Give me time, give me

more time, I still want so much --


I want to love you!


Geef me tijd, geef meGib mir Zeit, gib mir
meer tijd, ik wil nog zo veel --mehr Zeit, ich will noch so viel --

en van jou houden!Ich will dich lieben!

Poem H6220
Amsterdam, 2026-04-26
The time that remains (Jean-Loup Dabadie) - 2002
Song "Le temps qui reste" (music Alain Goraguer), sung by Serge Reggiani (album "Autour de Serge Reggiani"), used as the closing song of the film "Deux jours à tuer" (2008, Jean Becker)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Keyword: Life: lust (enthusiasm) 
Tribute to: Reggiani, Serge; Dabadie, Jean-Loup 


I want to live on,

even in hell, if there is --


heaven afterward.


Ik wil leven, zelfsIch will leben, selbst
in de hel, als mij daarna --in der Hölle, wenn es da-

maar de hemel wacht.nach den Himmel gibt.

Poem H6219
Amsterdam, 2026-04-26
My last wish (Sylvain Lebel) - 1977
Song "Ma dernière volonté" (music Alice Dona), sung by Serge Reggiani (album "Venise n'est pas en Italie"), translated by Herman Pieter de Boer into "Laat me" ("Let me", sung by Ramses Shaffy, 1978, album "Dag en nacht")
Collection: Germ Substance
Keywords: Life: lust (impulse), Heaven / Sky / Hell 
Tribute to: Lebel, Sylvain; Reggiani, Serge 


No, I'm not going

with you, girl, what do you want --


with me, an old man?


Nee, ik ga niet mee,Ich gehe nicht mit,
och meisje, wat wil je toch --Mädchen, was willst du von mir --

met een oude man?einem alten Mann?

Poem H6218
Amsterdam, 2026-04-26
It would take almost nothing (Jean-Max Rivière) - 1968
Song "Il suffirait de presque rien" (music Gérard Bourgeois), sung by Serge Reggiani (album "Et puis...")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keyword: Reason: estimate 
Tribute to: Rivière, Jean-Max; Reggiani, Serge 


My freedom gave me

much, took much too, I give it --


up for your sweet love.


Mijn vrijheid gaf meMeine kostbare
veel, nam ook veel, ik geef haar --Freiheit will ich aufgeben --

op voor jouw liefde.für deine Liebe.

Poem H6217
Amsterdam, 2026-04-26
My freedom (Georges Moustaki) - 1967
Song "Ma liberté", sung by Serge Reggiani (album "No2 Bobino"), and Georges Moustaki (1970, album "Bobino 70")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keywords: Freedom: possibilities, Love: nourishes 
Tribute to: Moustaki, Georges; Reggiani, Serge 


Mama is not here,

it's just the two of us now --


Together. Alone.


Mama is er niet,Mama ist nicht da,
we zijn nu met zijn tweetjes --jetzt sind wir nur noch zu zweit --

Samen. En alleen.Zusammen. Allein.

Poem H6216
Amsterdam, 2026-04-26
The little boy (Serge Reggiani) - 1967
Song "Le petit garçon" (album "No2 Bobino")
Collection: Em Brace
Keywords: Sadness: mourning, Missing: deceased 
Tribute to: Reggiani, Serge 


Just our two bodies,

holding each other, old hands --


embracing our lives.


Oude lichamen,Unsere Körper,
onze handen in elkaar --alte Arme und Hände --

om elkaars leven.um unser Leben.

Poem H6215
Amsterdam, 2026-04-26
Sarah / The woman in my bed (Georges Moustaki) - 1967
Song "Sarah" / "La femme qui est dans mon lit", sung by Serge Reggiani (album "No2 Bobino"), and Georges Moustaki (1974, album "Les amis de Georges")
About Moustaki's relationship with Edith Piaf

Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keyword: Love: care 
Tribute to: Moustaki, Georges; Reggiani, Serge 


Murderously, they

attack, but we are as strong --


as our brotherhood!


Moordend vallen zeSie greifen an, doch
aan, maar wij zijn zo sterk als --wir sind so stark wie unse-

onze broederschap!re Brüderlichkeit!

Poem H6214
Amsterdam, 2026-04-26
The wolves have entered Paris (Albert Vidalie) - 1967
Song "Les loups sont entrés dans Paris" (music Louis Bessières), sung by Serge Reggiani (album "No2 Bobino")
About the troops of the pro-German republicans in May 1871, the German army in 1940, and the rising fascism in 1967

Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Together: solidarity 
Tribute to: Vidalie, Albert; Reggiani, Serge 


One corpse will lead to

another, seek and find them --


in the afterlife.


Van het ene lijkEin Leichnam führt zum
komt het andere, zoek ze --nächsten, wer sucht, der findet --

in het hiernamaals.sie wohl im Jenseits.

Poem S3132
Amsterdam, 2026-04-26
Arthur, where did you put the body? (Boris Vian) - 1958
Song "Arthur, où t'as mis le corps?" (music Louis Bressières), sung by Serge Reggiani (1964, album "Serge Reggiani Chante Boris Vian")
Collections: Over, Whirligig Scribbler 
Keyword: Death: kill 
Tribute to: Vian, Boris; Reggiani, Serge 


I would rather die,

I don't want to shoot people --


Shoot at me instead.


Liever ga ik dood,Lieber sterbe ich,
ik wil op niemand schieten --als Menschen zu erschießen --

Schiet dan maar op mij.Dann schieß doch auf mich.

Poem H6213
Amsterdam, 2026-04-26
The deserter (Boris Vian) - 1954
Song "Le Déserteur" (music Harold B. Berg), sung by Serge Reggiani (1964, album "Serge Reggiani chante Boris Vian")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Violence: non-violence 
Tribute to: Vian, Boris; Reggiani, Serge 


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