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Image / Audio Credit Pamphlet: Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek: 842 B 6 // Amsterdam UB: Muz. 112. <a href="http://www.liederenbank.nl/liedpresentatie.php?zoek=185496">Nederlandse Liederenbank</a> Set to tune of... Melody to which ballad is set. Laet ons zaem in vriendschap leven. Song of praise for the country’s past heroes. Composer of Ballad Pieter Vreede Transcription Transcription of ballad lyrics <div style="width:50%;padding:0 10px 0 0;float:left;">Laet ons Neêrlands Helden roemen, Die de laetste Batavier Nooit, dan met ontzag, zal noemen! Dat ons loof hunn' schedel fier! Laet ons hun gedacht'nis eeren, Meêr dan gloeiend goud waerdeeren! Daer, door hunne trouw en moed, Neêrlands Vrijheid is behoed. 'k Zie op Zee de Ruyter praelen;Langs den Theems den trotschen Brit Knarssen, om het Zegepraclen Van dien halsvriend van de Wit: 'k Zie hem vloot bij vloot verjagen; Volk bij volk den vreê doen vraegen; Neêrland redden, keer op keer; Sneuv'len op het bed van eer. * * * 'k Zie de Witten, als Pilaeren, Voor de zaek der vrijheid staen: Woede, en haet, en lijfsgevaeren, Onverschrokken, tegen gaen. 'k Zie hen Nêerlands grootheid staven,Meêr dan 't immer vorsten gaven; Doch ter slagtbank hêen gesleurd, En, voor trouwe dienst, verscheurd. 'k Zie nog grooter gruwelstukken! 'k Zie 's Lands Vader, Barneveld, Aen het heilig regt ontrukken, Opgeofferd aen 't geweld; Hem, den schrik van 't magtig Spanje, Grootheids stichter van Orange, Neêrlands vriend, den vriend van God, Sterven op het moordschavot. * * * 'k Zie nog and're kloeke Helden, Die, met pen of heldenstael, Zich in de open bresse stelden, Voor het veege Lecuwendael. 'k Zie de Groot met lauren praelen; Trompen, Zweertsen en van Galen; Duizend and'ren, grootsch bekroond, Om de trouw, door hun betoond. O dat hunne stille graven, Zijn met lauweren gedekt, Zoo lang de eer van Nêerlands bravenNeêrland tot geen walg verstrekt!Laet ons, boven al, hen achten, Die de Heerschzugt wreed deedt flagten! Zulk een naem zij 't hoogst geroemd, Die door sleeven wordt gedoemd! PIETER VREEDE.</div> <div style="width:50%;padding:0 10px 0 0;float:right;">Let us celebrate the Dutch Heroes, Who will never name the last Batavier with anything but respect! That we praise their skull proud! Let us honour their memory, Appreciate [them] more than glowing gold! There, because of their loyalty and courage, The freedom of the Netherlands is preserved. I see De Ruyter parade on the sea: Along the Thames the proud Brit Grinds, because of the victory-parade Of that best friend of De Wit: I see him chase fleet by fleet away; Ask people after people for peace; Save the Netherlands, time and again; Die on the bed of honour. I see the De Witts, like pillars, Stand before the matter of freedom: Rage, and hate, and bodily dangers, Undaunted oppose. I see them establish the Netherland’s greatness, More than any monarchs gave; Yet dragged to the slaughterhouse, And, for loyal services, ripped apart. I see even greater horrors! I see the father of the land, Barneveld, Wrest away from holy justice, Sacrificed to the violence; Him, the fright of the powerful Spain, Founder of the greatness of Orange, The Netherland’s friend, the friend of God, Die upon the murderers’ scaffold. I also see other bold heroes, Who, with the pen of hero’s steel, Positioned in the open gaps, Before the hostile Dutch. I see De Groot parade with laurels; Tromp, Sweerts and Van Galen; Thousands others, crowned great, For the loyalty shown by them. Oh that their silent graves, Are covered with laurels, So long as the honour of the brave men of the Netherlands Does not provide the Netherlands with disgust! Let us, above all, observe them, Who cruelly murdered the stately ambition! Such a name receives highest praise, Who was doomed by life! PIETER VREEDE. Translation by Rena Bood</div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> Synopsis Account of events that are the subject of the ballad Johan de Witt, politician Date Date of ballad 1784 Notes Additional information related to the ballad pamphlet or related events Translation Notes: 1. Technically it says ‘nothing but respect.’ Digital Object <iframe src="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/files/fullsize/de21d7d84a95e1ca7c8b37a967b270ab.jpg" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="300" height="450"></iframe> <iframe src="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/files/fullsize/b30ab2e0af5b6468646a07f58ca63f2b.jpg" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="300" height="450"></iframe> Image notice Full size images of all song sheets available at the bottom of this page. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lofzang voor 's lands oude helden. Dutch