| Don't walk on fresh grass! | |
| So delicate and precious -- | |
| they are, our children. | |
| Loop niet op pril gras! | |
| Ze zijn zo teer en kostbaar -- | frische Gras! Sie sind so zart -- |
| onze kinderen. | unsere Kinder. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-14
You shouldn't tread on the grass (Einar Skjæraasen)
1954 Knausgård, Karl Ove, Skjæraasen, Einar
Poem "Du ska itte trø i graset" (Einar Skjæraasen, in the collection of the same name)
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (2011, "My struggle 6. The End", 2018, Karl Ove Knausgård), part 8 - Mid-August 2009, Malmö
Keywords: Parenthood, Child: evolvement
| Do not be a slave, | |
| don't let yourself be given -- | |
| freedom, just take it! | |
| Wees geen slaaf, laat je | |
| geen vrijheid geven, vrijheid -- | dir die Freiheit nicht schenken -- |
| moet je zelf nemen! | sondern nimm sie dir! |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-13
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Early August 2009, Malmö
Keyword: Freedom: fight for
| There are climbing trees | |
| in the Troll Woods, the Silent -- | |
| and the Spider Park. | |
| Er zijn klimbomen | |
| in het Trolbos, het Stille -- | es im Trollwald, im Stillen -- |
| en het Spinnenpark. | und im Spinnenpark. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-13
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Early August 2009, Malmö
Keyword: Nature: trees, forest
| The light is dimming, | |
| we pack up and leave, away -- | |
| from the summer house. | |
| Het licht wordt zwakker, | , |
| we pakken in en gaan, weg -- | wir packen und gehen, weg -- |
| uit het zomerhuis. | vom Ferienhaus. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-17
Short story (Lind Boström)
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove, Boström, Linda
Short story by Linda Boström, from her collection "Grand Mal" (2011)
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Mid-August 2009, Malmö
Keywords: Evening, Holiday / Vacation
| Love means giving your- | |
| self completely, otherwise -- | |
| it would be friendship. | |
| Liefde is jezelf | |
| helemaal geven, anders -- | hinzugeben, andernfalls -- |
| zou het vriendschap zijn. | wäre es Freundschaft. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-17
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Mid-August 2009, Malmö
Keywords: Love: surrender, Friendship: intimacy
| Summer evenings, when | |
| the warmth of the sun still hangs -- | |
| between long shadows. | |
| Zomeravonden, | , |
| de warmte hangt nog tussen -- | die Wärme hängt noch zwischen -- |
| lange schaduwen. | den langen Schatten. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-18
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Mid-August 2009, Malmö
Keywords: Evening, Summer
| Poems travel out | |
| of the world, to the border -- | |
| of the sacrosanct. | |
| Gedichten reizen | |
| de wereld uit, naar de grens -- | aus der Welt, bis zur Grenze -- |
| van het heiligste. | des Hochheiligen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-18
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - June 2011, Malmö
Keywords: Writing: the indescribable, Religion: holiness
| They who are themselves | |
| seem funny, but they show us -- | |
| that we are acting. | |
| Wie zichzelf is, lijkt | |
| grappig, maar hij laat zien dat -- | er selbst ist, erkennen wir -- |
| wij toneel spelen. | dass wir schauspielern. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-18
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - June 2011, Malmö
Keyword: Identity: mirror
| Is there a pepper- | |
| corn next to the shrimp, or can -- | |
| it be a lost eye? | |
| Ligt er een peper- | |
| korrel naast de garnaal, of -- | neben der Krabbe, oder -- |
| een verloren oog? | ein loses Auge? |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-18
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Mid-August 2009, Malmö
Keyword: Animals: lobster / crab
| Who were you once, with | |
| that misspelled name carved into -- | |
| stone above your urn? | |
| Wie was je ooit, met | |
| die verkeerd gespelde naam -- | diesem Fehler im Namen -- |
| in steen gehouwen? | in Stein gemeißelt? |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-18
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - June 2011, Malmö (about his father who changed his surname)
Keyword: Identity: image
| Choosing each other. | |
| A dream relationship, with -- | |
| the pain, pain of love. | |
| Kiezen: voor elkaar. | . |
| Een droomrelatie, maar ook -- | Ein Liebestraum, aber auch -- |
| de pijn, liefdespijn. | der Schmerz, Liebesschmerz. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-23
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 9 - 2011, Glemmingbro, near Ystad (about October 2009, after Linda read the manuscript of "Part 2 - A Man in Love")
Keyword: Love: effort / pain
| He hangs up mirrors, | |
| I see all sides of myself -- | |
| Everyone sees them. | |
| Hij hangt spiegels op, | , |
| ik zie kanten van mezelf -- | ich sehe Seiten von mir -- |
| Iedereen ziet ze. | Alle sehen sie. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-24
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 9 - June 2010, Malmö (about the effect of Karl Ove's books on his wife; she falls into a severe depression, also because of publishers reject her short story collection, and due to the enormous stress of making a radio documentary)
Keyword: Identity: mirror
| I am different | |
| and don't show it, so he thinks -- | |
| I am mendacious. | |
| Ik ben anders en | |
| houd dat voor me, dus vindt hij -- | zeig es nicht, deshalb hält er -- |
| mij leugenachtig. | mich für lügnerisch. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-13
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Early August 2009, Malmö
Keywords: Identity: being different, Together: own group
| The utopia | |
| of poets: to liberate -- | |
| the world from language. | |
| De utopie van | |
| dichters is de wereld te -- | Dichter: die Befreiung der -- |
| bevrijden van taal. | Welt von der Sprache. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-18
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - June 2011, Malmö
Keywords: Writing: the indescribable, Paradox / Koan
| He who pursues grand | |
| plans does not laugh, he creates -- | |
| his own tragedy. | |
| Wie grote plannen | |
| nastreeft lacht niet, hij schept zijn -- | verfolgt, lacht nicht, er schafft sich -- |
| eigen tragedie. | eine Tragödie. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-18
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - June 2011, Malmö
Keywords: Pride: arrogance, Politics
| Above the rooftops | |
| of the city, decks sail past -- | |
| decks full of people. | |
| Boven de daken | |
| van de stad varen dekken -- | der Stadt segeln Decks vorbei -- |
| vol mensen voorbij. | Decks voller Menschen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-19
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8, The name and the number - June 2nd, 2010, Malmö (about Venice, August 2007)
Keywords: Tourism, Distance / Detachment
| The passengers on | |
| the giant ark take photos -- | |
| of the sinking city. | |
| De passagiers op | |
| de ark nemen foto's van -- | filmen von der Arche aus -- |
| de zinkende stad. | die sinkende Stadt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-19
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8, The name and the number - June 2nd, 2010, Malmö (about Venice, August 2007)
Keywords: Tourism, Distance / Detachment
| The dictator has | |
| a name, but all the victims -- | |
| are just a number. | |
| De dictator heeft | |
| een naam, maar de slachtoffers -- | einen Namen, die Opfer -- |
| zijn slechts een getal. | sind nur eine Zahl. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-20
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8, The name and the number - June 2011, Malmö
Keyword: Attention: focus
| You don't notice me, | |
| just as little as a chair -- | |
| You rarely sée me. | |
| Je merkt mij niet op, | , |
| net zo weinig als een stoel -- | so wenig wie einen Stuhl -- |
| Zelden zié je mij. | Du siéhst mich selten. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-23
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 9 - June 2010, Malmö
Keyword: Attention: exist
| It's impossible | |
| to get up and then go to -- | |
| the doctor as well! | |
| Het is niet te doen, | , |
| opstaan en dan ook nog eens -- | aufzustehen und auch noch -- |
| naar de dokter gaan! | zum Arzt zu gehen! |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-23
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 9 - June 2010, Malmö
Keywords: Disease (psycho-soma), Depression (gloom)
| Just let me lie down | |
| in bed, not be a burden -- | |
| to anyone, please. | |
| Alles gaat zo traag, | , |
| laat me maar in bed liggen -- | lass mich einfach nur im Bett -- |
| niemand tot last zijn. | niemandem zur Last. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-23
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 9 - June 2010, Malmö
Keywords: Disease (psycho-soma), Depression (gloom)
| Whoever wants to | |
| describe their life will have to -- | |
| dare to hurt others. | |
| Wie zijn leven wil | |
| beschrijven moet anderen -- | beschreiben, deshalb muss ich -- |
| pijn durven te doen. | andere kränken. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-24
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 9 - 2011, Glemmingbro, near Ystad (about November 2009, upon the release of part 2 - A Man in Love)
Keywords: Writing: truth, Privacy
|
Write them or read them | |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-15
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove, Handke, Peter
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8, referring to the memoir "Wunschloses Unglück" (1972, "A Sorrow Beyond Dreams: A Life Story", 1980, Peter Handke) - August 2009, Malmö
Keywords: Comfort (consolation), Feelings (undergo)
|
Can I cross social boundaries | |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-15
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2011 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - June 12th, 2011, Malmö
Keywords: Identity: being seen, Writing: expression
| Frames and cadres are | |
| neither inside nor outside -- | |
| They form boundaries. | |
| Lijsten en kaders | |
| zijn niet binnen, niet buiten -- | weder innen noch außen -- |
| Ze vormen grenzen. | Sie bilden Grenzen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 1, chapter 'September', § 'Frames' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Order: (re)organise, Together: discord
| Under the tree lies | |
| a cow struck by lightning, it -- | |
| is raining on her. | |
| Onder de boom ligt | |
| een doodgebliksemde koe -- | vom Blitz getroffene Kuh -- |
| Het regent op haar. | Es regnet auf sie. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 1, chapter 'September', § 'Lightning' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Nature: violence, Animals: cow / bull / bison / ox
| I have a fever, | |
| I'm getting attention, but -- | |
| I still find it cold. | |
| Ik heb koorts, ik krijg | , |
| aandacht en eten op bed -- | bekomme Aufmerksamkeit -- |
| maar ril van de kou. | aber mir ist kalt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 2, chapter 'October', § 'Fever' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Disease (care), Love: care
| The dull stubble field | |
| absorbs the colourless light -- | |
| of the autumn sun. | |
| Het doffe stoppel- | |
| veld absorbeert het vale -- | feld absorbiert das fahle -- |
| licht van de herfstzon. | Licht der Herbstsonne. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 2, chapter 'October', § 'Stubble field' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Nature: landscape, Autumn
| Van Gogh was painting | |
| the landscape as if it were -- | |
| the last thing he saw. | |
| Van Gogh schilderde | |
| het landschap als was het het -- | Landschaft, als wäre es das -- |
| laatste dat hij zag. | Letzte, was er sah. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove, Van Gogh, Vincent
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 2, chapter 'October', § 'Van Gogh' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Nature: landscape, Goodbye: dying / death
| Animals will dream | |
| of a few human things they -- | |
| do not understand. | |
| Een dier zal echt wel | |
| dromen van mensendingen -- | menschlichen Dingen träumen -- |
| die het niet begrijpt. | die es nicht versteht. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 2, chapter 'October', § 'Tankers' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Brain: functioning, Dream(s)
| I do love pizza, | |
| even though it often looks -- | |
| a bit like vomit. | |
| Ik houd van pizza | , |
| en denk er niet aan dat die -- | auch wenn sie oftmals aussieht -- |
| vaak op braaksel lijkt. | wie Erbrochenes. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-22
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 3, chapter 'November', § 'Vomit' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keyword: Fantasy: associations
| Hey, the flies are gone, | |
| both the summer and their lives -- | |
| are over again. | |
| De vliegen zijn weg, | , |
| de zomer en hun leven -- | der Sommer und ihr Leben -- |
| zijn alweer voorbij. | schon wieder vorbei. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-22
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 3, chapter 'November', § 'Flies - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Flying: fly, Autumn
| Like gemstones, small and | |
| large, they lie there glittering -- | |
| in the button box. | |
| Als edelstenen, | , |
| klein en groot, glinsteren ze -- | kleine, große, glitzern sie -- |
| in de knopendoos. | in der Knopfdose. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-22
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 3, chapter 'November', § 'Buttons' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keyword: Beauty: culture
| The blue flashing light | |
| appears extra bright at night -- | |
| without the siren. | |
| Het blauwe zwaailicht | |
| lijkt 's nachts extra fel te zijn -- | erscheint nachts besonders hell -- |
| zonder sirene. | ohne Sirene. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-22
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 3, chapter 'November', § 'Ambulances' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Attention: attract, Night
| Ambulances are | |
| quite like spaceships in which time -- | |
| flows differently. | |
| Ambulances zijn | |
| ruimteschepen waarin een -- | Raumschiffe, in denen die -- |
| andere tijd geldt. | Zeit anders vergeht. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-22
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 3, chapter 'November', § 'Ambulances' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keyword: Time: lifetime
| Autumn. It does not | |
| really get light, the darkness -- | |
| retreats a little. | |
| Herfst. Het wordt 's ochtends | |
| niet licht, het donker trekt zich -- | nicht mehr hell, die Dunkelheit -- |
| een beetje terug. | weicht nur ein wenig. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-22
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 3, chapter 'November', § 'The bird of prey' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keyword: Autumn
| The forest rustles | |
| and the birds sing, well, that is -- | |
| what we call silence. | |
| In het bos ruist het, | , |
| er zingen vogels, en dat -- | die Vögel singen, und das -- |
| noemen we stilte. | nennen wir Stille. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-22
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 3, chapter 'November', § 'Silence' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Nature: trees, forest, Silence (calm)
| Winter, no colours, | |
| migratory birds and leaves -- | |
| The crow caws louder. | |
| Winter, geen kleuren, | |
| trekvogels en ruisend blad -- | vögel, Blätter und Farben -- |
| De kraai krast luider. | Die Krähe krächzt laut. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-23
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om vinteren", part 1, chapter 'December', § 'Winter sounds' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Silence (calm), Winter, Flying: crow / magpie
| In winter I hear | |
| myself too much, it is so -- | |
| quiet everywhere. | |
| In de winter hoor | |
| ik mezelf te veel, zo stil -- | ich mich selbst zu viel, es ist -- |
| is het overal. | überall so still. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-23
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om vinteren", part 1, chapter 'December', § 'Winter sounds' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Silence (emptiness), Winter
| New Year's Day is so | |
| strange, an ordinary day -- | |
| and not new at all. | |
| De nieuwjaarsdag is | |
| vreemd, een heel gewone dag -- | ein ganz gewöhnlicher Tag -- |
| Er is niks nieuws aan. | Nichts neues daran. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-24
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om vinteren", part 2, chapter 'Letter to an unborn daughter, January 1st' - 2014, Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keyword: New Year
| On the ultrasound, | |
| our little baby looks like -- | |
| an astronaut child. | |
| Op de echo lijkt | |
| ons kindje een astronaut -- | unser kleines Baby aus -- |
| iets van de toekomst. | wie ein Astronaut. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-24
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om vinteren", part 2, chapter 'Letter to an unborn daughter, January 1st' - 2014, Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keyword: Child: baby
| He paints the village, | |
| leaving out objects that were -- | |
| not there in his youth. | |
| Hij schildert het dorp, | |
| en laat daarbij weg wat er -- | dabei aus, was nicht da war -- |
| in zijn jeugd niet was. | in seiner Jugend. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-24
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove, Astrup, Nikolai
Autobiographical novel "Om vinteren", part 2, chapter 'January', § 'Nikolai Astrup' - April 2012, Jølster (Easter holidays)
Keywords: Past: stories, Memory: of places
| While I brush my teeth, | |
| I look around a bit, stretch -- | |
| and stare at my feet. | |
| Ik poets mijn tanden, | |
| kijk wat rond, rek me uit, en -- | Zähne, dehne mich, starre -- |
| staar naar mijn voeten. | auf meine Füße. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-24
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om vinteren", part 2, chapter 'January', § 'Toothbrushes' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Habits / Customs, Care: body
| We think the world is | |
| obvious, but we rarely -- | |
| have a look at it. | |
| De wereld vinden | |
| we vanzelfsprekend, maar we -- | spricht für sich selbst, aber wir -- |
| luisteren zelden. | hören ihr nicht zu. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-20
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 1, chapter 'Letter to an unborn daughter, August 28th' - 2013, Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keyword: Attention: scattered / entertainment
| I want to step out- | |
| side the frameworks, in nature -- | |
| there are no frameworks. | |
| Ik wil buiten de | |
| kaders, want in de natuur -- | der Rahmen, in der Natur -- |
| bestaan geen kaders. | findet man sie nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 1, chapter 'September', § 'Frames' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keyword: Order: (re)organise
| Humans have nothing | |
| to offer bees, cunningly -- | |
| they steal their honey. | |
| De mens heeft bijen | |
| niets te bieden, sluw moet hij -- | Bienen nichts zu bieten, schlau -- |
| hun honing roven. | stiehlt er den Honig. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 1, chapter 'September', § 'Bee-keeping' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Flying: bee / wasp, Culture: agriculture, livestock
| I know my hometown | |
| and turn the corner without -- | |
| being curious. | |
| Ik ken mijn woonplaats | |
| en sla de hoek om zonder -- | biege ich um die Ecke -- |
| nieuwsgierig te zijn. | gar nicht neugierig. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 2, chapter 'October', § 'Stubble field', referring to the diary of Witold Gombrowicz - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Home: domicile / region, Habits / Customs
| Only strong people | |
| can humiliate someone -- | |
| By forgiving him. | |
| Alleen wie sterk is | |
| kan iemand vernederen -- | jemanden erniedrigen -- |
| Door vergiffenis. | und ihm vergeben. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-22
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 3, chapter 'November', § 'Forgiveness' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Power: manipulation, Equality: inequality
| The items pile up | |
| in the rooms, in the closets: | |
| a messy order. | |
| Spullen hopen zich | |
| op in kamers en kasten: | sich in Zimmern und Schränken: |
| slordige orde. | schmutzige Ordnung. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-23
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2015 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om vinteren", part 1, chapter 'December', § 'Clutter' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keywords: Possessions (stuff), Order: chaos
| As a parent, you | |
| constantly adapt to the -- | |
| needs of your children. | |
| Ouders passen zich | |
| steeds aan aan de behoeften -- | ständig den Bedürfnissen -- |
| van hun kinderen. | ihrer Kinder an. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-12
Spring (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2016 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om våren" (translated in 2018), part 1 - April 30th, 2014, Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Keyword: Parenthood
| I'm sitting in a | |
| colourful teacup, spinning -- | |
| around and laughing. | |
| Ik zit in een van | |
| de kleurige theekoppen -- | Teetasse drehe ich mich -- |
| en draai lachend rond. | laut lachend im Kreis. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-12
Spring (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2016 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om våren" (translated in 2018), part 2 - August 2013, amusement park 'Skånes Sommarland'
Keyword: Playing: fun
| Spring twilight, the fields, | |
| the large trees along the brook -- | |
| waves of evening red. | |
| Lenteschemering, | , |
| grote bomen langs de beek -- | Bäume entlang des Baches -- |
| golvend avondrood. | Wellen Abendrot. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-12
Spring (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2016 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om våren" (translated in 2018), part 3 - April 30th, 2014, Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Vallborgsmässoafton (Walpurgis Night)
Keywords: Evening, Spring
| Torches in the pyre, | |
| the children scream, laugh and jump -- | |
| around the spring fire. | |
| Fakkels in het hout, | , |
| de kinderen springen rond -- | die Kinder springen herum -- |
| om het lentevuur. | ums Frühlingsfeuer. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-13
Spring (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2016 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om våren" (translated in 2018), part 3 - April 30th, 2014, Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Vallborgsmässoafton (Walpurgis Night)
Keywords: Party: tradition, Spring
| Twilight, that's half-light: | |
| light and dark at the same time -- | |
| The tree stands on guard. | |
| Het schemert. Halflicht: | : |
| licht en donker tegelijk -- | Licht und Dunkelheit zugleich -- |
| De boom staat op wacht. | Der Baum steht Wache. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-26
Summer (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2016 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om sommeren", part 1, chapter 'Diary, June', § 'Friday June 3rd, 2016' - Glemmingebro
Keywords: Evening, Nature: trees, forest
| Her pruning was not | |
| noticed, but the pruning shears -- | |
| she left behind were. | |
| Dat de vrouw snoeide | |
| viel niet op, wel de snoeischaar -- | auf, wohl die Gartenschere -- |
| die ze liet liggen. | die sie zurückließ. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-27
Summer (Karl Ove Knausgård)
2016 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Autobiographical novel "Om sommeren", part 1, chapter 'Diary, June', § 'Saturday June 11th' - Glemmingbro
Keyword: Attention: attract
| She's looking outside, | |
| but still, does she see the view -- | |
| our beautiful view? | |
| Ze kijkt naar buiten, | , |
| maar ziet ze het uitzicht wel -- | aber sieht sie die Aussicht -- |
| ons mooie uitzicht? | die schöne Aussicht? |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-23
The birds under the sky (Karl Ove Knausgard)
2019 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Novella "Fuglene under himmelen"
Keywords: Beauty: surroundings, Nature: landscape
| A silvery sky, | |
| dark and quiet the mountains -- | |
| as if sound asleep. | |
| Zilver de hemel, | , |
| donker en stil de bergen -- | dunkel und still die Berge -- |
| alsof ze slapen. | als ob sie schliefen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-23
The birds under the sky (Karl Ove Knausgard)
2019 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Novella "Fuglene under himmelen"
Keywords: Night, Nature: landscape
| The bird-watcher hit | |
| a pole in the meadow and -- | |
| now he lies in wait. | |
| De vogelaar sloeg | |
| een paal in de wei, sindsdien -- | einen Pfahl in die Wiese -- |
| ligt hij op de loer. | Seitdem lauert er. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-23
The birds under the sky (Karl Ove Knausgard)
2019 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Novella "Fuglene under himmelen"
Keyword: Perception: observation
