1. Fr… Read Full Bio ↴Two musicians from The Netherlands are known as Frank Boeijen:
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.
De verzoening
Frank Boeijen Lyrics
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Die ik heb afgelegd
Na het licht
Op zoek naar het donker
Verlangen naar verlangen
Uit dat harnas van spijt
Jaloezie
En belangen
Onderweg spuwden stuurlui
Aan wal hun gal
Zij hebben nooit iets bereikt
Ik bleef eigenwijs
En toen toen zag ik jou
Jij bent zoveel voor me geweest
Een moeder een dochter
De mooiste vrouw
Maar als altijd met iemand
Die nooit iets zeker weet
Won mijn twijfel van ons geluk
Maar vanavond ben ik hier terug
En ik vraag je
Heb me lief heb me lief
Heb dit lichaam lief
Bemin mij bevrijd mij
Van het duister in mijn hoofd
Mijn straat loopt hier dood
Wat achtervolgde mij hier naar toe
Was het de prijs van de roem
Of het verlangen voor één nacht
Iemand te vertrouwen
Of was het die hyena die jakhals
Die wacht tot ik neerval
En waarvan ik dacht
Dat het een vriend was
Maar zijn wij samen niet sterker
Dan alles wat mij bedreigt
Ik sta klaar voor de strijd
Met als wapen de waarheid
En dat is
Heb me lief heb me lief
Heb dit lichaam lief
Bemin mij bevrijd mij
Van dat gevoel van schuld
Verraad mij met een kus
Heb me lief heb me lief
Ik weet meer vragen kan ik niet
Wij verzoenen ons vannacht
Bemin mij streel mij heel mij
Heb me lief
The song De verzoening by Frank Boeijen is a beautiful and powerful love song about the journey of self-discovery and redemption through the love of another person. The lyrics describe the singer's search for an unknown path after the light, where he hopes to find darkness and desire. He longs for freedom from his past regrets, jealousy, and self-interest. The journey is not easy, as the people around him criticize him and try to bring him down, but he keeps going, convinced of his own path. Eventually, he finds his love, who represents a mother, daughter, and the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. However, he doubts their relationship and decides to leave. He then returns, asking for forgiveness and love.
The song talks about how love can liberate us from the darkness inside us, heal our hearts, and help us reconcile with our past. The singer recognizes that his journey was not only about finding his love but also about finding himself. He wants her to love him, heal him, and free him, to be his partner in the battles to come. The song ends on a hopeful and romantic note, with the two lovers reconciling and embracing.
Line by Line Meaning
Het was een onbekende weg
I embarked on a journey that was unknown to me
Die ik heb afgelegd
And I completed that journey
Na het licht
After encountering light
Op zoek naar het donker
I searched for darkness
Verlangen naar verlangen
Longing for a sense of longing
Uit dat harnas van spijt
Breaking free from the armor of regret
Jaloezie
Jealousy
En belangen
And self-interest
Onderweg spuwden stuurlui
On my journey, people on the sidelines criticized and ridiculed me
Aan wal hun gal
They expressed their bitterness from the shore
Zij hebben nooit iets bereikt
But they never achieved anything themselves
Ik bleef eigenwijs
I remained stubborn
En toen toen zag ik jou
And then, I saw you
Jij bent zoveel voor me geweest
You meant so much to me
Een moeder een dochter
Like a mother or daughter
De mooiste vrouw
The most beautiful woman
Maar als altijd met iemand
But as always with someone
Die nooit iets zeker weet
Who never knows anything for certain
Won mijn twijfel van ons geluk
My doubts about our happiness won over
Maar vanavond ben ik hier terug
But tonight, I'm back here
En ik vraag je
And I ask of you
Heb me lief heb me lief
Love me, love me
Heb dit lichaam lief
Love this body
Bemin mij bevrijd mij
Adore me, free me
Van het duister in mijn hoofd
From the darkness in my mind
Mijn straat loopt hier dood
My street comes to a dead end here
Wat achtervolgde mij hier naar toe
What brought me here, pursuing me
Was het de prijs van de roem
Was it the price of fame
Of het verlangen voor één nacht
Or the desire for one night
Iemand te vertrouwen
To trust someone
Of was het die hyena die jakhals
Or was it that hyena, that jackal
Die wacht tot ik neerval
Who waits for my downfall
En waarvan ik dacht
And whom I thought
Dat het een vriend was
Was a friend
Maar zijn wij samen niet sterker
But aren't we stronger together
Dan alles wat mij bedreigt
Than everything that threatens me
Ik sta klaar voor de strijd
I am ready for the fight
Met als wapen de waarheid
With the weapon of truth
En dat is
And that is
Heb me lief heb me lief
Love me, love me
Heb dit lichaam lief
Love this body
Bemin mij bevrijd mij
Adore me, free me
Van dat gevoel van schuld
From the feeling of guilt
Verraad mij met een kus
Betray me with a kiss
Heb me lief heb me lief
Love me, love me
Ik weet meer vragen kan ik niet
I don't have any more questions
Wij verzoenen ons vannacht
We will reconcile tonight
Bemin mij streel mij heel mij
Adore me, touch me, heal me
Heb me lief
Love me
Contributed by Eliana E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
kleermaker1000
De Nederlandse tekst / A letra em português:
De Verzoening
Het was een onbekende weg
Die ik heb afgelegd
Na het licht op zoek naar het donker.
Verlangen naar verlangen
Uit dat harnas van spijt, jaloezie en belangen.
Onderweg spuwden stuurlui aan wal hun gal.
Zij hebben nooit iets bereikt.
Ik bleef eigenwijs.
En toen zag ik jou.
Jij bent zoveel voor me geweest:
Een moeder, een dochter, de mooiste vrouw.
Maar als altijd met iemand
Die nooit iets zeker weet
Won mijn twijfel van ons geluk.
Maar vanavond ben ik hier terug.
En ik vraag je: heb me lief, heb me lief, heb dit lichaam lief.
Bemin mij, bevrijd mij van het duister in mijn hoofd.
Mijn straat loopt hier dood.
Wat achtervolgde mij hier naartoe?
Was het de prijs van de roem?
Of het verlangen voor één nacht iemand te vertrouwen?
Of was het die hyena, die jakhals, die wacht tot ik neerval
En waarvan ik dacht dat het een vriend was?
Maar zijn wij samen niet sterker dan alles wat mij bedreigt?
Ik sta klaar voor de strijd
Met als wapen de waarheid.
En dat is: heb me lief, heb me lief, heb dit lichaam lief.
Bemin mij, bevrijd mij van dat gevoel van schuld.
Verraad mij met een kus.
Heb me lief, heb me lief.
Ik weet, meer vragen kan ik niet.
Wij verzoenen ons vannacht.
Bemin mij, streel mij, heel mij, heb me lief.
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A reconciliação
Foi um caminho desconhecido
Que percorri
Após a luz procurando pelo escuro.
Desejo de desejar.
Fora dessa armadura de arrependimento, ciúme e interesses.
No caminho timoneiros na costa despejaram veneno
Nunca conseguiram nada.
Permaneci teimoso.
Então vi-te.
Foste tanto para mim:
Uma mãe, uma filha, a mulher mais linda.
Mas como sempre acontece com alguém
Que nunca saiba nada com certeza
A minha dúvida venceu a nossa felicidade.
Mas esta noite estou cá de volta.
E peço-te: ama-me, ama-me, ama este corpo.
Faz amor comigo, liberta-me da escuridão na minha cabeça.
Aqui a minha rua não tem saída.
O que me perseguiu para aqui?
Foi o preço da fama?
Ou o desejo de confiar em alguém durante uma noite só?
Ou foi essa hiena, esse chacal, que está à espera de eu cair
E de que pensei que era um amigo?
Mas não somos juntos mais fortes do que tudo que me ameaça?
Estou pronto para a luta
Com a verdade como arma.
E isso é: ama-me, ama-me, ama este corpo.
Faz amor comigo, liberta-me desse sentimento de culpa.
Trai-me com um beijo.
Ama-me, ama-me.
Eu sei, não posso pedir mais.
Nós reconciliamo-nos esta noite.
Faz amor comigo, acarinha-me, cura-me, ama-me.
For a Melody
het blijft echt zo'n vet goed nummer,heerlijk om te luisteren als je weer eens niet kan slapen.Prachtig!!
leon jansen
Zo mooi, zo puur en teder, iedere gevoelige snaar rakend. Dit kan alleen maar van een persoon zijn. Klassenummer Frank!
Britta
Fantastisch!! Zoals bijna alles van Frank Boeijen.
Kaatje
De tekst treft veel mensen in hun hart...erg herkenbaar toch...heerlijk om naar te luisteren.
Coach Tessa
Ik kan dit niet luisteren zonder kippevel te krijgen......prachtig!
Marco van der Windt
Episch mooi, kippenvel, geweldig, na al die jaren nog even treffend 🙃🎼
WESSLEEFT
De mooiste versie, breekt mn hart, dank je wel voor het uploaden <3
noek s
Best Nederlands poëtisch nummer aller tijden. Dank aan Frank Boeijen Groep
LittleMelianna
I prefer live version. It's sooooo emotional !!! love this song <3
dpgvanthiel
Frank rules! De beste, mooiste en gevoeligste teksten. Afz een echte Nijmegenaar