Last night we made love,
this morning we are strangers --
sad you are leaving.
Vannacht minnaars, nu	Wir liebten uns, jetzt,
zijn we vreemden, verdrietig --	sind wir Fremde, und traurig --
ga jij bij me weg.	gehst du von mir weg.

Poem S2582
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye (Leonard Cohen) - 1967
Song "Hey, that's no way to say goodbye" (album "Songs of Leonard Cohen"), sung in 1969 by Roberta Flack (Album "First Take")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keywords: Goodbye: discomfort, Love: intimacy (physical) 
Tribute to: Cohen, Leonard; Flack, Roberta 

The empty spaces,
in our bed, at the table --
are waiting for you.
De lege plekken,	Die leere Plätze,
in ons bed en aan tafel --	in unserem Bett, am Tisch --
wachten nog op jou.	warten noch auf dich.

Poem S2584
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Jesse (Janis Ian) - 1973
Song, sung in 1973 by Roberta Flack (album "Killing me softly with his song"), in 1974 by Janis Ian (album "Stars"), and in 1975 by Joan Baez (album "Diamonds & Rust")
Collection: Stall
Keywords: Love: heartbreak, lovesickness, Emptiness / Void 
Tribute to: Ian, Janis; Flack, Roberta 

He sings about me,
about my desperation --
Everyone hears it.
Hij zingt over mij,	Er singt über mich,
mijn twijfels en mijn wanhoop --	über meine Verzweiflung --
Iedereen hoort het.	Und jeder hört es.

Poem H5284
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Killing me softly with his song (Lori Lieberman and Norman Gimbel / Charles Fox) - 1972
Song (Lori Lieberman and Norman Gimbel, music Charles Fox), sung in 1973 by Roberta Flack (album "Killing me softly with his song")
Collection: Finethreads
Keywords: Depression (despair), Shame 
Tribute to: Gimbel, Norman; Flack, Roberta 

Well, she tries her best,
joining in with the old boys --
singing at the bar.
Ze doet haar best, doet	Sie gibt ihr Bestes,
mee met de oude jongens --	schließt sich den alten Jungs an --
zingt mee aan de bar.	singt mit, an der Bar.

Poem S2583
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Ballad of the sad young men (Fran Landesman / Tommy Wolf) - 1958
Song (1958, Fran Landesman, music Tommy Wolf, for the musical "The Nervous Set"), sung in 1969 by Roberta Flack (album "First Take")
Collection: Shelter
Keyword: Comfort (consolation) 
Tribute to: Landesman, Fran; Flack, Roberta 

Our very first kiss:
my heart was a little bird --
trembling in its nest.
Onze eerste kus:	Unser erster Kuss:
mijn hart was een vogeltje --	mein Herz ein Vögelchen, es --
trillend in het nest.	zitterte im Nest.

Poem H5283
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
The first time ever I saw your face (Ewan MacColl) - 1957
Song, sung in 1969 by Roberta Flack (album "First Take")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keyword: Love: surrender 
Tribute to: MacColl, Ewan; Flack, Roberta