Onbezonnen Lyrics in English Froukje

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Onbezonnen by Froukje from Dutch to English.

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Seven days of Monday

On each other's tail

Eleven months of autumn and

A full moon every day

Once you’ve woken up

You’ll never fall asleep again, and

Once you’ve been hit

Then you’re hit

You can’t run away

When you’re locked up, and

You can’t look away anymore

With your eyes closed

So many shadowy things

In broad daylight, and

Everybody an opinion

And everybody heated, and

I don’t know what to say

I don’t know what to do

The only thing I know, we’re not going back to then

Reckless, days in the sun, and

Endless nights

Painless thought

I don’t know who I was before it all began

I also don’t know what I am now except young

Reckless days in the sun, and

Endless nights

It’ll come again

Still dreaming in color

Life was stable, but

The years opened the door, too

A bubble is fragile, and I

Hope with heart and soul it goes the way I want, but

If you aren’t flexible the fair stays cold and bleak

I was still young

Thought I knew everything

The broader my horizon, the more I forget

And the less I do better

Than the rest, the more I know it

The more I mess up

So many shadowy things

In broad daylight, and

So many eyes and hooks from the

Start to the grave

I don’t know what to say

I don’t know what to do

The only thing I know, we’re not going back to then

Reckless days in the sun, and

Endless nights

Painless thought

I don’t know who I was before it all began

I also don’t know what I am now except young

Reckless, days in the sun, and

Endless nights

It’ll come again

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SONG MEANING

What happens when the world suddenly feels stuck on Monday, trapped in endless autumn, with a full moon hanging over every night? In "Onbezonnen," Dutch singer-songwriter Froukje sings about that dizzy moment when carefree youth snaps wide open and real life rushes in. One minute you are living sun-drenched days and laughter-filled, sleepless nights; the next you are wide-awake to all the noise, opinions, and dark corners you never noticed before. The lyrics paint a picture of someone who cannot fall back asleep once they have tasted awareness: you cannot outrun what you have seen, and you certainly cannot look away with your eyes closed.

Yet the song is not just a lament. It shimmers with nostalgia for lost innocence—“onbezonnen” means “reckless” or “carefree”—while admitting that we can never fully rewind time. Froukje balances doubt with optimism, reminding us that bubbles may burst and amusement parks can feel cold, but flexibility, hope, and youthful energy remain. "Onbezonnen" is both a coming-of-age confession and a gentle pep talk: yes, the world feels heavier now, but color will return to our dreams, and those sun-kissed days can still come back in new shapes if we keep moving forward.

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