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.
Gedeeld Door Liefde
Frank boeijen Lyrics
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Dat mijn gedachten
Minder naar jou uitgaan en morgen
Zal ik je weer zien
Jong en onervaren waren wij
De toekomst was groter
Dan het verleden
Denk je nog wel eens
De herinnering aan jou
Was zo kostbaar zo lang
We deelden het leven
Door liefde
Ik zie vage beelden van jou
In verre landen
En van dat eiland dat nooit
Veranderen zal
Jij bleef hier een vreemde
Je bleef er hier buiten staan
Was het een kans gegeven
Hoe was het dan gegaan
Ontheemd ontheemd
Zijn we dat niet allemaal
Iedereen die denkt
En iedereen die voelt
Ooit zijn we allemaal
Van huis gegaan
Maar we deelden het leven
Door liefde
Gedeeld door liefde
Ik schreef een lied voor jou
Je weet hoe dat gaat
Ik liet je over aan je lot
Toen was het te laat
Hoe lang heb jij gewacht
In dat paleis van je dromen
Als een prinses maar de prins
Had al afscheid genomen
Later vroeg ik
Om vergeving
Later zei je
Het is beter
De tijd heelt alle wonden
De tijd heeft geen berouw
De herinnering aan jou
Was zo kostbaar zo lang
We deelden het leven
Door liefde
Gedeeld door liefde
Gisteren bedacht ik me
Als ik je morgen weer zou zien
Ik je dit vertellen zou
Of misschien ook niet
Of eigenlijk maar niet
Maar beter van niet
Of ik zing een lied
Gedeeld door liefde
The song "Gedeeld Door Liefde" by Frank Boeijen is a nostalgic look back at a past love. The first verse reflects on how the singer's thoughts of their former partner have been diminishing, but they will see them again soon. The second verse reflects on the memories they shared together, particularly of an island that will never change. There is a sense of regret that the relationship didn't work out, with the line "Was het een kans gegeven, hoe was het dan gegaan" (If we had been given a chance, how would it have turned out?). The chorus emphasizes the idea that even though they are no longer together, they shared their lives through love.
The final verse shows the singer still grappling with their feelings for their past love. They wonder if they should confess their feelings to them, or perhaps it's better to stay silent. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus, highlighting the enduring connection the two shared through love.
Line by Line Meaning
Gisteren bedacht ik me
Yesterday I realized
Dat mijn gedachten
That my thoughts
Minder naar jou uitgaan en morgen
Are less focused on you and tomorrow
Zal ik je weer zien
I will see you again
Jong en onervaren waren wij
We were young and inexperienced
De toekomst was groter
The future was bigger
Dan het verleden
Than the past
Denk je nog wel eens
Do you ever think
Aan die tijd
About that time
De herinnering aan jou
The memory of you
Was zo kostbaar zo lang
Was so precious for so long
We deelden het leven
We shared life
Door liefde
Through love
Ik zie vage beelden van jou
I see vague images of you
In verre landen
In faraway lands
En van dat eiland dat nooit
And of that island that never
Veranderen zal
Will change
Jij bleef hier een vreemde
You remained a stranger here
Je bleef er hier buiten staan
You stayed on the outside
Was het een kans gegeven
If a chance was given
Hoe was het dan gegaan
How would it have gone
Ontheemd ontheemd
Displaced, displaced
Zijn we dat niet allemaal
Aren't we all
Iedereen die denkt
Everyone who thinks
En iedereen die voelt
And everyone who feels
Ooit zijn we allemaal
Once we all are
Van huis gegaan
Left home
Maar we deelden het leven
But we shared life
Door liefde
Through love
Ik schreef een lied voor jou
I wrote a song for you
Je weet hoe dat gaat
You know how it goes
Ik liet je over aan je lot
I left you to your fate
Toen was het te laat
Then it was too late
Hoe lang heb jij gewacht
How long have you waited
In dat paleis van je dromen
In that palace of your dreams
Als een prinses maar de prins
Like a princess but the prince
Had al afscheid genomen
Had already said goodbye
Later vroeg ik
Later I asked
Om vergeving
For forgiveness
Later zei je
Later you said
Het is beter
It's better
De tijd heelt alle wonden
Time heals all wounds
De tijd heeft geen berouw
Time has no regret
Gisteren bedacht ik me
Yesterday I realized
Als ik je morgen weer zou zien
If I were to see you again tomorrow
Ik je dit vertellen zou
I would tell you this
Of misschien ook niet
Or maybe not
Of eigenlijk maar niet
Or actually better not
Maar beter van niet
But better not
Of ik zing een lied
Or I sing a song
Gedeeld door liefde
Shared through love
Contributed by Aaron C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.