| It's not about God, | |
| it's always about your life -- | |
| about being seen! | |
| Het gaat nooit om God, | Es geht nie um Gott, |
| maar altijd om jouw leven -- | sondern um dein Leben, dass -- |
| dat je gezien wordt! | du gesehen wirst! |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-03
Farewell (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
All-Seeying Eye
A young female pastor speaks to an unbeliever
Story "Farväl" (collection "Dage som græs"), § 3
Collection: Unseen
Keywords: Attention: exist, Religion: belief
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| The sexton enjoys | |
| lamenting about God's love -- | |
| and the vale of tears. | |
| De koster praat graag | Der Küster spricht gern |
| klaaglijk over Gods liefde -- | kläglich von Gottes Liebe -- |
| en het tranendal. | und dem Jammertal. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-03
Farewell (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story "Farväl" (collection "Dage som græs"), § 3
Collection: Whirligig Scribbler
Keywords: Pride: arrogance, Attention: attract
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| You're getting older, | |
| tomorrow is not at all -- | |
| the day that would come. | |
| Zo word je ouder, | So wird man älter, |
| morgen komt niet de morgen -- | morgen kommt nicht das Morgen -- |
| die er zou komen. | das kommen würde. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-03
Farewell (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story "Farväl" (collection "Dage som græs"), § 1
Collection: Stream
Keywords: Life: course (on the way), Expectation
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| The girl just watches, | |
| her parents build tall towers -- | |
| till they fall over. | |
| Het meisje kijkt toe, | Das Mädchen schaut zu, |
| haar ouders bouwen torens -- | die Eltern bauen Türme -- |
| tot ze omvallen. | bis sie umfallen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-03
Summer sleep (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story "Sommarsömn" (collection "Dage som græs"), § 3
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Parenthood
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| High in the mountains: | |
| the silence, the absence, most -- | |
| of all of myself. | |
| Hoog in de bergen: | Hoch in den Bergen: |
| stilte, de afwezigheid -- | Stille, die Abwesenheit -- |
| vooral van mezelf. | zumeist meiner selbst. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-01
Edith Wengler (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story, § 5
Collection: Finethreads
Keyword: Silence (emptiness)
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| You only need to | |
| understand yourself, really -- | |
| no one needs to know. | |
| Je hoeft slechts jezelf | Du musst nur dich selbst |
| te begrijpen, en niemand -- | verstehen, ohne dass es -- |
| hoeft het te weten. | jemand wissen muss. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-01
Edith Wengler (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story, § 4
Collection: Home sea
Keywords: Self-knowledge (attention), Privacy
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| In times when you're bored, | |
| you just don't know what to do -- | |
| with your vague desires. | |
| Als je je verveelt, | Wer sich langweilt, weiß |
| weet je niet wat je moet doen -- | mit seinen vagen Wünschen -- |
| met je verlangens. | nichts anzufangen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-01
Edith Wengler (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
In reference to the story "Edith Wengler": "Boredom is just another word for desire."
Collection: Greeting from before
Keyword: Boredom: dullness / emptiness
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| Don't ask for the sense | |
| of what's happening to you -- | |
| no, you must keep heart! | |
| Vraag niet naar de zin | Frag nicht nach dem Sinn |
| van wat je overkomt, nee -- | dessen, was dir passiert, nein -- |
| je moet moed houden! | du musst Mut halten! |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-31
Villa Ada (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story, § 7
Collection: On the fly
Keywords: Fate, Courage
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| Love you too, you say. | |
| It sounds like an echo, like -- | |
| something from the past. | |
| Ik ook van jou, zeg | Ich dich auch, sagst du. |
| jij; het klinkt als een echo -- | Es klingt wie ein Echo, wie -- |
| als iets van vroeger. | die Vergangenheit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-31
Villa Ada (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story, § 2
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2020-2029
Keyword: Goodbye: gradual
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| Can people be smart | |
| enough to truly judge -- | |
| whether they believe? | |
| Zijn mensen wel slim | Sind die Menschen schlau |
| genoeg om vast te stellen -- | genug, um zu verstehen -- |
| of ze geloven? | ob sie echt glauben? |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-27
Days like grass (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Piety
Story "Dage som græs" (collection "Dage som græs")
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keywords: Religion: belief, Self-knowledge (vague)
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
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