| I'm ahead of you, | |
| when it dawns I look behind -- | |
| and only see snakes. | |
| Ik loop voor jou uit, | , |
| het wordt licht, ik kijk om en -- | es wird hell, ich schau mich um, |
| zie alleen slangen. | sehe nur Schlangen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-20
Orpheus (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem, published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - February 3rd, 1974, Amsterdam
Keywords: Missing: loved one(s), Animals: snake
| We disagree, that | |
| is okay, we are happy -- | |
| to walk together. | |
| We zijn het oneens, | |
| dat geeft niet, de wandeling -- | Meinung, ist gut, das Wandern -- |
| stemt ons tevreden. | stimmt uns zufrieden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-23
Giant trees, under which we walked (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Reusachtige bomen, waaronder wij wandelden", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - January 8th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Together: discord
| We follow the dike, | |
| the sun has sunk next to us -- | |
| and makes the grass gleam. | |
| We volgen de dijk, | , |
| de zon is naast ons gezakt -- | die Sonne sinkt neben uns -- |
| laat het gras glanzen. | die Gräser glänzen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-24
We looked out over the land (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Wij overzagen het land" / "Dal sentiero sopra la diga", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XII [Evaluation]), in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012), and in the autobiography "In den vreemde - Kronieken" ("In foreign parts - Chronicles", 2024, Frida Vogels), chapter 'Epiloog' (Epilogue) - June 2nd, 1972, Bologna (about the Wormer, May 12th, 1972)
Keyword: Nature: landscape
| With the speeches at | |
| the funeral, it begins: | |
| being forgotten. | |
| Met de toespraken | |
| op de uitvaart begint het -- | der Bestattung beginnt es: |
| vergeten worden. | vergessen werden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-24
Dying (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Doodgaan", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - June 6th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Memory: forget
| The chair, Mama is | |
| no longer in it, watching -- | |
| what I am doing. | |
| Mama zit niet meer | |
| op haar stoel en kijkt niet meer -- | im Sessel, schaut mir nicht mehr -- |
| hoe ik bezig ben. | zu, was ich tue. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-24
The chair opposite you (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Die stoel tegenover je", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XI [Deceased]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - June 7th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Parents: mother(hood)
| On all the hillsides | |
| around me broom blooms, there are -- | |
| no dead people here. | |
| Op al de heuvels | |
| rondom mij bloeit er brem, hier -- | ringsum blüht der Ginster, hier -- |
| zijn er geen doden. | gibt's keine Toten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-25
The broom bloomed on the hills (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "De brem bloeide op de heuvels", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XI [Deceased]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - July 15th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Nature: flowers
| It just happened, you | |
| wanted to help, and one thing -- | |
| led to a whole life. | |
| Het liep zo, jij wou | |
| me helpen, en van het een -- | geholfen, und eins führte -- |
| kwam een heel leven. | zum ganzen Leben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-25
Taking on the burden (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "De last op zich nemen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XII [Evaluation]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - August 19th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Life: course (chance)
| The house has become | |
| more empty, one person less -- | |
| and one shadow more. | |
| Weer is het leger | , |
| in huis, weer een mens minder -- | eine Person weniger -- |
| weer een schim erbij. | und ein Schatten mehr. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-25
Again a face paled (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Weer verbleekte een gezicht", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XI [Deceased]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - August 23rd, 1972, Bologna (after the death of uncle Enea Drione on August 6th)
Keyword: Spirit / Ghost(s)
| I sit in the mist, | |
| resting on the narrow path -- | |
| Where should I go next? | |
| Ik zit in de mist | |
| uit te rusten, op het pad -- | ich auf dem Weg, wohin soll -- |
| Waarheen verdergaan? | ich weitergehen? |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-26
Someone (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Iemand", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XI [Deceased]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - September 20th, 1972, Bologna
Keywords: Fog, Life: course (on the way)
| My work is done, what- | |
| ever it's worth, satisfied -- | |
| I now say goodbye. | |
| Mijn werk is af, wat | |
| het ook waard is, tevreden -- | mit meiner Arbeit, ich kann -- |
| neem ik nu afscheid. | mich verabschieden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
Dying (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Doodgaan", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XII [Evaluation]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - April 11th, 1973, Amsterdam
Keyword: Goodbye: decision
| Is my friend looking | |
| for me? No, I'm calling her -- | |
| but.. she's in her grave. | |
| Zoekt mijn vriendin mij? | |
| Nee, ik roep haar, maar.. zij moet -- | nach mir? Nein, ich rufe sie -- |
| in haar graf blijven. | dort.. in ihrem Grab. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-28
Buried too soon, already hastily dragged away (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Te snel begraven, al haastig weggesleept", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - January 23rd, 1974, Amsterdam
Keyword: Missing: deceased
| Birds and snakes, not you, | |
| upon my homecoming from -- | |
| the realm of the dead. | |
| Vogels en slangen, | , |
| jij niet, bij mijn terugkomst -- | nicht du, bei meiner Rückkehr -- |
| uit het dodenrijk. | aus dem Totenreich. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-28
Orpheus (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Orfeus", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - February 3rd, 1974, Amsterdam
Keywords: Alone: forsaken, Missing: loved one(s)
| Traces of the past | |
| in the landscape, leave them as -- | |
| they are, they are dead. | |
| Sporen van vroeger | |
| in het landschap, laat het zo -- | in der Landschaft, lass sie, wie -- |
| Dit vroeger is dood. | sie sind, sie sind tot. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-28
Lines, figures exposed: a city (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Lijnen, figuren die men blootlegt: een stad", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - March 19th, 1974, Amsterdam
Keywords: Past: remnants, Nature: landscape
| Without seeing you, | |
| without understanding you -- | |
| I do what you want. | |
| Zonder jou te zien, | , |
| zonder jou te begrijpen -- | ohne zu verstehen: ich -- |
| doe ik wat jij wilt. | tue, was du willst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
You lay there, and you didn't lie still (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Je lag daar, en je lag niet stil", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - March 20th, 1974, Amsterdam - Acting according to the wishes of the deceased
Keywords: Love: surrender, Manly (dominance)
| You answer me, my | |
| words have sprouted in you: | |
| a branch full of shoots. | |
| Jij antwoordt mij, mijn | , |
| woorden zijn in jou ontkiemd: | ich bin in dir gekeimt: ein |
| een tak vol loten. | Zweig voller Triebe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
You answered me. My words (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Jij antwoordde me. Mijn woorden", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - March 26th, 1974, Amsterdam
Keywords: Together: connection, Knowledge: pass on
| Just let the traces | |
| decay, what passed along here -- | |
| is engraved in me. | |
| Laat de sporen maar | |
| vergaan, wat hier voorbijging -- | vergehen, der Vorgang ist -- |
| staat in mij gegrift. | in mir eingraviert. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
There are still traces visible. But don't follow them, look closer (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Nog zijn er sporen zichtbaar. Maar volg ze niet, kijk beter", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - March 29th, 1974, Amsterdam (being petrified oneself)
Keyword: Memory: remembering
| Breaking branches in | |
| the domestic wilderness -- | |
| of the dense brushwood. | |
| Brekende takken | |
| in de tamme wildernis -- | in der zahmen Wildnis des -- |
| van het kreupelbos. | dichten Buschwaldes. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
We walked through brushwood (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "We wandelden door kreupelbos", published in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - April 1st, 1974, Amsterdam
Keyword: Nature: trees, forest
| The knighthood gives me | |
| the assignment: go now, and -- | |
| choose a route yourself. | |
| De ridderslag geeft | |
| me de opdracht: ga op weg -- | mir den Auftrag: gehe und -- |
| kies zelf een route. | wähle einen Weg. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
It was a mission: I had to go on alone (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Het was een opdracht: alleen moest ik verder gaan", published in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - April 28th, 1974, Amsterdam
Keyword: Beginning (make a start)
| The restoration | |
| is overdue, look, new life -- | |
| is already growing! | |
| De restauratie | |
| komt te laat, kijk maar, er groeit -- | überfällig, da wächst doch -- |
| hier al nieuw leven! | schon neues Leben! |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
Gathering, putting together the lost pieces (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "De verloren stukken bijeenzoeken, samenvoegen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XII, Evaluation]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - May 24th, 1974, Amsterdam
Keyword: Decay
| In the coffin, you | |
| lie, with an ivory face: | |
| terribly precious! | |
| Je ligt in de kist, | |
| met een ivoren gezicht: | einem Elfenbeingesicht: |
| akelig kostbaar! | wie schrecklich kostbar! |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-30
I'd rather never have seen your ivory face (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Je ivoren gezicht had ik nooit willen zien", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - June 17th, 1974, Bologna
Keyword: Death: cemetery / funeral
| I'm alive, I stand | |
| on a mountain of the dead -- | |
| They have become soil. | |
| Ik leef en ik sta | |
| op een berg doden, ze zijn -- | Berg der Toten, sie sind zu -- |
| aarde geworden. | Erde geworden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-30
You're still alive, you stand on the mountain of dead people (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Jij leeft nog, je staat op de berg doden", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - July 25th, 1974, Bologna
Keyword: Death: and life
| The dead who are dear | |
| to me sometimes touch me, but -- | |
| then I push them back. | |
| Dierbare doden: | |
| soms raken ze me aan, maar -- | berühren mich, aber ich -- |
| ik duw hen terug. | stoße sie zurück. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-30
You're still alive, you stand on the mountain of dead people (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Jij leeft nog, je staat op de berg doden", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - July 25th, 1974, Bologna
Keyword: Memory: of people
| You always believed | |
| in the heavenly trumpets -- | |
| so now I must blow! | |
| Jij geloofde in | |
| de hemelse bazuinen -- | die himmlischen Posaunen -- |
| Ik moet wel blazen! | Jetzt muss ich blasen! |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-30
You stare at me grimly, and I'm scared and recoil (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Grimmig staar je me aan, en ik schrik en deins terug", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XI [Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - August 22nd, 1974, Bologna
Keywords: Heaven / Sky / Hell, Bible
| Old women in black. | |
| They nod, telling their dreams and -- | |
| storing them away. | |
| De oude vrouwen | |
| vertellen elkaar dromen -- | erzählen sich Träume und -- |
| en bergen ze op. | bewahren sie auf. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
The dead bring dough and bread, that is good (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "De doden brengen deeg en brood, dat is goed", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XI [Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - October 7th, 1974, Bologna
First line of the verse: on All Soul's Day, the bread of the dead is eaten ('Pan dei morti')
Keyword: Old age: dreaming
| I am making do | |
| with the cart I have, because -- | |
| I want to go home. | |
| Ik behelp me maar | |
| met de kar die ik heb, want -- | der Karre, die ich habe -- |
| ik wil graag naar huis. | Ich will nach Hause. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
It bumps along, keeps getting stuck (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Het hobbelt voort, telkens blijft het steken", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XII [Evaluation]) - November 19th, 1974, Bologna
Keyword: Home: bygone / homesickness
| Wanting to get home, | |
| sleep again where everything -- | |
| is finally right. | |
| Thuis willen komen, | , |
| en slapen waar eindelijk -- | wieder schlafen, wo endlich -- |
| alles weer goed is. | alles richtig ist. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
The road home: near, far (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "De weg naar huis: dichtbij, veraf", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XII [Evaluation]) - November 19th, 1974, Bologna
Keyword: Home: displaced
| The neighbours demand | |
| that we behave as they do -- | |
| We're ashamed and leave. | |
| De buren eisen | , |
| dat we leven zoals zij -- | dass wir so leben wie sie -- |
| Beschaamd gaan we weg. | Wir gehen, beschämt. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-15
Our houses were never ours (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Onze huizen waren nooit van ons", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part IX, Marriage]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - January 18th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Neighbourhood
| It is eerily | |
| quiet in the house, so I -- | |
| keep hearing something. | |
| Het is akelig | |
| stil in huis, zo erg stil dat -- | still im Haus, immer wieder -- |
| ik aldoor iets hoor. | höre ich etwas. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-20
It's quiet in the house. So quiet that I keep hearing something (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Het is stil in huis. Zo stil, dat ik aldoor wat hoor", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - August 9th, 1974, Bologna
Keyword: Silence (emptiness)
| Father is gruff and | |
| absent again, he answers: | |
| Why aren't you playing? | |
| Vader is weer nors | |
| en afwezig, hij antwoordt: | mürrisch, er antwortet nur: |
| Waarom speel je niet? | Warum spielst du nicht? |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-23
Two who (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Twee die", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - January 5th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Parents: father(hood)
| You didn't answer when | |
| I called you, at the bottom -- | |
| of the high stairs, tired. | |
| Je antwoordde niet | |
| toen ik jou riep, onderaan -- | ich dich gerufen habe -- |
| de lange trap, moe. | am Fuß der Treppe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-23
I can remember you / You're with me again (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Ik kan me je herinneren" / "Je bent weer bij me", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part X, Father]), in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012), and in "Diary 1977-1978" (2014) - January 16th, 1972, Bologna (about her father, September 1970 in Urbino)
Keyword: Alone: forsaken
| I ask the shadows, | |
| they do not understand me -- | |
| so they shake me off. | |
| Ik spreek de schimmen | |
| aan, ze begrijpen me niet -- | ten, sie verstehen mich nicht -- |
| en schudden me af. | und schütteln mich ab. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-23
Someone has come among us (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Iemand is onder ons gekomen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XI [Deceased]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - February 12th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Spirit / Ghost(s)
| He has a present | |
| and with a smile he opens -- | |
| his hand: a small shell. | |
| Hij heeft een cadeau | |
| en opent met een lachje -- | und öffnet lächelnd seine -- |
| zijn hand: een schelpje. | Hand: eine Muschel. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-24
He has nothing to show - after travelling so far (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Niets heeft hij te tonen - na zo ver", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - May 8th, 1972, Amsterdam
Keyword: Sadness: disappointment
| Your face has turned red, | |
| but you keep talking, panting -- | |
| from the long, steep climb. | |
| Je loopt al rood aan, | |
| maar je blijft praten, hijgend -- | du redest weiter und keuchst -- |
| van de steile klim. | vom steilen Anstieg. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-25
You told me everything in a hurry (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Je vertelde me inderhaast alles", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part X, Father]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - July 17th, 1972, Bologna (about her father, September 27th, 1970 in Urbino)
Keywords: Body: decline, Breath
| Why any further? | |
| All the effort to get here -- | |
| where there is no view. | |
| Waarom nog verder | |
| gaan? Al die moeite tot hier -- | gehen? Hier gibt es nicht ein- |
| waar geen uitzicht is. | mal eine Aussicht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-26
Someone (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse, published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - September 20th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Life: course (on the way)
| You outshouted both | |
| yourself and the great distance -- | |
| you had kept from me. | |
| Jij overschreeuwde | |
| en jezelf, en de afstand -- | wohl dich selbst, als die Distanz -- |
| die je van mij hield. | die du zu mir hältst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
I have never heard a word from you (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Geen woord heb ik ooit van je gehoord", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - June 13th, 1973, Bologna
Keywords: Love: powerless, Distance / Detachment
| You left me behind | |
| in the field, destitute like -- | |
| a windswept scarecrow. | |
| Je liet mij achter | |
| in het veld, berooid als een -- | zurückgelassen, schäbig -- |
| vogelverschrikker. | wie eine Scheuche. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
Away (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Weg", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part X, Father]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - May 12th, 1974, Amsterdam
Keyword: Alone: forsaken
| Old air in the house, | |
| mum shambles around in it -- | |
| She becomes smaller. | |
| Oude lucht in huis, | , |
| moeder schuifelt er in rond -- | Mutter schlurft darin herum -- |
| zoekend, steeds kleiner. | wird immer kleiner. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
More helpless, more grey. Her words are few (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Hulpelozer, grijzer. Haar woorden zijn weinig", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XI [Deceased]) - October 31st, 1974, Bologna
Keyword: Old age: process
| At last you come and | |
| you throw open my shutters -- | |
| Without seeing me. | |
| Eindelijk kom je, | |
| je gooit mijn luiken open -- | meine Fensterläden auf -- |
| Zonder mij te zien. | aber siehst mich nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
The shutters were thrown open, I didn't know if it would be you (Frida Vogels)
1994 Vogels, Frida
Poem "De luiken werden opengegooid, ik wist niet of jij het zou zijn", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father], and in "Diary 1962-1963" - November 11th, 1974, Bologna
Keywords: Missing: loved one(s), Parents: father(hood)
| We have invited | |
| guests and clean the entire house -- | |
| including the soap. | |
| We krijgen bezoek, | |
| en maken heel het huis schoon -- | die Gäste das ganze Haus -- |
| tot en met de zeep. | sogar die Seife. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-16
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - January 31st, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Hospitality
| I know, I too shall | |
| die, but for the time being -- | |
| I am someone else. | |
| Ik weet het, ook ik | |
| ga dood, maar vooralsnog ben -- | sterben, aber noch bin ich -- |
| ik iemand anders. | jemand anderes. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-17
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - August 13th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Attention: actuality
| Frozen soil, rumbling | |
| with feet, naked and skinny -- | |
| the locust stands braced. | |
| De bevroren grond | |
| dreunt van voeten, naakt en schriel -- | Füßen, nackt und mager spannt -- |
| staat de sprinkhaan schrap. | die Grille sich an. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-17
On fragile legs on the frozen ground (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Op broze pootjes op de bevroren grond", published in "Diary 1972-1973" - December 3rd, 1972, Bologna
Keywords: Combat readiness, Flying: grasshopper / cricket
| Mama certainly | |
| would never talk motherly! | |
| She understands me. | |
| Mama zou zeker | |
| nooit moederlijk praten, want -- | Mama bestimmt nie sprechen! |
| zij begrijpt me wel. | Sie versteht mich doch. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-17
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - December 31st, 1972, San Severo
Keyword: Parents: mother(hood)
| There's a small, crushed plant | |
| rising up in the cart track -- | |
| It's going to bloom. | |
| In het karrenspoor | |
| richt een geplet plantje zich -- | erhebt sich eine kleine -- |
| op, het gaat bloeien. | Pflanze, und sie blüht. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-19
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - June 25th, 1973, Bologna
Keywords: Life: survival (reflex), Nature: flowers
| Nice conversations | |
| in the shadow of her death: | |
| luminous islands. | |
| Fijne gesprekken | |
| in de schaduw van haar dood: | im Schatten ihres Todes: |
| eilanden van licht. | leuchtende Inseln. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-20
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - December 2nd, 1973, Bologna
Keyword: Goodbye: dying / death
| The empty square, rained | |
| clean, at home we lay down and -- | |
| share our happiness. | |
| Het lege plein, schoon | |
| geregend, thuis uiten we -- | geregnet, im Bett drücken -- |
| in bed ons geluk. | wir unser Glück aus. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-08
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - August 17th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Happiness (connection)
| Happiness: Having | |
| lunch in the grass on a dike -- | |
| Boats on the river. | |
| Geluk is lunchen | |
| op een grasdijk met boten -- | Deich im Gras zu essen mit -- |
| over de rivier. | Boote auf dem Fluss. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-23
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - May 8th, 1972, Amsterdam (about the IJssel, May 5th, 1972)
Keyword: Happiness (relaxation)
| I dream: my father | |
| kisses me, but it isn't him -- | |
| and he isn't kissing. | |
| Ik droom dat vader | |
| me kust, maar hij is het niet -- | mich, aber er ist es nicht -- |
| en hij kust me niet. | und er küsst mich nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-24
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - June 5th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Parents: father(hood)
| I wrote back to them, | |
| but it took me two days of -- | |
| reasonableness. | |
| Ik heb geantwoord, | . |
| wat me twee dagen kostte -- | Zwei Tage Zumutbarkeit -- |
| aan redelijkheid. | hat's mir gekostet. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-24
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - June 11th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Reason: and feelings
| Dust swirling. Someone | |
| must be at the fence, breaking -- | |
| my desolation. | |
| Er warrelt stof op. | |
| Iemand aan het hek doorbreekt -- | auf, jemand am Zaun durchbricht -- |
| mijn verlatenheid. | meine Einsamkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-25
Visitors who may have no evil intentions (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Bezoekers die misschien geen kwaad bedoelen", published in "Diary 1972-1973" - June 20th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Alone: loner / single
| I am sitting on | |
| the edge of the bath, oh, my -- | |
| parents are no more. | |
| Ik zit op de rand | |
| van het bad, ach, mijn ouders -- | Badewanne, und habe -- |
| zijn er nu niet meer. | keine Eltern mehr. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-25
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - June 24th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Missing: loved one(s)
| A postcard from Liz, | |
| sent by Caroline, but still -- | |
| from Liz, that is nice. | |
| Een briefkaart van Els, | , |
| gestuurd door Carla, maar toch -- | geschickt von Karla, trotzdem -- |
| van Els, dat is fijn. | von Liesl, das ist nett. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-25
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - July 9th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Friendship: bond
| Finally he died, | |
| then the bustle began and -- | |
| the sun rose again. | |
| Toen hij eindelijk | , |
| dood was, begon de drukte -- | begann das Treiben im Haus -- |
| kwam de zon weer op. | ging die Sonne auf. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-25
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
The Bustle in a House (Emily Dickinson)
2012 Vogels, Frida, Dickinson, Emily
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - August 13th, 1972, Bologna (poem "The Bustle in a House", 1866, Emily Dickinson, published in 1890; F1108, J1078)
Keyword: Lifestream (motion)
| Dark corners: why do | |
| I pay attention to places -- | |
| on which no sun shines? | |
| Donkere hoeken: | |
| waarom let ik op plekken -- | auf die Stellen, an denen -- |
| waar geen zon op schijnt? | keine Sonne scheint? |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - October 4th, 1972, Bologna
Keywords: Danger: hidden, Curiosity: secret / world
| It's how it goes: the | |
| old tree continues to grow -- | |
| hardening its bark. | |
| Het kan niet anders, | |
| de oude boom blijft groeien -- | Baum wächst weiter und seine -- |
| en verhardt zijn bast. | Rinde härtet aus. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
The stiff growth (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Het stroeve groeien", published in "Diary 1972-1973" - January 17th, 1973, Bologna
Keyword: Nature: trees, forest
| We both mean something | |
| different each time, but still -- | |
| it's a nice meeting. | |
| Beiden bedoelen | |
| we steeds iets anders, toch is -- | jedes Mal falsch, trotzdem ist's -- |
| het een leuk gesprek. | ein nettes Gespräch. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - August 12th, 1973, San Severo
Keyword: Communication (conversation)
| Then I'll ask for it | |
| on the day I am the queen: | |
| my happy birthday. | |
| Dan vraag ik het wel | |
| wanneer ik koningin ben: | wann ich die Königin bin: |
| op mijn verjaardag. | bald, am Geburtstag. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-15
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
Keyword: Wish(es)
| Hand in hand we are | |
| pulling on each other: come -- | |
| inside mý circle! | |
| We staan hand in hand | |
| hard aan elkaar te trekken: | wir kräftig aneinander: |
| kom binnen míjn kring! | komm in méinem Kreis! |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-16
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - February 11th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Together: group
| Life experience: | |
| stones and boulders in the streams -- | |
| within your body. | |
| Levenservaring: | : |
| de stenen in de stromen -- | die Steine in den Strömen -- |
| binnen je lichaam. | in deinem Körper. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-20
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - November 10th, 1973, Bologna
Keywords: Life: experience, Wisdom
| If only it was | |
| enough to quietly lie -- | |
| together in bed. | |
| Was het maar genoeg | |
| om fijn in bed te liggen -- | wäre, um still zusammen -- |
| stil tegen elkaar. | im Bett zu liegen. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-08
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - May 1st and June 26th, 1973, Bologna
Keyword: Love: intimacy (physical)
| He remains silent, | |
| he knows better, and I'm once -- | |
| again too stupid. | |
| Hij kijkt kwaad en zwijgt, | |
| hij weet het beter, en ik -- | weiß es besser, und ich bin -- |
| ben weer eens te dom. | mal wieder zu dumm. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-23
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - April 22nd, 1972, Amsterdam
Keyword: Manly (dominance)
| You touch my back, I | |
| turn around and you are shocked -- | |
| like I'm who knows what. | |
| Je raakt mijn rug aan, | |
| ik draai me om en jij schrikt -- | zu dir und du bist schockiert -- |
| alsof ik wat? ben. | als wäre ich was? |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-24
You came to me from behind (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Je kwam achter me naar me toe", published in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - June 5th, 1972, Bologna (about her father)
Keyword: Parents: father(hood)
| Far too often I | |
| live in a state of alarm -- | |
| It's no good, I know. | |
| Veel te vaak leef ik | |
| in een noodtoestand, en dat -- | ich im Notzustand, und das -- |
| is nergens goed voor. | ist wirklich nicht gut. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-24
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - June 9th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Attention: actuality
| The woods entangle | |
| me, I want out, I don't want -- | |
| to have to sleep here. | |
| Het bos verstrikt me, | , |
| ik wil eruit, ik wil niet -- | ich will raus, will hier die Nacht -- |
| hier moeten slapen. | nicht schlafen müssen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-26
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
August 26th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Nature: trees, forest
| So, to do a lot | |
| I get up quickly, then, I -- | |
| don't know what to do. | |
| Vandaag wil ik veel | , |
| doen, vlug sta ik op en dan -- | ich stehe schnell auf und weiß -- |
| weet ik het niet meer. | dann nicht mehr weiter. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-26
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
September 4th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Life: lust (enthusiasm)
| She still haunts the house, | |
| and her stories bossily -- | |
| are haunting my head. | |
| Zij spookt door het huis, | , |
| en haar verhalen spoken -- | ihre Geschichten spuken -- |
| bazig in mijn hoofd. | in meinem Kopf rum. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - December 7th, 1972, Bologna
Keywords: Memory: of someone, Spirit / Ghost(s)
| He makes me wait, and | |
| then I want to say something -- | |
| that will affect him. | |
| Hij laat me expres | . |
| wachten, en dan wil ik iets -- | Ich möchte etwas sagen -- |
| zeggen dat hem raakt. | dass ihn tief berührt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - December 7th, 1972, Bologna
Keyword: Manly (dominance)
| A guest: cupboard | |
| opening, walking, rustling -- | |
| silence, out the door. | |
| Een logé: geloop, | |
| kastje open, geritsel, | Schrank öffnen, Gehen, Rascheln -- |
| stilte, de deur uit. | Stille, aus der Tür. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - December 19th, 1972, Bologna
Keywords: Privacy, Hospitality
| I am different, | |
| they call me the madwoman -- | |
| of the castle here. | |
| Ik val uit de toon, | |
| daarom ben ik hier bekend -- | werde ich die Verrückte -- |
| als de kasteelgek. | vom Kastell genannt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - July 30th, 1973, San Severo - "La pazza di Drione" (The madwoman of Drione)
Castel Drione is the original name of San Severo (hence, San Severo is called 'Castellina' in the diaries), and Drione is also the surname of Frida's mother-in-law
Keyword: Foreigners: different
| She smiles, she wants me | |
| to take the tastiest fruit -- | |
| The holy martyr! | |
| Ze glimlacht, ze wil | , |
| dat ik het lekkerste neem -- | dass ich das Beste nehme -- |
| De martelares! | Die Märtyrerin! |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - August 12th, 1973, San Severo
Keyword: Religion: holiness
| I'm a poet, I'm | |
| fighting on a pinhead with -- | |
| who I want to be. | |
| Ik ben een dichter, | |
| ik vecht op een speldenknop -- | sie auf Nadelkopf mit der -- |
| met wie ik wil zijn. | die sie sein möchte. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
I am a poet after all (Frida Vogels)
2012 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Ik ben nu eenmaal een dichter", published in "Diary 1972-1973" - September 23rd, 1973, Bologna (The Bible: Jacob fights with the angel)
Keywords: Writing: a discovery, Bible
| The little children | |
| are shadows that ignore me -- | |
| as if I were one. | |
| Kleine kinderen: | : |
| schimmen die me negeren -- | Schatten, die mich meiden, als -- |
| als was ik er een. | wäre ich einer. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-20
Too many are shadows, I cannot mingle with the living (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
Poem "Te velen zijn schimmen, ik kan niet met de levenden verkeren", published in "Diary 1974-1976" - February 18th, 1974, Amsterdam
Keyword: Spirit / Ghost(s)
| Waking up I see | |
| my backpack, flowers, and four -- | |
| quarters of the sky. | |
| Ik word wakker, zie | |
| mijn rugzak, zie bloemen, en -- | ich: Rucksack, Blumen, und vier -- |
| vier hemelstreken. | Himmelsrichtungen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-20
I woke up. Next to me I found a staff and a knapsack (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Ik werd wakker. Naast me vond ik staf en ransel", published in "Diary 1974-1976" - June 3rd, 1974, Bologna
Keywords: Journey: explore, Nature: flowers
| Writing down my dreams | |
| awakens truths and visions -- | |
| that sleep within me. | |
| Het opschrijven van | |
| mijn dromen wekt waarheden -- | Träume erweckt Wahrheiten -- |
| die in mij slapen. | die in mir schlummern. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-22
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - June 24th, 1975, Bologna
Keywords: Writing: a discovery, Dream(s)
| When I was younger | |
| I wanted to change the world -- | |
| now I let it go. | |
| Vroeger wilde ik | |
| de wereld veranderen -- | die Welt verändern, und jetzt -- |
| nu laat ik haar los. | lasse ich sie los. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - April 4th, 1974, Amsterdam
Keywords: Idealism, Letting go
| She picks cyclamens, | |
| so I pick clumps of damp moss -- | |
| and wrap them in it. | |
| Ze plukt cyclaampjes, | , |
| dus pluk ik vochtig mos en -- | ich feuchtes Moos, und darin -- |
| wikkel ze daar in. | wickle ich sie ein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-30
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - September 9th, 1974, Bologna
Keyword: Nature: flowers
| Reading you aloud | |
| is nice, and afterwards we -- | |
| can talk about it. | |
| Voorlezen is fijn, | , |
| en daarna kunnen we er -- | und anschließend können wir -- |
| over napraten. | darüber reden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - September 26th, 1974, Lucera
Keywords: Boredom: dullness / emptiness, Communication (conversation)
| I do carpentry. | |
| The workers are wondering -- | |
| how to proceed now. | |
| Ik timmer ook iets. | . |
| De werklui vragen zich af -- | Die Arbeiter fragen sich -- |
| hoe het verder moet. | wie es weiter geht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-03
I arrive with a lame stick (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Ik kom aan met een kreupele lat", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XII, Evaluation]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - March 1st, 1975, Amsterdam
Keyword: Knowledge: expertise
| The guests are coming, | |
| but I hide in the bushes -- | |
| until they have left. | |
| De gasten komen, | , |
| ik verberg me in de tuin -- | ich verstecke mich schnell, bis -- |
| tot ze weer weg zijn. | sie wieder weg sind. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-21
It was a celebration. The long-awaited day dawned (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
Poem " 't Was feest. De lang verwachte dag brak aan", published in "Diary 1974-1976" - October 17th, 1974, Bologna1
Keyword: Foreigners: guest
| You see: it's not good, | |
| but there's nothing you can do -- | |
| It is everywhere. | |
| Kijk, het is niet goed, | |
| maar er is niets aan te doen -- | ja, da kann man nichts machen -- |
| Het is overal. | Es ist überall. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-21
It wasn't good. He saw it, every little thing He had created (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Het was niet goed. Hij zag het, ieder klein ding dat Hij geschapen had", published in "Diary 1974-1976" - January 26th, 1975, Bologna
Keywords: Humanity, Religion: God(s)
| Another letter | |
| from her, on its way for years -- | |
| Received past her death. | |
| Nog een brief van haar, | |
| jaren onderweg geweest -- | lange unterwegs, über -- |
| Over haar dood heen. | ihren Tod hinaus. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-22
Still you send me signs, still messages travel (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Nog zend je me tekens, nog reizen boodschappen", published in "Diary 1974-1976" - June 24th, 1975, Bologna
Keyword: Communication (sending)
| My wide web catches | |
| your messages, catches them -- | |
| like entangled flies. | |
| Mijn wijde web vangt | |
| jouw berichten, vangt ze als -- | deine Nachrichten ein, wie -- |
| verstrikte vliegen. | zappelnde Fliegen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-22
Still you send me signs, still messages travel (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
Verse "Nog zend je me tekens, nog reizen boodschappen", published in "Diary 1974-1976" - June 24th, 1975, Bologna
Keywords: Dream(s), Flying: fly
| My poems give a | |
| structure to my emotions -- | |
| and yet they fall through. | |
| Dichtend geef ik mijn | |
| emoties structuur, maar daar -- | Gefühlen Struktur, dennoch -- |
| vallen ze doorheen. | fallen sie hindurch. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-22
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - June 24th, 1975, Bologna
Keyword: Writing: emotions
| Unbelievers see | |
| their lives as a piece of cloth: | |
| this long, and this wide. | |
| Ongelovigen | |
| zien hun leven als een lap: | ihr Leben als ein Stück Stoff: |
| zo lang, en zo breed. | so lang, und so breit. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-22
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - August 2nd, 1975, Bologna
Keyword: Reason: logic
| I'm staying with you, | |
| because you just refuse to -- | |
| believe that I can't. | |
| Ik blijf nog bij jou, | , |
| want jij wilt niet geloven -- | weil du mir nicht glauben willst -- |
| dat ik dat niet kan. | dass ich es nicht kann. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-23
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - October 15th, 1974, Bologna
Keyword: Marriage (relationship)
| After much thought, she | |
| says one sentence, as if it -- | |
| would say everything. | |
| Na lang nadenken | , |
| zegt ze één zin, alsof die -- | sagt einen Satz, als würde -- |
| alles zou zeggen. | die alles sagen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-30
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - August 13th, 1974, Bologna
Keywords: Thinking (order), Communication (half, half-hearted)
| We all do have to | |
| enjoy life, even if it -- | |
| is reluctantly. | |
| Je moet genieten | |
| van het leven, al is het -- | das Leben genießen, auch -- |
| tegen heug en meug. | mit Widerwillen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - September 24th, 1974, Lucera
Keywords: Life: gift, Values and standards
| My figs are ripe, it's | |
| time to pick them, my neighbours -- | |
| apparently thought. | |
| Mijn vijgen zijn rijp, | |
| tijd om te plukken, dachten -- | reif, Zeit zum Pflücken, dachten -- |
| mijn buren blijkbaar. | auch meine Nachbarn. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - October 2nd, 1974, Bologna
Keyword: Neighbourhood
| She has to lie flat, | |
| so she is sick, and I must -- | |
| therefore wash my hands. | |
| Ze moet plat liggen, | , |
| dus is ze ziek en moet ik -- | ist also krank, und ich muss -- |
| me steeds ontsmetten. | mich deshalb waschen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels)
2013 Vogels, Frida
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - October 4th, 1974, Bologna (after her mother-in-law's cataract surgery)
Keyword: Disease (care)
| I write about you | |
| so as not to lose you, so -- | |
| as to be with you. | |
| Ik schrijf over jou | |
| om jou niet te verliezen -- | dich, will dich nicht verlieren -- |
| Om bij jou te zijn. | möchte bei dir sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-05
In foreign parts - Chronicles (Frida Vogels)
2024 Vogels, Frida
Autobiography "In den vreemde - Kronieken", chapter 'Een vriendin in Rome' (A friend in Rome) - January 9th, 1974, Amsterdam
Keywords: Writing: preserve, Friendship: bond
| I don't want any | |
| confidences, which goes well -- | |
| so we say goodbye. | |
| Ontboezemingen | |
| wil ik niet, dat lukt me, dus -- | will ich nicht, das klappt, also -- |
| nemen we afscheid. | können wir gehen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-05
In foreign parts - Chronicles (Frida Vogels)
2024 Vogels, Frida
Autobiography "In den vreemde - Kronieken", chapter 'De horlogemaker' (The watchmaker) - Meeting a friend - January 1972, San Severo
Keywords: Friendship: delicate, Goodbye: discomfort
