| I work for a crook. | |
| That is not my fault. There are -- | |
| just no good bosses. | |
| Ik werk voor een boef. | Ich arbeite für |
| Dat is niet mijn schuld. Er zijn -- | Gauner. Ist nicht meine Schuld -- |
| geen goede bazen. | Die Chefs sind Gauner. |
Amsterdam, 2026-10-22
Let them take care (Constantine Cavafy) - 1930
Poem #150 "As frontizan"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keywords: Ethics: relative, Together: labour / work / office
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| I praised the goods, we. | |
| touched them gently, and almost -- | |
| each other as well. | |
| Ik prees de koopwaar | Ich pries die Ware |
| aan, we raakten ze aan, en -- | an, wir berührten sie, und -- |
| bijna ook elkaar. | beinah einander. |
Amsterdam, 2026-10-22
He asked about the quality (Constantine Cavafy) - 1930
Poem #149 "Rotouse gia ten poioteta"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: In love: allurement
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos; Strato van Sardis
| He knows the language | |
| poorly and does not say much -- | |
| as if he is wise. | |
| Hij kent de taal slecht | Die Sprache beherrscht |
| en zegt niet veel, dus denkt men -- | er schlecht, er spricht nicht viel, als -- |
| dat hij heel wijs is. | wäre er weise. |
Amsterdam, 2026-10-22
Ruler from Western Libya (Constantine Cavafy) - 1928
Poem #139 "Egemon ek Dytikes libues"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keywords: Prestige: status, Identity: image
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| Cargo ships unload | |
| the riches of my homeland -- | |
| It makes me feel poor. | |
| De schepen lossen | Die Schiffe löschen |
| de rijkdom van mijn thuisland -- | den Reichtum meiner Heimat -- |
| en ik voel me arm. | Ich fühle mich arm. |
Amsterdam, 2026-10-21
On an Italian beach (Constantine Cavafy) - 1925
Poem #119 "Eis Italiken paralian"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keywords: War: plunder, booty, Colonialism
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| I seek my lover's | |
| lips in other sweet lips and -- | |
| so I keep searching. | |
| Ik zoek jouw lippen | Ich suche deine |
| in andere lippen en -- | Lippen in neuen Lippen -- |
| zo blijf ik zoeken. | Und suche weiter. |
Amsterdam, 2026-10-21
In despair (Constantine Cavafy) - 1923
Poem #107 "En apognosei"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Missing: loved one(s)
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| Look at them! You can't | |
| tell that they were just lying -- | |
| in bed together. | |
| Niemand ziet aan hen | Schau! Man erkennt nicht, |
| dat ze zojuist nog samen -- | dass sie sich eben noch im -- |
| in het bed lagen. | Bett geliebt haben. |
Amsterdam, 2026-10-21
The beginning of (Constantine Cavafy) - 1921
Poem #97 "E arche ton"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Love: intimacy (physical)
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| Little light: just one | |
| candle welcomes the Shadows -- | |
| of the Love we shared. | |
| Weinig licht: een kaars | Wenig Licht: eine |
| verwelkomt de Schaduwen -- | Kerze begrüßt die Schatten -- |
| van onze Liefde. | unserer Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-07
For them to come (Constantine Cavafy) - 1920
Poem #93, "Gia nárthoun"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Melancholy (nostalgy)
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| Petting in the back | |
| of the pub: a dream image -- | |
| even years later! | |
| Vrijage achter | Liebelei hinten |
| in het café: een droombeeld -- | in der Wirtschaft: ein Traumbild -- |
| jaren later nog! | selbst Jahre später! |
Amsterdam, 2026-10-21
To stay (Constantine Cavafy) - 1919
Poem #86 "Na meinei"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Memory: of an event
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| Remember his voice, | |
| trembling, and his eyes, longing -- | |
| for my body, then. | |
| Zijn trillende stem | Sein Zittern, seine |
| en zijn ogen, verlangend -- | Augen, damals, sehnsüchtig -- |
| naar mijn lichaam, toen. | nach meinem Körper. |
Amsterdam, 2018-08-10
Remember, body (Constantine Cavafy) - 1918
Poem #74, Thymésou, sóma
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Memory: melancholy
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| I read a letter | |
| and I read another one -- | |
| until it is dark. | |
| Ik neem weer een brief | Ich las einen Brief |
| en ik lees en ik herlees -- | und ich las wieder einen -- |
| tot het donker is. | bis zur Dunkelheit. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-07
In the evening (Constantine Cavafy) - 1917
Poem #64, "En espéra"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Melancholy (nostalgia)
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| I like to be home, | |
| thinking of a long journey -- | |
| And the homecoming. | |
| Het liefst ben ik thuis, | Herrlich, zu Hause, |
| denkend aan een lange reis -- | denkend an eine Reise -- |
| En dan de thuiskomst. | Und dann die Heimkehr. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-25
(Constantine Kavafy) - 1911
Poem, later adapted by Kaváfis into poem #31 "Ithaka" (1911 CE)
Collection: On the fly
Keywords: Journey: in the spirit, Home: security / comfort
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| You wanted to leave, | |
| and then the journey taught you -- | |
| what a homeland is. | |
| Je wilde er weg, | Du brachst auf, und die |
| en toen leerde de reis jou -- | Reise hat dir gelehrt, was -- |
| wat een thuisland is. | eine Heimat ist. |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-01
Ithaca (Constantine Cavafy) - 1911
Poem #31
Collection: On the fly
Keyword: Home: displaced
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| The statues destroyed, | |
| temples without a roof, gods -- | |
| that are still alive. | |
| Vernielde beelden, | Statuen zerstört, |
| dakloze tempels, goden -- | Tempel ohne Dach, Götter -- |
| die bleven leven. | die weiter leben. |
Amsterdam, 2015-08-10
Ionic (Constantine Cavafy) - 1911
Poem #29, "Ionikón"
Collection: Held True
Keyword: Religion: God(s)
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| In our longing for | |
| each other's bodies, we hide -- | |
| ashamed and confused. | |
| Naar elkaars lichaam | In der Sehnsucht nach |
| smachtend verbergen we ons -- | dem Körper des anderen -- |
| beschaamd en verward. | verstecken wir uns. |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-01
On the stairs (Constantine Cavafy) - 1904
Poem "Stes skales"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keywords: Love: forbidden, Desire (craving, lust)
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| No activities: | |
| people are expecting, they -- | |
| fear barbarians. | |
| Er gebeurt niets meer: | Es passiert nichts: die |
| mensen zijn in verwachting -- | Menschen erwarten, haben -- |
| bang voor barbaren. | Angst vor Barbaren. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-07
Waiting for the Barbarians (Constantine Cavafy) - 1904
Poem #14, "Periménontas tous Barbárous"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Passivity: fatalism
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| She lights a candle | |
| for the return of her son -- | |
| a very long one. | |
| Voor de terugkeer | Kerzen brennen für |
| van haar zoon brandt ze een kaars -- | die Rückkehr ihres Sohnes -- |
| een heel lange kaars. | sehr lange Kerzen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-07
Prayer (Constantine Cavafy) - 1898
Poem #4, "Deisis"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keywords: Religion: prayer, Hope (confidence)
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
|
The barbarians have come |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-30
Poem #14 "Periménontas tous Barbárous" ("Waiting for the Barbarians" (1904, Constantine Cavafy)
- The barbarians, when they are there, will give the laws.
- And the emperor waits to receive their leader. He even had a parchment made to give him. On it he wrote many titles and big names for him.
- Because the barbarians will come today, and they do not like eloquence and beautiful speeches.
In the council of the league of the Iroquois are speakers (sachem) those who bring the position of their group and try to convince the others to agree with it (the Aztecs named these speakers 'tlatoani', with Moctezuma as huey-tlatoami [supreme speaker]); it is honorable to be a speaker, but there is no power attached to it, so that the settlers wrongly treated the speakers as 'chief'
Collection: The drama
Keywords: Power: violence, Iroquois, Power: laws
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
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