| Mum crochets collars. | |
| Luckily we aren't allowed -- | |
| to wear them at school. | |
| Mama haakt kraagjes. | Spitzenkragen: zum |
| Gelukkig mogen we die -- | Glück dürfen wie sie in der -- |
| op school niet dragen. | Schule nicht tragen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-13
An instant in time (Marga Minco) - 2004
Short story "Een ogenblik", from the collection "Storing"
Collection: Unseen
Keyword: Clothes
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| On top of the train, | |
| bruisers stomp along to the -- | |
| cadence of the wheels. | |
| Boven op de trein | Oben auf dem Zug |
| stampen krachtpatsers in de -- | stampfen Kraftpatzer in der -- |
| cadans van de rails. | Kadenz der Räder. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-13
The sun is just a soap bubble - XI (Marga Minco) - 2004
Dream scenes "De zon is maar een zeepbel - XI", from the collection "Storing"
Collection: Dream flight
Keywords: Dream(s), Music: dance, rhythm
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| I am near-sighted | |
| and reach in vain for the hand -- | |
| floating through the hall. | |
| Ik ben bijziend en | Kurzsichtig greife |
| grijp steeds vergeefs naar de hand -- | ich vergeblich nach der Hand -- |
| die door de gang zweeft. | die durch den Flur schwebt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-13
The sun is just a soap bubble - III and V (Marga Minco) - 2004
Dream scenes "De zon is maar een zeepbel - III en V", from the collection "Storing"
Collection: Unseen
Keyword: Illusions: perception
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| Finally I'm off. | |
| Someone is calling. It must -- | |
| be for someone else. | |
| Eindelijk ben ik | Endlich bin ich weg. |
| weg. Er roept iemand. Dat moet -- | Da ruft jemand. Für jemand -- |
| voor een ander zijn. | anderen, bestimmt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-12
Malfunction (Marga Minco) - 2004
Short story "Storing", from the collection "Storing"
Collection: Unseen
Keyword: Alone: quiet
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| Don't mention their names, | |
| hopefully they will come back -- | |
| safe and sound someday. | |
| Noem hun namen niet, | Still, keine Namen, |
| hopelijk komen ze dan -- | hoffentlich kommen sie dann -- |
| ooit heelhuids terug. | unverletzt zurück. |
De Koog, 2024-09-18
The glass bridge (Marga Minco) - 1986
Novella "De glazen brug", part 1, chapter 12 - About friends in hiding
Collection: Actively Passive
Keyword: Fear: menace
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| It's quiet after | |
| the razzia, I dare not -- | |
| come off the tiled roof. | |
| Na de razzia | Nach der Razzia: |
| is het stil, ik durf echt niet -- | Stille. Ich traue mich nicht -- |
| al van het dak af. | vom Dach zu steigen. |
De Koog, 2024-09-18
The glass bridge (Marga Minco) - 1986
Novella "De glazen brug", part 1, chapter 6
Collection: Actively Passive
Keywords: Fear: menace, Silence (danger)
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| A cloth with tassels | |
| over the lamp, I caress -- | |
| them and they jingle. | |
| Een doek met kwasten | Ein Tuch mit Quasten |
| over de lamp, ik streel ze -- | über der Lampe, wenn ich -- |
| en ze tingelen. | streichle, schellen sie. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-20
An empty house (Marga Minco) - 1966
Autobiography "Een leeg huis"
Collection: Within the walls
Keyword: Home: furnishing
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| The villagers know | |
| before I have decided -- | |
| to pay a visit. | |
| Het dorp weet het al | Das Dorf weiß, bevor |
| voordat ik besloten heb -- | ich mich entschieden habe -- |
| dat ik zal komen. | für meinen Besuch. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-20
An empty house (Marga Minco) - 1966
Autobiography "Een leeg huis"
Collection: Finethreads
Keyword: Together: close relations
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| My wedding day: tight | |
| dress, pinching ring, what am I -- | |
| getting me into? | |
| Mijn trouwdag: de ring | Hochzeit: der Ring kneift |
| knelt en mijn jurk zit te strak -- | und mein Kleid ist eng, worauf -- |
| Waar begin ik aan? | lasse ich mich ein? |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-20
An empty house (Marga Minco) - 1966
Autobiography "Een leeg huis"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keyword: Marriage (wedding)
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| I throw some papers | |
| on the death notices, like -- | |
| sand on a coffin. | |
| Ik strooi papieren | Ich streue Blätter |
| over de doodsberichten -- | auf dem Todesbericht, wie -- |
| als zand op een kist. | Sand auf einem Sarg. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-07
An empty house (Marga Minco) - 1966
Autobiography "Een leeg huis"
After the Second World War, the Red Cross informed relatives by letter about the death of close family members in a concentration camp
Collection: Blankets of snow
Keywords: Trauma, Goodbye: discomfort
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| Tribute to Minco, Marga |  |  | 5-7-5 |
| Pencil | Pumice | Rain | Loves |
| Compressed | Birds | Ifless | Photo |
| Tributes | Dedications | Composers | Home |
 | Reverse the order: oldest on top Mention © Zywa when using texts, drawings, designs, paintings and photos Search word: CTRL-F |