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English: Notice how strong | |
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City anthem of Bergen op Zoom | |
Lyrics | Adriaen Valerius, 1622-25 |
Music | English lute song, 1606 |
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Merck toch hoe sterck |
"Merck toch hoe sterck" ("Notice how strong") is a Dutch war song and sea shanty written between 1622 and 1625 by Adriaen Valerius (who adapted the " Wilhelmus", the national anthem of the Netherlands). The music is based on an Elizabethan lute song written by Thomas Campion and John Dowland in 1606 (What if a Day or a Month). [1] [2] It was adopted as the anthem for Bergen op Zoom.
Merck,, toch hoe sterck,, Nu int werck,, sich al steld! |
Notice how strongly he puts himself to work |
This article is missing information about this song.(December 2018) |
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the corresponding article in Dutch. (July 2019) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
English: Notice how strong | |
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City anthem of Bergen op Zoom | |
Lyrics | Adriaen Valerius, 1622-25 |
Music | English lute song, 1606 |
Audio sample | |
Merck toch hoe sterck |
"Merck toch hoe sterck" ("Notice how strong") is a Dutch war song and sea shanty written between 1622 and 1625 by Adriaen Valerius (who adapted the " Wilhelmus", the national anthem of the Netherlands). The music is based on an Elizabethan lute song written by Thomas Campion and John Dowland in 1606 (What if a Day or a Month). [1] [2] It was adopted as the anthem for Bergen op Zoom.
Merck,, toch hoe sterck,, Nu int werck,, sich al steld! |
Notice how strongly he puts himself to work |