I wander about,
wondering, did Jesus die --
for people like me?
Ik loop doelloos rond,	Ich wandre, wundre,
zou Jezus gestorven zijn --	wäre Jesus gestorben --
voor mensen als ik?	für Menschen wie mich?

Gedicht S2578
Amsterdam, 2025-02-28
I wonder as I wander (John Niles / Benjamin Britten) - 1934
Song (1933, John Niles; 1934, arrangement Benjamin Britten), sung in 1967 by Barbra Streisand
Collection: No wonder
Keyword: Religion: promise 
Tribute to: Niles, John; Streisand, Barbra 
Composer: Britten, Benjamin 

Here too: forbidden,
my love! Nowhere there is place --
for a paradise!
Ook hier: verboden,	Auch hier: verboten,
mijn liefde! Er is geen plaats --	meine Liebe! Keinen Platz --
voor een paradijs!	für ein Paradies!

Gedicht S1972
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Departure (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem "Départ" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keywords: Love: forbidden, Paradise 
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur 
Composer: Britten, Benjamin 

I act silly, like
everyone. My parade is:
the scandalous one!
Iedereen doet gek,	Ich bin verrückt, wie
ik ook. Mijn parade is:	du. Meine Parade ist:
de ongepaste!	die Unerhörte!

Gedicht H4247
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Parade (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Poem, published 1886 (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Ethics: practice 
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur 
Composer: Britten, Benjamin 

Around your presence,
everything becomes gloomy --
So stay in my eyes!
Alles wordt donker	Alles wird dunkel
rondom jouw aanwezigheid --	um deinen Körper herum --
Blijf in mijn ogen!	Zeig dich mir länger!

Gedicht H4246
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Being Beauteous (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: In love: euphoria 
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur 
Composer: Britten, Benjamin 

The sea and the ships
allure me away from here --
to yonder: the light!
De zee, de schepen	Das Meer, die Schiffe
lokken me mee, weg van hier --	verlocken mich, weg von hier --
naar ginds, naar het licht!	dahinaus, zum Licht!

Gedicht H4245
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Sea view (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem "Marine" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Desire (unrest) 
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur 
Composer: Britten, Benjamin 

Come all through the gate
of our wedding: Be welcome --
to our paradise!
Kom ook door de poort	Kommt, kommt durch das Tor
van onze bruiloft: Welkom --	unsrer Hochzeit: Willkommen --
in ons paradijs!	hier im Paradies!

Gedicht H4244
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Royal power (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem "Royauté" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Party: celebrate 
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur 
Composer: Britten, Benjamin 

Come as a man and
come as a woman, charm me --
and show me your thighs!
Kom 's nachts, kom als man	Komm als Mann und komm
en kom als vrouw, bekoor mij --	als Frau, bezaubere mich --
laat je dijen zien!	zeig deine Schenkel!

Gedicht H4243
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Ancient (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem "Antique" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: In love: euphoria 
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur 
Composer: Britten, Benjamin 

Garlands in the streets,
and between the stars and us --
And I dance, I dance!
Slingers in de stad,	Girlanden hängen
tussen de sterren en ons --	zwischen den Sternen und uns --
En ik dans, ik dans!	Ich tanze, tanze!

Gedicht H4242
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Sentenses (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem "Phrases" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Love: romance 
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur 
Composer: Britten, Benjamin 

Street noise, the cities,
and the lost paradise crashed --
up into the air.
Rumoer, de steden,	Umtrieb, die Städte,
het verloren paradijs --	Verlorenes Paradies --
de lucht in gestort.	in die Luft gestürzt.

Gedicht S1971
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Cities (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem "Villes" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Together: crowd / busy 
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur 
Composer: Britten, Benjamin