ÛNDERWRÂLD moarn draach ik de bernespultsjes, sjuery foar fersierde weinen, bûn fan jonge feinten, de man dy’t stroffelet oer de grins tusken dronken nacht en matinee de band mei jierren-80-hits, froulju dy’t as frije fammen út it sicht fan manlju dûnsje oant stilte ûnferwacht nei middernacht wreed de betsjoening brekt ik dimp it roppen, razen, garje glês en flessen, draach it doarpsfeest trije dagen oant fantoomfoarm kantich giel neitiid oantsjut wêr’t op myn fjild de tinte stie krekt dan wit ik yn my in stille wrâld as skielk mei kâlde hân winter boppe my it wetter huverjend ta stilstân set, in souderflier fan iis oer my hinne leit fan grien nei brún myn gers rustkje mei yn rêst, myn oerflak wurdt ta ûnderwrâld, ik my ta sliepen lis en mins en feest ferjit, troch myn dream it lûd fan izers sjit
After the liberation of Sneek on April 15, 1945, Canadian troops advanced to the Afsluitdijk. The Frisian resistance advised against the attack. It remembered the May days at the beginning of the war in 1940.
After the Canadians had been festively welcomed in Leeuwaren, it was important to advance quickly to Franeker to prevent the last escape option of the Germans over the Afsluitdijk and the IJsselmeer. The attack against the Afsluitdijk was launched from the southeast on 16 April, but the tanks of the Queens Own Rifles soon ran into the strong German defenses.
After that, the village of Wons was surrounded, but the Germans defended themselves very fanatically at Pingjum. There were many snipers and the Canadians were fired on from the farms. Allied fighters and artillery were deployed to break the German resistance. During the shelling, five farms went up in flames, six civilians, one Canadian and 46 Germans were killed. On April 18, 1945, the Canadians were able to report that the entire area had been cleared of enemies.