| Adams, Douglas |
| The car's answer is: | |
| the meaning of all life comes -- | |
| down to 42. | |
| De auto antwoordt: | : |
| de zin van alle leven -- | des Lebens Sinn ergibt sich -- |
| is 42. | auf 42. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-22
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams) - 1978
Review of car model Nio EL8 (Bas van Putten in the NRC of February 22nd, 2025), virtual assistant Nomi
Radio comedy (1978) and book (1979); supercomputer Deep Thought computes that the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything is 42, adding that the beings who instructed this answer never knew what the question was
Keyword: Freedom: mental
| Baeke, Jan |
| Horse songs are softer | |
| than their bodies, they are -- | |
| a lot taller too. | |
| Paardengezangen, | , |
| zachter dan hun lichamen -- | weicher als ihre Körper -- |
| en ook veel groter. | und auch viel größer. |
Amsterdam, 2014-02-27
Taller than the horses (Jan Baeke) - 1997
Poem "Groter dan de paarden" (collection "Nooit zonder de paarden")
Keyword: Together: group
| Belcampo |
| As we know, people | |
| like to play, preferably -- | |
| with favourite thoughts. | |
| Een mens speelt graag, | |
| bij voorkeur met lievelings- | gerne, vorzugsweise mit -- |
| redeneringen. | Lieblingsgedanken. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-29
The last testimony (Belcampo) - 1946
Story "Het laatste getuigenis" (collection "Nieuwe verhalen")
Keyword: Playing: fun
| Belcampo |
| Another new birth, | |
| another programmed clotting -- | |
| of exploded cells. | |
| Weer een geboorte, | , |
| zo'n geprogrammeerde klont -- | so ein programmierter Kloß -- |
| ontplofte cellen. | Explodierzellen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-25
The surprise (Belcampo) - 1968
Story "De surprise" (collection "De ideale dahlia")
Keyword: Body: functioning
| Campert, Remco |
| As you are present | |
| in me, you will never be -- | |
| in my poetry. | |
| Zoals jij in mij | |
| zul jij nooit aanwezig zijn -- | du niemals anwesend sein -- |
| in mijn gedichten. | in meiner Dichtung. |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-04
A poem in vain (Remco Campert) - 1952
Poem "Een vergeefs gedicht" (collection "Een standbeeld opwinden")
Keyword: Love: intimacy (of it all)
| Chabot, Splinter |
| I wag my tail when | |
| they talk to me, and sometimes -- | |
| they whisper secrets. | |
| Ik kwispel, en zij | |
| praten met mij, fluisteren -- | sie reden, sie flüstern mir -- |
| me geheimen toe. | Geheimnisse zu. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-31
Family package: Dog Glasses (Splinter Chabot) - 2024
Collection of family stories "Gezinsverpakking" (by 'De Chabotten'), story "Hond Bril" - Walking the dog
Keyword: Animals: dog
| Cusanus, Nicolaus |
| In principle, truths | |
| exist, in reality -- | |
| they're falling apart. | |
| Waarheden bestaan, | , |
| in principe, in het echt -- | im Prinzip, in Wirklichkeit -- |
| vallen ze uiteen. | teilen sie sich auf. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-01
On the peace of faith (Nicholas of Cusa) - 1453
Treatise "De pace fidei"
Keywords: , Truth: concealed
| Daanje, Anjet |
| Knowing someone well, | |
| wanting to believe it, that -- | |
| it is possible. | |
| Iemand goed kennen, | |
| daarin willen geloven -- | kennen, das glauben wollen -- |
| denken dat het kan. | dass es möglich ist. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-05
recently (Anjet Daanje) - 2016
Novel "jl." (the title also refers to Juno Linnaarts), chapter July 21st, 1969
Keywords: Privacy, Friendship: understanding
| Daanje, Anjet |
| We say goodbye, short | |
| - long - stop, the signalling code -- | |
| of I think of you. | |
| We nemen afscheid, | |
| kort - lang - uit, de seincode -- | - Lang - Aus, der Signalcode -- |
| van Ik denk aan jou. | Ich denke an dich. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-19
recently (Anjet Daanje) - 2016
Novel "jl." (the title also refers to Juno Linnaarts), chapters December 23rd, 1973 and December 9th, 1980
Keywords: Goodbye: ritual, Language: signs
| De Beauvoir, Simone |
| 21 years old, | |
| I'm independent, beware: | |
| Don't be a Mistress! | |
| 21 jaar, | |
| ik ben zelfstandig, pas op: | bin ich selbstständig, Vorsicht: |
| Geen Mevrouw worden! | Keine Frau werden! |
Amsterdam, 2021-02-05
Don't be Miss De Beauvoir, be yourself (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1926
"Ne soyez pas Mademoiselle De Beauvoir, soyez vous-même" (diary)
Keyword: Freedom:
| De Génestet, Petrus |
| A frugal half light | |
| is sufficient for wise words -- | |
| since they shine themselves. | |
| Een zuinig halflicht | |
| voldoet voor wijze woorden -- | reicht aus für weise Worte -- |
| want die stralen zelf. | weil sie selbst strahlen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-06
LXIV - On full and half light (Petrus de Génestet) - 1860
Poem LXIV - "Op heel en half licht" (collection "Leekedichtjens")
Keyword: Wisdom
| De Montherlant, Henry |
| We humans write down | |
| our happiness in white ink -- | |
| on sheets just as white. | |
| Mensen noteren | |
| hun geluk met witte inkt -- | ihr Glück mit weißer Tinte -- |
| op spierwit papier. | auf weißem Papier. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-15
Death walking the sidewalk (Don Juan) (Henry de Montherlant) - 1956
Theatre play "La Mort qui fait le trottoir (Don Juan)" ("Death walking the sidewalk (Don Juan)"), quoted in the novel "The Golden House" (2017, Salman Rushdie), chapter (1-) 8
Keyword: Happiness (absorption)
| De Moor, Margriet |
| I'm going to die: | |
| my children have said goodbye -- | |
| yes, twice already. | |
| Ik ga dood: al twee | |
| keer hebben mijn kinderen -- | mal haben meine Kinder -- |
| afscheid genomen. | sich verabschiedet. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-16
The Storm / The drowned (Margriet de Moor) - 2005
Novel "De verdronkene", § 5 Responsorium (Responsory) - Inner dialogue
Keyword: Letting go
| De Vos, Marjoleine |
| The deer is close by, | |
| it breathes and looks, motionless -- | |
| I feel being seen. | |
| Het hert is dichtbij, | , |
| het ademt en kijkt, roerloos -- | sie schaut, regungslos fühle -- |
| voel ik me gezien. | ich mich gesehen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-08-03
That the animal saw you (Marjoleine de Vos) - 2019
Article "Dat het dier je zag" in nrc.weekend
Keyword: Contact: closeness
| Diäkwain (Hoesaar, Dawid) |
| I play the gora, | |
| mother is silent, she sees -- | |
| that I don't hear her. | |
| Als ik ghoera speel. | , |
| zegt mijn moeder niets, ze ziet -- | Mutter sagt nichts, sie sieht, dass -- |
| dat ik haar niet hoor. | ich sie nicht höre. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-08
The thunderstorm (Diäkwain) - 1873
Poem "Die donderstorm" (collection "Liedere van die bloukraanvoël", 2003)
Keyword: Music: connects
| Dickinson, Emily |
| Just come into my | |
| garden, here, under my sky -- | |
| my sun is shining. | |
| Kom maar in mijn tuin, | |
| want hier onder mijn hemel -- | Garten, in dem immer hell -- |
| schijnt altijd mijn zon. | meine Sonne scheint. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-04
there is another sky (Emily Dickinson) - 1851
Poem (Franklin A13-2, Johnson #2)
Keyword: Safety: security / comfort
| Dickinson, Emily |
| I'm lonely, only | |
| it seems to be lonelier -- | |
| without loneliness. | |
| Ik ben wel eenzaam, | , |
| maar het lijkt me eenzamer -- | es würde einsamer sein -- |
| zonder eenzaamheid. | ohne Einsamkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-26
It might be lonelier (Emily Dickinson) - 1862
Poem (Franklin #353, Johnson #405)
Keyword: Alone: lonely
| Dickinson, Emily |
| Maybe I rather | |
| miss it than to perish in -- | |
| definite delight. | |
| Misschien mis ik het | |
| liever dan dat ik omkom -- | lieber sein, als zu enden -- |
| in ultiem genot. | in höchster Wonne. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-26
It might be lonelier (Emily Dickinson) - 1862
Poem (Franklin #353, Johnson #405)
Keyword: Missing: love
| Dickinson, Emily |
| Faith is a highway | |
| for the soul, an airy bridge -- | |
| without any piers. | |
| Geloof is een weg | |
| voor de ziel, een ijle brug -- | Brücke für die Seele, dünn -- |
| die geen pijlers heeft. | und ohne Pfeiler. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-20
Faith - is the Pierless Bridge (Emily Dickinson) - 1864
Poem "Faith - is the Pierless Bridge" (1864, publ.1929)
"How brittle are the Piers" (1878, publ.1894)
Keywords: Religion: belief, Bridge
| Dickinson, Emily |
| Shame enfolds my Soul | |
| against Eyes full of danger -- | |
| with nature's Pink Veils. | |
| Schaamte hult mijn Ziel | |
| tegen Ogen vol gevaar -- | vor Augen voller Gefahr -- |
| in Roze Sluiers. | in Rosa Schleier. |
Amsterdam, 2015-06-11
Shame is de shawl of Pink (Emily Dickinson) - 1877
Poem
Keyword: Shame
| Flack, Roberta |
| He sings about me, | |
| about my desperation -- | |
| Everyone hears it. | |
| Hij zingt over mij, | , |
| mijn twijfels en mijn wanhoop -- | über meine Verzweiflung -- |
| Iedereen hoort het. | Und jeder hört es. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Killing me softly with his song (Lori Lieberman and Norman Gimbel / Charles Fox) - 1972
Song (Lori Lieberman and Norman Gimbel, music Charles Fox), sung in 1973 by Roberta Flack (album "Killing me softly with his song")
Keywords: Depression (despair), Shame
| Friedman, Carl |
| Her garden: speedwell, | |
| live-forever, burning love -- | |
| and sticky willy. | |
| Haar tuin: ereprijs, | |
| hemelsleutel, brandende -- | preis, Fetthenne, Brennende -- |
| liefde en kleefkruid. | Liebe und Labkraut. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-01
Reflecting on Bette (Carl Friedman) - 1996
Story "Stilstaan bij Bette" (from the collection "De grauwe minnaar")
Keyword: Nature: garden, park
| Gimbel, Norman |
| He sings about me, | |
| about my desperation -- | |
| Everyone hears it. | |
| Hij zingt over mij, | , |
| mijn twijfels en mijn wanhoop -- | über meine Verzweiflung -- |
| Iedereen hoort het. | Und jeder hört es. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Killing me softly with his song (Lori Lieberman and Norman Gimbel / Charles Fox) - 1972
Song (Lori Lieberman and Norman Gimbel, music Charles Fox), sung in 1973 by Roberta Flack (album "Killing me softly with his song")
Keywords: Depression (despair), Shame
| Greenaway, Peter |
| Deep into the night, | |
| he read, deep into the words -- | |
| We're digging him out. | |
| Tot diep in de nacht | |
| las hij, diep de woorden in -- | las er, tief in den Worten -- |
| We graven hem op. | Wir graben ihn aus. |
Amsterdam, 2021-06-07
A man read deep into the night (Peter Greenaway) - 2017
In the documentary "The Greenaway Alphabet" by Saskia Boddeke
Keyword: Gluttony
| Grøndahl, Jens Christian |
| High in the mountains: | |
| the silence, the absence, most -- | |
| of all of myself. | |
| Hoog in de bergen: | : |
| stilte, de afwezigheid -- | Stille, die Abwesenheit -- |
| vooral van mezelf. | zumeist meiner selbst. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-01
Edith Wengler (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story, § 5
Keyword: Silence
| Gros, Frederic |
| Step by step I walk | |
| through the landscape, more and more -- | |
| it penetrates me. | |
| Stap voor stap loop ik | |
| door het landschap, steeds dieper -- | durch die Landschaft, immer mehr -- |
| dringt het in mij door. | dringt sie in mich ein. |
Amsterdam, 2022-08-13
A philosophy of walking (Frédéric Gros) - 2010
"Marcher, une philosophie"
Keyword: Attention: surroundings
| Hammerstein, Oscar II |
| Something is coming | |
| and it's making me restless -- | |
| It's a spring feeling. | |
| Er is iets op komst | |
| en dat maakt me onrustig -- | und das macht mich unruhig -- |
| Een lentegevoel. | Ein Frühlingsgefühl. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-27
It might as well be spring (Oscar Hammerstein II / Nina Simone) - 1945
Song (music Richard Rodgers, for the film "State Fair"), sung in 1955 by Sarah Vaughan, in 1958 by Nina Simone (album "The Amazing Nina Simone") and in 1961 by Frank Sinatra
Keywords: Expectation, Spring
| Herzog, Werner |
| Where I take a rest, | |
| a mountain rests, where I walk -- | |
| a bison rumbles. | |
| Waar ik pauzeer, rust | , |
| er een berg en waar ik loop -- | ruht ein Berg, wo ich gehe -- |
| dreunt er een bison. | passiert ein Wisent. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-01
Walking in Ice (Werner Herzog) - 1978
Walking from München to Lotte Eisner in Paris, November 23rd to December 14th, 1974
Journey book "Vom Gehen im Eis":
"Meine Schritte gehen fest. Und jetzt zittert die Erde. Wenn ich gehe, geht ein Bison. Wenn ich raste, ruht ein Berg." ("I step out briskly. And now the earth is shaking. When I walk, a bison walks. When I rest, a mountain rests.")
Keywords: Calm: space, Surrender
| Jabès, Edmond |
| Scissors for cutting, | |
| including your eyelids, look -- | |
| and do not recoil! | |
| De schaar knipt alles | , |
| door, ook jouw oogleden, kijk -- | auch die Augenlider, schau -- |
| en deins niet terug! | und weich nicht zurück! |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-16
A little girl was sleeping in the sand (Edmond Jabès) - 1959
Poem "Une fillette dormait dans le sable" (collection "Je bâtis ma demeure")
Keyword: Courage
| Jabès, Edmond |
| Together we can | |
| untangle our confessions -- | |
| before the mirror. | |
| Bekentenissen | |
| worden fluisterend ontward -- | werden gemeinsam entwirrt -- |
| in elkaars spiegel. | vor einem Spiegel. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-16
A confession is a knot (Edmond Jabès) - 1959
Poem "Un aveu est un nud" (collection "Je bâtis ma demeure")
Keywords: Secret, Mirror
| Jabès, Edmond |
| The dancer, amazed, | |
| keeps revealing secret doors -- | |
| that no one can see. | |
| De danser onthult | |
| verbaasd geheime deuren -- | erstaunt Geheimtüren, die -- |
| die niemand kan zien. | niemand sehen kann. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-16
Secrets are doors (Edmond Jabès) - 1959
Poem "Les secrets sont des portes" (collection "Je bâtis ma demeure")
Keywords: Dance, Insight (intuition)
| Jabès, Edmond |
| In insomnia | |
| I live, on this very road -- | |
| which is strewn with mines. | |
| In slapeloosheid | |
| woon ik, hier aan deze weg -- | wohne ich, auf diesem Weg -- |
| bezaaid met mijnen. | voller Springminen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-13
The absence of place - I (Edmond Jabès) - 1965
Poem "L'absence de lieu" - I (collection "Je bâtis ma demeure")
Keywords: Life: effort, Writing
| Jaures, Jean |
| Take good care, not of | |
| the ashes, but of the flame -- | |
| and also share it. | |
| Bekommer je niet | |
| om de as, maar om het vuur -- | Asche, nur die Flamme, und -- |
| en geef het ook door. | gebe sie weiter. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-29
We took the flame, you kept only the ashes (Jean Jaurès) - 1910
From a speech in parliament: "Nous en avons pris la flamme, vous nen avez gardé que la cendre" >> "Être fidèle à la tradition, c'est être fidèle à la flamme et non à la cendre" >> "Tradition ist die Weitergabe des Feuers und nicht das Bewahren der Asche" (Gustav Mahler)
Keyword: Culture: heritage
| Jia, Yi |
| Are there any saints? | |
| Possibly, they always hide -- | |
| like the unicorns. | |
| Zijn er heiligen? | |
| Misschien, ze verbergen zich -- | Vielleicht, sie verstecken sich -- |
| zoals de eenhoorns. | wie die Einhörner. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-09
Lament for Qu Yuan (Yi Jia) - -177
Keyword: Religion: holiness
| Karunatilaka, Shehan |
| Do I prefer to | |
| remember, forget, forgive -- | |
| or be forgiven? | |
| Wil ik gedenken | |
| vergeten, vergeven, of -- | vergessen? Vergeben, ob -- |
| vergeven worden? | vergeben werden? |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-21
The seven moons of Maali Almeida (Shehan Karunatilaka) - 2022
Novel
Keyword: Ethics: virtues
| Krog, Antjie |
| I offer myself, | |
| my body, to God, I pray -- | |
| He comes into me. | |
| Hier, ik offer me, | , |
| mijn lichaam, voor God, ik bid -- | meinen Körper, Gott, bete -- |
| dat Hij in mij komt. | dass Er in mich kommt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-08
Jephthah's Daughter (Antjie Krog) - 1970
Poem "Dogter van Jefta" (collection "Dogter van Jefta")
Keyword: Surrender
| Li, Qingzhao |
| We just went boating | |
| too far and got entangled -- | |
| in lotus flowers. | |
| We varen zomaar | |
| te ver en raken verstrikt -- | zu weit und verfangen uns -- |
| in lotusbloemen. | in Lotusblumen. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-11
I still remember that night by the brook (Qingzhao Li) - 1110
To the tune of "As in a dream"
Keywords: Calm: standstill, Nature: flowers
| McCartney, Paul |
| Music connects us, | |
| reaching over the water -- | |
| reaching heavenwards. | |
| Muziek verbindt ons, | , |
| ze reikt over het water -- | sie reicht über das Wasser -- |
| ze reikt hemels ver. | sie reicht himmelweit. |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-10
Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (Paul McCartney) - 1971
Song (album "Ram")
Keyword: Music: connects
| Miller, Madeline |
| But why is there war? | |
| Those who return, are injured -- | |
| No luck awaits them. | |
| Waarom toch oorlog? | |
| Wie terugkeert, is gewond -- | Wer zurückkehrt, ist verletzt -- |
| hem wacht geen geluk. | und bekommt kein Glück. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-18
Physical and psychological wounds
Since time immemorial there are wars
Mahabharata, Ilias and Odyssey, retold in: "Circe" (2018, Madeline Miller)
Keyword: War: trauma
| Miller, Madeline |
| A boss claims to be | |
| caring, but he is a child -- | |
| that always wants more. | |
| Een baas zegt zorgzaam | , |
| te zijn, maar hij is een kind -- | aber er ist nur ein Kind -- |
| dat altijd meer wil. | das immer mehr will. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-19
The concept of 'Boss' -- In reference to: "Circe" (2018, Madeline Miller)
Keyword: Gluttony
| Miller, Madeline |
| Just make excuses, | |
| people prefer to pretend -- | |
| that they believe them. | |
| Smoesjes zijn normaal, | , |
| mensen doen gewoon alsof -- | denn jeder gibt einfach vor -- |
| ze het geloven. | daran zu glauben. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-18
Circe (Madeline Miller) - 2018
Novel
Keyword: Together: tolerance
| Miller, Madeline |
| I hear stone on stone, | |
| a horrible rasping sound: | |
| it is my breathing. | |
| Ik hoor steen op steen, | |
| het is een raspend geluid: | ich, ein raspelndes Geräusch -- |
| mijn ademhaling. | Es ist mein Atem. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-18
Circe (Madeline Miller) - 2018
Novel
Keyword: Pain
| Miller, Madeline |
| Your child, it reflects | |
| your faults, you must look through them -- | |
| to see who it is. | |
| Je kind weerspiegelt | |
| jouw fouten, kijk daar doorheen -- | deine Schwäche: schau hindurch -- |
| als je het wilt zien. | um es zu sehen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-19
Circe (Madeline Miller) - 2018
Novel
Keywords: Self-knowledge (acquire), Attention: observe
| Miller, Madeline |
| All my magic spells | |
| come from knowledge, study and -- | |
| lots of willpower. | |
| Al mijn toverkunst | |
| komt voort uit kennis, studie -- | kommt vom Wissen, vom Üben -- |
| en heel veel wilskracht. | und viel Willenskraft. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-19
Circe (Madeline Miller) - 2018
Novel
Keyword: Willpower
| Miller, Madeline |
| Gods, eternally | |
| they played their roles, spiritless -- | |
| Just puppets of fate. | |
| De goden, eeuwig | |
| speelden ze hun rollen, dood -- | spielten sie ihre Rollen -- |
| Poppen van het lot. | Puppen des Schicksals. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-19
Circe (Madeline Miller) - 2018
Novel
Keyword: Fate
| Minco, Marga |
| The villagers know | |
| before I have decided -- | |
| to pay a visit. | |
| Het dorp weet het al | |
| voordat ik besloten heb -- | ich mich entschieden habe -- |
| dat ik zal komen. | für meinen Besuch. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-20
An empty house (Marga Minco) - 1966
Autobiography "Een leeg huis"
Keyword: Together: neighbours
| Oz, Amos |
| I finished crying: | |
| I'm out of tears, finally -- | |
| it is time to laugh. | |
| Ik ben uitgehuild: | : |
| geen tranen meer, eindelijk -- | keine Tränen mehr, endlich -- |
| tijd om te lachen. | ist's Zeit zu lachen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-14
What's in an Apple? (Amos Oz) - 2018
Conversations with Shira Hadad
Keyword: Sadness: process
| Rousseau, Jean-Jacques |
| Happiness: the joy | |
| of the quiet awareness -- | |
| of your existence. | |
| Geluk is iets stils, | |
| het is het vreugdevolle -- | Stilles, die erfreuliche -- |
| besef te bestaan. | Ahnung des Daseins. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-31
Fifth walk (Jean-Jacques Rousseau) - 1776
Autobiographical notes "Les rêveries du promeneur solitaire" ("Reveries of the Solitary Walker"), published posthumously in 1778, chapter "Cinquième promenade"
Keyword: Happiness (relaxation)
| Rumi, Mohamed |
| My body welcomes | |
| many guests, it is a home -- | |
| for thoughts and feelings. | |
| Mijn lichaam begroet | |
| veel gasten, het is een thuis -- | viele Gäste zu Hause : |
| al mijn gedachten. | meine Gedanken. |
Amsterdam, 2018-09-27
A house of coming and going (Muhammad Rumi) - 1250
Doubled verse, from: Masnavi (Doubled verses), part V, 3644-3645 and 3671
Keyword: Balance (psycho-soma)
| Simone, Nina |
| Something is coming | |
| and it's making me restless -- | |
| It's a spring feeling. | |
| Er is iets op komst | |
| en dat maakt me onrustig -- | und das macht mich unruhig -- |
| Een lentegevoel. | Ein Frühlingsgefühl. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-27
It might as well be spring (Oscar Hammerstein II / Nina Simone) - 1945
Song (music Richard Rodgers, for the film "State Fair"), sung in 1955 by Sarah Vaughan, in 1958 by Nina Simone (album "The Amazing Nina Simone") and in 1961 by Frank Sinatra
Keywords: Expectation, Spring
| Sinatra, Frank |
| Only if you know | |
| yearning, can you understand -- | |
| my suffering, me. | |
| Je moet het smachten | |
| kennen om mijn lijden, mij -- | kennen, um mein Leiden, mich -- |
| echt te begrijpen. | wirklich zu spüren. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-12
Only he who knows yearning (Johann W. von Goethe, Frank Sinatra) - 1796
Poem "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt" (in the novel "Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre"), set to music in 1869 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, sung in 1950 by Frank Sinatra: "None but the lonely heart" (album "Dedicated to you")
Keywords: Desire (unrest), Sympathy / Compassion
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
| Sluimer, Sarah |
| Everyone allows | |
| me to stare at her beauty -- | |
| At my little girl. | |
| Niemand keurt het af | |
| dat ik naar haar schoonheid staar -- | anstarren, ihre Schönheit -- |
| Naar mijn kleine meid. | mein kleines Mädchen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
Daughter (Sarah Sluimer) - 2025
Column "Dochter" in the NRC of May 31st, 2025
Keywords: Attention: for someone, Parenthood
| Thomése, Pieter Frans |
| It is our last chance | |
| of contact, we say nothing: | |
| my hand on his hand. | |
| Onze laatste kans | |
| op contact, we zeggen niets: | möglichkeit, wir sagen nichts -- |
| mijn hand op zijn hand. | und halten Händchen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-12-26
Love for Father (P.F. Thomése) - 2019
Novel "Vaderliefde", chapter 7
Keywords: Contact: touch(ed), Death: dying
| Tritsmans, Marc |
| You're invisible, | |
| yet you must be there, under -- | |
| the water surface. | |
| Je bent onzichtbaar, | , |
| toch moet je er zijn, onder -- | dennoch bist du da, unter -- |
| de waterspiegel. | des Wasserspiegels. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-24
Below the waterline - I. Sunken land (Marc Tritsmans) - 2020
Poem "Onder de waterlijn - I. Verzonken land", in Hollands Maandblad (2020, nr. 6/7) and in the collection "Terwijl wij nog slapen" (2023)
Keyword: Memory: of someone
| Turgenev, Ivan |
| Oh, such a surprise, | |
| I think I am happy, yes -- | |
| that's how I behave! | |
| Wat een verrassing, | |
| ik denk dat ik blij ben, ja -- | Ich glaube, ich bin glücklich -- |
| zo gedraag ik me! | ja, mein Verhalten! |
Amsterdam, 2019-08-14
Fathers and children (Ivan Turgenev) - 1862
Novel "Otcy i deti" ("Fathers and sons")
Keyword: Joy
| Verbogt, Thomas |
| You don't live to get | |
| to know yourself, nonetheless -- | |
| it is part of it. | |
| Je leeft niet om je- | |
| zelf te leren kennen, maar -- | kennenzulernen, dennoch -- |
| het hoort er wel bij. | gehört es dazu. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-17
Perfect silence (Thomas Verbogt) - 2011
Novel "Perfecte stilte", chapter Ritual
Keyword: Self-knowledge (acquire)
| Verhelst, Peter |
| The dancer, sliding | |
| up the sash as if she were -- | |
| taking off her dress. | |
| De danseres schuift | |
| loom het raam omhoog alsof -- | nach oben, als würde sie -- |
| ze haar jurk uittrekt. | ihr Kleid ausziehen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-02
we never get it (Peter Verhelst) - 2003
Poem "nooit krijgen we het", series "Hotelrooms" (collection "Alaska")
Keyword: Body: functioning
| Von Goethe, Johann W. |
| Only if you know | |
| yearning, can you understand -- | |
| my suffering, me. | |
| Je moet het smachten | |
| kennen om mijn lijden, mij -- | kennen, um mein Leiden, mich -- |
| echt te begrijpen. | wirklich zu spüren. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-12
Only he who knows yearning (Johann W. von Goethe, Frank Sinatra) - 1796
Poem "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt" (in the novel "Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre"), set to music in 1869 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, sung in 1950 by Frank Sinatra: "None but the lonely heart" (album "Dedicated to you")
Keywords: Desire (unrest), Sympathy / Compassion
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
| Winterson, Jeanette |
| History is full | |
| of mysteries, because life -- | |
| is thé mystery. | |
| Geschiedenis zit | |
| vol mysteries, het leven -- | mysteriös, das Leben -- |
| is hét mysterie. | dás Mysterium. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-02
Tanglewreck (Jeanette Winterson) - 2006
Novel, chapter 31 A New Development
Keyword: Life: discover / explore
| Winterson, Jeanette |
| It is just like then, | |
| as if I have tumbled down -- | |
| in between two times. | |
| Het is net als toen, | , |
| alsof ik gevallen ben -- | als wäre ich gefallen -- |
| tussen twee tijden. | zwischen zwei Zeiten. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-27
The Gap of Time (Jeanette Winterson) - 2015
Novel, chapter "WATERY STAR"
Keywords: Identity: experiences, Time: lifetime
| Zhuangzi |
| If you understand | |
| me, and then forget my words, | |
| we can start talking. | |
| Als jij me verstaat, | , |
| en dan mijn woorden vergeet, | und meine Worte vergisst, |
| kunnen wij praten. | können wir reden. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-05
To catch fish, you use bait (Zhuang Zhou) - -300
Philosopher and poet Zhuang Zhou (China, 369-286)
Keyword: Language: communication
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