book. Awards during life Golden Harp 1970 of Stichting Conamus Literaire Cultuurprijs (Prize for Literary Culture) of Hilversum 1974 In 1999 Nijgh and De Groot were knighted in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. After death In 2005, a sculpture in honour of Nijgh was revealed on the Oude Groenmarkt in Haarlem. The sculpture, consisting of the letters A and Z was designed by Marinus Boezem. According to Boezem, the first and last letters of the alphabet symbolize the material that writers and poets use to create their art. In November 2007 the biography Testament, about Nijgh's life, written by Peter Voskuil, was published. In 2014, Buma created the Lennaert Nijgh Prize for best lyricist. The Lennaert Nijghpad in Haarlem was named after him. Nijgh's written testimony is stored in the Letterkundig Museum in The Hague. In 2013 fifteen unknown texts were discovered. De Groot did not want to use them, instead, making them available to Frank Boeijen and Han Kooreneef for a theater show about Nijgh's life, in which Jim de Groot, Izaline Calister and Sjors van der Panne will perform. Music Het mooiste van Lennaert Nijgh (CD) Universal 9807466, 2003. Lyrics by Nijgh, music by De Dijk, Liesbeth List, Ramses Shaffy, Rob de Nijs, Joost Nuissl, Cobi Schreijer, Boudewijn and Marcel de Groot, Herman van Veen, Astrid Nijgh and Stef Bos. Films Feestje Bouwen 1962 De Aanslag 1963, "paasvakantie" Illusie 1964 Elsje in Wonderland 1966? Vox Humama 1966 Een Vreemde Vogel (1967) with Boudewijn de Groot, Martine Bijl, Jan Blokker and Ramses Shaffy. Een tip van de sluier 1979 Lieve jongens 1980 Literature Voor de overlevenden en andere liedjes (1966) Tobia, of De ontdekking van het masturbariaat (1971) – 2e druk 1991: De dynastie der kleine luyden (1974) – Tachtig teksten (1975) – Journaal van Bontekoe (translation) (1989) – (available through DBNL) Stad van hout: columns uit Haarlems Dagblad, 1986–1989 (1989) — Moord en doodslag: twaalf beroemde Nederlandse moordzaken (1990) — Tekst en uitleg: liedteksten 1964–1990 (1991) — Haarlem bestaat niet (1996) – Met open mond. 150 jaar Drogisterij A.J. van der Pigge (1999) – Ik doe wat ik doe [boek + CD] (2000) – Translations Many song lyrics and several musicals. Mijn naam is Asjer Lev, book by Chaim Potok, 1974 After death Nog even en ik zie de hemel weer (2003) – Katten Columns (2004) Kerstvertellingen (2004) About Nijgh Margreet Pop: Lennaert Nijgh verbeeld. Hommage aan