| I speak carefully, | |
| so it doesn't wake her up while -- | |
| she listens to me. | |
| Ik spreek voorzichtig, | Ich spreche leise, |
| zodat zij niet wakker wordt -- | damit ich sie nicht wecke -- |
| terwijl ze luistert. | während sie zuhört. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-24
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel García Márquez) - 2004
Novella "Memoria de mis putas tristes", chapter 4
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Communication (unconsciously)
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| The orchids stay fresh: | |
| springtime is perpetual -- | |
| in the head office. | |
| De orchideeën | Die Orchideen |
| blijven fris: altijd lente -- | bleiben frisch: immer Frühjahr -- |
| in het hoofdkantoor. | im Hauptgebäude. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-24
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel García Márquez) - 2004
Novella "Memoria de mis putas tristes", § 2
Collection: Dream flight
Keywords: Technics (master), Nature: flowers
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| A Federation | |
| demands a lot of talent -- | |
| and all the virtues. | |
| Een Federatie | Föderationen |
| vraagt veel van burgers: talent -- | erfordern viel Talent, und -- |
| en alle deugden. | alle Tugenden. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-13
The general in his labyrinth (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1989
Story "El general en su laberinto" about Simón Bolívar
The ideal of shared competence in the Americas, Europe, Russia, Australia and Bharat (India)
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Together: society
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| On the banks, women | |
| in black, waiting for solace -- | |
| another future. | |
| Dorp na dorp wachten | Dorf für Dorf warten |
| er vrouwen op de oevers -- | Frauen in Schwarz am Ufer -- |
| op troost en toekomst. | auf Trost und Zukunft. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-13
The general in his labyrinth (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1989
War widows
Story "El general en su laberinto" about Simón Bolívar
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Fate
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| We do move forward, | |
| but there is no way to go -- | |
| in the ship's cabins. | |
| We komen vooruit, | Wir gehen vorwärts, |
| maar we kunnen geen kant op -- | können aber nirgens hin -- |
| in de scheepshutten. | in den Schiffshütten. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-13
The general in his labyrinth (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1989
Story "El general en su laberinto" about Simón Bolívar
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Journey: on the way
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Not the government | |
| is oppressing us, but we -- | |
| our disunity. | |
| Niet de regering | Nicht die Regierung |
| onderdrukt ons, maar wijzelf -- | unterdrückt uns, sondern wir -- |
| onze verdeeldheid. | unsere Zwiespalt. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-13
The general in his labyrinth (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1989
Story "El general en su laberinto" about Simón Bolívar
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Together: discord
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| With her husky voice | |
| she reads to him, full of love -- | |
| in the twilight hours. | |
| Met haar hese stem | Heiser liest sie ihm |
| leest ze voor in de schemer- | in den Dämmerungsstunden -- |
| uren vol liefde. | voller Liebe vor. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-13
The general in his labyrinth (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1989
Story "El general en su laberinto" about Simón Bolívar
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Together: connected
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| The narrow single | |
| bed is a sad place indeed -- | |
| It's an empty bed. | |
| Het eenpersoonsbed | Das schmale Einzel- |
| is maar een treurige plek -- | bett ist ein trauriger Ort -- |
| Het is een leeg bed. | Ein Bett, das leer ist. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-31
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1981
Novel "Crónica de una muerte anunciada" - "Ningún lugar en la vida es mas triste que una cama vacía" ("No place in life is sadder than an empty bed")
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Alone: loner / single
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Or am I misled? | |
| Is all my life just conceived -- | |
| by my memory? | |
| Of ben ik misleid? | Bin ich denn getäuscht? |
| Is heel mijn leven bedacht -- | Ist mein Leben erfunden -- |
| door mijn geheugen? | durch mein Gedächtnis? |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-13
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1981
Novel "Crónica de una muerte anunciada", page 123
Collection: Dream flight
Keywords: Identity: experiences, Memory: remembering
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| The blind man answers, | |
| politely, all the questions -- | |
| not put to him, though. | |
| De blinde antwoordt | Der Blinde: höflich |
| beleefd op alle vragen -- | beantwortet er Fragen -- |
| niet aan hem gesteld. | ihm gar nicht gestellt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-13
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1981
Novel "Crónica de una muerte anunciada", pages 44-45
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Communication (half, half-hearted)
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| The perfect daughters, | |
| who'll make their husbands happy: | |
| ready to suffer. | |
| Dochters die hun man | Töchter, die ihre |
| gelukkig zullen maken: | Männer beglücken werden: |
| klaar om te lijden. | bereit zu leiden. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-13
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1981
Novel "Crónica de una muerte anunciada", page 33
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Womanly (devotion)
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| No one has warned him | |
| about it, without a doubt -- | |
| he already knew. | |
| Niemand waarschuwde | Keiner hatte ihn |
| hem ervoor, ongetwijfeld -- | davor gewarnt, zweifellos -- |
| wist hij het allang. | wusste er es schon. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-13
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1981
Novel "Crónica de una muerte anunciada", page 23
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Passivity: easiness (sloth)
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Above us, the rust | |
| holes in the roof are sparkling: | |
| the stars of the day. | |
| Boven ons stralen | Über uns strahlen |
| de roestgaatjes in het dak: | die Rostlöcher im Zinkdach: |
| sterren van de dag. | Sterne des Tages. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-08
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Night
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| The tears of her heart | |
| sizzle in the tamped ashes -- | |
| of her loneliness. | |
| Haar tranen sissen | Sie weint Tränen in |
| in de aangestampte as -- | die angestampften Asche -- |
| van haar eenzaamheid. | ihrer Einsamkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-08
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Alone: lonely
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| It rains all the time, | |
| we're wading among the fish -- | |
| through the humid air. | |
| Het blijft regenen, | Es regnet weiter, |
| we waden met de vissen -- | wir waten mit den Fischen -- |
| door de natte lucht. | durch die nasse Luft. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-07
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keywords: Rain / Hail, Animals: fish
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| He comes to bathe me | |
| in his yellow butterflies -- | |
| of amourousness. | |
| Hij komt mij baden | Er kommt mich baden |
| in wolken gele vlinders -- | in gelben Schmetterlingen -- |
| van zijn verliefdheid. | seiner Verliebtheit. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-07
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keywords: In love: happiness, Flying: butterfly / moth
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| It is a long wait, | |
| I pull buttons off my shirt -- | |
| now I have to sew. | |
| Het wachten duurt lang, | Lange warten, ich |
| ik trek knopen van mijn hemd -- | reiße Hemdenknöpfe ab -- |
| nu moet ik naaien. | jetzt muss ich nähen. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-07
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Waiting (patience, impatience)
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Empty streets after | |
| the parade, I'm lingering -- | |
| in my loneliness. | |
| De straat is weer leeg | Leere Straßen nach |
| na de optocht, ik treuzel -- | dem Umzug, ich verweile -- |
| in mijn eenzaamheid. | in der Einsamkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-07
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Alone: lonely
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| This recurring dream, | |
| I remember it well, but -- | |
| only in the dream. | |
| Terugkerende | Wiederkehrender |
| droom, dat herinner ik me -- | Traum, ich erinnere mich -- |
| alleen in de droom. | aber nur im Traum. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-07
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Dream(s)
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Grandma is doing | |
| her best to help, everywhere -- | |
| she stands in our way. | |
| Oma doet haar best | Oma bemüht sich |
| om te helpen, overal -- | mit zu helfen, überall -- |
| loopt ze in de weg. | geht sie uns im Weg. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-07
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Old age: exempted
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Beauty fits closely | |
| like silk around the body -- | |
| of naked passion. | |
| Soms sluit schoonheid nauw | Manchmal schließt Schönheit |
| als zijde om het lichaam -- | als Seide um den Körper -- |
| van naakte hartstocht. | nackter Leidenschaft. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-07
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Passion
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| He saw through Satan, | |
| who had outmanoeuvred God -- | |
| and kept it secret. | |
| Hij doorzag Satan, | Er durchschaut Satan, |
| die gewonnen had van God -- | der von Gott gewonnen hat -- |
| en dat geheim hield. | und es geheim hält. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-06
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keywords: Religion: allmightiness, Angel / Devil
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Without ambition | |
| he would have been a nameless -- | |
| happy animal. | |
| Zonder zijn streven | Ohne sein Streben |
| zou hij naamloos geweest zijn -- | wäre er noch namenlos -- |
| een gelukkig dier. | ein glückliches Tier. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-06
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Ambition
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| The whole endless night, | |
| he scratches the yearshard crust -- | |
| of his loneliness. | |
| Heel de nacht krabt hij | Die ganze Nacht kratzt |
| aan de jarenharde korst -- | er an der harten Krüste -- |
| van zijn eenzaamheid. | seiner Einsamkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-06
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Alone: lonely
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Beware of people | |
| who cheer you along the way -- | |
| like vanes in the wind. | |
| Pas op voor mensen | Hüte dich vor den |
| die jou staan toe te juichen: | Menschen die dir zujubeln -- |
| vanen in de wind. | wie Fahnen im Wind. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-06
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Realism
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| This is our good life: | |
| a whole lot of food has been -- | |
| cast before the pigs. | |
| Het goede leven: | Das gute Leben: |
| er is zoveel eten voor -- | so viel Essen geworfen -- |
| de varkens gegooid. | vor die Schweine. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-06
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Wealth: abundance
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| No new week ahead, | |
| if there were no more Sundays -- | |
| whoopee, no Mondays! | |
| Zonder zondag zou | Toll, ohne Sonntag |
| er geen nieuwe week wachten -- | keine neuen Wochen mehr -- |
| heerlijk, geen maandag! | keine Montage! |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-09
In evil hour (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1962
Novel "La mala hora"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Freedom: self-determination
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Balancing on two | |
| chair legs, my belly is sure -- | |
| that I am alive. | |
| Op twee stoelpoten | Auf zwei Stuhlbeinen |
| balancerend weet mijn buik -- | balancierend weiß mein Bauch -- |
| zeker dat ik leef. | genau, ich lebe! |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-08
In evil hour (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1962
Novel "La mala hora"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Life: experience
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Lovely is your dream | |
| of good times to come, with you -- | |
| I'll dream till I die. | |
| Heerlijk is jouw droom | Bis zu meinem Tod |
| van goede tijden, met jou -- | träume ich mit dir den Traum -- |
| droom ik tot mijn dood. | von guten Zeiten. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-07
In evil hour (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1962
Novel "La mala hora"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Hope (dream)
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| I feel very old | |
| in this weather, in this cold -- | |
| as fragile as glass. | |
| Ik voel me heel oud | Ich fühle mich schon |
| met dit weer, met deze kou -- | sehr alt bei diesem Wetter -- |
| zo breekbaar als glas. | zerbrechlich wie Glas. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-06
No One Writes to the Colonel (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1961
Novella "El colonel no tiene quién le escriba", chapter 7
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Old age: ailments / defects
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Thanks to the moth holes | |
| in the umbrella, I count -- | |
| the stars exactly. | |
| Dankzij de motten- | Dank des Mottenlochs |
| gaten in de paraplu -- | im Regenschirm zähle ich -- |
| tel ik de sterren. | die Sterne genau. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-05
No One Writes to the Colonel (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1961
Novella "El colonel no tiene quién le escriba"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Creativity
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| It does not matter | |
| whether God exists or not -- | |
| it is just as bad. | |
| Het doet er niet toe | Ob Gott existiert |
| of God wel of niet bestaat -- | oder nicht, macht nichts, es ist -- |
| het is even erg. | genauso böse. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-03
Leaf storm (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1955
Novella "La hojarasca"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Fate
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| Until something moves, | |
| everything's eternal, time -- | |
| my sweat and the shirt. | |
| Tot er iets beweegt | Wenn sich nichts bewegt, |
| is alles eeuwig, de tijd -- | ist alles ewig, die Zeit -- |
| mijn zweet en het hemd. | mein Schweiß und das Hemd. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-03
Leaf Storm (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1955
Novella "La hojarasca"
Collection: Dream flight
Keywords: Attention: actuality, Time: eternity
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| The chair on the wall | |
| has a broken seat, that's why -- | |
| the dead man sits there. | |
| De stoel in de hoek | Der Stuhl an der Wand |
| heeft een kapotte zitting -- | hat einen kaputten Sitz -- |
| Daar zit de dode. | Da sitzt der Tote. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-03
Leaf storm (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1955
Novella "La hojarasca"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Fantasy: associations
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| The cover closes, | |
| the corpse is away, at last -- | |
| I can look around. | |
| Het deksel gaat dicht, | Der Deckel schließt sich, |
| het lijk is weg, eindelijk -- | die Leiche ist weg, ich kann -- |
| kan ik rondkijken. | mich jetzt umschauen. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-02
Leaf Storm (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1955
Novella "La hojarasca"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Death: cemetery / funeral
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| There is a corpse, so | |
| I quickly turn to Mam, but -- | |
| she looks far away. | |
| Er ligt een lijk, snel | Eine Leiche, schnell |
| draai ik me om naar mama -- | wende ich mich an Mama -- |
| maar ze kijkt ver weg. | doch sie schaut weit weg. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-01
Leaf Storm (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1955
Novella "La hojarasca"
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Death: silence / lifelessness
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| We had a good time | |
| then, nowadays we are old -- | |
| waste and withered leaves. | |
| We hadden het goed, | Wir hatten es gut, |
| en nu zijn we oud, afval -- | und jetzt sind wir alt, Abfall -- |
| dorre bladeren. | und dürre Blätter. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-08
The dead leaves (Jacques Prévert, Yves Montand)
Leafstorm (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1946
Song "Les feuilles mortes" (for the film "Les Portes de la nuit"), music Joseph Kosma, sung by Yves Montand)
Novella "La hojarasca" ("Leaf-storm", 1955, Gabriel García Márquez)
Collection: Dream flight
Keyword: Old age: melancholy
Tribute to: Prévert, Jacques; García Márquez, Gabriel
| Love does not anchor | |
| in the time of corona -- | |
| catching up for years. | |
| Liefde blijft varen | Liebe ankert nicht |
| in tijden van corona -- | in Zeiten der Korona -- |
| ze haalt jaren in. | holt jahrelang auf. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-12
Gabriel García Márquez:"El amor en los tiempos de cólera" (1985, "Love in the Time of Cholera")
Fermina and Florentino sail on "La Nueva Fidelidad" ("The New Fidelity") in quarantine back and forth on the river Magdalena
Collection: Dream flight
Keywords: Love: is all, Covid-19
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
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