| It's behind me and | |
| I've never thought about it -- | |
| since I wrote it down. | |
| Het ligt achter mij | Ich denke nicht mehr |
| en ik denk er niet meer aan -- | darüber nach, seit ich es -- |
| sinds ik het opschreef. | beschrieben habe. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-17
Getting older is wonderful (Fabrizio Polpettini) - 2023
Documentary film about Kader Abdolah (Hossein Farahani, Arak [Iran] 1954)
Collection: Whirligig Scribbler
Keyword: Writing: letting go
Tribute to: Polpettini, Fabrizio; Abdolah, Kader
| The sanctuary | |
| is open on all its sides -- | |
| A heavenly house. | |
| Het heiligdom is | Das Heiligtum ist |
| aan alle kanten open -- | nach allen Seiten offen -- |
| Een hemels gebouw. | Ein himmlisches Haus. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-27
the Curtain (Kader Abdolah) - 2017
Autobiographical account "het Gordijn", chapter 33
Collection: Glimpsed
Keyword: Religion: sanctuary
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
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At the travel agency, I bought some |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-27
the Curtain (Kader Abdolah) - 2017
Autobiographical account "het Gordijn", chapters 15 and 16
Collection: Blown sand
Keywords: Power: compulsion, Iran, Power: violence
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
| Then you realise | |
| that, with getting older, you -- | |
| have become quite old. | |
| Dan besef je dat | Dann merkt man, dass man |
| je bij het ouder worden -- | mit zunehmendem Alter -- |
| oud bent geworden. | alt geworden ist. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-26
the Curtain (Kader Abdolah) - 2017
Autobiographical account "het Gordijn", chapter 13
Collection: Over
Keyword: Old age: process
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
| Mum is becoming | |
| demented, I explore her -- | |
| world of delusion. | |
| Mama wordt dement, | Mama wird dement, |
| ik maak een ontdekkingsreis -- | nun bin ich ein Erforscher -- |
| in haar waanwereld. | in ihrer Wahnwelt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-26
the Curtain (Kader Abdolah) - 2017
Autobiographical account "het Gordijn", chapter 10
Collection: Moist glow
Keyword: Dementia
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
| It was a long week | |
| of waiting, yet very short -- | |
| was this happiness. | |
| Wat was de week lang | Die Woche war lang |
| van het wachten, en zo kort -- | wegen des Wartens, doch kurz -- |
| duurde dat geluk. | währte dieses Glück. |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-09
The Crow (Kader Abdolah) - 2011
Novella "De kraai"
Collection: VacantVoid
Keyword: Hope (passive)
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
| They roamed the mountains | |
| with a rifle on their backs -- | |
| Now they are drivers. | |
| Ooit zwierven ze | Früher streunten sie |
| gewapend door de bergen -- | bewaffnet durch die Berge -- |
| nu zijn ze chauffeur. | Jetzt sind sie Fahrer. |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-09
The Crow (Kader Abdolah) - 2011
Novella "De kraai"
Collection: VacantVoid
Keyword: Life: course (on the way)
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
| My uncle sent me | |
| to Isfahan: its beauty! | |
| So I fell in love. | |
| Mijn oom stuurde me | Mein Onkel schickte |
| naar Isfahan: magisch mooi! | mich nach Isfahan: so schön! |
| Dus werd ik verliefd. | Ich verliebte mich. |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-24
The crow (Kader Abdolah) - 2011
Novella "De kraai"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Keywords: In love: euphoria, Iran
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
| Too bad, he closes | |
| the door, and another one -- | |
| he opens for me. | |
| Jammer, iemand sluit | Schade, er schließt die |
| de deur, en een andere -- | Tür, und eine andere -- |
| opent hij voor mij. | öffnet er mir dann. |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-23
The crow (Kader Abdolah) - 2011
Novella "De kraai"
Collection: Chance
Keywords: Life: discover / explore, Freedom: possibilities
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
| Between the gravestones, | |
| at night, we love to eat dates -- | |
| and furtive glances. | |
| Tussen de graven | Zwischen den Graben |
| eten we 's avonds dadels -- | genießen wir Datteln und -- |
| en steelse blikken. | heimliche Blicke. |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-23
The crow (Kader Abdolah) - 2011
Novella "De kraai"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Keyword: Teenager (youth)
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
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