| Adjust your world-view, | |
| but only in case you have -- | |
| gained a better view. | |
| Stel je wereldbeeld | , |
| steeds bij, maar alleen als je -- | aber nur, wenn deine Sicht -- |
| beter bent gaan zien. | sich verbessert hat. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-27
The Self and Others (Ronald David Laing)
1961 Rushdie, Salman, Laing, Ronald David
Study "The Self and Others" - 'Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in reality'
Novel "Quichotte" (2019, Salman Rushdie), part 3, chapter 18
Keywords: World(view), Reason: critical
| To reconcile us | |
| I sing appropriate words -- | |
| The old well-known song. | |
| Ter verzoening zing | |
| ik de woorden die passen -- | ich die passenden Worte -- |
| Het bekende lied. | Das bekannte Lied. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-22
The Golden House (Salman Rushdie)
Bird on the Wire (Leonard Cohen)
1968 Cohen, Leonard, Rushdie, Salman
Song about Leonard Cohen and Marianne Jensen, 1969 album "Songs from a Room"; 1968 release by Judy Collins (album "Who Knows Where the Time Goes")
Novel "The Golden House" (2017, Salman Rushdie), chapter (3-) 34
Keyword: Life: course (overview)
| He's as normal as | |
| any one and that happens -- | |
| to be me this time. | |
| Hij is zo normaal | |
| als een eerste de beste -- | wie ein erster Beste und -- |
| en dat ben ik nu. | das bin ich heute. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-20
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
1975 Rushdie, Salman
Novel
(A Simurg(h) ['Thirty birds'] is a Persian legendary creature, an omniscient bird, symbol for someone's world of thought), part 1 Times Present, chapter 1
Keyword: Usual / Normal
| Language forms concepts, | |
| and those forge all kinds of chains -- | |
| and you perceive that. | |
| Taal vormt begrippen, | |
| en die smeden ketenen -- | Konzepte, schmiedet Ketten -- |
| en je beseft dat. | und man erkennt das. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-20
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
1975 Rushdie, Salman
Novel
(A Simurg(h) ['Thirty birds'] is a Persian legendary creature, an omniscient bird, symbol for someone's world of thought), part 1 Times Present, chapter 1
Keywords: Language: signs, Thinking (order)
| The day starts okay, | |
| normal, like yesterday, just -- | |
| slightly different. | |
| De dag begint goed, | , |
| gewoon, zoals gisteren -- | ganz normal, wie gestern, nur -- |
| maar net iets anders. | ein bisschen anders. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-20
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
1975 Rushdie, Salman
Novel
(A Simurg(h) ['Thirty birds'] is a Persian legendary creature, an omniscient bird, symbol for someone's world of thought), part 1 Times Present, chapter 2
Keyword: Order: pattern
| Ít can't be explained, | |
| experiencing Ít is -- | |
| understanding it. | |
| Hét kan niemand mij | |
| uitleggen, Hét ervaren -- | erklären, Dás erfahren -- |
| is het begrijpen. | ist es verstehen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-20
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
1975 Rushdie, Salman
Novel
(A Simurg(h) ['Thirty birds'] is a Persian legendary creature, an omniscient bird, symbol for someone's world of thought), part 1 Times Present, chapter 19
Ít: travelling into other dimensions / the divine / amorousness / an orgasm / killing someone
Keyword: Perception: mystery
| A writer invents | |
| worlds that will come to an end -- | |
| if they are not read. | |
| Een schrijver bedenkt | |
| werelden die weer vergaan -- | Welten, die untergehen -- |
| als niemand ze leest. | wenn niemand sie liest. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-21
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
1975 Rushdie, Salman
Novel
(A Simurg(h) ['Thirty birds'] is a Persian legendary creature, an omniscient bird, symbol for someone's world of thought), part 3 Grimus, chapter 55
Keywords: Fantasy: imagination, Writing: fantasy
| Some people live on | |
| in a book, thanks to bottles -- | |
| of eternal ink. | |
| Soms leeft iemand voort | |
| in een boek, dankzij flesjes -- | in einem Buch, dank Fläschchen -- |
| met eeuwige inkt. | ewiger Tinte. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-24
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
1975 Rushdie, Salman
Novel
(A Simurg(h) ['Thirty birds'] is a Persian legendary creature, an omniscient bird, symbol for someone's world of thought) - Characters can live for many generations - The eternity potion is sun-yellow
Keyword: Writing: preserve
| I am provident, | |
| I take poison every day -- | |
| Against poisoning. | |
| Ik ben voorzichtig, | , |
| tegen vergiftigingen -- | ich nehme täglich Gift ein -- |
| neem ik vergif in. | gegen Vergiftung. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-21
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
1975 Rushdie, Salman
Novel
(A Simurg(h) ['Thirty birds'] is a Persian legendary creature, an omniscient bird, symbol for someone's world of thought), part 2 Times Previous, chapter 37
Mithridatism (Mithridates VI of Pontus)
Keyword: Caution
| Hate is powerful, | |
| and whoever has power -- | |
| wants to retain it. | |
| Haat kan machtig zijn, | , |
| en wie eenmaal macht bezit -- | und wer einmal Macht besitzt -- |
| wil die behouden. | will sie behalten. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-21
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
1975 Rushdie, Salman
Novel
(A Simurg(h) ['Thirty birds'] is a Persian legendary creature, an omniscient bird, symbol for someone's world of thought), part 3 Grimus, chapter 54 (= LIV = Liv)
Keyword: Hatred
| Teardrop diamonds, | |
| frozen on my eyelashes: | |
| beautiful sadness. | |
| Traandiamanten, | , |
| bevroren op mijn wimpers: | gefroren auf den Wimpern: |
| schitterend verdriet. | schöne Traurigkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-23
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-1 "The perforated sheet"
Keyword: Sadness: process
| I wasn't there, but my | |
| imagination sees it -- | |
| happening again. | |
| Ik was er niet bij, | , |
| maar mijn fantasie ziet het -- | aber mein Gespür sieht es -- |
| opnieuw gebeuren. | wieder passieren. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-23
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-1 "The perforated sheet"
Keyword: Fantasy: imagination
| No one is themselves, | |
| people are always leaking -- | |
| in each other's lives. | |
| Niemand is zichzelf, | , |
| mensen lekken nu eenmaal -- | Menschen lecken ins Leben -- |
| in elkaars leven. | des anderen aus. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-24
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-3 "Hit-the-spittoon"
Keyword: Together: interaction
| The squatting men place | |
| the spittoon further away -- | |
| and aim into it. | |
| De mannen zetten | |
| de spuugbak steeds verder weg -- | den Spucknapf noch weiter weg -- |
| en mikken erin. | und zielen hinein. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-3 "Hit-the-spittoon"
Keyword: Together: group
| The eerie room is, | |
| frightening me with shadows -- | |
| of scary monsters. | |
| De vreemde kamer | |
| maakt me bang met schaduwen -- | macht mir Angst mit den Schatten -- |
| van enge beesten. | schauriger Tiere. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-6 "Many-headed monsters"
Keyword: Fear: insecurity
| God must be sky blue, | |
| then there will be no problems -- | |
| will be white nor black. | |
| God is hemelsblauw, | , |
| dan zijn er geen problemen -- | dann gibt's keine Probleme -- |
| is er wit noch zwart. | weder Weiß noch Schwarz. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-7 "Methwold"
Keyword: Religion: God(s)
| I just see fragments | |
| of my life, only too late -- | |
| I understand them. | |
| Ik zie mijn leven | |
| in fragmenten, en te laat -- | in Stücken, und erst zu spät -- |
| begrijp ik die pas. | verstehe ich sie. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-8 "Tick, tock"
Keyword: Life: course (overview)
| Look at the people | |
| around me to understand -- | |
| the course of my life. | |
| Let op de mensen | |
| om mij heen, dan begrijp je -- | mich herum verstehst du mein -- |
| iets van mijn leven. | Leben ein wenig. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-8 "Tick, tock"
Keyword: Life: course (overview)
| The pointing finger. | |
| Does it point to my finger? | |
| To my path in life? | |
| Wijst de wijzende | |
| vinger naar mijn vinger, dus -- | Finger auf meinen Finger? |
| naar mijn bestemming? | Auf mein Lebensziel? |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-19
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman, Michelangelo
Novel, chapter 2-1 "The fisherman's pointing finger"
Painting "The Creation" on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome (1508-1512, Michelangelo Buonarroti)
S0232: I point to the moon. / But the poet keeps looking -- // at my forefinger. (1999, Hugo Claus)
Keywords: Future: direction, Fate
| Climb up the ladder | |
| and look next to you, a snake -- | |
| is waiting for you! | |
| Klim de ladder op | |
| en kijk om je heen, naast je -- | hinauf, pass auf, neben dir -- |
| wacht een slang je op! | ist eine Schlange! |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-22
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-2 "Snakes and Ladders" (the board game "Moksha Patamu")
Keyword: Balance (natural)
| The soup is spicy, | |
| seasoned with disappointment -- | |
| Tears come to our eyes. | |
| De soep is pittig, | |
| gekruid met teleurstelling -- | mit Enttäuschung, treibt Tränen -- |
| We huilen ervan. | uns in die Augen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-22
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-4 "All-India radio"
Keyword: Communication (unconsciously)
| The flower necklace, | |
| she throws it away, doesn't want -- | |
| to be manacled. | |
| Ach, het bloemensnoer, | , |
| ze gooit het weg, ze wil niet -- | sie wirft sie weg, sie will nicht -- |
| geketend worden. | gekettet werden. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-22
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-5 "Love in Bombay"
Keywords: In love: unanswered, Freedom: self-determination
| I am a writer, | |
| I see into people's hearts -- | |
| and into their thoughts. | |
| Ik ben schrijver, ik | , |
| heb inzage in harten -- | ich hab Einsicht in Herzen -- |
| en in gedachten. | und in Gedanken. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-23
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-6 "My tenth birthday"
Keywords: Human: fellow man, Writing: attuning
| Mum keeps coming home | |
| without any shopping bags -- | |
| which is suspicious... | |
| Mama komt steeds thuis | |
| zonder tas met boodschappen -- | ohne Tüten nach Hause -- |
| wat heel verdacht is... | was verdächtig ist... |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-23
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-6 "My tenth birthday"
Keyword: Reason: critical
| I know I'm destined | |
| for great deeds, however, first -- | |
| I've to finish school. | |
| Ik ben voorbestemd | |
| tot grootse daden, maar eerst -- | Taten muss ich erst einmal -- |
| moet ik nog naar school. | zur Schule gehen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-24
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-8 "Alpha and Omega"
Keywords: Child: upgrow, Future: wish
| Everything happens | |
| to me, nonetheless I am -- | |
| the protagonist. | |
| Alles overkomt | , |
| mij, maar hoe dan ook ben ik -- | aber immerhin bin ich -- |
| steeds de hoofdpersoon. | doch die Hauptperson. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-24
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-9 "The Kolynos Kid"
Keyword: Egocentrism
| He's vulnerable, | |
| just look at the craquelure -- | |
| over grandpa's eyes. | |
| Opa is kwetsbaar, | , |
| kijk maar naar het craquelé -- | sieh einfach den Craquelé -- |
| over zijn ogen. | in Opas Augen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-11 "Revelations"
Keyword: Old age: ailments / defects
| Heavily breathing | |
| women visit the frigate -- | |
| hoping for childbirth. | |
| Puffende vrouwen | |
| bezichtigen het fregat -- | besichtigen den Kreuzer -- |
| hopend op weeën. | hoffend auf Wehen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Hoping for the American citizenship for their child
Novel, chapter 2-12 "Movements performed by pepperpots"
Keyword: Parenthood
| The minaret sticks | |
| accusingly in our house -- | |
| its shadow finger. | |
| De minaret steekt | |
| beschuldigend in ons huis -- | anklagend in unser Haus -- |
| haar schaduwvinger. | Sein Schattenfinger. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-14 "Jamila Singer"
Keyword: Religion: commandments
| Her hatred sits there | |
| like a gecko, I can smell -- | |
| its stench of vomit. | |
| Haar haat zit erbij | , |
| als een gekko, ik ruik het: | wie ein Gecko, und er stinkt -- |
| de stank van braaksel. | nach Erbrochenem. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-15 "How Saleem achieved purity"
Keyword: Hatred
| Don't mourn for the dead, | |
| grieve only for the living -- | |
| Do it for yourself. | |
| Treur niet om doden, | |
| treur juist om de levenden -- | um die Lebenden, tu es -- |
| en treur voor jezelf. | eben für dich selbst. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-1 "The buddha" (old man)
Keyword: Sadness: express
| He cries for three hours, | |
| or three days, three weeks maybe -- | |
| Then it starts to rain. | |
| Hij huilt drie uren, | , |
| of drie dagen, drie weken -- | oder tage-, wochenlang -- |
| Daarna regent het. | Und dann regnet es. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-2 "In the Sundarbans"
Keyword: Sadness: suffer
| Ghosts see everything, | |
| including us, like we see -- | |
| them: vaguely present. | |
| Geesten zien alles, | |
| ook ons, zoals wij hen zien: | so, wie wir sie bemerken: |
| wazig aanwezig. | vage anwesend. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-3 "Sam and the Tiger"
Keyword: Spirit / Ghost(s)
| Here, our fatherland, | |
| oh, my beloved homeland -- | |
| the Mighty Mother! | |
| Hier, ons vaderland, | , |
| mijn dierbare thuisland, de -- | meine liebe Heimat, die -- |
| Machtige Moeder! | Mächtige Mutter! |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-5 "A wedding"
Keyword: Together: state
| I am a buddha, | |
| with hard d's, I'm an old man -- | |
| an unfeeling man. | |
| Ik ben een boeddha, | , |
| met harde d's, een oude -- | mit hartem d, ein alter -- |
| gevoelloze man. | gefühlloser Mann. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-1 The buddha (old man)
Keyword: Alone: loner / single
| What truth is expressed | |
| by our myths, who, nowadays -- | |
| are our goddesses? | |
| Wat is de waarheid | |
| van onze mythen, wie zijn -- | unserer Mythen, wer sind -- |
| onze godinnen? | jetzt die Göttinnen? |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-5 "A wedding"
Keyword: Religion: hold
| The calls for prayer | |
| freeze and fall in empty streets -- | |
| as sacred snowflakes. | |
| Bevroren vallen | |
| de oproepen tot gebed -- | die Aufrufe zum Gebet -- |
| als sneeuw op de stad. | als Schnee auf die Stadt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-5 "A wedding"
Keyword: Communication (sending)
| In the private club, | |
| the hostesses are blind, eyes -- | |
| painted on the lids. | |
| In de privé-club | |
| werken blinden, hun ogen -- | die Hostessen blind, mit auf-- |
| zijn opgeschilderd. | gemahlten Augen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-29
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-7 "Abracadabra"
Keyword: Privacy
| An imperfection | |
| is a shadow in your life -- | |
| with thanks to the sun. | |
| Onvolmaaktheden: | |
| schaduwen in het leven -- | ist ein Schatten im Leben -- |
| met dank aan de zon. | danksei der Sonne. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-29
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-7 "Abracadabra": We must live, I'm afraid, with the shadows of imperfection
Keywords: Sun: life, Mastery
| There's a dynamic | |
| of growth and decay, sometimes -- | |
| even perfection. | |
| Er is dynamiek | , |
| van groei en verval, soms ook -- | Wachstum und Verfall, manchmal -- |
| even volmaaktheid. | kurz Vollkommenheit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-29
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-7 "Abracadabra": We must live, I'm afraid, with the shadows of imperfection
Keywords: Sun: life, Life: balance
| A person must learn, | |
| there are no suns anywhere -- | |
| that don't cast shadows. | |
| Een mens moet leren | , |
| dat er geen zon bestaat die -- | es gibt keine Sonne, die -- |
| geen schaduwen werpt. | keine Schatten wirft. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-29
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-7 "Abracadabra": We must live, I'm afraid, with the shadows of imperfection
Keywords: Sun: life, Life: balance
| It's illogical | |
| the way it went, but it did -- | |
| And no other way. | |
| Het is niet logisch | , |
| gegaan, maar ja, het is zo -- | dennoch ist es so passiert -- |
| Zo en niet anders. | So und nicht anders. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-29
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-7 "Abracadabra"
Keyword: Life: course (chance)
| The valley, the lakes, | |
| in this region of Kashmir -- | |
| were once Paradise. | |
| Het dal, de meren, | , |
| hier in Kasjmir is ooit het -- | hierselbst in Kaschmir gab es -- |
| Paradijs geweest. | einst das Paradies. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-11
The Prophet's Hair (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Story (in: London Review of Books), also published in the collection "East, West" (1994, section "East") - Interpretation of the Paradise Story by Indian Muslims
Keyword: Paradise
| She is unswerving, | |
| imperious: a fortress -- | |
| may not move, never. | |
| Ze is onwrikbaar, | |
| ze is de baas: een vesting -- | ist sie: eine Festung darf -- |
| mag niet bewegen. | sich nicht bewegen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-24
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-3 "Hit-the-spittoon"
Keyword: Parents: mother(hood)
| If you ever do | |
| that, that, whatsitcalled, you will -- | |
| whatsitcalled, feel it! | |
| Als jij dat ooit doet, | |
| dat, hoeheethet, zul je het -- | tust, das, das, wieheißts, wirst du -- |
| hoeheethet, voelen! | wieheißts, es spüren! |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-3 "Hit-the-spittoon"
Keywords: Power: compulsion, Language: aphasia
| Teaching religion. | |
| First lesson: unbelievers -- | |
| do not belong here. | |
| Godsdienstonderwijs. | . |
| Les 1: ongelovigen -- | Lektion 1: Ungläubige -- |
| horen hier niet thuis. | gehören hier nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-3 "Hit-the-spittoon"
Keywords: Religion: commandments, Together: discord
| The Queen of Nothing | |
| gave hope to the poor people -- | |
| She was dangerous. | |
| Koningin van Niets, | , |
| ze gaf de armen weer hoop -- | sie gab den Armen Hoffnung -- |
| Ze was gevaarlijk. | Sie war gefährlich. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
The Rani [Queen] of 'Cooch Naheen' (in Agra)
Novel, chapter 1-4 "Under the carpet"
Keyword: Hope (futile)
| You hear the echoes | |
| of guides everywhere, despite -- | |
| the signs 'Silence Please'. | |
| Overal echo's | |
| van de reisleiders, ondanks -- | die Echos der Führer, trotz -- |
| de bordjes Stilte. | der Stille-Schilder. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Mausoleum Taj Mahal
Novel, chapter 1-4 "Under the carpet"
Keywords: Trade, Tourism
| You eat of the past | |
| only the halal portion: | |
| the bloodless stories. | |
| Van het verleden | |
| eet je slechts wat halal is: | nur die Halal-Portion: |
| het bloedeloze. | die unblutige. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-4 "Under the carpet"
Keywords: Past: stories, World(view)
| She submerges us | |
| in a great deluge of words -- | |
| We're completely soaked. | |
| Ze overspoelt ons | |
| met een zondvloed van woorden -- | mit einer Flut von Worten -- |
| We raken doorweekt. | Wir werden durchnässt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-4 "Under the carpet"
Keywords: Anger / Rage, Communication (sending)
| He has been hiding | |
| in the basement for three years -- | |
| living like a mouse. | |
| Hij schuilt al jaren | |
| in de kelder, bang leeft hij -- | sich seit Jahren im Keller: |
| een muizenleven. | ein Mäuseleben. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-3 "Hit-the-spittoon" and 1-4 "Under the carpet"
Keyword: Fear: insecurity
| Your skin is not black, | |
| it is lily-white, tempered -- | |
| in shadowy light. | |
| Jouw huid is niet zwart | , |
| maar lelieblank, getemperd -- | sondern schneeweiß, gemildert -- |
| in het schaduwlicht. | im schattigen Licht. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
A veiled insult
Novel, chapter 1-5 "A public announcement"
Keyword: Equality: inequality
| The questions, the doubts, | |
| the suspicion, that monster -- | |
| with too many heads. | |
| Vragen en twijfels, | , |
| en achterdocht, dat monster -- | Misstrauen, das Monster mit -- |
| met teveel hoofden. | zu vielen Köpfen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-6 "Many-headed monsters"
Keyword: Doubt
| He eats well, just look, | |
| my phalanx fits easily -- | |
| in his navel hole. | |
| Hij eet goed, kijk maar, | , |
| mijn vingerkootje past heel -- | mein Fingerglied passt bequem -- |
| ruim in zijn navel. | in seinen Nabel. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 1-6 "Many-headed monsters"
Keywords: Body: decline, Prosperity
| Leave liquor bottles | |
| closed, you would free a demon -- | |
| that is ravenous. | |
| Laat drankflessen dicht, | |
| anders bevrijd je een geest -- | Flaschen, befreie keinen -- |
| die hongerig is. | hungrigen Dämon. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-19
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Djinns
Novel, chapter 2-1 "The fisherman's pointing finger"
Keyword: Spirit / Ghost(s)
| My punishment was | |
| to be silent, I still hear -- | |
| its hollow echo. | |
| Voor straf moest ik stil | |
| zijn, nog steeds hoor ik daarvan -- | ich schweigen, ich höre noch -- |
| de holle echo. | das hohle Echo. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-22
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-3 "Accident in a washing-chest" (9 years old)
Keyword: Child: education
| Nine knife cuts across | |
| her face have liberated -- | |
| her from her beauty. | |
| Negen messneden | |
| in haar gezicht verlossen -- | im Gesicht befreien sie -- |
| haar van haar schoonheid. | von ihrer Schönheit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-23
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-6 "My tenth birthday"
Keyword: Beauty: body
| Unfortunately | |
| none of my birthday guests know -- | |
| how to celebrate. | |
| Verjaardag, helaas | |
| weet niemand van mijn gasten -- | weiß keiner meiner Gäste -- |
| hoe je een feest viert. | wie man ihn feiert. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-23
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-6 "My tenth birthday"
Keyword: Sadness: disappointment
| Our talents will be | |
| praised, I know for sure, later -- | |
| after our downfall. | |
| Onze talenten | |
| zal men prijzen, later, na -- | werd man loben, später, nach -- |
| onze ondergang. | meinem Untergang. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-24
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-3 "Accident in a washing-chest", and 2-8 "Alpha and Omega"
Keyword: Disfavour / Jealousy / Envy
| For 5,000 years, | |
| people have been dreaming, will -- | |
| they ever wake up? | |
| Al 5000 jaar | |
| dromen de mensen, worden -- | 5.000 Jahren, würden -- |
| ze ooit eens wakker? | sie je aufwachen? |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-24
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-9 "The Kolynos Kid"
Keyword: Religion: belief
| I know many smells: | |
| the blueish, the angular -- | |
| and the virtuous... | |
| Ik ken veel geuren: | : |
| de blauwe, de hoekige -- | die Blaue, die Eckige -- |
| en de deugdzame... | und die Ehrbare... |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-14 "Jamila Singer"
Keywords: Order: (re)organise, Senses
| Plastered with the post- | |
| er: Cars Have the Right of Way -- | |
| the cow blocks the road. | |
| Beplakt met het plak- | |
| aat: Auto's Hebben Voorrang -- | schlag: Autos Haben Vorfahrt -- |
| loopt de koe op straat. | ist die Kuh im Weg. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-14 "Jamila Singer"
Bharat, the country of the sacred cow
Keywords: Religion: holiness, Bharat (India), Animals: cow / bull / bison / ox
| The words she spits out | |
| rip open everyone's skin -- | |
| like a vast, barbed net. | |
| Haar woorden trekken | |
| ieders huid open, als een -- | reißen jedem die Haut auf -- |
| net vol weerhaken. | wie ein Stachelnetz. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-26
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 2-6 "My tenth birthday"
Keyword: Violence: words
| Would a soldier fight | |
| harder for virgins than for -- | |
| reincarnation? | |
| Vechten soldaten | |
| harder voor maagden dan voor -- | härter für Huris als für -- |
| reïncarnatie? | Reinkarnation? |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-26
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Muslims against Hindus
Novel, chapter 2-15 "How Saleem achieved purity"
Keyword: Religion: promise
| A night of sucking | |
| on sleeping bodies, and then -- | |
| the leeches explode. | |
| Grote bloedzuigers, | , |
| na een nacht op ons lichaam -- | nach einer Nacht des Saugens -- |
| exploderen ze. | explodieren sie. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-2 "In the Sundarbans"
Keyword: Gluttony
| Our soldiers wouldn't do | |
| anything like that, we dream -- | |
| It can not be true. | |
| Onze soldaten | |
| doen zoiets niet, we dromen -- | tun sowas nicht, wir träumen -- |
| Het kan niet waar zijn. | Es kann nicht wahr sein. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-3 "Sam and the Tiger"
Keyword: Ethics: misdeed
| The soldiers scurry | |
| away from what I don't want -- | |
| and not can believe. | |
| Soldaten haasten | |
| zich weg van wat ik niet wil -- | vor dem, was ich nicht glauben -- |
| niet kan geloven. | will, nicht glauben kann. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-3 "Sam and the Tiger"
Keyword: Ethics: misdeed
| Artists alongside | |
| the soldiers, entertaining -- | |
| the relieved people. | |
| Naast de soldaten | : |
| rijden karren, artiesten -- | Künstler zur Unterhaltung -- |
| vermaken het volk. | aller Zuschauer. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-3 "Sam and the Tiger"
Keyword: Power: manipulation
| What a cheek you have! | |
| Can't you think! Do you have ears? | |
| Then you should listen! | |
| De brutaliteit! | |
| Denk eens na! Heb je oren? | mal denken! Hast du Ohren? |
| Luister dan eens goed! | Dann höre gut zu! |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-4 "The shadow of the Mosque"
Keyword: Reason: ignore
| Being a hero | |
| and yet thoroughly despised -- | |
| for some bad manners. | |
| Je kunt een held zijn | |
| en grondig veracht worden -- | verachtet werden, wegen -- |
| om je manieren. | deiner Manieren. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-5 "A wedding"
Keyword: Culture: way of living
| They torture us with.. | |
| hope, so that they will have some- | |
| thing to take from us. | |
| Ze martelen ons.. | .. |
| met hoop, dan kunnen ze iets -- | Hoffnung, dann können sie uns -- |
| van ons afpakken. | etwas wegnehmen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-29
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-6 "Midnight"
Keywords: Power: wielding, Hope (dream)
| The country greeted | |
| us as major promises -- | |
| that must be broken. | |
| Het land begroette | |
| ons als grote beloften -- | uns als große Versprechen -- |
| die het moet breken. | die es brechen muss. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-29
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapters 2-1 The fisherman's pointing finger, and: 3-6 "Midnight"
Keyword: Betrayal
| Praise The Lord, and God | |
| Willing, those are the mottoes -- | |
| on the city bus. | |
| Zo God Het Wil, of | |
| Geloofd Zij God, is de leus -- | Lob Sei Gott, ist die Losung -- |
| op de stadsbussen. | auf den Stadtbussen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-29
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, chapter 3-6 "Midnight"
Keyword: Care: brotherly love
|
I'm falling apart, believe me | |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-24
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
1981 Rushdie, Salman
Novel, beginning of the chapter "Hit-the-spittoon"
Keyword: Life: course (end)
| They got married and | |
| had a child, we don't need to -- | |
| argue about that. | |
| Ze trouwden, kregen | |
| een kind, daar hoeven we niet -- | ein Kind, darüber müssen -- |
| over te strijden. | wir uns nicht streiten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-11
Yorick (Salman Rushdie)
1982 Rushdie, Salman
Story, in: Encounter, also published in the collection "East, West" (1994, section "West") - Interpretation of the story of Hamlet
Keyword: Stories: truth / untruth
| Purely virginal | |
| is their ardent desire to -- | |
| become a mother! | |
| Zo maagdelijk is | |
| hun vurige verlangen -- | ihr brennendes Verlangen -- |
| naar het moederschap! | Mutter zu werden! |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-08
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 1 Dumb waiter
Keywords: Virgin, Desire (wish-dream)
| There is a balance: | |
| nothing to tattle at all -- | |
| The spy is resting. | |
| Het is in balans: | : |
| er valt niets te verklikken -- | es gibt nichts zu verraten -- |
| De spion rust uit. | Spione ruhen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-08
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 2 A Necklace of Shoes
Keywords: Power: wielding, Resistance
| You get used to it, | |
| everywhere there is something -- | |
| you are ashamed of. | |
| Och, je went er aan, | , |
| want overal is er iets -- | überall gibt es etwas -- |
| waarvoor je je schaamt. | wofür man sich schämt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-08
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 2 A Necklace of Shoes
Keywords: Shame, Ethics: conscience
| Yes, choose a father, | |
| for with him you also choose -- | |
| your inheritance. | |
| Kies zelf een vader, | , |
| met hem kies je immers ook -- | schließlich wählst du damit auch -- |
| wat je van hem erft. | was du von ihm erbst. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-09
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 3 Melting Ice
Keyword: Parents: father(hood)
| He is a teacher, | |
| so he speaks with emphasis: | |
| Capital letters. | |
| Hij is leraar, dus | |
| hij benadrukt veel woorden: | und betont viele Wörter: |
| met een Hoofdletter. | mit Großbuchstaben. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-09
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 3 Melting Ice
Keyword: Child: education
| What is a doctor? | |
| Isn't he just a recognized -- | |
| intimate voyeur? | |
| Wat is een dokter? | ? |
| Toch gewoon een erkende -- | Doch nur ein anerkannter -- |
| intieme voyeur? | intimer Voyeur? |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-09
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 3 Melting Ice
Keyword: Attention: observe
| News is delivered, | |
| then there is deathly silence -- | |
| Silence of defeat. | |
| Er komt nieuws binnen | |
| en het blijft stil, het zwijgen -- | und dann Stille, das Schweigen -- |
| na een nederlaag. | der Niederlage. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-10
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 2, chapter 5 The wrong miracle
Keywords: News, Shame
| That all this happens, | |
| in my city, my country -- | |
| How ashamed I am! | |
| Dat dit allemaal | , |
| gebeurt, in mijn stad, mijn land -- | in meiner Stadt, meinem Land -- |
| Oh, wat schaam ik me! | Wie schäme ich mich! |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-10
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, especially part 2, chapter 4 Behind the Screen, and chapter 6 Affairs of Honour
Keywords: Shame, Ethics: conscience
| I am so ashamed | |
| of the nature of people -- | |
| Am I one of them? | |
| Steeds weer schaam ik me | |
| voor de aard van de mensen -- | für die Natur der Menschen -- |
| Hoor ik daar echt bij? | Bin ich genauso? |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-10
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 3, chapter 7 Blushing
Sufiya Zenobia Hyder is so pure that she constantly blushes out of shame
Pakistan = Land of the Paks, the Clean People / Pure People (pious people)
Keywords: Shame, Ethics: virtues
| Gold medallions melt | |
| in the blazing pyre, become -- | |
| tiny lumps of lead. | |
| Gouden medaillons | |
| smelten in de brandstapel -- | schmelzen auf Scheiterhaufen -- |
| worden klompjes lood. | zu Klümpchen aus Blei. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-11
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 3, chapter 7 Blushing
Alchemy
Keyword: Change: revolution
| They're getting older, | |
| Beauty is less beautiful -- | |
| the Beast is nicer. | |
| Ze worden ouder, | , |
| Belle wordt minder mooi en -- | die Schöne weniger schön -- |
| het Beest aardiger. | das Biest freundlicher. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-11
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 3, chapter 8 Beauty and the Beast
Keyword: Marriage (position)
| What kind of dream is | |
| this: the Kaaba buried -- | |
| under excrements? | |
| Wat is dit voor droom: | : |
| de Ka'aba bedolven -- | die Kaaba begraben -- |
| onder een hoop mest? | unter Mistschichten. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Keyword: Fear: bad dream
| He is a rocket, | |
| losing stages of success -- | |
| to ascend higher. | |
| Hij is een raket, | |
| laat trappen van succes los -- | lässt die Erfolgsstufen los -- |
| om op te stijgen. | um hoch zu steigen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Keyword: Success
| If you do belief | |
| in God, you also believe -- | |
| in humanity. | |
| Als je echt gelooft | |
| in God, ja, dan geloof je -- | an Gott, dann ja, dann glaubst du -- |
| ook in de mensheid. | auch an die Menschheit. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Keyword: Religion: hold
| The mirror shows it: | |
| I've lost weight, I'm normal, no -- | |
| longer a cartoon. | |
| De spiegel bewijst | : |
| het: ik ben afgevallen -- | ich habe abgenommen -- |
| en geen spotprent meer. | bin kein Cartoon mehr. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Keywords: Care: body, Mirror
| She asks questions, but | |
| doesn't understand the answers -- | |
| Why? Pudding and pie! | |
| Ze vraagt steeds, begrijpt | , |
| de antwoorden niet. Waarom -- | Antworten versteht sie nicht -- |
| zijn bananen krom? | Warum? Um die Krumm! |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
'Why? That's why!' / 'Why why why away you fly'
Keyword: Questions
| Do I hear my thoughts | |
| echoing, right in the voice -- | |
| of someone I know? | |
| Hoor ik gedachten | |
| echoën, met de stem van -- | als Echo, mit der Stimme -- |
| iemand die ik ken? | eines Bekannten? |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-13
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman, Erdman, Nikolai
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 11 Monologue of a Hanged Man
Play (comedy) "The Suicide" (1928, Nikolai Erdman)
Keyword: Memory: of one's life
| They use their nicknames, | |
| not the forgotten real ones -- | |
| which are too precious. | |
| Ze gebruiken hun | |
| bijnamen, niet de echte -- | namen, die echten Namen -- |
| die te kostbaar zijn. | sind ja zu wertvoll. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-08
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 1 Dumb waiter - Beginning of the novel
Keyword: Taboo
| Two neighbourhoods, just | |
| like a dumb-bell: colonists -- | |
| and dominated. | |
| De twee wijken, net | , |
| een halter: kolonisten -- | zwei Viertel: Kolonisten -- |
| en overheersten. | und die Beherrschten. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-08
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 1 Dumb waiter
The description of the town is modeled on Quetta
Keywords: Colonialism, Pakistan
| In the rich district, | |
| there is a faint smell, I breathe -- | |
| the hidden issues. | |
| In de rijke wijk | |
| hangt een flauwe geur, ik ruik -- | riech ich den schwachen Geruch -- |
| verzwegen kwesties. | versteckter Fragen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-08
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 2 A Necklace of Shoes
Keyword: Power: corruption
| Relationships take | |
| you everywhere, with bad luck -- | |
| even into jail. | |
| Relaties brengen | |
| je overal, en met pech -- | kommt man überall, mit Pech -- |
| ook in het gevang. | auch ins Gefängnis. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-08
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 2 A Necklace of Shoes
Keyword: Power: wielding
| Women like to talk | |
| about men, the few good ones -- | |
| who don't beat their wives. | |
| De vrouwen praten | |
| over mannen, de goede -- | über Männer, die Guten -- |
| die hun vrouw niet slaan. | die sie nicht schlagen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-10
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 2, chapter 5 The wrong miracle
Keyword: Manly (aggression)
| Stabs cut in my cheek, | |
| the earth trembles and it rains -- | |
| icicles of glass. | |
| Steken in mijn wang, | , |
| de aarde beeft, het regent -- | die Erde bebt, es regnet -- |
| scherpe pegels glas. | scharfe Glaszapfen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-11
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 3, chapter 7 Blushing
Keyword: Nature: danger
| Well, is a good death | |
| the one that you can live with -- | |
| as the survivor? | |
| Is een goede dood | |
| die waarmee je kunt leven -- | man damit leben kann als -- |
| als nabestaande? | Hinterbliebener? |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-11
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 3, chapter 7 Blushing
Keyword: Death: dying
| The strong can vote twelve | |
| times, the weak do not make it -- | |
| to the polling place. | |
| De sterken stemmen | |
| twaalf keer, de zwakken halen -- | zwölf Mahl, Schwachen erreichen -- |
| het stembureau niet. | das Wahllokal nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 9 Alexander the Great
Keyword: Power: manipulation
| People don't want to | |
| see the barbarities, they -- | |
| are ashamed of them. | |
| De mensen willen | |
| de barbaarsheden niet zien -- | die Barbarei nicht sehen -- |
| Men schaamt zich ervoor. | Man schämt sich dafür. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Keywords: Culture: way of living, Shame
| The new era, well, | |
| old glory, cheaply copied -- | |
| in rotting concrete. | |
| De nieuwe tijd, ach, | , |
| oude glorie, nagemaakt -- | alter Ruhm, billig kopiert -- |
| in rottend beton. | in sprödem Beton. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Keywords: Future: wish, Culture: heritage
| The ministries and | |
| the parliament: waiting rooms -- | |
| and transit places. | |
| De ministeries, | , |
| het parlement: wachtruimtes, | Parlament: Wartezimmer, |
| overstapplaatsen. | Umsteigeplätze. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Keyword: Egoism
| Finally I live | |
| in a palace, as a queen -- | |
| so isolated. | |
| Eindelijk leef ik | |
| in een paleis, als een vorst -- | in einem Palast, als Fürst -- |
| zo geïsoleerd. | völlig isoliert. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Keyword: Elite
| The red mark of shame | |
| from a blow to the face won't -- | |
| fade that easily. | |
| De schaamrode plek | |
| van een klap in je gezicht -- | eines Schlages ins Gesicht -- |
| vervaagt niet zo gauw. | erblasst nicht so leicht. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Keyword: Shame
| He begs for water | |
| and gets a boiling hot pot -- | |
| as one more torment. | |
| Hij smeekt om water, | |
| krijgt een kokend hete pot -- | einen kochend heißen Topf -- |
| als extra kwelling. | als weitere Qual. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-13
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 11 Monologue of a Hanged Man
Tantalean punishment
Keyword: Power: wielding
| I shrivel, the jail | |
| cell is an inverted womb -- | |
| It's the womb of death. | |
| Ik verschrompel in | |
| de cel, de omgekeerde -- | der umgekehrte Mutter- |
| baarmoeder: des doods. | schoß, der des Todes. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-13
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 11 Monologue of a Hanged Man
Keyword: Death: dying
| He resigns, is deaf | |
| to advice and does nothing -- | |
| just waits forlornly. | |
| Hij berust, is doof | |
| voor adviezen en doet niets -- | Ratschlägen, er ergibt sich -- |
| wacht verlaten af. | wartet verlassen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-13
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
1983 Rushdie, Salman
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 12 Stability
Keywords: Waiting (to see), Depression (gloom)
