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.
Vaderland
Frank boeijen Lyrics
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Het regent terwijl de zon schijnt
Aan de andere kant van de wereld
Hoe zou het nu thuis zijn?
De zon brak door de horizon
De golven blijven komen
De palmbomen langs het strand
Reizen houd je in beweging
Maar nu bleef je stilstaan
Nu blijf je stilstaan
Bij het verleden
Vaderland waterland
Vaderland zonder vader
Nu ik aan jou denk zo ver weg
Waar het regent in het water
Een man knielt in de moskee
En ergens kraait een haan
Straks beginnen de gebeden
En iedereen ontwaakt
Een moeder wast haar kind
In het schuimende water
De vissers keren terug
Met verhalen voor later
Reizen houd je in beweging
Maar nu bleef je stilstaan
Nu blijf je stilstaan
Bij het verleden
Vaderland waterland
Vaderland zonder vader
Nu ik aan jou denk zo ver weg
Door de regen door het water
Wolkenland grijs land
Winterland schaatsland
Bomenland slotenland
Groen land trots land
En de zon zal hier weer ondergaan
Dan staat de hemel in brand
Kun je de rook zien kun je de rook zien
Daar in mijn
Vaderland moederland
Vaderland zonder vader
Nu ik aan jou denk zo ver weg
Door de regen door het water
Vaderland moederland
Thuisland geboorteland
Regenland plat land
Rijk land klein land
Polderland nieuw land
Beloofde land niemandsland
Vrij land ijsland
Zandland rivierenland
Zeeland zandland
Bekrompen land klompenland
Molenland boerenland
Stedenland wegenland
Grasland drassig land
Kustland tulpenland
Dijkenland kleiland
Maasland verdronken land
Laagland haringland
Duinenland zuinig land
Koffieland kaasland
Amsterdam Rotterdam
Hol land vol land
Nat land koud land
Mijn land jouw land
Ons land
Vaderland
The song "Vaderland" by Frank Boeijen is a moving tribute to one's homeland, evoking emotions of nostalgia and love for one's country. The lyrics paint vivid imagery of different scenarios and landscapes, both positive and negative, from a man kneeling in a mosque in a faraway land to a mother washing her child in foamy water. The opening lines capture the paradoxical nature of life, where it feels like a carnival in hell while the sun shines and rains in the other part of the world, raising the question of how things are back home. The second half of the lyrics focus on the diversity of the Dutch landscape, with its different cultures and landscapes, from winterland and bomenland to beloofde land and zuinig land. The song's overall message is about the connection one has to their country, their roots, and how it is ever-present, regardless of where they may be.
Line by Line Meaning
Het is kermis in de hel
The world is in chaos and suffering
Het regent terwijl de zon schijnt
Contradictory things happening in the world
Aan de andere kant van de wereld
Far from home
Hoe zou het nu thuis zijn?
Wondering about the situation back home
De zon brak door de horizon
A new beginning, a new hope
De golven blijven komen
Life goes on
De palmbomen langs het strand
Beautiful scenery
De vissers in hun boten
People going about their daily lives
Reizen houd je in beweging
Travelling keeps you moving forward
Maar nu bleef je stilstaan
Feeling stuck, unable to move forward
Nu blijf je stilstaan
Still feeling stuck
Bij het verleden
Held back by the past
Vaderland waterland
Home country defined by its water
Vaderland zonder vader
Home country without guidance or direction
Nu ik aan jou denk zo ver weg
Thinking about home while far away
Waar het regent in het water
Water representing tears, sadness
Een man knielt in de moskee
Religion and spirituality
En ergens kraait een haan
A new day beginning
Straks beginnen de gebeden
Spiritual practice beginning
En iedereen ontwaakt
People waking up to a new day
Een moeder wast haar kind
Life's simple moments
In het schuimende water
Life's purity
De vissers keren terug
Life's cyclical nature
Met verhalen voor later
Memories to cherish
Wolkenland grijs land
Describing the weather and scenery
Winterland schaatsland
Describing the weather and activities
Bomenland slotenland
Describing the countryside and nature
Groen land trots land
Describing the country's nature and people
En de zon zal hier weer ondergaan
Life's cyclical nature
Dan staat de hemel in brand
Describing a beautiful sunset
Kun je de rook zien kun je de rook zien
Describing the sunset's beauty
Daar in mijn
Reflecting on the beauty of home
Vaderland moederland
Home country, motherland
Thuisland geboorteland
Home country, birthplace
Regenland plat land
Describing the country's weather and geography
Rijk land klein land
Describing the country's economy and size
Polderland nieuw land
Describing the country's geography and history
Beloofde land niemandsland
Describing the country's myths and reality
Vrij land ijsland
Describing the country's culture and geography
Zandland rivierenland
Describing the country's geography
Zeeland zandland
Describing a specific region of the country
Bekrompen land klompenland
Describing the country's stereotypes and traditions
Molenland boerenland
Describing the country's countryside and culture
Stedenland wegenland
Describing the country's cities and infrastructure
Grasland drassig land
Describing the country's nature and geography
Kustland tulpenland
Describing the country's geography and traditions
Dijkenland kleiland
Describing the country's geography and history
Maasland verdronken land
Describing the country's geography and history
Laagland haringland
Describing the country's geography and food
Duinenland zuinig land
Describing the country's geography and people
Koffieland kaasland
Describing the country's cuisine and culture
Amsterdam Rotterdam
Describing the country's cities
Hol land vol land
Describing the country's geography
Nat land koud land
Describing the country's climate and geography
Mijn land jouw land
Our shared home country
Ons land
Our shared home country
Vaderland
Our home country
Contributed by Hailey V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Kleermaker1000
De Nederlandse tekst / A letra em português:
Het is kermis in de hel
Het regent terwijl de zon schijnt
Aan de andere kant van de wereld
Hoe zou het nu thuis zijn?
De zon brak door de horizon
De golven blijven komen
De palmbomen langs het strand
De vissers in hun boten
Reizen houdt je in beweging
Maar nu bleef je stilstaan
Nu blijf je stilstaan
Bij het verleden
Vaderland, waterland
Vaderland zonder vader
Nu ik aan jou denk, zo ver weg,
Waar het regent in het water
Een man knielt in de moskee
En ergens kraait een haan
Straks beginnen de gebeden
En iedereen ontwaakt
Een moeder wast haar kind
In het schuimende water
De vissers keren terug
Met verhalen voor later
Reizen houdt je in beweging
Maar nu bleef je stilstaan
Nu blijf je stilstaan
Bij het verleden
Vaderland, waterland
Vaderland zonder vader
Nu ik aan jou denk, zo ver weg,
Door de regen, door het water
Wolkenland, grijs land
Winterland, schaatsland
Bomenland, slotenland
Groen land, trots land
En de zon zal hier weer ondergaan
Dan staat de hemel in brand
Kun je de rook zien, kun je de rook zien
Daar in mijn ….
Vaderland, moederland?
Vaderland zonder vader
Nu ik aan jou denk, zo ver weg,
Door de regen, door het water
Vaderland, moederland
Thuisland, geboorteland
Regenland, plat land
Rijk land, klein land
Polderland, nieuw land
Beloofde land, niemandsland
Vrij land, ijsland
Zandland, rivierenland
Zeeland, zandland
Bekrompen land, klompenland
Molenland, boerenland
Stedenland, wegenland.
Grasland, drassig land
Kustland, tulpenland
Dijkenland, kleiland
Maasland, verdronken land
Laagland, haringland
Duinenland, zuinig land
Koffieland, kaasland
Amsterdam, Rotterdam
Hol land, vol land
Nat land, koud land
Mijn land, jouw land
Ons land
Vaderland
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Pátria
É feira no inferno
Chove enquanto o sol brilha
Do outro lado do mundo
Como seria estar em casa agora?
O sol irrompeu através do horizonte
As ondas continuam a vir
As palmeiras ao longo da praia
Os pescadores nos seus barcos
Viajar mantém-te em movimento
Mas agora paraste
Agora ficas parado
No passado
Pátria, país de água
Pátria sem pai
Agora que penso em ti, tão longe,
Onde chove na água
Um homem ajoelha-se na mesquita
E algures um galo canta
Logo começam as orações
E toda a gente acorda
Uma mãe lava o seu filho
Na água espumosa
Os pescadores estão de volta
Com histórias para mais tarde
Viajar mantém-te em movimento
Mas agora paraste
Agora ficas parado
No passado
Pátria, país de água
Pátria sem pai
Agora que penso em ti, tão longe,
Por causa da chuva, por causa da água
País de nuvens, país cinzento
País de inverno, país de patinagem
País de árvores, país de valas
País verde, país orgulhoso
E o sol vai pôr-se aqui novamente
Então, o céu está em fogo
Podes ver o fumo, podes ver o fumo
Lá na minha…
Pátria, terra mãe?
Pátria sem pai
Agora que penso em ti, tão longe,
Por causa da chuva, por causa da água
Pátria, terra mãe
País de origem, país de nascimento
País de chuva, país plano
País rico, país pequeno
País de polders, novo país
País prometido, país de ninguém
País livre, país de gelo
País de areia, país de rios
País de mar, país de areia
País tacanho, país de tamancos
País de moinhos, país de camponeses
País de cidades, país de estradas
País de pastagem, país pantanoso
País costeiro, país de túlipas
País de diques, país de barro
País do Maas, país afogado
País de planície, país de arenques
País de dunas, país parcimonioso
País de café, país de queijo
Amesterdão, Roterdão
País vazio, país cheio
País molhado, país frio
O meu país, o teu país
O nosso país
Pátria
@fantaist
Naast de oudste stad van Nederland, de Vierdaagsefeesten (voor Nijmegenaren de Zomerfeesten) is Frank(ie) Boeijen ons Nijmeegs grootste product 🌹
@judithjanssen3038
Dit is 1 van mijn mooiste liedjes van Frank.
Maar nu, nu mijn vader er plots niet meer is slaat het wel erg diep in.
Ik hoop, dat we elkaar terugzien, zoals mijn pa het zelf ooit in n gedicht schreef❤❤
@theo6452
Toepasselijk in deze barre tijden'
Pracht nummer dank je Frank groet uit het Nijmeegse.Zorg nu extra goed voorjezelf en je naast.
@bobdeswart
Brrrr, wat mooi! Vooral die laatste woorden gaan me door merg en been. Prachtig hoe Boeijen op zo'n integere wijze de verscholen liefde voor het vaderland weet te brengen en met zo weinig woorden de aard van het land weet te treffen.
@lydekeheideman3364
Roe
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@lydekeheideman3364
CATARRACT!!!Gorry kan mieilyk csshrijven csaxonds sorry!!!!]ydekt te kieine letters ll
@PetStuBa
één van de allerbeste nummers, prachtig gewoon, wat een sfeerscheppend nummer, ongelofelijk...waarom is dit zo fantastisch? omdat iedereen ergens geboren wordt op deze o zo grote wereldbol, iedereen heeft een 'thuis' een plek waar je gedropt bent, naar school ging, een plek een omgeving die je leerde kennen, die je jezelf bent beginnen toe-eigenen enzovoort..
@MrMatthijs
mee eens
@julianeeken340
Aan dit lied zie je toch dat Frank Boeijen een van de best liedjesschrijvers is van Nederland. Daarbij kan hij live ook zo ongelooflijk goed zingen.
@johnclownsvuur
Niets met het Vaderland hebben maar wel ontroerd worden telkens weer door dit nummer. Het raakt me vooral om het woord 'vader'. Alle vaders verloren...