| Please mourn with us thrice, | |
| and then forgive us the vows -- | |
| we repudiate. | |
| Treur driemaal met ons, | , |
| vergeef ons de geloftes -- | vergib uns die Gelübde -- |
| die we verzaken. | die wir aufgeben. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-13
Prayer "All vows" (Anon. [Palestina] / Max Bruch)
-550 Anon. [Palestina]
Prayer "Kol Nidre", nowadays sung three times at the beginning of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement); arranged in 1880 by Max Bruch
Keyword: Promise (human)
Composer: Bruch, Max
| I play zither well, | |
| but I make a few mistakes -- | |
| then he looks at me. | |
| Ik speel goed citer, | , |
| maar maak af en toe een fout -- | aber mache auch Fehler -- |
| dan kijkt hij naar mij. | dann sieht er mich an. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-10
She plays the zither (Duan Li)
770 Li, Duan
Keyword: In love: exploration
| Darling, you're my sun, | |
| luckily not the real one -- | |
| You'll never go down. | |
| Mijn liefste, mijn zon | , |
| ben je, niet de echte, nooit -- | nicht die wirkliche, niemals -- |
| zul jij ondergaan. | wirst du untergeh'n. |
Zandvoort, 2020-02-02
The Third Kalandar's Tale
900
"The tale of One Thousand and One Nights" / "Arabian Nights", Night #16, "The Third Kalandar's Tale" in: "Tale of the Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad" (900 AD)
Keyword: In love: euphoria
| What is there to say? | |
| Whirling in the depths, the sea -- | |
| roars with my yearning. | |
| Wat zou ik zeggen? | |
| In de diepte kolkt de zee -- | In der Tiefe braust das Meer -- |
| van mijn verlangen. | meines Verlangens. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-03
Who doesn't speak (Anonymous, Japan)
974 Anon. [Japan]
Anthology "Kokin Rokuj?", no. 2648
Keyword: Desire (unrest)
| Darling, go ahead, | |
| then I can make love to you -- | |
| in warm bed linen. | |
| Liefste, ga alvast, | , |
| dan kan ik met je vrijen -- | dann werde ich dich lieben -- |
| in warm beddegoed. | in warmem Bettzeug. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-11
She wants to close the mosquito net to make love (Bu Lin)
1020 Lin, Bu
Keyword: Safety: security / comfort
| We want each other, | |
| but not like two birds in rut -- | |
| desiring to nest. | |
| Wij willen elkaar, | , |
| maar niet als broedse vogels -- | ohne Brunst, nicht wie Vögel -- |
| een nest gaan bouwen. | die ein Nest bauen. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-09
Text fragment (Anonymous)
1100 Anon. [Vlaanderen]
Homosexuality
"Habent omnes volucres / nidos inceptos / nisi ego et tu / Quid expectamus nunc?"
"Hebban olla uogala / nestas hagunnan // hinase hic anda thu / uuat unbidan uue nu?"
Anonymous Old Dutch (West Flemish) and Old English (Kentish) text fragment ("All birds have begun nests, except me and you. What are we waiting for now?")
Keywords: Love: wish (thought), Relationship
| Next spring I'll go back | |
| to see the blossoms, search them -- | |
| where I've never been. | |
| Ik zal teruggaan | |
| voor de bloesems, ze zoeken -- | für die Blüten, suche sie -- |
| waar ik nog niet was. | wo ich noch nie war. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-22
On Mount Yoshino (Saigyo)
1190 Saigyo
Poem "Yoshinoyama" by the monk ("Hoshi") Saigyo (1118-1190) / "I'll forget the trail"(translation by Burton Watson)
Yoshinoyama / kozo no shiori no / michi kaete / mada minu kata no / hana o tazunen
Keyword: Nature: flowers
| I do not know why, | |
| but just out of gratitude -- | |
| I am moved to tears. | |
| Ik weet niet waarom, | , |
| maar van dankbaarheid ben ik -- | aber nur vor Dankbarkeit -- |
| een en al tranen. | bin ich ganz Tränen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-22
Whatever it is (Saigyo)
1190 Saigyo
Poem by the monk ("Hoshi") Saigyo (1118-1190)
Keyword: Gratitude
| Spring, this is the time | |
| to enjoy the game of love -- | |
| Forward! Move out now! | |
| Lente, nu zal ik | |
| van de liefde genieten -- | mir die Liebe genießen -- |
| Vooruit! Eropuit! | Raus! Jetzt geht es los! |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-03
The joyous face of Spring (Carmina Burana, Carl Orff)
1200 Anon. [Deutschland]
Song "Veris leta facies" from the collection "Songs from Bebnediktbeuern", set to music by Carl Orff in 1937
Keywords: Love: wish (action), Spring
Composer: Orff, Carl
| Bring our friend home, | |
| go to him, bring him around -- | |
| with all my ardour! | |
| Breng onze vriend thuis, | |
| ga op reis, overreed hem -- | Heim, geht, überredet ihn -- |
| met al mijn liefde! | mit meiner Liebe! |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-28
Ghazal 163 "Go, my friends" (Muhammad Rumi)
1247 Rumi, Mohamed
Keyword: Friendship: bond
| My darling kisses | |
| me and cries: Come on, wake up! | |
| You see me, don't you? | |
| Mijn liefste kust me | |
| huilend: Word toch eens wakker! | weinend: Wache doch mal auf! |
| Je ziet me toch, dus? | Du siehst mich, oder? |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-10
Quatrain: Last night my darling came to me (Muhammad Rumi)
1250 Rumi, Mohamed
Keyword: Love: wish (expressed)
| Why does it happen, | |
| why does my heart open out -- | |
| to love, constantly? | |
| Waarom is het zo, | , |
| waarom opent mijn hart zich -- | wieso öffnet mein Herz sich -- |
| steeds voor de liefde? | immer für Liebe? |
Amsterdam, 2018-09-27
Water of life (Muhammad Rumi)
1250 Rumi, Mohamed
Ghazal (Ode) 2760
Keywords: Love: wish (thought), Passion
| Masculinity, | |
| of all men, is just nothing -- | |
| of value in love. | |
| De mannelijkheid | |
| van alle mannen is niets -- | aller Männer ist gar nichts -- |
| waard in de liefde. | wert in der Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2018-09-27
Born out of love (Muhammad Rumi)
1250 Rumi, Mohamed
Ghazal (Ode) 843
Keyword: Love: surrender
| Don't go to sleep, you | |
| long to love, dare to do it -- | |
| and don't go to sleep! | |
| Ga niet slapen, jij | |
| wilt graag liefhebben, durf het -- | möchtest lieben, wage es -- |
| en ga niet slapen! | und geh nicht schlafen! |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-28
Quatrains "The breeze at dawn" (Muhammad Rumi)
1250 Rumi, Mohamed
Ghazal 171 "A great wagon" part 4
Keywords: Love: unity / universal, Illusions: seeing through
| She's upset: I didn't | |
| look at her for a second -- | |
| but at the roses. | |
| Mijn vriendin is boos: | : |
| ik keek even niet naar haar -- | ich sah kurz auf die Rosen -- |
| maar naar de rozen. | also nicht auf sie. |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-08
Quatrain #1776: I went strolling with my beloved (Muhammad Rumi)
1250 Rumi, Mohamed
Keyword: Disfavour / Jealousy / Envy
| Love is pure as gold, | |
| so do never exchange it -- | |
| for counterfeit coins. | |
| Liefde is zuiver | |
| als goud, wissel haar niet in -- | wie Gold, tausche sie niemals -- |
| voor valse munten. | gegen Falschmünzen. |
Airplane Amsterdam-Marseille, 2018-09-14
A friend, free from defect (Hafez)
1350 Hafez
Ghazal (Ode) 45
Keyword: Love: care
| An alchemist melts, | |
| in his soul, counterfeit coins -- | |
| down into love gold. | |
| Een alchemist smelt | |
| in zijn ziel valse munten -- | in der Seele Falschmünzen -- |
| om tot liefdesgoud. | um zu Liebesgold. |
Airplane Amsterdam-Marseille, 2018-09-14
Of itself, my heart is entangled in the snare of your tress (Hafez)
1350 Hafez
Ghazal (Ode) 50
Keyword: Love: unity / universal
| Nobody is as | |
| good as the landlord, always -- | |
| he's pouring out love. | |
| Niemand is er zo | |
| goed als de kroegbaas, altijd -- | wie der Gastwirt, immerzu -- |
| schenkt hij weer liefde. | schenkt er Liebe ein. |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2018-09-14
Love's path is a path without shore (Hafez)
1350 Hafez
Ghazal (Ode) 72
Keyword: Love: nourishes
| Accept, narrow or | |
| broad, the way of love, because -- | |
| it never will end. | |
| Aanvaard, smal of breed, | , |
| de weg van de liefde, want -- | geh den Weg der Liebe, denn -- |
| die kent geen einde. | er hat kein Ende. |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2018-09-14
There is no luminous glance from your face (Hafez)
1350 Hafez
Ghazal (Ode) 73
Keyword: Love: is all
| Crept into his bed, | |
| I satisfied the craving -- | |
| that had made him sick. | |
| Ik kroop in zijn bed, | , |
| en stilde het verlangen -- | und stillte die Begierde -- |
| dat hem ziek maakte. | die ihn krank machte. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-25
Lancelot of Denmark (Anonymous, Netherlands)
1350 Anon. [Nederland]
Table play "Lanseloet van Denemerken"
Mercyfuck
Keyword: Sympathy / Compassion
| My tree is fragant, | |
| I will bear a lot of fruit -- | |
| just one bud missing. | |
| Mijn boom geurt heerlijk, | |
| ik zal veel vruchten geven -- | wird viel Frucht bringen, es fehlt -- |
| er mist maar één bloem. | nur éine Blume. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-25
Lancelot of Denmark (Anonymous, Netherlands)
1350 Anon. [Nederland]
Table play "Lanseloet van Denemerken"
After the defloration
Keyword: Virgin
| Don't pay attention | |
| to the dimple in her chin! | |
| You'd fall into it. | |
| Pas op, let niet op | |
| het lachkuiltje in haar kin -- | Lachgrübchen in ihrem Kinn -- |
| of je valt erin. | sonst fällst du hinein. |
Amsterdam, 2018-09-12
Where is the rectitude of work? (Hafez)
1350 Hafez
Ghazal (Ode) 2
Keyword: In love: allurement
| It is great with him, | |
| he is loving me all night -- | |
| then it is over. | |
| Het is fijn bij hem, | , |
| heel de nacht bemint hij mij -- | er liebt mich die ganze Nacht -- |
| dan is het voorbij. | dann ist es vorbei. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-25
Lancelot of Denmark (Anonymous, Netherlands)
1350 Anon. [Nederland]
Table play "Lanseloet van Denemerken"
Keyword: Love: heartbreak, lovesickness
| Love adorns itself | |
| with longing and with sadness -- | |
| with insomnia. | |
| Liefde versiert zich | |
| met verlangen, met verdriet -- | mit Sehnsucht und mit Kummer -- |
| en slapeloosheid. | mit Schlaflosigkeit. |
Amsterdam, 0000-00-00
Tales of Caunterbury (Geoffrey Chaucer)
1400 Chaucer, Geoffrey
"Knight's Tale"
Keyword: Desire (craving, lust)
| The fountain is clear, | |
| I dry my body with grass -- | |
| The nightingale sings. | |
| Helder is de bron, | |
| ik droog me af met wat gras -- | ich trockne mich ab mit Gras -- |
| De nachtegaal zingt. | Die Nachtigall singt. |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-31
By the edge of a fountain (Anon. [Canada] / Mozart)
1500 Anon. [Canada]
Ballad "Au bord d'une fontaine", set to music by Mozart in 1781 (K360, "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant")
Keyword: Harmony: relaxation
Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
| My friend goes, gives me | |
| a rose from the bush, alas -- | |
| still in the bud, picked. | |
| Mijn vriend gaat, geeft me | |
| een roos van de struik, helaas -- | mir eine Rose, leider -- |
| in de knop geplukt. | noch im Keim, gepflückt. |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-31
By the edge of a fountain (Anon. [Canada] / Mozart)
1500 Anon. [Canada]
Ballad "Au bord d'une fontaine", set to music by Mozart in 1781 (K360, "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant")
Keyword: In love: unanswered
Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
| Only now I do | |
| realise, how sweet your look -- | |
| was when I left you. | |
| Pas nu besef ik | , |
| hoe lief jij naar mij keek toen -- | wie liebreich dein Antlitz war -- |
| ik bij je wegging. | als ich dich verließ. |
Amsterdam, 2013-11-02
A thousand regrets (Josquin des Prez)
1500 Des Prez, Josquin
Song "Mille regretz"
Keyword: Regret
| With the wedding ring | |
| he promises his body -- | |
| to her, to serve her. | |
| En met de trouwring | |
| belooft hij haar zijn lichaam -- | verspricht er seinen Körper -- |
| Om haar te dienen. | Um ihr zu dienen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-27
Book of Common Prayer (England)
1552 Anon. [England]
The "Book of Common Prayer" (second version, 1552) prescribes that at a marriage the groom puts the wedding ring upon the fourth finger of the woman's left hand and thereby says: With this ring I thee wedde; with my body I thee worship; and with all my worldly goodes I thee endow
Keywords: Love: Give To Be, Marriage (wedding)
| All night long I dream | |
| of you, of your gentle hands -- | |
| and your sweet kisses. | |
| Heel de nacht droom ik | , |
| van jou, jouw lieve handen -- | von deinen sanften Händen -- |
| en zoete kussen. | und süßen Küssen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-09
Come again (John Dowland)
1597
Song for singer and lute
Keyword: In love: dreamy
Composer: Dowland, John
| No expensive gifts | |
| for sale with me, I only -- | |
| offer nice trinkets! | |
| Voor een duur cadeau | |
| moet je hier niet zijn, ik heb -- | im Angebot, nur nette -- |
| leuke attenties! | Aufmerksamkeiten! |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-09
Fine knacks for ladies (John Dowland)
1600
Song for singer and lute
Keyword: Love: seducing
Composer: Dowland, John
| A loving heart does | |
| see you, does listen to you -- | |
| and doesn't know-it-all. | |
| Een liefdevol hart | |
| ziet je, luistert naar je, en -- | sieht dich, hört dich zu, und ist -- |
| weet het niet beter. | kein Besserwisser. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-09
The lowest trees have tops (John Dowland)
1603
Song for singer and lute
Keyword: Love: Give To Be
Composer: Dowland, John
| I'm alive, but why | |
| should that be now that you're dead? | |
| Oh, for good, for good? | |
| Wat is het leven | |
| nog voor mij nu jij dood bent? | leben, jetzt wo du tot bist? |
| O, voorgoed, voorgoed? | Für immer, immer? |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-11
You are dead (Alessandro Striggio / Claudio Monteverdi)
1607 Striggio, Alessandro
Air "Tu se' morta" from the opera "L'Orfeo" ("Orpheus", SV 318), 2nt act - Orpheus
Keyword: Love: heartbreak, lovesickness
Composer: Monteverdi, Claudio
| My love is leaving | |
| as if I just don't exist -- | |
| Farewell, be happy. | |
| Mijn liefste vertrekt | , |
| alsof ik niet meer besta -- | als ob er mich nicht mehr kennt -- |
| Vaarwel, veel geluk. | Leb wohl, sei glücklich. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-11
Let me die (Ottavio Rinuccinio / Claudio Monteverdi)
1608 Rinuccini, Ottavio
Air "Lasciatemi morire" (SV 22), from the opera "L'Arianna" ("Ariadne", SV 291) - Ariadne
Keyword: Love: heartbreak, lovesickness
Composer: Monteverdi, Claudio
| My love does not need | |
| to be the most beautiful -- | |
| she's extremely rare. | |
| Mijn lief is gewoon, | , |
| ze hoeft niet het mooist te zijn -- | sie muss nicht die Schönste sein -- |
| zo zeldzaam is zij. | weil sie selten ist. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-05
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun (William Shakespeare)
1609 Shakespeare, William
Sonnet
Keyword: Beauty: essence
| The fire of my love | |
| melts the ice of his deceit -- | |
| into many tears. | |
| Mijn liefde voor hem | |
| smelt het ijs van zijn bedrog -- | schmilzt das Eis seines Betrugs -- |
| tot heel veel tranen. | zu vielen Tränen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-11
The Nymph's Lament (Ottavio Rinuccinio / Claudio Monteverdi)
1638 Rinuccini, Ottavio
Madrigal "Lamento della Ninfa" (SV 163)
Keyword: Love: infidelity
Composer: Monteverdi, Claudio
| Control, sympathy, | |
| and longing for a nice time: | |
| the love mystery. | |
| Heerszucht, sympathie, | , |
| en het fijn willen hebben: | eine tolle Zeit haben: |
| het liefdesraadsel. | das Liebesrätsel. |
Amsterdam, 2021-04-29
It's hard to define love (François de la Rochefoucauld)
1664 De La Rochef., François
"Il est difficile à définir l'amour" (#68 in "Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales")
Keyword: Love: relationship (choice)
| I don't want to start | |
| over with you, it cannot -- | |
| be that pure again. | |
| Ik wil niet opnieuw | |
| beginnen met jou, zo puur -- | nicht neu anfangen, so rein -- |
| kan het nooit meer zijn. | kann's nie wieder sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-18
Scarborough Fair (Anon. [England])
1670 Simon, Paul, Garfunkel, Art
Song (1670), album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" (1966)
Keyword: Love: memory
| Ah, no one will know | |
| who I was, only my fate -- | |
| will be remembered. | |
| Niemand zal weten | , |
| wie ik was, alleen mijn lot -- | wer ich war, nur mein Schicksal -- |
| zal bekend blijven. | wird bekannt bleiben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-11
When I am laid in earth (Nahum Tate / Henry Purcell)
1689 Tate, Nahum
Air ("Dido's Lament"), from the opera "Dido and Aeneas" (based on Virgil's "Aeneid" and Francesco Cavalli's opera "Didone"), Z. 626, 3rt act - Dido
Keyword: Stories: exemplary
Composer: Purcell, Henry
| Sleep, anger, so that | |
| the lightning of your beauty -- | |
| can't strike anyone. | |
| Slaap, boosheid, opdat | |
| de bliksem van jouw schoonheid -- | der Kriegsblitz deiner Schönheit -- |
| niemand van ons treft. | keinen von uns trifft. |
Amsterdam, 2024-09-28
Sleep, oh lightning of war (Antonio Ottoboni / Alessandro Scarlatti)
1697 Ottoboni, Antonio
Air ""Dormi, o fulmine di guerra", from the oratorio "La Giuditta" (Judith)
Keywords: Combat readiness, Bible
Composer: Scarlatti, Alessandro
| If only there was | |
| a sea for my stream of tears -- | |
| a chest to cry on. | |
| Was er maar een zee | |
| voor mijn tranenstroom, een borst -- | meinen Tränenstrom, eine -- |
| om op te huilen. | Brust zum Ausweinen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-22
Wenn a hazy stream (Vincenzo Grimani / Georg Friedrich Händel)
1708 Grimani, Vincenzo
Air "Se vago rio" (Vincenzo Grimani, music Georg Friedrich Händel, HWV83), from the opera "Aminta e Fillide" ("Aminta and Fillide") - Aminta
Keywords: Sadness: suffer, Love: heartbreak, lovesickness
Composer: Handel, Georg Friedrich
| Let me weep and sigh, | |
| I really need to be free -- | |
| to win him over. | |
| Laat me toch zuchten, | , |
| ik wil de vrijheid om hem -- | ich möchte frei sein, ihn für -- |
| voor me te winnen. | mich zu gewinnen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-14
Let me, that I weep (Giacomo Rossi / Georg Friedrich Händel)
1711 Rossi, Giacomo
Air "Lascia ch'io pianga", from the opera "Rinaldo" (HWV7), 2nd act - Almirena
Keyword: Love: wish (expressed)
Composer: Handel, Georg Friedrich
| The sound of the wind | |
| and the water comforts me -- | |
| Tell him of my love! | |
| Het ruisen van wind | |
| en water troost mij, vertel -- | und Wasser tröstet mich, sag -- |
| hem van mijn liefde! | dass ich ihn liebe! |
De Koog, 2024-09-22
Solely through you, my sweet love (Grazio Braccioli / Antonio Vivaldi)
1714 Braccioli, Grazio, Boiardo, Matteo Maria
Air "Zeffiretti, che sussurrate" from the opera "Orlando finto pazzo" ("Orlando, the fake madman", 1714, RV 727, on which the 1723 air "Onde chiara che sussussurate" from the opera "Ercole su'l Termodonte" is based, RV 749.21 and 749.31 [with a second soprano as echo], libretto based on the epic "Orlando innamorato" ("Orlando in love", 1495, Matteo Maria Boiardo) - Origille
Keywords: Comfort (consolation), Love: communication
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| I cannot marry | |
| you, but forever I will -- | |
| love you and be yours. | |
| Ik kan niet trouwen | |
| met jou, maar voor altijd zal -- | dich nicht, aber für immer -- |
| ik de jouwe zijn. | werde ich dein sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-28
I shall soon leave you now (Matteo Noris / Antonio Vivaldi)
1719 Noris, Matteo
Air "Ti lascerei, gl'affretti miei" ("I shall soon leave you now" [as one condemned to death by my father, marry him now instead of me], 1719, Matteo Noris, music Antonio Vivaldi, RV 738/778), from the opera "Tito Manlio" ("Titus Manlius"), 3rd act, scene 9 - Tito's son Manlio (soprano in travesti)
Keyword: Love: fidelity
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| People in love lick | |
| like honey the poison of -- | |
| the promise of peace. | |
| Verliefden likken | |
| als honing het gif van de -- | wie Honig das Toxin des -- |
| vredesbelofte. | Friedensversprechens. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-13
There is no honest peace in the world (Antonio Vivaldi)
1719
Air from the motet "Nulla in mondo pax sincere" (RV 630) People in love: in love with worldly pleasures
Keywords: In love: dreamy, Peace: wish
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| I don't want to spoil | |
| my happiness, I have to -- | |
| keep hoping in you. | |
| Ik wil mijn geluk | |
| niet bederven, dus moet ik -- | nicht verderben, deshalb muss -- |
| wel op jou hopen. | ich auf dich hoffen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-06
Beloved, you are my hope (Giovanni Palazzi and Domenico Lalli / Antonio Vivaldi)
1720 Palazzi, Giovanni, Lalli, Domenico
Air "Amato ben, tu sei la mia speranza" from the opera "La verità in cimento" ("Truth in Contention", RV 739), 2nt act, 2nd scene - Rosane
Keywords: Love: wish (thought), Hope (passive)
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| When a man laughs, he | |
| threatens, when he seduces -- | |
| he's killing your love. | |
| Wanneer een man lacht | |
| dreigt hij, wanneer hij verleidt -- | er, wenn er verführt, tötet -- |
| doodt hij jouw liefde. | er deine Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-28
With a flattering look (Antonio Salvi / Antonio Vivaldi)
1723 Salvi, Antonio
Air "Con aspetto lusinghiero" from the opera "Ercole su'l Termodonte" ("Hercules on the [river] Thermodon", RV 710), 1st act, 2nd scene - Antiope (Queen of the Amazons): With a flattering look a man threatens when he laughs. When he jokes, he is even more proud. When he entices, he kills.
Keyword: Love: seducing
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| Heart of my heart, soul | |
| of my soul, show yourself, then -- | |
| I will be happy. | |
| Hart van mijn hart, ziel | , |
| van mijn ziel, laat je zien, dan -- | bitte zeige dich, nur dann -- |
| ben ik gelukkig. | kann ich glücklich sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-31
With delight I will look (Nicolò Beregan / Antonio Vivaldi)
1724 Beregan, Nicolo
Air "Vedrò con mio diletto" from the opera "Giustino" (Emperor "Justin", RV 717), 1st act, 8th scene - emperor Anastasio
Keyword: In love: uncertainty
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| All-encompassing | |
| love is made our example -- | |
| by theologians. | |
| Totale liefde | |
| is ons tot voorbeeld gemaakt -- | wurde als Vorbild gemacht -- |
| door theologen. | von Theologen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-25
Look, look what love does (Johann Sebastian Bach)
1725
Air "Seht, seht, was die Liebe tut" from the cantata "Ich bin ein guter Hirt" (BWV 85)
Keyword: Love: idealisation
Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
| I was floating in | |
| the sea of your eyes, they led -- | |
| me into your port. | |
| Ik dreef in de zee | |
| van jouw ogen, ze loodsten -- | deiner Augen, sie lotsten -- |
| mij jouw haven in. | mich in den Hafen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-21
Solely through you, my sweet love (Grazio Braccioli / Antonio Vivaldi)
1727 Braccioli, Grazio
Air "Sol da te, mio dolce amore" from the opera "Orlando furioso" (1727, RV 728, Antonio Vivaldi), libretto Grazio Braccioli, based on the epic "Orlando furioso" (1516, Ludovico Ariosto)
Keyword: In love: happiness
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| Her glance has wounded | |
| me deeply, it pierced my heart -- | |
| oh, arrow of love! | |
| Haar oogopslag heeft | |
| me diep verwond, in mijn hart -- | mich zutiefst, in dem Herzen -- |
| als een liefdespijl. | wie ein Liebespfeil. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-24
At the caress of a face (Antonio Lucchini / Antonio Vivaldi)
1727 Lucchini, Antonio
Air "Al vezzeggiar d'un volto", from the opera "Farnace" ("Pharnaces II of Pontus", Antonio Lucchini, music Antonio Vivaldi, RV 711), 1st act, 9th scene - Selinda
Keyword: In love: allurement
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| Whenever the wind | |
| softly brushes your sweet face -- | |
| it will be my breath. | |
| Wanneer de wind zacht | |
| over jouw gezicht strijkt, zal -- | leise dein Gesicht streift, wird -- |
| dat mijn adem zijn. | es mein Atem sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-11
If you ever feel a light breath on your face (Pietro Metastasio / Antonio Vivaldi, Christoph W. Gluck)
1727 Metastasio, Pietro
Air "Se mai senti spirarti sul volto" (libretto Pietro Metastasio for the opera "Catone in Utica" ("Cato in Utica"), among others, set to music by Antonio Vivaldi (in 1737, RV 705), and by Christoph W. Gluck (in 1752: "La clemenza di Tito" ["The clemency of Titus"]) - 2nd act, 2nd scene - Caesar / Sextus
Keywords: Love: memory, Breath
Composers: Vivaldi, Antonio; Gluck, Christoph W.
| Yes, I'd like to pick | |
| you, but certainly not as -- | |
| the only flower. | |
| Ik wil jou plukken, | |
| dat is waar, maar zeker niet -- | dich pflücken, aber nicht als -- |
| als enige bloem. | einzige Blume. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-25
If you love me, if you sigh (Paolo Antonio Rolli / Antonio Vivaldi)
1727 Rolli, Paolo Antonio
Air ('Little song') "Se tu m'ami, se sospiri" (Paolo Antonio Rolli, music Antonio Vivaldi [in 1888 music Alessandro Parisotti])
Keyword: Desire (craving, lust)
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| Do you care more | |
| about him, do I still have -- | |
| a chance at your love? | |
| Geef jij meer om hem | |
| dan om mij, maak ik nog kans -- | ihn, habe ich noch Aussicht -- |
| op jou, jouw liefde? | auf deine Liebe? |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-13
(Apostolo Zeno / Antonio Vivaldi)
1728 Zeno, Apostolo
Air "Cor mio che prigion sei in sen della beltà" (1709, revised version in 1728, Apostolo Zeno, RV 702), from the opera "L'Atenaide" ("The Athenian", Aelia Eudocia), 3rd act, scene 8 - General Marziano
Keyword: In love: uncertainty
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| Can it comfort me, | |
| that I am in love with him -- | |
| who holds me captive? | |
| Kan het mij troosten, | |
| mijn verliefdheid op hem die -- | ich in den verliebt bin, der -- |
| mij gevangen houdt? | mich gefangen hält? |
De Koog, 2024-09-23
Soul oppressed [by cruel fate] (Scipione Maffei / Antonio Vivaldi)
1732 Maffei, Scipione
Air "Alma oppressa [dà sorte crudele]" from the opera "La fida ninfa" ("The faithful nymph", RV 714), 1st act, 9th scene - Licori
Keyword: In love: uncertainty
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| Madness, vanity, | |
| or genuine love: I will -- | |
| be yours forever! | |
| Waanzin, ijdelheid, | , |
| of ware liefde: ik blijf -- | oder wahre Liebe: Dein -- |
| altijd de jouwe! | werde ich bleiben! |
De Koog, 2024-09-23
My heart to the one to whom it has given itself (Scipione Maffei / Antonio Vivaldi)
1732 Maffei, Scipione
Air "Il mio core a chi la diede" from the opera "La fida ninfa" ("The faithful nymph", RV 714), 2nd act, 1st scene Licori (nymph)
Keyword: Love: surrender
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| Is this my fate, to | |
| keep crying since I lost her -- | |
| and found her again? | |
| Is dit mijn lot, dat | |
| ik huil sinds ik haar verloor -- | sie verloren und wieder- |
| en weer terugvond? | gefunden habe. |
De Koog, 2024-09-23
Miserly fate (Scipione Maffei / Antonio Vivaldi)
1732 Maffei, Scipione
Air "Destin avaro" from the opera "La fida ninfa" ("The faithful nymph", RV 714), 2nd act, 10th scene - Morasto
Keywords: Feelings (emotion), Reunion
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| My heart almost dies | |
| from the fear that she can no -- | |
| longer choose my love. | |
| Mijn hart sterft bijna | |
| van de angst dat zij niet meer -- | Angst, dass sie sich nicht mehr für -- |
| voor mij kiezen kan. | mich entscheiden kann. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-28
Tell me, oh, tell me at last (Scipione Maffei / Antonio Vivaldi)
1732 Maffei, Scipione
Air "Dite, ohimè, ditelo al fine" ("Tell me, oh, tell me at last" - Did Licori really drown?), from the opera "La fida ninfa" ("The faithful nymph", 1732, Scipione Maffei, music Antonio Vivaldi, RV 714), 3rd act, 10th scene - Morasto
Keyword: In love: uncertainty
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| Love is a tempest | |
| that first throws us off course and -- | |
| then plays with our minds. | |
| Liefde is een storm | , |
| die ons stuurloos maakt en dan -- | der uns steuerlos macht und -- |
| speelt met ons verstand. | dann den Geist verwirrt. |
De Koog, 2024-09-23
We are ships on the rising waves (Pietro Metastasio / Antonio Vivaldi)
1733 Metastasio, Pietro
Air "Siam navi all'onde algenti" from the opera "l'Olimpiade" (1733, Pietro Metastasio, music 1734, Antonio Vivaldi, RV 725), 2nd act, 5th scene - Aminta
Keywords: In love: euphoria, Reason: and feelings
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| Slow down now and wait | |
| with me, as in your slumber -- | |
| love flares up fiercely. | |
| Vertraag nu en wacht, | , |
| met mij, terwijl in jouw slaap -- | während in deinem Schlummer -- |
| de liefde ontvlamt. | die Liebe aufflammt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-08
While you sleep (Pietro Metastasio / Antonio Vivaldi)
1734 Metastasio, Pietro
Air "Mentre dormi" ("While you sleep", 1734, Antonio Vivaldi, RV 725), from the opera "La olimpiada" ("The Olympiad" / "The Olympics", libretto 1733, Pietro Metastasio)
Keyword: Expectation
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| My husband scorns me, | |
| though I love him very much -- | |
| Oh, what can I do? | |
| Mijn man versmaad mij, | , |
| terwijl ik veel van hem houd -- | obwohl ich ihn sehr liebe -- |
| O, wat kan ik doen? | Oh, was kann ich tun? |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-05
I am a scorned wife (Apostolo Zeno / Geminiano Giacomelli)
1734 Zeno, Apostolo
Air "Sposa son disprezzata" (lyrics Apostolo Zeno), from the opera "La Merope" ("Queen Merope") - Irene
Keyword: Love: infidelity
Composer: Giacomelli, Geminiano
| She has fun with hím, | |
| so I want to die and, as -- | |
| a ghost, punish her. | |
| Nu zij met hém stoeit, | |
| wil ik sterven, en als geest -- | balgt, will ich sterben, und als -- |
| haar komen straffen. | Geist sie bestrafen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-21
She makes fun, the unfaithful (Antonio Salvi)
1735 Salvi, Antonio, Ariosto, Ludovico
Air "Scherza, infida", from the opera "Ariodante" (1735, HWV 33, libretto after Antonio Salvi (1708) and Ludovico Ariosto (1516)) - Ariodante
Keywords: In love: unanswered, Disfavour / Jealousy / Envy
Composer: Haendel, Georg Friedrich
| You're no longer here, | |
| but your love remains with me -- | |
| and that comforts me. | |
| Jij bent er niet meer, | , |
| maar jouw liefde blijft bij mij -- | aber deine Liebe ist -- |
| en dat verkwikt me. | und sie erquickt mich. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-11
Jesus, your graceful glances (Picander / Johann Sebastian Bach)
1738 Picander
Oratorio for Ascension Day "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen" ("Laud to God in all his kingdoms", BWV 11 / BC D9), air "Jesu, deine Gnadenblicke"
Keyword: Love: nourishes
Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
| I just rock myself | |
| in the words I sing, oh, if -- | |
| only you were here... | |
| Ik wieg mijzelf maar | |
| in de woorden die ik zing -- | den Worten, die ich singe -- |
| Ach, was jij maar hier... | Wenn du nur hier wärst... |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-11
Oh, stay, my dearest life (Picander / Johann Sebastian Bach)
1738 Picander
Oratorio for Ascension Day "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen" ("Laud to God in all his kingdoms", BWV 11 / BC D9), air "Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben"
Keyword: Missing: loved one(s)
Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
| He stops my bleeding, | |
| the bloody gorgeous killer -- | |
| of my maidenhead. | |
| Hij stelpt mijn bloeding, | , |
| de bloedmooie moordenaar -- | der wunderschönen Mörder -- |
| van mijn maagdenvlies. | meiner Korona. |
Amsterdam, 2020-05-31
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
1748 Cleland, John
Novel
Keyword: Love: intimacy (physical)
| Ladies, you know it, | |
| so tell me, are cold and heat -- | |
| the symptoms of Love? | |
| Jullie weten het, | , |
| zeg mij, zijn kou en hitte -- | sind Kälte und Hitze das -- |
| wat de Liefde is? | was die Liebe ist? |
Amsterdam, 2024-09-10
You who know (what love is) (Lorenzo da Ponte / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1786 Da Ponte, Lorenzo
Air "Voi che sapete", opera "Le nozze di Figaro" ("Figaro's wedding"), based on the comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais - Act 2
Keywords: In love: uncertainty, Body: and mind
Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
| The white butterfly | |
| moves, to save it, I quickly -- | |
| put out the candle. | |
| De witte vlinder | , |
| beweegt, om hem te redden -- | um ihn zu retten, lösche -- |
| doof ik vlug de kaars. | ich schnell die Kerze. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-05
Fragment of a chronicle of Marco Leccio and his war on the map in the time of the Great War in Europe, VIII (Luigi Pirandello)
1919 Pirandello, Luigi
Story "Frammento di cronaca di Marco Leccio e della sua guerra sulla carta nel tempo della grande guerra europea", VIII
Keywords: Care: animals, plants, things, Flying: butterfly / moth
| Moved and comforted | |
| by love, although not really: | |
| moved by the love song. | |
| Ontroerd en getroost | , |
| door de liefde, nee, toch niet: | und davon getröstet, nein: |
| door het liefdeslied. | von dem Liebeslied. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-27
The power of love - The myths of Pygmalion, Narcissus, Tereus, Orpheus and Helena (Imme Dros)
1997 Dros, Imme
Orpheus, the master of lyre and lyric
Stories "De macht van de liefde - De mythen van Pygmalion, Narkissos, Tereus, Orfeus en Helena"
Keyword: Comfort (consolation)
| The goddess of love | |
| likes to sleep with the strong god -- | |
| of war and killing. | |
| Graag slaapt de godin | |
| van de liefde bij de god -- | schläft gerne mit dem Gott des -- |
| van oorlog en dood. | Krieges, des Todes. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-26
The power of love - The myths of Pygmalion, Narkissos, Tereus, Orfeus en Helena
1997 Dros, Imme
Stories "De macht van de liefde - De mythen van Pygmalion, Narkissos, Tereus, Orfeus en Helena"
Aphrodite and Ares
Keyword: Love: unity / universal
| Ah, Desire, the son | |
| of Love and War: so playful -- | |
| and so destructive. | |
| Begeerte, de zoon | |
| van Liefde en Oorlog: speels -- | von Liebe und Krieg: verspielt -- |
| en vernietigend. | und zerstörerisch. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-27
The power of love - The myths of Pygmalion, Narkissos, Tereus, Orfeus en Helena (Imme Dros)
1997 Dros, Imme
Eros, the first lover of Aphrodite, later considered her son from Ares
Stories "De macht van de liefde - De mythen van Pygmalion, Narkissos, Tereus, Orfeus en Helena"
Keyword: Desire (craving, lust)
| He's handsome and strong, | |
| he's a giant, with wild hair -- | |
| and a black backside. | |
| Hij is knap en sterk, | , |
| een reus met wilde haren -- | ein Riese mit wildem Haar -- |
| en zwarte billen. | und schwarzem Gesäß. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-30
Hero of the twelve tasks - The myth of Heracles (Imme Dros)
2000 Dros, Imme
The hairy buttocks of Heracles
Story "Held van de twaalf taken - De mythe van Herakles"
Keyword: In love: allurement
| Who's ready to give | |
| his life for you? Your loved one! | |
| who you want to keep. | |
| Wie wil zijn leven | |
| voor jou geven? Je liefste! | sein Leben geben? Dein Lieb! |
| die je wilt houden. | das du schützen willst. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-30
Love and what passes for it - The myths of Medeia and Iason, Alkestis and Admetos, Psyche and Eros
2000 Dros, Imme
Stories "Liefde en wat ervoor doorgaat - De mythen van Medeia en Iason, Alkestis en Admetos, Psyche en Eros"
Admetos and his wife Alkestis, who sacrificed herself for him
Keyword: Love: Give To Be
| Men are quite vain, they | |
| conquer a woman as if -- | |
| she were a virgin. | |
| Mannen zijn ijdel, | , |
| veroveren een vrouw als- | erobern Frauen, als wär- |
| of ze een maagd is. | en sie Jungfrauen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-08
Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles (Jeanette Winterson)
2005 Winterson, Jeanette
Myth Retelling, chapter Weight of the world
Keywords: Virgin, Manly (lust)
