| I can't keep up with | |
| him, he walks fast, his body -- | |
| is made for crutches. | |
| Ik houd hem niet bij, | Ich halte nicht mit, |
| zo snel loopt hij, een lichaam -- | er geht so schnell, ein Körper -- |
| gemaakt voor krukken. | für Krücken gemacht. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-27
Saviour (Renate Dorrestein) - 2017
Novel "Reddende engel", chapter March 11th 19:15
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Exercise / Training
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Our beginning makes | |
| me doubt: that you always lied -- | |
| to your dear girlfriend. | |
| Over ons begin | Unser Anfang lässt |
| twijfel ik: dat jij steeds loog -- | mich zweifeln: deine Freundin -- |
| tegen je vriendin. | hast du belogen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-26
Saviour (Renate Dorrestein) - 2017
Novel "Reddende engel", chapter March 8th 17:30
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Love: infidelity
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| A lot of wisdom, | |
| as the harvest of my life? | |
| Nah, I know better. | |
| Veel wijsheid, als oogst | Weisheit, als Ernte |
| van heel mijn lange leven? | all meiner Lebensjahre? |
| Ik weet wel beter. | Ich weiß schon besser. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-23
Interview with Renate Dorrestein - 2017
Interview by Carolina Lo Galbo with Renate Dorrestein in the tv-program "VPRO Boeken" (December 17th, 2017)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Wisdom
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Married for so long, | |
| clumping together like old -- | |
| horses to the stable. | |
| Jaren getrouwd zijn, | Verheiratet, wie |
| samen als oude paarden -- | alte Pferde gemeinsam -- |
| naar de stal klossen. | zu dem Stall trampeln. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-14
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Sunday, chapter Two
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Marriage (relationship), Animals: horse / pony
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| He causes trouble | |
| and I make it right again -- | |
| Are we a good team? | |
| Hij zorgt voor gedoe, | Er macht Getue, |
| ik breng het weer in orde. | ich bringe es in Ordnung -- |
| Zijn wij een goed team? | So ein gutes Team? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-14
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Saturday, chapter Four
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Marriage (relationship), Together: work / office
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Did something go wrong | |
| in this phone call? I don't know. | |
| I don't think so. Right? | |
| Hm, ging er iets mis | Beim Telefonat |
| in dit telefoongesprek? | ist doch nichts schiefgelaufen? |
| Ik weet niet. Niets toch? | Glaube nicht. Oder? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-13
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Tuesday, chapter Five
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Communication (conversation)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Hunger of the heart: | |
| filling the emotional -- | |
| emptiness inside. | |
| Honger van het hart: | Hunger des Herzens: |
| de emotionele -- | die emotionale -- |
| leegte opvullen. | Leere ausfüllen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-13
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Tuesday, chapter Three
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Desire (attention), Emptiness / Void
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Hunger of the head: | |
| my habits, the fixed meal times -- | |
| that I am used to. | |
| Honger van het hoofd: | Hunger des Kopfes: |
| de vaste etenstijden -- | die festen Essenszeiten -- |
| die ik gewend ben. | die ich gewohnt bin. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-13
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Tuesday, chapter Three
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Habits / Customs, Care: body
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Losing weight: fighting | |
| seven dragons, seven kinds -- | |
| of being hungry. | |
| Afvallen: zeven | Abnehmen: sieben |
| draken bevechten, zeven -- | Drachen bekämpfen, sieben -- |
| soorten van honger. | Arten von Hunger. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-12
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Monday, chapter Four
Part Tuesday, chapter Three: hunger of the eye (images of food), the nose (smells), the ear (eating and cooking sounds, talking about food), the mouth (the activity of eating), the head (conditioning to eat), the stomach (low blood sugar), the heart (emptiness)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Health: way of living, Willpower
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Somewhere in between | |
| his podgy fingers should be -- | |
| the wedding ring, tight. | |
| Ergens tussenin | Irgendwo zwischen |
| zijn worstjes van vingers moet -- | seinen Wurstfingern sollte -- |
| de trouwring zitten. | der Ehering sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-12
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Monday, chapter Two
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Health: way of living
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| What a collar of | |
| double chins he has, and yet -- | |
| he dares to make eyes. | |
| Wat heeft hij een kraag | Was für ein Doppel- |
| van onderkinnen, en toch -- | kinn er hat, und trotzdem traut -- |
| durft hij te flirten. | er sich zu flirten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-12
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Monday, chapter Two
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Power: wealth
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Is growing older | |
| an enrichment, does it make -- | |
| you more confident? | |
| Is ouder worden | Sind die ältere |
| een verrijking, word je dan -- | Menschen bereichert, sind sie -- |
| zelfverzekerder? | ja selbstsicherer? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-12
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Monday, chapter Two
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Identity: experiences, Self-confidence
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Would you lose weight if | |
| there's a deposit of your -- | |
| full year's salary? | |
| Afvallen: lukt je | Abnehmen: klappt es |
| dat tegen een borgsom van -- | mit einer Kaution, zwar die -- |
| jouw jaarsalaris? | deines Jahreslohn? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-12
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Monday, chapter One
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Health: way of living, Willpower
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Learn moderation | |
| from the nobility, who -- | |
| drill themselves in it. | |
| Gematigdheid kan | Mäßigung kann man |
| men van de adel leren: | sehr gut vom Adel lernen: |
| die drilt zich daarin. | der übt sich darin. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-12
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Monday, chapter One
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Wealth: detachment
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| A sledgehammer kills, | |
| or it may loosen a thought, | |
| something from the past. | |
| Een moker doodt, of | Ein Fäustel tötet, |
| hij slaat een gedachte los, | oder er schlägt etwas frei, |
| iets ouds, van vroeger. | etwas von früher. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-10
Wateragain (Renate Dorrestein) - 2015
Novel "Weerwater", chapter 4-1
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Memory: remembering
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I whisper courage | |
| to myself and cross my arms -- | |
| Lullalullaby. | |
| Ik fluister mezelf | Ich flüstre mir Mut |
| moed in en kruis mijn armen -- | zu, verschränke die Ärme -- |
| Wiegewiegewee. | Wiegenwiegenweh. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-10
Wateragain (Renate Dorrestein) - 2015
Novel "Weerwater", chapter 3-3
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Love: care
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Thinking of the past, | |
| I still remember a lot -- | |
| Much more than I knew. | |
| Ik denk aan vroeger | Ich erinnere |
| en ik herinner me nog -- | mich noch daran, noch an viel -- |
| veel meer dan ik wist. | mehr, als ich wusste. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-10
Wateragain (Renate Dorrestein) - 2015
Novel "Weerwater", chapter 3-1
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Memory: of one's life
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| If no one comforts, | |
| do it yourself: Munchausen -- | |
| demonstrated how. | |
| Als niemand je troost | Wenn niemand tröstet, |
| doe je het zelf: Münchhausen -- | tut man es selbst: Münchhausen -- |
| heeft het voorgedaan. | hat es vorgemacht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-08
The many shapes of consolation (Renate Dorrestein - 2014
Text "De vele gedaanten van troost", contribution by Renate Dorrestein to the catalogue of the exhibition "Troost, overleving en bezwering" ("Consolation, survival and spell", 2014, Maja van Hall and Roesja Trimbos), included in her collection "Dagelijks werk - Een schrijversleven" ("Daily work - A writer's life", 2018)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Comfort (consolation)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I want to cherish | |
| my sorrow, not share it but -- | |
| only hear myself. | |
| Ik wil mijn verdriet | Ich möchte meine |
| koesteren, het niet delen -- | Traurigkeit nicht teilen -- |
| maar mezelf horen. | nur mich selbst hören. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-25
We prefer to hear ourselves (Renate Dorrestein) - 2014
Story "Liever horen we onszelf" (audio book 2014, reading book 2017)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Sadness: mourning
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Turn off the screen and | |
| type blindly, write your novel -- | |
| uninhibited. | |
| Zet het beeldscherm uit | Schalte den Bildschirm |
| en typ blind, schrijf ongeremd -- | aus, schreibe deinen Roman -- |
| door aan je roman. | ganz unbefangen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-04
The block (Renate Dorrestein) - 2013
Book "De blokkade", about writer's block, chapter My name is Elise Hartmans
Collections: Lack, WriteWiser signage
Keywords: Writing: letting go, Muse
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Writing a novel | |
| is swimming underwater -- | |
| and not gulping air. | |
| Een roman schrijven | Autor zu sein ist |
| is onder water zwemmen -- | unter Wasser schwimmen und -- |
| en geen lucht happen. | keine Luft schnappen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-04
The block (Renate Dorrestein) - 2013
Book "De blokkade", about writer's block, chapter First Intermezzo
Collections: Lack, Look at me
Keywords: Writing: a profession, Attention: focus
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Now, after the death | |
| of my parents, I miss them: | |
| children of my own. | |
| Ineens, na de dood | Nach dem Tod meiner |
| van mijn ouders mis ik ze: | Eltern vermisse ich sie: |
| eigen kinderen. | eigene Kinder. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-09
Complete, even without offspring (Renate Dorrestein - 2011
Essay "Compleet, ook zonder kroost", in newspaper Trouw (December 24th, 2011), included in her collection "Dagelijks werk - Een schrijversleven" ("Daily work - A writer's life", 2018)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Parenthood, Missing: absence
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Love is a moon, it | |
| changes from day to day, there's -- | |
| increase, there's decrease. | |
| Liefde is een maan, | Liebe ist ein Mond, |
| ze verandert per dag, wordt -- | sie verändert sich, sie wird -- |
| groter, wordt kleiner. | größer, wird kleiner. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-19
The Stepmother (Renate Dorrestein) - 2011
Novel "De stiefmoeder", part 'Claire', chapter Five - L'amore è come la luna: quando non aumenta, diminuisce (Love is like the moon: when it does not increase, it decreases)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Love: change / end, Moon
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The staff does not raise | |
| an eyebrow, even their skin -- | |
| is ironed out smooth. | |
| Het personeel trekt | Das Personal zieht |
| geen wenkbrauw op, ook hun huid -- | keine Augenbraue hoch -- |
| is strak gestreken. | Glatt ausgebügelt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-19
The Stepmother (Renate Dorrestein) - 2011
Novel "De stiefmoeder", part 'Claire', chapter One
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Knowledge: expertise
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Sleeping comes second, | |
| I can tell by the pile of -- | |
| pillows on the bed. | |
| Slapen is bijzaak, | Ums Schlafen gehts nicht, |
| dat zie ik aan de stapel -- | weiß ich wegen des Kissen- |
| kussens op het bed. | stapels auf dem Bett. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-19
The Stepmother (Renate Dorrestein) - 2011
Novel "De stiefmoeder", part 'Claire', chapter One
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Rest (leisure)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The flawless bellhop | |
| carefully lays my suitcase -- | |
| down like a loved one. | |
| De piccolo legt | Der Page legt mein- |
| mijn koffer voorzichtig neer -- | en Koffer hin als wäre -- |
| als een geliefde. | er sein Geliebter. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-19
The Stepmother (Renate Dorrestein) - 2011
Novel "De stiefmoeder", part 'Claire', chapter One
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Care: animals, plants, things
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| He sings wistfully | |
| about a sheep, cow or goat -- | |
| sunk into the peat. | |
| Hij zingt weemoedig: | Er singt wehmütig: |
| een schaap, koe of geit is weg- | Schaf, Kuh oder Ziege ist -- |
| gezakt in het veen. | im Torf versunken. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-11
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", endnote 23 - Scottish songs, accompanied by a bagpipe
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Melancholy (adversity)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Are, these days, men's skirts | |
| like kilt, sarong and lungi -- | |
| called 'legless clothing'? | |
| Heten kilt, sarong | Nennt man Kilts, Sarongs |
| en longhi tegenwoordig -- | und Lungis heutzutage -- |
| 'pijploze kleding'? | 'beinlose Kleidung'? |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-11
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", endnote 21 - The later invention of long trousers became the standard, hence the term 'male unbifurcated garment' (MUG)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Clothes
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| It is arduous | |
| to carry him, he's heavy -- | |
| with his phantom limb. | |
| We dragen hem weg, | Wir tragen ihn weg, |
| het gaat moeizaam, hij is zwaar -- | es ist mühsam, er ist schwer -- |
| met zijn fantoombeen. | mit dem Phantombein. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-11
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", chapter Ten
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Body: and mind
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| People in Sexville | |
| live dangerously, they think -- | |
| of that one neighbour. | |
| Mensen in Sexville | Jeder in Sexville |
| leven riskant, ze denken -- | lebt gefährlich, denkend an -- |
| aan die ene buur. | einen der Nachbarn. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-11
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", chapter Nine
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Desire (craving, lust)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| People stubbornly | |
| believe that misery will -- | |
| have a good ending. | |
| Mensen geloven | Die Menschen glauben |
| hardnekkig dat ellende -- | hartnäckig, dass das Elend -- |
| goed zal aflopen. | gut ausgehen wird. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-10
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", chapter Seven
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Hope (futile)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| His beautiful voice! | |
| Could he perhaps be gargling -- | |
| honey every day? | |
| Wat een mooie stem! | Oh, seine Stimme! |
| Zou hij misschien dagelijks -- | Könnte er vielleicht jeden -- |
| honing gorgelen? | Tag Honig gurgeln? |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-10
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", chapter Five
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Beauty: body
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I'm disappointed, | |
| nevertheless, as always -- | |
| I count my blessings. | |
| Het valt me tegen, | Es ist enttäuschend, |
| maar zoals altijd tel ik -- | aber wie immer zähl ich -- |
| mijn zegeningen. | meine Segnungen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-10
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", chapter Five
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Setback / Adversity
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| We keep racing down, | |
| and from what we hear the van -- | |
| has lost its exhaust. | |
| We racen omlaag, | Wir rasen runter, |
| zo te horen verliezen -- | nach dem Gehör verlieren -- |
| we nu de uitlaat. | wir jetzt den Auspuff. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-10
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", chapter Five
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Journey: discomfort
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Avoid people or | |
| you will get stuck tightly in -- | |
| a rigid image. | |
| Mijd mensen, anders | Vermeide Menschen, |
| kom je klemvast te zitten -- | sonst wirst du bald feststecken -- |
| in een imago. | in einem Image. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-08
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", chapter Two
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Identity: image
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| He dives into souls | |
| and he scrapes from the bottoms -- | |
| serial stories. | |
| Hij duikt in zielen | Er taucht in Seelen |
| en hij schraapt van de bodems -- | und er kratzt von den Boden -- |
| vervolgverhalen. | Romanfolgen ab. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-08
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", chapter One
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Writing: attuning
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The hall is sold out, | |
| because we always remove -- | |
| superfluous chairs. | |
| Uitverkochte zaal: | Ausverkaufter Saal: |
| zoals altijd haalden we -- | wie immer entfernten wir -- |
| lege stoelen weg. | die leeren Stühle. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-08
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", chapter One
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Perception: impression
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Now it is the best | |
| time of my life, people say -- | |
| but it's not that good. | |
| Nu: de leukste tijd | Jetzt: die beste Zeit |
| van mijn leven, zeggen ze -- | meines Lebens, sagen sie -- |
| maar dat valt tegen. | Wenn's nur wahr wäre! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-09
Alone (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Blog #16 "Alleen", on the website of the VU (University in Amsterdam), November 22nd, 2010, Renate Dorrestein, included in her collection "Dagelijks werk - Een schrijversleven" ("Daily work - A writer's life", 2018)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Life: course (on the way)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Make more small efforts, | |
| it will save us all a lot -- | |
| of bigger efforts! | |
| Meer kleine moeite | Mehr kleiner Aufwand |
| zou de mensen veel schelen: | würde uns viel ersparen: |
| veel grote moeite! | viel großen Aufwand! |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-18
is there hope (Renate Dorrestein) - 2009
Novel "is er hoop", part 3, chapter 'A bottle of brown beer'
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Life: effort, burden
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I know what it is | |
| to believe: unceasingly -- | |
| longing and hoping. | |
| Ik weet wat het is | Ich weiß, was es heißt |
| om te geloven: alsmaar -- | zu glauben: die ganze Zeit -- |
| verlangen, hopen. | sich sehnen, hoffen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-18
is there hope (Renate Dorrestein) - 2009
Novel "is er hoop", part 1, chapter '150 grams almonds, ground'
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Self-knowledge (attention)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Children wonder what | |
| it would be like to be dead -- | |
| but not: to be old. | |
| Een kind fantaseert | Ein Kind fantasiert, |
| wel hoe dood zijn zou zijn, maar -- | wie wäre es, tot zu sein -- |
| niet hoe oud zijn is. | nicht wie: alt zu sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-24
Don't leave me alone (Renate Dorrestein) - 2008
Essay "Laat me niet alleen", chapter "Step Six: Let's face our fears"
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Child: thinking, Fantasy: playing
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| 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: Lack
Keyword: Life: course (overview)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate; De Beauvoir, Simone
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I get to know |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-24
Don't leave me alone (Renate Dorrestein) - 2008
Essay "Laat me niet alleen", chapter "Step Four: Let's stop for a moment and consider cross-generational relationships and their intrinsic value in Western civilization":
Nowadays I sit as a passenger next to big Ee in my own car: she drives. We go to the beach together. We go buy a pair of jeans. We go for a sandwich in the city. We go to the casino. And in everything we do, I can tell her something about her mother.
Allegory of the cave (375 BC, Plato, dialogue "Politeia" ["Republic"], VII 514a-520a)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Identity: mirror
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate; Plato
Dedicated to: Ineke J, Ineke J, Ineke J, Ineke J, Ineke J
| As a little child | |
| I already cried and laughed: | |
| don't leave me alone. | |
| Als baby en kind | Als Baby und Kind |
| huilde en lachte ik al: | weinte und lachte ich schon: |
| laat me niet alleen. | lass mich nicht allein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-23
Don't leave me alone (Renate Dorrestein) - 2008
Essay "Laat me niet alleen", chapter "Step Four: Let's stop for a moment and consider cross-generational relationships and their intrinsic value in Western civilization"
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Life: survival (reflex), Communication (unconsciously)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I know my life through | |
| the elders and the children -- | |
| They are teaching me. | |
| Ik ken mijn leven, | Alten und Kinder, |
| ouderen en kinderen -- | sie lehren mich zu sehen -- |
| leren het aan mij. | was mein Leben ist. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-23
Don't leave me alone (Renate Dorrestein) - 2008
Essay "Laat me niet alleen", chapter "Step Four: Let's stop for a moment and consider cross-generational relationships and their intrinsic value in Western civilization"
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Life: course (overview)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| If it is called a | |
| challenge, a virtue is made -- | |
| of necessity. | |
| Iets als uitdaging | Herausforderung |
| bestempelen is een deugd -- | heißt, dass eine Tugend aus -- |
| maken van een nood. | ein Not gemacht wird. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-23
Don't leave me alone (Renate Dorrestein) - 2008
Essay "Laat me niet alleen", chapter "Step Three: Let's act young"
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Action (emergency), Ethics: virtues
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Well, to celebrate | |
| your birthday with pride you have -- | |
| to be young or old. | |
| Om je verjaardag | Um Geburtstage |
| trots te kunnen vieren moet -- | mit Stolz zu feiern, muss man -- |
| je jong zijn of oud. | jung oder alt sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-23
Don't leave me alone (Renate Dorrestein) - 2008
Essay "Laat me niet alleen", chapter "Step Three: Let's act young"
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Party: celebrate
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Far too many lives | |
| are a roller coaster ride: | |
| beaten black and blue. | |
| Veel te veel levens | Zu viele Leben |
| zijn een rit in de achtbaan: | sind eine Achterbahnfahrt: |
| bont en blauw gebeukt. | grün und blau geprallt. |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-17
Really sexy (Renate Dorrestein) - 2007
Novel "Echt sexy", chapter Together at God's tap
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Life: survival (suffering)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| As a convert, he | |
| follows Jesus' example -- | |
| of self-sacrifice. | |
| Als bekeerling wil | Als Bekehrter folgt |
| hij Jezus' voorbeeld volgen -- | er dem Vorbild Jesu, dem -- |
| zijn opoffering. | der Aufopferung. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-24
Really sexy (Renate Dorrestein) - 2007
Novel "Echt sexy", chapter Together swan-hold-fast
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Love: surrender, Love: idealisation
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Now that Mum and Dad | |
| are so quiet, I observe -- | |
| them extra closely. | |
| Papa en mama | Mama und Papa |
| zijn zo stil, dat ik extra -- | sind so ruhig, dass ich ganz -- |
| precies op hen let. | genau hinschaue. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-22
Really sexy (Renate Dorrestein) - 2007
Novel "Echt sexy", chapter Together on a star
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Child: upgrow
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The deep-sea coral | |
| is a castle full of crowns: | |
| shoaling princess fish. | |
| Het diepzeekoraal | Tiefseekoralle, |
| is een kasteel vol kroontjes: | eine Burg voller Krönchen: |
| prinsessenvissen. | Prinzessinfische. |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-17
Really sexy (Renate Dorrestein) - 2007
Novel "Echt sexy", chapter Together in the park
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Animals: coral, Animals: fish
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Her pouty mouth clear- | |
| ly shows me that she likes to -- | |
| suck on lollipops. | |
| Haar tuitmondje maakt | Ihr Schmollmund macht mir |
| me duidelijk dat ze graag -- | sofort deutlich, dass sie gern -- |
| op lolly's sabbelt. | an Lollis lutscht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-22
Really sexy (Renate Dorrestein) - 2007
Novel "Echt sexy", chapter Together in the park
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Perception: observation
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| At home they assume | |
| I prefer being alone -- | |
| No one comforts me. | |
| Thuis heb ik de naam | Ich habe den Ruf, |
| dat ik het liefst alleen ben -- | lieber alleine zu sein -- |
| Ik word nooit getroost. | Sie trösten mich nie. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-14
My son has a sex life and I read Little Red Riding Hood to my mother (Renate Dorrestein) - 2006
Novel "Mijn zoon heeft een seksleven en ik lees mijn moeder Roodkapje voor", chapter 'May - white rose on coffin'
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Home: security / comfort, Comfort (consolation)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The farce in my head | |
| needs to be removed now, I -- | |
| want to go back home. | |
| Het varken in haar | Dieser Fakt im Kopf |
| hoofd moet eruit, ze wil graag -- | muss raus, ich möchte zurück -- |
| terug naar haar flap. | in meine Onung. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-14
My son has a sex life and I read Little Red Riding Hood to my mother (Renate Dorrestein) - 2006
Novel "Mijn zoon heeft een seksleven en ik lees mijn moeder Roodkapje voor", chapters 'November - goldfish' and 'January - Helleborus'
In hospital after a cerebral infarction
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Language: aphasia
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Brain cells that are still | |
| functioning after the stroke -- | |
| sound alarm, in vain. | |
| Hersencellen die | Funktionsfähige |
| na het infarct nog werken -- | Gehirnzellen schlagen Groß- |
| slaan alarm, vergeefs. | alarm, vergeblich. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-14
My son has a sex life and I read Little Red Riding Hood to my mother (Renate Dorrestein) - 2006
Novel "Mijn zoon heeft een seksleven en ik lees mijn moeder Roodkapje voor", chapter 'December - silver crown'
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Brain: functioning, Danger: abyss
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| You're angry. No way. | |
| You are! You quarrel, again -- | |
| you contradict me! | |
| Je bent boos. Echt niet. | Du bist wütend. Nicht. |
| Wel! Je zoekt ruzie, alweer -- | Doch! Du suchst Streit, schon wieder -- |
| spreek je me tegen! | widersprichst du mir! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-01
As long as there is life (Renate Dorrestein) - 2004
Novel "Zolang er leven is", part 3, Winter, chapter Zekerheid (Certainty)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Quarrel, Communication (sending)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| My tears want to reach | |
| to heaven, desperate to -- | |
| take you back with them. | |
| Mijn tranen willen | Zum Himmel fließen |
| hoog de hemel in en jou -- | meine Tränen, um dich mit -- |
| mee terug nemen. | zurückzunehmen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-30
As long as there is life (Renate Dorrestein) - 2004
Novel "Zolang er leven is", part 3, Winter, chapter Spoken (Ghosts)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Sadness: mourning
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Am I as good a | |
| friend, a lover, a driver -- | |
| as I think I am? | |
| Ben ik als vriendin, | Bin ich wohl ein so |
| als minnares, als chauffeur -- | guter Freund, Geliebte und -- |
| zo goed als ik denk? | Fahrer, wie ich denke? |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-30
As long as there is life (Renate Dorrestein) - 2004
Novel "Zolang er leven is", part 3, Winter, chapter Spoken (Ghosts)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Identity: self-image
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| She took the blame and | |
| between them arose a wall -- | |
| of elusive darkness. | |
| Zij nam de schuld op | Sie nahm die Schuld auf |
| zich en tussen hen verrees -- | sich, zwischen ihnen erwuchs -- |
| een duistere muur. | eine dunkle Wand. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-13
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 3, 'Achttien' ('Eighteen' years old), chapter 'IJ is een ijspegel' ('Y is an ijspegel [icicle]')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Ethics: misdeed
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I'm too young to know, | |
| would be at an utter loss -- | |
| so it's a secret. | |
| Ik ben nog te jong, | Ich bin zu jung, um |
| zou er geen raad mee weten -- | zu verstehen, also bleibt -- |
| dus blijft het geheim. | es ein Geheimnis. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-13
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 3, 'Achttien' ('Eighteen' years old), chapter 'IJ is een ijspegel' ('Y is an ijspegel [icicle]') - A dark secret separates Lucy and her mother
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Ethics: misdeed, Secret
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I happen to hear | |
| them talking about me, now -- | |
| I need to get out. | |
| Toevallig hoor ik | Zufällig hör ich |
| ze over mij praten, echt -- | sie über mich reden, uh -- |
| ik moet wegwezen. | ich muss sofort raus. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-11
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 2, 'Twaalf' ('Twelve' years old), chapter 'S is een spin' ('S is a spider')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Identity: mirror
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Never eavesdrop on | |
| anyone, you might hear some- | |
| thing that upsets you. | |
| Luister niemand af, | Lausche niemandem, |
| je zou iets kunnen horen -- | du könntest etwas hören -- |
| dat jou van streek maakt. | das dich sehr aufregt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-11
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 2, 'Twaalf' ('Twelve' years old), chapter 'S is een spin' ('S is a spider')
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Reason: and feelings, Secret
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| That we cannot tell | |
| everything is the darkness -- | |
| that separates us. | |
| Elkaar niet alles | Das wir nicht alles |
| kunnen vertellen is het -- | erzählen können ist das -- |
| duister dat ons scheidt. | Dunkel, das uns trennt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-11
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 2, 'Twaalf' ('Twelve' years old), chapter 'R is een rompertje' ('R is a rompertje [onesie]')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Contact: reserve
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Softies always cause | |
| a fuss, the mothers have one -- | |
| of those at home too. | |
| Goedzakken geven | Softies geben Ge- |
| gedoe, de moeders hebben -- | tue, die Mütter haben -- |
| er thuis ook zo een. | einen zu Hause. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-10
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'H is de hel' ('H is hell')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Together: tolerance
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The mothers practise | |
| the same rules, professional -- | |
| is their parenting. | |
| De moeders trekken | Mütter am gleichen |
| één lijn, professioneel -- | Strang, denn ihre Elternschaft -- |
| is hun ouderschap. | ist professionell. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-10
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'H is de hel' ('H is hell')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Parenthood
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Calling her names does | |
| not hurt, because the girl stands -- | |
| there and looks at us. | |
| Ons gescheld doet haar | Das Schimpfen tut ihr |
| geen pijn, want het meisje staat -- | nicht weh, denn das Mädchen steht -- |
| ons aan te kijken. | da und sieht uns an. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-10
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'H is de hel' ('H is hell') [and part 3, 'Eighteen', chapter 'U is Uig']
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Violence: words
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Mama's don't believe | |
| you, yeah yeah, they often say -- | |
| but in the meantime! | |
| Mama's geloven | Mütter glauben dir |
| je niet, jaja, zeggen ze -- | nicht, ja, sagen sie, aber -- |
| maar ondertussen! | in der Zwischenzeit! |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'C is een crisis' ('C is a crisis')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Parents: mother(hood)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| There's an atmosphere: | |
| despondency, whimpering -- | |
| pouting and sulking. | |
| Er hangt een scheve | Die Stimmung ist schräg: |
| sfeer: verslagenheid, drenzen -- | Niedergedrücktheit, Quengeln -- |
| pruilen en mokken. | Maulen und Schmollen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'C is een crisis' ('C is a crisis')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Childhood
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| We keep playing. When | |
| mama's are acting up that's -- | |
| the best thing to do. | |
| We blijven spelen. | Wir spielen weiter. |
| Als mama's kuren hebben -- | Wenn Mamas Macken haben -- |
| is dat het beste. | ist das das Beste. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'B is een brandnetel' ('B is a brandnetel [stinging nettle]')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Childhood
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The engaged couple | |
| are busy in the hallway -- | |
| with the tickle death. | |
| Het verloofde stel | Das verlobte Paar |
| is in de gang in de weer -- | ist im Flur sehr beschäftigt -- |
| met de kieteldood. | mit dem Kitzeltod. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'B is een brandnetel' ('B is a brandnetel [stinging nettle]')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Playing: learn
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| When moving, there is, | |
| always unrest together -- | |
| with breaking vases. | |
| Bij een verhuizing | Beim Umzug gibt es |
| is er altijd onrust met -- | immer Unruhe und gehen -- |
| brekende vazen. | Ziervasen zu Bruch. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'B is een brandnetel' ('B is a brandnetel [stinging nettle]')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Home: move
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Every now and then, | |
| our mothers need to have the -- | |
| house all to themselves. | |
| Van oudsher moeten | Mütter müssen das |
| moeders het huis op zijn tijd -- | Haus von Zeit zu Zeit für sich -- |
| voor zichzelf hebben. | alleine haben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'B is een brandnetel' ('B is a brandnetel [stinging nettle]')
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Parents: mother(hood), Privacy
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| When you look at her | |
| mother, you feel very fine -- | |
| and drowsy inside. | |
| Als je haar moeder | Ihre Mutter gibt |
| ziet, word je van binnen zo -- | einem innerlich ein so -- |
| lekker lodderig. | wohliges Gefühl. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'A is een aardbei' ('A is an aardbei [strawberry]')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Child: security / comfort
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The table with green | |
| felt is that of happiness -- | |
| struggle and chances. | |
| De tafel met groen | Der Tisch mit grünem |
| vilt is die van het geluk -- | Filz ist der Tisch des Glücks, des -- |
| van strijd en kansen. | Kampfes, der Chancen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'A is een aardbei' ('A is an aardbei [strawberry]') - Tarot table
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Life: course (chance)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Mama and Daddy | |
| are fighting, our life was meant -- | |
| to be different. | |
| Mama en papa | Mama und Papa |
| maken ruzie, ons leven -- | streiten sich, unser Leben -- |
| was anders bedoeld. | war anders gedacht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'A is een aardbei' ('A is an aardbei [strawberry]')
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Quarrel, Life: course (overview)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| With babies, mothers | |
| being among themselves can -- | |
| still talk openly. | |
| Met baby's kun je | Mit Babys können |
| als moeders onder elkaar -- | Mütter untereinander -- |
| nog vrijuit praten. | noch offen reden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'A is een aardbei' ('A is an aardbei [strawberry]')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Together: close relations
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I'd like to invent | |
| a board game with bad luck points -- | |
| if you were to lose. | |
| Ik wil een bordspel | Ich möchte ein Spiel |
| bedenken met pechpunten -- | mit Pech-Punkten erfinden -- |
| bij dreigend verlies. | dann verliert niemand. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-08
Without mercy (Renate Dorrestein) - 2001
Novel "Zonder genade" (translation 2004), part 3, 'Ga Terug Naar Af' ('Back To Square One'), chapter 'Wat Phinus bereikt' ('What Phinus achieves')
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Together: justice, Playing: fight
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Behind man's success | |
| there is a woman watching -- | |
| it in amazement! | |
| Achter het succes | Hinter dem Erfolg |
| van elke man staat een vrouw -- | des Mannes steht eine Frau -- |
| die verbaasd toekijkt! | die staunend zusieht! |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-07
Without mercy (Renate Dorrestein) - 2001
Novel "Zonder genade" (translation 2004), part 1, 'In De Put' ('In The Dumps'), chapter 'Wat Jem altijd zei' ('What Jem always said')
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Success, Manly (tough)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I arch my shoulder | |
| in fright, and zoom, away flies -- | |
| my guardian angel. | |
| Van de schrik krom ik | Erschrocken krümm ich |
| mijn schouder en zoef, weg vliegt -- | die Schulter und schwupps, fliegt mein -- |
| mijn beschermengel. | Schutzengel davon. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-06
Wicked mothers (Renate Dorrestein) - 1992
Novel "Ontaarde moeders" ("Unnatural mothers", translation 1994: "Wicked Mothers"), chapter 4, 'Veilig bij Moeder op schoot' ('Safe on Mother's lap')
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Fear: menace, Angel / Devil
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| In the Tagore | |
| museum there is a row -- | |
| of his brother's teeth. | |
| In het Tagore | In Tagores Haus |
| museum is er een rij -- | gibt es einen Zahnersatz -- |
| tanden van zijn broer. | Den seines Bruders. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-02
The writer's secret (Renate Dorrestein) - 2000
Book "Het geheim van de schrijver", part 'Love', chapter 'Where do you get your inspiration from?' - About the imperfection of glorifying a person and all that touches him, rather than admiring and commemorating his achievements
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Honour / Fame
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Storytelling: short, | |
| flowing transition pieces -- | |
| that connect the scenes. | |
| Vertelkunst: korte, | Erzählkunst: kurze, |
| vloeiende overgangen -- | fließende Übergänge -- |
| tussen de scènes. | zwischen den Szenen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-27
The writer's secret (Renate Dorrestein) - 2000
Book "Het geheim van de schrijver", part 'Hope', chapter 'More About composition'
Collections: Lack, WriteWiser signage
Keyword: Writing: a profession
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| A good story has | |
| no middle, it builds up and -- | |
| it comes to an end. | |
| Een goed verhaal heeft | Eine Geschichte |
| geen midden, het bouwt zich op -- | braucht keine Mitte, sie baut -- |
| en dan meteen af. | sich auf und dann ab. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-27
The writer's secret (Renate Dorrestein) - 2000
Book "Het geheim van de schrijver", part 'Hope', chapter 'About beginning and end'
Collections: Lack, WriteWiser signage
Keyword: Writing: a profession
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Telling an event | |
| in a very lifelike way -- | |
| requires fantasy. | |
| Een gebeurtenis | Die Ereignisse |
| heel levensecht vertellen -- | lebensecht zu erzählen -- |
| vereist fantasie. | fordert Fantasie. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-26
The writer's secret (Renate Dorrestein) - 2000
Book "Het geheim van de schrijver", part 'Hope', chapter 'About fiction and reality'
Collections: Lack, WriteWiser signage
Keywords: Stories: reality and fantasy, Fantasy: imagination
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Behind the walls there's | |
| a party, and the river -- | |
| still remains frozen. | |
| Achter de muren | Hinter den Mauern |
| is het feest, en de rivier -- | wird gefeiert, und der Fluss -- |
| blijft maar bevroren. | ist noch gefroren. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-26
The writer's secret (Renate Dorrestein) - 2000
Book "Het geheim van de schrijver", part 'Faith', chapter 'About Doing your own thing'
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Alone: loner / single
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| No one cries or yearns | |
| anymore, about love: look -- | |
| under Folklore. | |
| Er huilt of hunkert | Niemand weint oder |
| niemand meer, over liefde: | sehnt sich mehr, über Liebe: |
| kijk bij Folklore. | siehe Folklore. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-24
for love: click F (Renate Dorrestein) - 1998
Story "voor liefde: klik op F"
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Love: memory, Culture: way of living
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The stone in the shape | |
| of a heart is pink, bled dry -- | |
| it lies on their grave. | |
| De hartvormige | Der herzförmige |
| steen is roze, leeggebloed -- | Stein: rosa, ausgeblutet -- |
| ligt hij op hun graf. | auf ihrem Rastplatz. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-17
A heart of stone (Renate Dorrestein) - 1998
Novel "Een hart van steen", part 2, chapter 'Kester, Ellen and Bas, Thanksgiving, November 28th, 1972'
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Alone: forsaken, Trauma
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I cut in myself, | |
| horrible memories are -- | |
| bleeding from my heart. | |
| Ik snijd in mijzelf, | Ich schneide in mich, |
| laat de herinneringen -- | Erinnerungen bluten -- |
| uit mijn hart bloeden. | aus meinem Herzen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-17
A heart of stone (Renate Dorrestein) - 1998
Novel "Een hart van steen", part 2, chapter 'Kester, Ellen and Bas, Thanksgiving, November 28th, 1972'
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Trauma
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Her night blue dress is | |
| so sunday decent that she -- | |
| is very sexy. | |
| Haar nachtblauwe jurk | Ihr nachtblaues Kleid |
| is zo zondags zedig dat -- | ist so sonntagszüchtig, dass -- |
| ze heel sexy is. | sie sehr sexy ist. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-17
A heart of stone (Renate Dorrestein) - 1998
Novel "Een hart van steen", part 1, chapter 'Ida's baptism ceremony, September 4th, 1972'
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Teenager (growing up), Attention: attract
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| He wakes up, his breath | |
| is stifling, a mouldy smell -- | |
| of old undreamed dreams. | |
| Zijn ochtendadem | Sein Morgenatem |
| is een muffe lucht van niet- | ist ein Moderluft von nicht- |
| gedroomde dromen. | geträumten Träume. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-17
A heart of stone (Renate Dorrestein) - 1998
Novel "Een hart van steen", part 1, chapter 'Ida's baptism ceremony, September 4th, 1972'
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Calm: standstill
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Sometimes she is so | |
| beautiful I can't believe -- | |
| she is my sister. | |
| Soms is ze zo mooi | Sie ist so schön, dass |
| dat ik niet kan geloven -- | ich nicht glauben kann, dass sie -- |
| dat ze mijn zus is. | meine Schwester ist. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-17
A heart of stone (Renate Dorrestein) - 1998
Novel "Een hart van steen", part 1, chapter 'Frits's student days, autumn 1956 or 1957'
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Beauty: essence
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| My diary says: | |
| Are we, am I, what we think? -- | |
| I really hope not. | |
| In mijn dagboek staat: | Mein Tagebuch sagt: |
| Zijn mensen wat ze denken? -- | Sind wir das, was wir denken? -- |
| Ik hoop echt van niet. | Ich will's nicht hoffen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-17
A heart of stone (Renate Dorrestein) - 1998
Novel "Een hart van steen", part 1, chapter 'Frits's student days, autumn 1956 or 1957'
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Identity: thoughts
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| People lose: their keys, | |
| their job, husband, house, cat, some- | |
| times their lust for life. | |
| Mensen raken kwijt: | Menschen verlieren: |
| hun sleutels, baan, man, huis, poes -- | Schlüssel, Job, Haus, Katze, manch- |
| soms hun levenslust. | mal die Lebenslust. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-09
Saint Anthony, dear friend (Renate Dorrestein) - 1997
Lecture "Heilige Antonius, beste vrind", in the Anthony of Padua church in Aerdenhout (1997, Renate Dorrestein), included in her collection "Dagelijks werk - Een schrijversleven" ("Daily work - A writer's life", 2018)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Life: course (on the way), Possessions (detachment)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| It is simple: right | |
| is the side of the hand with -- | |
| the thumb on the left. | |
| Het is eenvoudig: | Es ist einfach: rechts |
| rechts is de kant van de hand -- | ist die Seite der Hand mit -- |
| die de duim links heeft. | dem linken Daumen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-29
This is my Body (Renate Dorrestein) - 1997
Novella "Want dit is mijn lichaam", the translation of the Words of Institution: "Hoc est enim Corpus Meum", chapter December
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Language: notions
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Eyes that are swimming | |
| behind very thick glasses: | |
| fish under the ice. | |
| Ogen die zwemmen | Augen, die schwimmen |
| achter heel dikke glazen: | hinter sehr dicken Gläsern: |
| vissen onder ijs. | Fische unter Eis. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-28
This is my Body (Renate Dorrestein) - 1997
Novella "Want dit is mijn lichaam", the translation of the Words of Institution: "Hoc est enim Corpus Meum", chapter April
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Technics (help), Animals: fish
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| As if sweet Eve ate | |
| the apple and handed over -- | |
| the core to Adam? | |
| Alsof Eva de | Aß die Eva den |
| appel at en ze Adam -- | Apfel und gab sie Adam -- |
| het klokhuis toestak? | das Kerngehäuse? |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-28
This is my Body (Renate Dorrestein) - 1997
Novella "Want dit is mijn lichaam", the translation of the Words of Institution: "Hoc est enim Corpus Meum", chapter April
Men who act patheticly
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Womanly (wo-man)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Paralysed she drags | |
| herself to the distant house -- | |
| Over golden grass. | |
| Verlamd sleept ze zich | Gelähmt schleppt sie sich |
| voort naar het verlaten huis -- | zu dem verlassenen Haus -- |
| Over gouden gras. | Durch goldenes Gras. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-28
Christina's world (1948, Andrew Wyeth)
This is my Body (Renate Dorrestein) - 1997
Novella "Want dit is mijn lichaam", the translation of the Words of Institution: "Hoc est enim Corpus Meum", chapter April
Painting "Maria's wereld", based on "Christina's world" (1948, Andrew Wyeth), being Anna Christina Olson, who was disabled by polio
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Willpower
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate; Wyeth, Andrew
| Being intimate | |
| with people means having to -- | |
| share in their secrets. | |
| Met mensen intiem | Mit Menschen intim |
| willen zijn: moeten delen -- | sein: ihre Geheimnisse -- |
| in hun geheimen. | teilen zu müssen. |
De Koog, 2024-09-25
Crying shame (Renate Dorrestein) - 1996
Novel "Verborgen gebreken", part 4, chapter 1
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Neighbours: closeness, Secret
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Stay a child, then you | |
| can fall asleep like a prince -- | |
| on a stranger's lap. | |
| Blijf maar een kind, dan | Bleib ein Kind, dann kannst |
| kun je prinsheerlijk slapen -- | du wie ein Prinz einschlafen -- |
| in vreemde armen. | in fremden Armen. |
De Koog, 2024-09-25
Crying shame (Renate Dorrestein) - 1996
Novel "Verborgen gebreken", part 3, chapter 3
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Child: security / comfort
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The little cottage | |
| transforms me when I enter -- | |
| into a giant. | |
| Het vissershuisje | Das Fischerhäuschen |
| tovert mij bij binnenkomst -- | verwandelt mich beim Eintritt -- |
| om tot een reuzin. | in eine Riesin. |
De Koog, 2024-09-25
Crying shame (Renate Dorrestein) - 1996
Novel "Verborgen gebreken", part 2, chapter 2
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Perception: distortion
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Listlessly I push | |
| myself on the campsite fence -- | |
| back and forth again. | |
| Lusteloos duw ik | Lustlos schiebe ich |
| mezelf op het campinghek -- | mich auf dem Zaun der Weide -- |
| heen en weer terug. | hin und wieder her. |
De Koog, 2024-09-25
Crying shame (Renate Dorrestein) - 1996
Novel "Verborgen gebreken", part 1, chapter 3
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Passivity: listlessness, Boredom: dullness / emptiness
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Old sore praises it- | |
| self for its best intentions -- | |
| Own glory comes first. | |
| Oud zeer prijst zichzelf | Alter Schmerz lobt sich |
| om beste bedoelingen -- | für die besten Absichten -- |
| Eigen glorie eerst. | die eigene Pracht. |
De Koog, 2024-09-25
Novels by Renate Dorrestein - 1996
The subject of Renate Dorrestein's novels is: old sore
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Ego: self-love
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| In marriage you | |
| get to know each other more -- | |
| than you intended. | |
| In het huwelijk | In der Ehe lernt |
| leer je elkaar meer kennen -- | man ja mehr von einander -- |
| dan je hebt gewild. | als beabsichtigt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-17
A strong man (Renate Dorrestein) - 1994
Novel "Een sterke man", part 4 (page 237)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Marriage (relationship), Love: intimacy (of it all)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| New Year, I'm happy | |
| with all my resolutions: | |
| completely intact. | |
| Nieuwjaar, het geluk | Neujahr, all das Glück |
| van mijn goede voornemens: | meiner guten Vorsätze: |
| helemaal intact. | noch völlig intakt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-14
A strong man (Renate Dorrestein) - 1994
Roman "Een sterke man", part 3 (page 181)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Will: good will, New Year
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Corrugated sheets, | |
| car tires: civilization, | |
| inhabited world. | |
| Rioolpijpen, | Abwasserrohre, |
| autobanden: beschaving, | Wellblech: Zivilisation, |
| bewoonde wereld. | die bewohnte Welt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-12
A strong man (Renate Dorrestein) - 1994
Roman "Een sterke man", part 2 (page 80)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Together: civilization
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Gee, the cannibals | |
| I dreamed of really exist: | |
| they are called cancer. | |
| De kannibalen | Die Kannibalen |
| waarvan ik droomde, bestaan: | existieren wirklich, sie -- |
| ze heten kanker. | werden Krebs genannt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-12
A strong man (Renate Dorrestein) - 1994
Roman "Een sterke man", part 1 (page 70)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Fear: bad dream
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The poet frolics | |
| through the days, which he begins -- | |
| by drinking the dew. | |
| De dichter dartelt | Der Dichter tobt durch |
| door de dagen 's ochtends vroeg -- | die Tage, früh am Morgen -- |
| drinkt hij van de dauw. | trinkt er Tautropfen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-12
A strong man (Renate Dorrestein) - 1994
Roman "Een sterke man", part 1 (page 66)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Writing: emotions
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Medicines may work | |
| and not help, and they may help -- | |
| though they do not work. | |
| Een medicijn werkt. | Es ist oft getrennt, |
| maar helpt soms niet, of helpt soms -- | ob ein Medikament wirkt -- |
| ook al werkt het niet. | und ob es dir hilft. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-22
Today for me (Renate Dorrestein) - 1993
Autobiographical book "Heden ik", about ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), chapter 'Sixth act'
Hodie mihi, cras tibi (today for me, tomorrow for thee)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Disease (care)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Florida: lots of | |
| beaches, pelicans, and 'Bra's | |
| Opener' cocktails. | |
| Florida: veel strand, | Florida: viel Strand, |
| pelikanen en 'BH- | Pelikane und 'BH- |
| Opener'-cocktails. | Aufhaker'-Cocktails. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-22
Today for me (Renate Dorrestein) - 1993
Autobiographical book "Heden ik", about ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), chapter 'Fifth act'
Hodie mihi, cras tibi (today for me, tomorrow for thee)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Manly (lust), Flying: pelican
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I fell, just like that. | |
| Yes, I am fine, just let me -- | |
| lie down for a while. | |
| Ik ben gevallen. | Ich fiel. Ja, mir geht's |
| Ja hoor, het gaat wel, laat me -- | gut, lass mich einfach noch ein -- |
| nog even liggen. | bisschen da liegen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-22
Today for me (Renate Dorrestein) - 1993
Autobiographical book "Heden ik", about ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), chapter 'Fifth act'
Hodie mihi, cras tibi (today for me, tomorrow for thee)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Help (social)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I move heaven and | |
| earth and now even my friends -- | |
| think I am crazy. | |
| Ik beweeg hemel | Ich werde aktiv, |
| en aarde en nu vinden -- | und sogar Freunde denken -- |
| ook vrienden mij gek. | jetzt, ich sei verrückt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-22
Today for me (Renate Dorrestein) - 1993
Autobiographical book "Heden ik", about ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), chapter 'Fourth act'
Hodie mihi, cras tibi (today for me, tomorrow for thee)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Action (emergency)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| At last I confess | |
| that I am ill, and now they -- | |
| all are intruding. | |
| Eindelijk beken | Schließlich gestehe |
| ik ziek te zijn en nu dringt -- | ich, dass ich krank bin, und jetzt -- |
| iedereen zich op. | drängen sich alle. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-22
Today for me (Renate Dorrestein) - 1993
Autobiographical book "Heden ik", about ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), chapter 'Fourth act'
Hodie mihi, cras tibi (today for me, tomorrow for thee)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Disease (care)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| A child has to wait | |
| till it becomes the master -- | |
| of its happiness. | |
| Een kind moet wachten | Ein Kind muss warten, |
| tot het eigen baas zal zijn -- | bis es der eigene Herr -- |
| over zijn geluk. | seines Glücks sein wird. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-22
Today for me (Renate Dorrestein) - 1993
Autobiographical book "Heden ik", about ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), chapter 'Fourth act'
Hodie mihi, cras tibi (today for me, tomorrow for thee)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Happiness (self-determination), Freedom: self-determination
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| There is always hope, | |
| in so many beautiful -- | |
| stories to be bought. | |
| Hoop is voorhanden, | Es gibt Hoffnung, in |
| in veel mooie verhalen -- | vielen schönen Geschichten -- |
| die je kunt kopen. | die man kaufen kann. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-22
Today for me (Renate Dorrestein) - 1993
Autobiographical book "Heden ik", about ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), chapter 'Fourth act'
Hodie mihi, cras tibi (today for me, tomorrow for thee)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Hope (dream), Stories: exemplary
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| On the train, I rest. | |
| The longer the journey, the -- | |
| more rested I am. | |
| In de trein rust ik. | Im Zug raste ich. |
| Hoe langer de reis, hoe meer -- | Je länger die Fahrt, desto -- |
| ik uitgerust ben. | ausgeruhter, was? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-22
Today for me (Renate Dorrestein) - 1993
Autobiographical book "Heden ik", about ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), chapter 'Third act'
Hodie mihi, cras tibi (today for me, tomorrow for thee)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Rest (recovery)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Ouch, I fall down the | |
| mountain, getting up hurts, I -- | |
| feel like a winner. | |
| Ik val de berg af, | Ich stürze den Berg |
| opstaan doet pijn, ik voel me -- | hinunter, au, ich fühle -- |
| een overwinnaar. | mich ein Gewinner. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-22
Today for me (Renate Dorrestein) - 1993
Autobiographical book "Heden ik", about ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), chapter 'First act'
Hodie mihi, cras tibi (today for me, tomorrow for thee)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Pain
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| There's a smell of food | |
| in the hallways, it's Monday -- | |
| meat wrapped sausage day. | |
| Op de gangen hangt | In den Fluren riecht |
| de geur van het maandag-eten -- | es nach Montag: der Hackfleish -- |
| de slavinkendag. | im Speckmantel-Tag. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-06
Wicked mothers (Renate Dorrestein) - 1992
Novel "Ontaarde moeders" ("Unnatural mothers", translation 1994: "Wicked Mothers"), chapter 4, 'Veilig bij Moeder op schoot' ('Safe on Mother's lap') - Bacon-wrapped ground meat: in Belgium and the Netherlands called 'slavink'
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Order: rigid
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Mother holds it all | |
| in place, she embraces me -- | |
| with her tentacles. | |
| Moeder houdt alles | Mutter hält alles |
| op zijn plaats, ze omarmt me -- | am Platz, sie umarmt mich mit -- |
| met haar tentakels. | ihren Tentakeln. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-06
Wicked mothers (Renate Dorrestein) - 1992
Novel "Ontaarde moeders" ("Unnatural mothers", translation 1994: "Wicked Mothers"), chapter 4, 'Veilig bij Moeder op schoot' ('Safe on Mother's lap')
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Parents: mother(hood), Animals: octopus
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| He keeps on pounding, | |
| glowing swords pierce and split me -- | |
| my belly explodes. | |
| Gloeiende zwaarden | Glühende Schwerter |
| doorboren en splijten me -- | durchbohren und spalten mich -- |
| mijn buik spat uiteen. | mein Bauch explodiert. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-06
Wicked mothers (Renate Dorrestein) - 1992
Novel "Ontaarde moeders" ("Unnatural mothers", translation 1994: "Wicked Mothers"), chapter 4, 'Veilig bij Moeder op schoot' ('Safe on Mother's lap')
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Rape (power)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| No saying goodbye, | |
| start counting down and it will -- | |
| happen by itself. | |
| Geen afscheid nemen, | Abschied: anfangen, |
| beginnen af te tellen -- | runterzuzählen, denn dann -- |
| dan gaat het vanzelf. | geschieht es von selbst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-06
Wicked mothers (Renate Dorrestein) - 1992
Novel "Ontaarde moeders" ("Unnatural mothers", translation 1994: "Wicked Mothers"), chapter 3, 'Intergalactical wars' - 11-year-old Maryemma says goodbye to her imaginary playmate Victor Hugo
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Goodbye: ritual
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Carve my existence | |
| forever into the earth -- | |
| into porphyry. | |
| Grif mij, mijn bestaan, | Meißle mich, meine |
| voor altijd in de aarde -- | Existenz in die Erde -- |
| in eeuwig graniet. | in ihren Granit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-06
Wicked mothers (Renate Dorrestein) - 1992
Novel "Ontaarde moeders" ("Unnatural mothers", translation 1994: "Wicked Mothers"), chapter 3, 'Intergalactical wars'
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Memory: of someone
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| People spoke only | |
| of unnatural mothers -- | |
| not of such fathers. | |
| Mensen spraken van | Man sprach von schlechten |
| ontaarde moeders, niet van -- | Müttern, aber man sprach nicht -- |
| ontaarde vaders. | von schlechten Vätern. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-04
Wicked mothers (Renate Dorrestein) - 1992
Novel "Ontaarde moeders" ("Unnatural mothers", translation 1994: "Wicked Mothers"), chapter 0, 'Van alle vrouwen, van alle tijden' ('Of all women, of all times')
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Parenthood, Manly (dominance)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Men had the saying: | |
| the person who delivers -- | |
| the child can keep it. | |
| Het was een oude | Die alte Männer- |
| mannenwijsheid: wie het kind -- | Weisheit: wer das Kind bekommt -- |
| krijgt mag het houden. | darf es behalten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-04
Unnatural mothers (Renate Dorrestein) - 1992
Novel "Ontaarde moeders" ("Unnatural mothers", translation 1994: "Wicked Mothers"), chapter 0, 'Van alle vrouwen, van alle tijden' ('Of all women, of all times')
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Parenthood, Manly (dominance)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I'm leaving, without | |
| a cookbook, because I'll do -- | |
| things differently. | |
| Eindelijk thuis weg, | Endlich weg, ohne |
| zonder kookboek, want alles -- | Kochbuch, denn alles werde -- |
| ga ik anders doen. | ich anders machen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-08
The androgynous potato (Renate Dorrestein) - 1991
Text "De androgyne aardappel", contribution by Renate Dorrestein in the "Literair Kookboek" ("Literary Cookbook", 1991), included in her own collection "Dagelijks werk - Een schrijversleven" ("Daily work - A writer's life", 2018)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Teenager (daring)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| People betray each | |
| other, it is natural -- | |
| A Heavenly Court. | |
| Mensen verraden | Menschen begehen |
| elkaar, dat is natuurlijk -- | Verrat, das ist natürlich -- |
| een Hemels Gerecht. | Himmlisches Gericht. |
De Koog, 2024-09-24
The Heavenly Court / Course - For all unfaithful men (Renate Dorrestein) - 1990
Novel "Het Hemelse Gerecht" - "Voor alle trouweloze mannen", chapter 3
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Betrayal
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| She is arranging | |
| the flowers, he likes it, then -- | |
| she throws them away. | |
| Ze schikt de bloemen, | Sie hat die Blumen |
| hij vindt het prachtig, en dan -- | gebunden, es gefällt ihm -- |
| gooit zij ze gauw weg. | Dann wirft sie sie weg. |
De Koog, 2024-09-24
The Heavenly Court / Course - For all unfaithful men (Renate Dorrestein) - 1990
Novel "Het Hemelse Gerecht" - "Voor alle trouweloze mannen", chapter 1
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Art (beauty)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Most men like to dream, | |
| above all about themselves -- | |
| as a good lover. | |
| Mannen dromen graag, | Männer träumen gern, |
| vooral over zichzelf als -- | vor allem von sich selbst als -- |
| een goede minnaar. | guten Liebhaber. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-09
The future of sexuality or The heterosexual discontent (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Lecture "De toekomst van de seksualiteit of Het heteroseksuele ongenoegen", for sexologists, at the invitation of the Rutgers Foundation (1988, Renate Dorrestein), included in her collection "Dagelijks werk - Een schrijversleven" ("Daily work - A writer's life", 2018)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Manly (lust)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Men do like to see | |
| women, but will they ever -- | |
| learn to hear them too? | |
| Mannen zien vrouwen | Ein Mann sieht gerne |
| graag, zouden ze ooit leren -- | Frauen, wird er je lernen -- |
| om hen te horen? | sie auch zu hören? |
De Koog, 2024-09-28
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Novel "Het perpetuum mobile van de liefde", chapter 2 Haar kop eraf! (Off with her head!)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Manly (dominance)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Feminists may be | |
| romantic, may be trying -- | |
| to make better men. | |
| Zijn feministen | Feministinnen |
| romantisch, bezig mannen -- | sind romantisch, sie wollen -- |
| te verbeteren? | Männer verbessern. |
De Koog, 2024-09-28
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Novel "Het perpetuum mobile van de liefde", chapter 2 Haar kop eraf! (Off with her head!) - Anja Meulenbelt
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Manly (dominance)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate; Meulenbelt, Anja
| Be careful with men, | |
| because they want just one thing: | |
| your full attention. | |
| Pas op met mannen, | Vorsicht vor Männern, |
| want ze willen maar één ding: | denn sie wollen nur eines: |
| je volle aandacht. | deine Beachtung! |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-09
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Autobiographical account "Het Perpetuum Mobile van de Liefde", chapter 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Manly (dominance)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| A martyr is made | |
| of an ardent devoutness: | |
| with scalding hot oil. | |
| Martelaren zijn | Der Märtyrer, aus |
| gemaakt van vurig geloof: | glühendem Glauben gemacht: |
| met hete olie. | mit brühheißem Öl. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-09
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Autobiographical account "Het Perpetuum Mobile van de Liefde", chapter 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Foreigners: inhumanity
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| We're practising to | |
| understand reality -- | |
| telling good stories. | |
| De werkelijkheid | Mit einer guten |
| proberen te begrijpen -- | Geschichte die Wirklichkeit -- |
| met een goed verhaal. | besser verstehen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-09
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Autobiographical account "Het Perpetuum Mobile van de Liefde", chapter 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Stories: reality and fantasy
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I'm never short of | |
| appreciation, I keep -- | |
| it in the freezer. | |
| Ik lijd nooit gebrek | Es mangelt mir nie |
| aan waardering, het ligt klaar -- | an Wertschätzung, est steht im -- |
| in de vriesvakken. | Gefrierfach bereit. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-09
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Autobiographical account "Het Perpetuum Mobile van de Liefde", chapter 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Comfort (consolation)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I do not adapt, | |
| and I don't drop out, I fight -- | |
| or I act real tough! | |
| Ik pas me niet aan, | Ich pass mich nicht an, |
| en ik haak niet af, ik vecht -- | und steig nicht aus, ich kämpfe -- |
| of ik doe heel stoer! | oder ich bin cool! |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-09
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Autobiographical account "Het Perpetuum Mobile van de Liefde", chapter 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Together: group
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I just shouldn't always | |
| have to do the usual -- | |
| things that don't matter. | |
| Hoefde ik maar niet | Ich habe sie satt, |
| steeds die gewone dingen -- | diese übliche Dinge -- |
| waar het niet om gaat. | die unwichtig sind. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-09
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Autobiographical account "Het Perpetuum Mobile van de Liefde", chapter 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Habits / Customs
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Is it despair or | |
| am I patronising myself -- | |
| with resolutions? | |
| Betuttel ik mij | Mich bevormunden |
| of wanhoop ik, met lijsten -- | oder verzweifeln: meine -- |
| goede voornemens? | guten Vorsätzen. |
De Koog, 2024-09-28
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Novel "Het perpetuum mobile van de liefde", chapter 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Will: good will
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| It is a bizarre | |
| story, so amazingly -- | |
| recognisable! | |
| Het is een bizar | Eine bizarre |
| verhaal, verbazingwekkend -- | Geschichte, so erstaunlich -- |
| herkenbaar is het! | wiedererkennbar! |
De Koog, 2024-09-28
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Novel "Het perpetuum mobile van de liefde", chapter 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Stories: experience
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Nurturers, servants: | |
| are women like that, and strained -- | |
| to be beautiful? | |
| Voedsters en diensters: | Amme, Dienerin: |
| zijn vrouwen dat, gedwongen -- | sind Frauen das, gezwungen -- |
| ook nog eens mooi zijn? | dabei schön zu sein? |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-08
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Autobiographical account "Het Perpetuum Mobile van de Liefde", chapter 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove)
Glenn Close receives a Golden Globe (January 6th, 2019) and says: "I feel, what I've learned through this whole experience is that women, we're nurturers, that's what's expected of us. [..] But we have to find personal fulfillment. We have to follow our dreams."
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Manly (dominance)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate; Close, Glenn
| I like being with | |
| him, although I don't want to -- | |
| crown this love of ours. | |
| Ik ben graag bij hem, | Ich hab ihn gerne, |
| al wil ik deze liefde -- | auch wenn ich diese Liebe -- |
| niet gaan bekronen. | nicht krönen möchte. |
De Koog, 2024-09-28
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Novel "Het perpetuum mobile van de liefde", chapter 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove) - Beget a child
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Love: relationship (twoness)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Can't you let me dance | |
| in the street, to the music -- | |
| I like to dream of? | |
| Laat mij toch dansen, | Lass mich tanzen, auf |
| op de straat, op de muziek -- | der Straße, zu der Musik -- |
| waarvan ik graag droom. | von der ich träume. |
De Koog, 2024-09-28
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Novel "Het perpetuum mobile van de liefde", chapters 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove), and 2 Haar kop eraf! (Off with her head!)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Self-expression (nature), Dance
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| What now, with yourself, | |
| with your injured innocence -- | |
| and destructiveness? | |
| Wat nu, met jezelf, | Was anzufangen |
| met je vermoorde onschuld -- | mit der gekränkten Unschuld -- |
| en je vernielzucht? | und Zerstörungswut? |
De Koog, 2024-09-27
A night to fly a kite (Renate Dorrestein) - 1987
Novel "Een nacht om te vliegeren"
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Anger / Rage, Revenge
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| An easy escape, | |
| hanging on the long kite-tail -- | |
| I will fly me free. | |
| Ik zal ontsnappen, | Ich werde fliehen, |
| hangend aan de lange staart -- | am langen Schwanz des Drachens -- |
| vlieger ik me vrij. | steige ich mich frei. |
De Koog, 2024-09-27
A night to fly a kite (Renate Dorrestein) - 1987
Novel "Een nacht om te vliegeren", chapter [Midsummer Night] 8:00 PM
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Freedom: liberation
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Hiding the old sore. | |
| Sabotage. And hoping -- | |
| for final justice. | |
| Oud zeer verbergen. | Alten Schmerz tarnen. |
| Sabotage. En hopen -- | Sabotage. Und hoffen -- |
| op gerechtigheid. | auf Gerechtigkeit. |
De Koog, 2024-09-27
A night to fly a kite (Renate Dorrestein) - 1987
Novel "Een nacht om te vliegeren"
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Hope (active), Trauma, Resistance
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Paramecia | |
| reproduce and multiply -- | |
| by cell division! | |
| Pantoffeldiertjes | Pantoffeltierchen |
| vermenigvuldigen zich -- | vermehren sich tatsächlich -- |
| zowaar door deling! | einfach durch Teilung! |
De Koog, 2024-09-26
Abscond (Renate Dorrestein) - 1986
Novel "Noorderzon", chapter 3 - Arithmetic
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Paradox / Koan
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Are evil and good | |
| intertwined? So, is the worse -- | |
| person the better? | |
| Is kwaad verweven | Sind Böse und Gut |
| met goed? Ben je dus beter -- | eins? Ist man also besser -- |
| als je slechter bent? | wenn man schlechter ist? |
De Koog, 2024-09-26
Abscond (Renate Dorrestein) - 1986
Novel "Noorderzon", chapter 3
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Ethics: relative
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| This café: am I | |
| intoxicated, tipsy -- | |
| from the whisky fumes? | |
| Bedwelmt het café | Berauscht mich jetzt das |
| me, raak ik aangeschoten -- | Café, werde ich beschwipst -- |
| van de whiskywalm? | von Whiskydämpfen? |
De Koog, 2024-09-26
Abscond (Renate Dorrestein) - 1986
Novel "Noorderzon", chapter 2
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Awareness: senses
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The foreigner is | |
| the beginning of the end -- | |
| of the concealment. | |
| De vreemdeling is | Der neue Fremde |
| het begin van het einde -- | ist der Anfang vom Ende -- |
| van het verzwijgen. | der Verheimlichung. |
De Koog, 2024-09-26
Abscond (Renate Dorrestein) - 1986
Novel "Noorderzon", chapters 2, 3, and 4
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Foreigners: meet
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Fantasy can be | |
| censored, then reality -- | |
| becomes surprising. | |
| De werkelijkheid | Wenn die Fantasie |
| verbaast je als fantasie -- | zensiert wird, dann überrascht -- |
| gecensureerd wordt. | die Realität. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-09
Aside, aside, for barbarism (Renate Dorrestein) - 1985
Text "Opzij, opzij, voor de barbarij", published in the journal Feminist Studies (1988, no. 2) under the title "Make Way for What People Say", translation by Wanda Boeke), Renate Dorrestein's contribution to the collection "Wie weegt de woorden" ("Who weighs the words", 1985), included in her own collection "Dagelijks werk - Een schrijversleven" ("Daily work - A writer's life", 2018)
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Censorship
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Girls have to struggle, | |
| they have to fight, otherwise -- | |
| they will be called whores. | |
| Meisjes moeten wel | Mädchen müssen sich |
| tegenstribbelen, anders -- | widersetzen, kämpfen, sonst -- |
| heten ze hoeren. | nennt man sie Huren. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-10
Foreign places (Renate Dorrestein) - 1985
Novel "Vreemde streken", chapter 5
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Manly (aggression), World(view)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The bat-faced yellow | |
| queen of sexual pleasure: | |
| her razor-sharp mouth. | |
| Gele koningin: | Gelbe Königin: |
| de vleermuis van de wellust -- | die Fledermaus der Wollust -- |
| Haar messcherpe mond. | Messerscharfer Mund. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-10
Foreign places (Renate Dorrestein) - 1985
Novel "Vreemde streken", chapter 5
Bardo Thodol (The Tibetan Book of the Dead), India, 8th century
Vampirism
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Love: surrender
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Only when you're old | |
| can you accept that stalling -- | |
| leads to cancelling. | |
| Pas als je oud bent | Man akzeptiert erst |
| aanvaard je dat uitstel kan -- | im Alter, dass ein Aufschub -- |
| leiden tot afstel. | zur Absage führt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-09
Foreign places (Renate Dorrestein) - 1985
Novel "Vreemde streken", chapter 2
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Knowledge: experience, Passivity: powerlessness
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Only when you're old | |
| do you know: it doesn't matter -- | |
| if you're postponing. | |
| Pas als je oud bent | Erst im Alter weiß |
| weet je dat het niet uitmaakt -- | man, dass es egal ist, ob -- |
| of je iets uitstelt. | man etwas aufschiebt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-09
Foreign places (Renate Dorrestein) - 1985
Novel "Vreemde streken", chapter 2
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Knowledge: experience, Action (long term)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Too bad, he only | |
| does his duty, I would like -- | |
| him to be a saint. | |
| Jammer, hij doet slechts | Schade, er tut nur |
| zijn plicht, ik had graag dat hij -- | seine Pflicht, ich möchte, er -- |
| een heilige was. | sei ein Heiliger. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-23
Outsiders (Renate Dorrestein) - 1983
Novel "Buitenstaanders", § 3
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Ethics: virtues, Will: duty
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Today, too much is | |
| happening, I must pretend -- | |
| it is a story. | |
| Er gebeurt te veel | Es passiert zu viel, |
| vandaag, ik moet doen alsof -- | ich tu so, als wäre es -- |
| het een verhaal is. | eine Geschichte. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-23
Outsiders (Renate Dorrestein) - 1983
Novel "Buitenstaanders", § 3
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Stories: experience
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| She performs her show, | |
| spraying looks at the dumbos -- | |
| her tormented looks. | |
| Ze voert haar show op, | Sie macht ihre Show, |
| strooit naar de stommelingen -- | bewirft die Dummköpfe mit -- |
| gekwelde blikken. | gequälte Blicke. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-23
Outsiders (Renate Dorrestein) - 1983
Novel "Buitenstaanders", § 3
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Communication (sending), Egocentrism
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| At most I myself | |
| catch what I mean, with you it's -- | |
| misunderstandings. | |
| Hoogstens ikzelf snap | Höchstens ich versteh, |
| wat ik bedoel, met jou zijn -- | was ich meine, mit dir sind's -- |
| het misverstanden. | Missverständnisse. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-22
Outsiders (Renate Dorrestein) - 1983
Novel "Buitenstaanders", § 1
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Self-knowledge (vague), Communication (half, half-hearted)
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I'm a kind of half- | |
| human, there are so many -- | |
| others I do need. | |
| Een soort halve mens | Eine Art Halbmensch |
| ben ik, zoveel anderen -- | bin ich, immer so viele -- |
| heb ik steeds nodig. | andere brauch ich. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-22
Outsiders (Renate Dorrestein) - 1983
Novel "Buitenstaanders", § 1
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Together: connected
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I always get short | |
| of breath when he comes home and -- | |
| only pets the dog. | |
| Ik krijg het benauwd | Ich ersticke fast, |
| wanneer hij thuiskomt en dan -- | wenn er nach Hause kommt und -- |
| alleen de hond aait. | nur den Hund streichelt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-22
Outsiders (Renate Dorrestein) - 1983
Novel "Buitenstaanders", § 1
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Love: change / end
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| There's so much to do, | |
| without knowing if my life -- | |
| is worth what it costs. | |
| Ik moet zoveel doen, | Ich muss so viel tun |
| wist ik maar of mijn leven -- | und weiß nicht, ob mein Leben -- |
| waard is wat het kost. | diesen Preis wert ist. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-20
Aphorisms. Thoughts and Opinions (Emanuel Wertheimer) - 1895
"Aphorismen. Gedanken und Meinungen", quoted in the novel "Buitenstaanders" ("Outsiders", 1983, Renate Dorrestein), § 1 - "Das Leben ist selten das wert, was es kostet" ("Life is rarely worth what it costs" / "La vie vaut rarement ce qu'elle coûte")
Collection: Lack
Keyword: Life: effort, burden
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate; Wertheimer, Emanuel
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