I love to dance and
fall in love, even if you'll --
fly away from me.
Dansen is alles,	Tanzen ist alles,
dan word ik verliefd, ook al --	ich verliebe mich, auch wenn --
vlieg jij van mij weg.	du von mir weg fliegst.

Poem S2586
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Fly too high (Janis Ian) - 1979
Song (album "Night Rains"), for the film "Foxes"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keywords: In love: unanswered, Dance 
Tribute to: Ian, Janis 

What is love now, since
you're gone and I am dying --
in how it was then?
Wat is liefde nog,	Was ist Liebe, seit
sinds jij weg bent en ik dood --	du weg bist und ich sterbe --
ga in hoe het was?	in wie es mal war?

Poem S2585
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Love is blind (Janis Ian) - 1976
Song (album "Aftertones")
Collection: After the festivities
Keywords: Love: heartbreak, lovesickness, Emptiness / Void 
Tribute to: Ian, Janis 

Being alone is
nice, my experiences --
resonate again.
Ik ben graag alleen,	Ich bin gern allein,
wat ik meegemaakt heb klinkt --	was ich erlebt habe, hallt --
dan nog een keer na.	dann noch einmal nach.

Poem H5285
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Aftertones (Janis Ian) - 1976
Song (album "Aftertones")
Collection: Being my own museum
Keyword: Memory: of one's life 
Tribute to: Ian, Janis 

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