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Love of Language

Tribute to the exceptional linguistic craftsmanship of Tsjêbbe Hettinga.  


Nynke uses (English, Dutch and Frisian) language to create an atmosphere, to depict a world and share a vision, something she learnt from the Frisian poet Tsjêbbe Hettinga, among others. His poetry is full of unusual language and imagery, and he was a wonderful performer too. He knew how to turn language into music. Tsjêbbe himself said about his work: ‘I love poetry that is imaginative, with strong sound qualities and a driving rhythm. I like to evoke and conjure up an atmosphere. I don’t want to analyse what life – in the broadest sense of the word – is. I prefer to reveal life, offer a slice of it….’ 


Lyts en fier fljochsto (Small and far away you fly) - Tsjêbbe Hettinga     


The song Hind-eye, in the album Alter, was made in close collaboration with Tsjêbbe. Nynke was able to perform the song live with him only once. During the recording of ‘Hind-eye’, Tsjêbbe was already ill, and he died before the album was released.

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