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.

Zoveel liefde
Frank Boeijen Lyrics

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Ik heb zoveel liefde voor jou
Ik heb zoveel genegenheid voor jou
En misschien laat ik het maar moeilijk zien
Maar ik heb zoveel tederheid voor jou

Je kent me zo langzamerhand
Je weet wat er schuil gaat
Achter die trotse buitenkant

Zit zoveel liefde voor jou

Ik heb zoveel verwantschap met jou
Ik heb zoveel vriendschap voor jou
En misschien dat dit wat overdreven klinkt
Maar ik heb van die gevoelens voor jou

Je vraagt niet naar mijn motieven
Je laat me maar begaan
Je hebt me goed begrepen
Je hebt me goed verstaan
Want achter die trotse buitenkant
Zit zoveel liefde

Vaarwel somberheid
Vaarwel melancholie
Welkom schoonheid
Welkom mijn lief
Want achter die trotse buitenkant
Zit zoveel liefde voor jou

Je weet aan mooie woorden
Ontbreekt het me anders niet

Achter die trotse buitenkant
Zit zoveel liefde voor jou

Overall Meaning

The song "Zoveel liefde" by Frank Boeijen is a beautiful expression of love and appreciation for someone special in the artist's life. Throughout the song, Boeijen reveals the depth of his feelings for the person he addresses, acknowledging that he may not always demonstrate his affection easily, but that it is there nonetheless. He speaks openly of his love, tenderness, and feeling of connection with the other person, as well as his gratitude for their understanding and support.

The lyrics highlight the power of love to transform and uplift us, helping us to let go of negativity and embrace the beauty of the world around us. Boeijen bids farewell to sadness and melancholy, welcoming in the beauty of love and the presence of his beloved. He recognizes that while he may struggle to articulate his feelings at times, he knows that his love is real and profound, residing just beneath the surface of his stoic exterior.

Overall, the song is a touching tribute to the importance of love in our lives and the power it has to heal and uplift us, even in the darkest of times. It speaks to the beauty of vulnerability and the importance of expressing our feelings openly and honestly, even when it feels difficult or uncomfortable to do so.

Line by Line Meaning

Ik heb zoveel liefde voor jou
I have deep affection and fondness for you.

Ik heb zoveel genegenheid voor jou
I have immense tenderness and fondness for you.

En misschien laat ik het maar moeilijk zien
And maybe I don't show it easily.

Maar ik heb zoveel tederheid voor jou
But I have a lot of softness and caring for you.

Je kent me zo langzamerhand
You know me by now.

Je weet wat er schuil gaat
You know what is hidden inside me.

Achter die trotse buitenkant
Behind that proud exterior.

Zit zoveel liefde voor jou
There is so much love for you.

Ik heb zoveel verwantschap met jou
I have a deep sense of connection with you.

Ik heb zoveel vriendschap voor jou
I have a lot of friendship towards you.

En misschien dat dit wat overdreven klinkt
And maybe this sounds exaggerated.