Merck toch hoe sterck
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English: Notice how strong | |
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City anthem ofBergen 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 Dutchwar songandsea shantywritten between 1622 and 1625 byAdriaen Valerius(who adapted the "Wilhelmus",the national anthem of the Netherlands). The music is based on an Elizabethanlute songwritten byThomas CampionandJohn Dowlandin 1606 (What if a Day or a Month).[1][2]It was adopted as the anthem forBergen op Zoom.
Lyrics
[edit]Merck,, toch hoe sterck,, Nu int werck,, sich al steld! |
Notice how strongly he puts himself to work |
References
[edit]- ^Burgers, Jan W. J.; Crawford, Tim; Spring, Matthew (17 August 2016).The Lute in the Netherlands in the Seventeenth Century: Proceedings of the International Lute Symposium Utrecht, 30 August 2013.ISBN9781443899178.
- ^What if a Day or a Month or a Year - Thomas Campion.YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-09.
- ^Adrianus Valerius:Neder-landtsche Gedenck-Clanck.Haerlem 1626, S. 247 (Google Books)