of De Frank Boeijen Groep, Boeijen was one of the pioneers of Nederpop; along with the likes of Doe Maar en Het Goede Doel. After the peak of Nederpop passed, Boeijen broke new ground by touring theatres with his band and bringing pop music to new auditoriums and audiences. As a solo artist, he has kept to this theatre based approach of his music and maintained a productive pace.

Frank Boeijen was born in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on November 27, 1957, as the last in a family of ten children. His father was a typesetter in a factory. His older brothers were into American pop music; in the Boeijen household, Bob Dylan and Neil Young were often to be found on the record player (years later, Boeijen would write a song about this, appropriately titled Robbert Zimmerman). Young Frank learned to play the guitar. After finishing high school, Boeijen started a musical collaboration with guitarist Wout Pennings. Boeijen en Pennings released an album together in 1977. The songs of the album were re-recorded and the album was re-released a year later, with Rob de Nijs acting as producer. It was appropriately titled Boeijen en Pennings. To fulfil live engagements, drummer Henk Wanders en bass player Nels Busch joined the duo.

Pennings left the band in 1979 and was replaced with guitar player Wil Theunissen. The name was changed into the Frank Boeijen Groep. The b-side of their fist single, a song entitled Verjaardagsfeest was picked on up by radio disc jockey Frits Spits, who played the record a lot during his evening show. The group released their debut album, simply entitled Frank Boeijen Groep, album later that year. On the base of the airplay of Verjaardagsfeest, the album reached the Tipparade.

Nederpop, pop music with Dutch vocals, was becoming a mainstream success in the early eighties, and the Frank Boeijen Groep hitched a wagon to that train, when their single Linda, reached the Top Forty. Zwart Wit, another single, written after a racial murder had taken place in Amsterdam, became a number one hit. 1982's Twee and 1983's 1001 Hotel became big sellers.

In 1984, the Frank Boeijen Groep was awarded the Zilveren Harp by Conamus. In that same year, album Kontakt was released. Lead guitarist Wil Theunissen quit the group later that year and replaced with Maarten Peters, who himself was replaced two years later by Ger Hoeijmakers. In 1985, the group released Foto Van Een Mooie Dag. Single Kronenburg Park -- named after Kronenburger Park a park in Nijmegen, Boeijen's place of birth and residence -- became a huge success. Follow up, In Nature, released in 1986, didn't do as well, but still sold respectively.

Towards the end of the eighties, Boeijen's music fell somewhere in between het levenslied of André Hazes, the chansons of Ramses Shaffy and the pop of Doe Maar. According to Frank Boeijen and his manager Paul Schouwenaars the group had outgrown clubs and tents. With the release of album Welkom In Utopia in 1987, the group decided to tour Dutch theatres. The Welkom In Utopia tour started in the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam in September of the same year. Two more albums were released: studio album Een Zomer Aan Het Eind Van De Twintigste Eeuw (1989) and live album Hier Komt De Storm. During these years, Frank Boeijen dated Sky Channel presenter Amanda Redington. The two would marry in 1990. The album Dans In Slow Motion, released in 1988, was written for her. In juni 1994 scheidden ze weer van elkaar.

In the spring of 1991, Boeijen announced the ending of his group. In November of that year, he released his first solo album Wilde Bloemen. The musicians on the album were drummer Norman Bonink, guitar player Peter van Benthem and bass player Michel van Schie. Van Schie was replaced by touring bass player René te Voortwis, and pianist Ton Snijders was also recorded. Wilde Bloemen featured several duets with other well known Dutch musicians, among them were: Twee Gezichten, a song written and recorded with Henk Hofstede of The Nits); and Het IJs, written and recorded with Henny Vrienten of Doe Maar).

In the summer of 1993, Boeijen recorded Jazz in Barcelona; an album concerned with the break up between him and Amanda Redington. The subsequent theatre tour was a big success, with sold out shows every evening. Traces of Boeijen's break up were also to be found on next album De Ontmoeting (1994 - an even more spare and intimate affair than Jazz In Barcelona. De Ontmoeting also featured a single, Twee Mannen Zo Stil, with music and lyrics by Boeijen and Stef Bos. Although the single failed to mount the charts, over the years it became a Nederpop classic, often played at funerals. In the same year, Boeijen produced an album for Liesbeth List, the female voice of Ramses Shaffy's recordings. In 1995, another live album, Stormvogels, hit the shelves.

Boeijen returned with two new albums in 1997: a greatest hits compilation, Het Beste En Het Mooiste and an album of new material, Vaderland. The year before, Boeijen had travelled extensively through Asia, and a lot of the songs, although concerning Boeijen and The Netherlands, were written from a distant perspective. In 1999, De Ballade van de Dromedaris, recorded in Peter Gabriel's Real World Studio's appeared, followed by live album Door De Jaren Heen, containing several duets with Ramses Shaffy, Liesbeth List and Stef Bos. Both albums were big sellers. In 2001, Heden, was released. Drummer Norman Bonink left the group to join BLØF. He seat was filled by Oscar Kraal. Helder contained a collaboration between Boeijen and BLØF front man Paskal Jakobsen, single Geen Gevaar. The song was released in the summer of 2002. In the same year, Boeijen won an Edison award as best singer.

2. Frank Boeijen is also the name of the keyboardist for the Dutch group The Gathering.

Dan zie ik jou weer staan
Frank Boeijen Lyrics

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Dan zie ik jou weer staan
Met je armen in de lucht
Verwelkom je mij
En laat me weer gaan

Dan zie ik jou weer staan
Als de zon opkomt
Op weg naar huis

Na een nacht zonder slaap

Voor wie niet begrijpt
Voor wie nergens van weet

Gezegend zijn zij
Die vrij zijn
Onwetend zijn van

Waar geen woorden voor zijn
Maar in gedachten
Zie ik jou weer staan

Dan zie ik jou staan
Aan het eind van de dag
Hoe is het aan jouw kant
Heb ik jou aangeraakt

Dan zie ik jou weer staan
Hoe lang duurt dit nog
Wanneer houdt dit op
Hoe luidt jouw naam

Voor wie niet meer voelt
Voor wie nergens om geeft

Gezegend zijn zij
Die vrij zijn
Onwetend zijn van

Waar geen woorden voor zijn

Maar in gedachten
Zie ik jou weer staan

Overall Meaning

The song "Dan zie ik jou weer staan" by Frank Boeijen is a melancholic ode to the powerful memories and emotions that can be triggered by a person or a place. The lyrics describe the image of seeing someone again after a long time and feeling instantly welcomed and then feeling the sadness of leaving them once more. The person in the song is seen with their arms raised, which can be interpreted as a symbol of embracing or welcoming someone, but it could also be a gesture of surrender or resignation.

The song also highlights the importance of being able to appreciate the simple moments in life, such as watching the sunrise after a sleepless night or having a conversation with someone at the end of the day. The lyrics suggest that there are certain moments that are hard to put into words, but their impact can be felt deeply through our thoughts and memories.

The chorus of the song seems to suggest that ignorance can be a type of blessing. Those who are unaware of certain things or feelings may be free from the burden of them. The repetition of the phrase "gezegend zijn zij die vrij zijn" (blessed are those who are free) adds to the melancholy undertones of the song.

Overall, "Dan zie ik jou weer staan" is a poignant and introspective look at the power of memories and emotions.

Line by Line Meaning

Dan zie ik jou weer staan
Every time I close my eyes, I see you standing in front of me

Met je armen in de lucht
With your arms wide open as a gesture of welcome

Verwelkom je mij
You greet me warmly

En laat me weer gaan
But then you let me go

Als de zon opkomt
When the sun rises

Op weg naar huis
While I'm heading back home

Na een nacht zonder slaap
After a sleepless night

Voor wie niet begrijpt
For those who don't understand

Voor wie nergens van weet
For those who don't know anything

Gezegend zijn zij
Blessed are they