The student is curious
As the master he wants to be
he cuts in the deceased
according to the surgical guide
Bodies are interesting
to discover during the holidays
and later, to explain in passing
to the other students
The farmers watch in silence
how man is an animal
a large species of frog
They don't care about science
Oh dear, fresh blood, give me hellstone
Quick, take the bottle from your bag
to disinfect the wound and burn it
away to a large black hole
The district doctor shakes his head
How could Mister student think
he would have money
for such a precious thing as silver!
Poem 2392 Amsterdam, 2019-08-17 Fathers and children (Ivan Turgenev) - 1862 Hellstone is the name for AgNO3 (silver nitrate oxide) Novel "Otcy i deti" Collection: BloodTrunk Keyword: Knowledge: science Tribute to: Turgenev, Ivan
Oh, such a surprise,
I think I am happy, yes --
that's how I behave!
Wat een verrassing,
Die Überraschung!
ik denk dat ik blij ben, ja --
Ich glaube, ich bin glücklich --
zo gedraag ik me!
ja, mein Verhalten!
Poem S0927 Amsterdam, 2019-08-14 Fathers and children (Ivan Turgenev) - 1862 Novel "Otcy i deti" ("Fathers and sons") Collection: Finethreads Keyword: Joy Tribute to: Turgenev, Ivan
My youth is over,
but I'm not nearly old yet --
oh, hopeful regret.
Mijn jeugd is voorbij,
Die Jugend: vorbei,
maar oud ben ik nog lang niet --
alt bin ich aber nicht, oh --
o, hoopvolle spijt.
Hoffnung und Reue.
Poem S0926 Amsterdam, 2019-08-06 Fathers and children (Ivan Turgenev) - 1862 Novel "Otcy i deti" ("Fathers and sons") Collection: Over Keyword: Regret Tribute to: Turgenev, Ivan
Zywa
Our fathers
If you are a bad child
in the eyes of your parents
they sigh
oh, what shall
become of you?
Others are harder, they scold
you and demand respect
for the authority
of faith and customs
They think you are a nihilist
because they don't understand you
and because you do understand
you cannot argue with them
But you try
to explain -- no matter how nil
the rules are, there is one anyway:
do the others justice
Poem 2368 Amsterdam, 2019-07-24 Fathers and children (Ivan Turgenev) - 1862 "Nihilist" is a term of abuse during the French Revolution (1789-1799) Novel "Otcy i deti" Collection: Changing Times Keyword: Child: thinking Tribute to: Turgenev, Ivan
Why do you do what
I ask? Don't listen to me --
I'm in love with you!
Waarom doe je wat
Warum machst du was
ik vraag? Luister niet naar mij --
ich frage? Hör nicht auf mich --
ik houd toch van jou!
ich liebe dich doch!
Poem S0994 Amsterdam, 2020-03-03 First Love (Ivan Turgenev) - 1860 Novella "Pjervaja ljoebov", chapter 12 Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration Keyword: In love: uncertainty Tribute to: Turgenev, Ivan
Her flowers, falling
on the bank, in the moonlight --
the men are shouting.
Haar bloemen vallen
Ans Ufer fallen
op de oever, de maan schijnt --
ihre Blumen, der Mond scheint --
de mannen schreeuwen.
die Männer schreien.
Poem H2672 Amsterdam, 2020-03-03 First Love (Ivan Turgenev) - 1860 Novella "Pjervaja ljoebov", chapter 11 Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration Keywords: Virgin, Manly (lust) Tribute to: Turgenev, Ivan