| Your mother's body: | |
| you look like her, you can see -- | |
| what you will be like. | |
| Je moeders lichaam: | Der Körper deiner, |
| je lijkt op haar, je kunt zien -- | Mutter: du kannst sehen wie -- |
| hoe je zelf zult zijn. | du jemals sein wirst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-24
The Coming of Age (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1970
Essay "La vieillesse", page 7, cited in the essay "Laat me niet alleen" ("Don't leave me alone", 2008, Renate Dorrestein), chapter "Step Six: Let's face our fears"
Collection:
Keyword: Life: course (overview)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate; De Beauvoir, Simone
| We are daydreaming | |
| in the imitation cave -- | |
| of the Grand Hotel. | |
| We liggen te dag- | Träumend liegen wir |
| dromen in de namaakgrot -- | in der künstlichen Höhle -- |
| van het Grand Hotel. | des Luxushotels. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-05
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 9
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keywords: Love: romance, Harmony: relaxation
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| She is eager, wants | |
| to have me, yet not give up -- | |
| anything for me. | |
| Ze is gretig, wil | Sie ist gierig, will |
| me veroveren, maar niets -- | mich erobern, aber nichts -- |
| voor me opgeven. | für mich aufgeben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-05
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 8
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keywords: Greed, Egoism
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| After this long walk | |
| it would be so romantic -- | |
| to give him a hug. | |
| Na de wandeling | Nach der Wanderung |
| zou het zo romantisch zijn -- | wäre es so romantisch -- |
| hem te omhelzen. | ihn zu umarmen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-05
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 8
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keywords: Love: romance, Desire (craving, lust)
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| He rolls over and | |
| puts a strong arm around me -- | |
| Who is in his dreams? | |
| Hij rolt naar mij toe | Er rollt sich zu mir |
| en slaat een arm om mij heen -- | rüber, legt seinen Arm um -- |
| Maar van wie droomt hij? | mich. Von wem träumt er? |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-05
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 8
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keyword: Love: intimacy (physical)
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| It's tiring to hate, | |
| so you have to act normal -- | |
| in between hating. | |
| Het is vermoeiend | Hass macht müde, des- |
| om te haten, tussendoor -- | halb muss man sich zwischendurch -- |
| moet je gewoon doen. | normal verhalten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-05
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 6
Collection: May the Might
Keyword: Hatred
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| What to do? I keep | |
| walking up and down the stairs -- | |
| the stairs in my mind. | |
| Wat te doen? Ik loop | Was zu tun? Ich geh |
| steeds weer de trap op en af -- | die Treppe rauf und runter -- |
| de trap in mijn hoofd. | die Treppe im Kopf. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-03
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 5
Collection: Actively Passive
Keyword: Thinking (fret)
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| When someone likes me, | |
| it always feels to me like -- | |
| a virtue of his. | |
| Wanneer iemand mij | Wenn mich jemand mag, |
| aardig vindt, dan voelt dat aan -- | fühlt sich das meist wie eine -- |
| als een deugd van hem. | Tugend von ihm an. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-03
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 5
Collection: Glimpsed
Keyword: Identity: being seen
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| She admires him, proud | |
| and happy she imagines -- | |
| that she has changed him. | |
| Zij bewondert hem, | Sie bewundert ihn, |
| trots beeldt ze zich in dat zij -- | stolz bildet sie sich ein, sie -- |
| hem veranderd heeft. | hat ihn verändert. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-03
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 4
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keyword: Love: idealisation
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| When you attend to | |
| pompous bigwigs you appear -- | |
| to be one yourself. | |
| Wanneer jij hoge | Wenn du mit hohen |
| heren te woord staat lijk je -- | Tieren zu tun hast, scheinst du -- |
| er zelf een te zijn. | selbst einer zu sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-03
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 4
Collection: Appearances
Keyword: Identity: mirror
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| You are tired, I can | |
| see through you, you're beautiful -- | |
| my private spirit. | |
| Je bent moe, ik kan | Du bist müde, ich |
| door je heen kijken, heel mooi -- | durchschaue dich, sehr sehr schön -- |
| vind ik jou als geest. | siehst du aus als Geist. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-03
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 4
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keyword: Attention: for someone
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| With a cigarette | |
| she burns her behaviour out -- | |
| of her skin, her flesh. | |
| Met een sigaret | Die Zigarette |
| brandt ze haar gedrag weg uit -- | brennt ihr Verhalten aus ihr- |
| haar huid, uit haar vlees. | er Haut, ihrem Fleisch. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-31
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 4
Collection: Over
Keyword: Balance (psycho-soma)
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| Parting, he smiles in | |
| my direction, already -- | |
| has forgotten me. | |
| Bij het afscheid lacht | Abschied, er lächelt |
| hij in mijn richting, is me -- | in meine Richtung, hat mich -- |
| nu al vergeten. | bereits vergessen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-31
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 2
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keyword: Goodbye: ritual
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| Am I, for the sake | |
| of a good cause, willing to -- | |
| destroy everything? | |
| Ben ik bereid om | Bin ich bereit, für |
| voor de goede zaak alles -- | einen guten Zweck alles -- |
| kapot te maken? | kaputt zu machen? |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-31
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 1
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Combat readiness
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| You keep our love safe | |
| in a deposit, apart -- | |
| from reality. | |
| Jij bewaart onze | Unsere Liebe |
| liefde veilig in jouw kluis -- | ist in deinem Safe, außer- |
| Buiten ons leven. | halb der Wirklichkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-30
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 1, chapter 7
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keyword: Love: idealisation
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| Are people clapping? | |
| Nevertheless their faces -- | |
| show no emotion! | |
| Klappen de mensen? | Klatschen die Leute? |
| Toch tonen hun gezichten -- | Ihre Gesichter zeigen -- |
| geen enthousiasme! | keine Emotion! |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-30
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 1, chapter 7
Collection: Wean Di
Keywords: Habits / Customs, Together: group
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| Their outsides have rich | |
| contents, inside me I see -- | |
| only emptiness. | |
| Jouw buitenkant heeft | Dein Äußeres ist |
| een rijke inhoud, in mij -- | sehr reich an Inhalt, in mir -- |
| zie ik slechts leegte. | gibt es nur Leere. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-30
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 1, chapter 6
Collection: Appearances
Keywords: Identity: image, Identity: self-image
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| Whatever you say | |
| about yourself and your life -- | |
| they are words, just words. | |
| Wat je ook beweert | Was du auch immer |
| over jou en je leven -- | über dich, dein Leben, sagst -- |
| het zijn maar woorden. | es sind nur Worte. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-30
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 1, chapter 6
Collection: Moist glow
Keyword: Communication (word and deed)
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| Songs and slogans and | |
| speeches, very many words -- | |
| against all the wars. | |
| Liedjes, leuzen en | Lieder, Slogans und |
| toespraken, heel veel woorden -- | Reden, sehr viele Worte -- |
| tegen de oorlog. | gegen die Kriege. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-30
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 1, chapter 6
Collection: Actively Passive
Keyword: Communication (word and deed)
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| The city has changed, | |
| it is no longer mine, but -- | |
| hers and my husband's. | |
| De stad is anders, | Die Stadt ist anders, |
| niet meer van mij, maar van hen -- | nicht mehr meine, sondern von -- |
| van haar en mijn man. | ihr und meinem Mann. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-29
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 1, chapter 6
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keyword: Love: infidelity
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| Am I going to | |
| love you or do I think you -- | |
| are already mine? | |
| Begin ik van jou | Fängt meine Liebe |
| te houden of vind ik dat -- | erst an, oder glaube ich -- |
| je al van mij bent? | dass du schon mein bist? |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-29
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 1, chapter 5
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keyword: In love: dreamy
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| He smiles docilely | |
| at his wife, I know it, that's -- | |
| how he looks at me. | |
| Onderdanig lacht | Gefügig lächelt |
| hij naar zijn vrouw, ik ken het -- | er seine Frau an, ich weiß -- |
| Zo kijkt hij naar mij. | So sieht er mich an. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-29
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 1, chapter 4
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keyword: Love: infidelity
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| Strange, I touch my eye- | |
| lashes, that is myself as -- | |
| if from a distance. | |
| Ik raak mijn wimpers | Ich berühre die |
| aan, een beetje mezelf, als -- | Wimpern, ein wenig mich selbst -- |
| vanuit de verte. | wie aus der Ferne. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-29
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 1, chapter 3
Collection: Skin-contact
Keyword: Body: touch(ed)
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| 21 years old, | |
| I'm independent, beware: | |
| Don't be a Mistress! | |
| 21 jaar, | 21, jetzt |
| ik ben zelfstandig, pas op: | bin ich selbstständig, Vorsicht: |
| Geen Mevrouw worden! | Keine Frau werden! |
Amsterdam, 2021-02-05
Don't be Miss De Beauvoir, be yourself (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1926
"Ne soyez pas Mademoiselle De Beauvoir, soyez vous-même" (diary)
Collection: Finethreads
Keyword: Freedom: mental
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
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