Marco was born in the Wilhelmina Hospital in Alkmaar, the Netherlands as th… Read Full Bio ↴Marco was born in the Wilhelmina Hospital in Alkmaar, the Netherlands as the son of Italian Roberto Borsato and the Dutch Mary de Graaf. His family moved to Italy, where his father opened a restaurant at lake Garda (Lago di Garda). Marco has spent a lot of time in Italy and speaks fluent Italian.

Marco gained his fame after winning the Soundmixshow on the 7th of April 1990 with his representation of the song At This Moment. After winning the contest he made three Italian albums. However, they were of limited commercial success. In 1994 he switched to singing his songs in Dutch (of which many are translations of Italian songs). His big breakthrough was the song Dromen zijn bedrog which remained at the number 1 position for 12 weeks, which is still a record in the Dutch Top 40.

Marco is married to Leontine Ruiters and they have three children: Luca (1998), Senna (2002) and Jada (2003). His favorite artists are Paskal Jakobsen, Bløf, Paul Carrack and Phil Collins.

Duizend Scherven
Marco Borsato Lyrics

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Duizend scherven op de grond
Een droge stilte om mij heen
De smaak van tranen in mijn mond
Sta ik ineens
Alleen
Kaarten vliegen in het rond
En vallen open naast mij neer
Waar net een huis van liefde stond

Staat nu ineens
Niets meer
Gisteren lijkt nooit geweest
De toekomst is voorgoed voorbij
Maar in de leegte rond mijn hart
Voel ik me, heel gek
Toch vrij

Hmmmmm hmmmmm
Hmmmmm hmmmmm
Hmmmmm hmmmmm
Naaaa na na na

Duizend woorden zeggen niets
Je bent een vreemde nu voor mij
Maar in de leegte die jij sloeg
Voel ik me, heel gek
Bevrijd

Liever
De waarheid
Dan een leugen
Die mooi lijkt
Wat zou je kiezen
Als je mocht kiezen
Tussen weten
En vergeten

Duizend scherven op de grond
Een lange adem, diepe zucht
Voor al het mooie dat verdwijnt

Komt vast iets mooiers
Terug

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Marco Borsato's song 'Duizend Scherven' speaks of a broken relationship and the aftermath of the heartbreak. The singer is surrounded by a dry silence as they stand amidst a thousand shattered pieces of what was once their love. The taste of tears in their mouth, they suddenly realize that they are all alone. Their once happy home has been reduced to nothingness, and the cards of their fate are scattered all over the ground. They feel as if their tomorrow has been forever taken away, and they are left with an empty heart. Yet, in this emptiness, they feel strangely free.

As the song progresses, the singer talks about how they are left with nothing but silence after the breakup. They talk about how words are meaningless, and the person they once loved has now become a stranger to them. But this feeling of emptiness also makes them feel liberated. They go on to say that they would rather have the truth than beautiful lies, and they question the listener with what they would choose given the same scenario. However, the song ends on a hopeful note, stating that something better is bound to come out of all the beautiful moments lost.

Line by Line Meaning

Duizend scherven op de grond
There are numerous broken pieces on the ground.

Een droge stilte om mij heen
There's a quietness around me that's eerily strange.

De smaak van tranen in mijn mond
I can taste my tears in my mouth.

Sta ik ineens
I find myself standing alone.

Alleen
All by myself.

Kaarten vliegen in het rond
Cards are flying everywhere.

En vallen open naast mij neer
They open up and fall next to me.

Waar net een huis van liefde stond
Where a house of love was standing a little while ago.

Staat nu ineens
Now there's nothing there at all.

Niets meer
Nothing more.

Gisteren lijkt nooit geweest
Yesterday feels like it never happened.