It's not noise, it is
labour, manufacturing --
in a large sound hall.
Het is geen herrie	Es ist gar kein Lärm,
maar arbeid, fabricage --	es ist Arbeit, Herstellung --
in een klankwerkplaats.	In der Klangwerkstatt.

Poem H4317
Amsterdam, 2023-11-29
Noises that don't speak (Arnold Marinissen) - 2023
Composition "Des bruits qui ne parlent pas", for harpsichord, percussion and two cassette recorders; text (1937) by Simone Weil about the work in the Renault factory in Paris (in 1935); performed by Goska Isphording (harpsichord) and Tatiana Koleva (percussion) in the Organpark on November 29th, 2023
Collection: org ANP ark 
Keywords: Music: sound, Together: labour / work / office 
Tribute to: Weil, Simone 
Composer: Marinissen, Arnold