| I'm bored, even more | |
| so than Sisyphus if he -- | |
| were robbed of his stone. | |
| Ik verveel me zo, | Mir ist langweilig, |
| nog erger dan Sisyphus -- | sogar mehr als Sisyphus -- |
| beroofd van zijn steen. | ohne seinen Stein. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-24
The Latter Days of Pilate (Simon Vestdijk) - 1938
Novel "De nadagen van Pilatus", chapter 7
Dramatising one's feelings or one's situation
Collection: Inmost [2]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| We're just sitting here, | |
| what else? Should we go somewhere -- | |
| and do nothing there? | |
| We zitten hier maar, | Wir sitzen herum, |
| wat anders? Ergens anders -- | was denn sonst? Woanders hin- |
| gaan zitten niksen? | gehen und nichts tun? |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-03
My struggle 4. Dancing in the Dark (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2010
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Fjerde bok" (translated 2015), part 5 - August 23rd, 1985, Tveit (near Kristiansand)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| There's nothing to do, | |
| we just sit together and -- | |
| we wait, but for what? | |
| Er is niets te doen, | Es gibt nichts zu tun, |
| we zitten bij elkaar en -- | wir sitzen zusammen und -- |
| wachten, maar waarop? | warten. Nur, worauf? |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-03
My struggle 4. Dancing in the Dark (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2010
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Fjerde bok" (translated 2015), part 5 - August 23rd, 1985, Tveit (near Kristiansand)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Almost forty years, | |
| already old: everything -- | |
| is always the same. | |
| Bijna veertig jaar, | Fast vierzig Jahre, |
| nu al te oud: alles is -- | und schon zu alt: alles ist -- |
| steeds maar hetzelfde. | immer dasselbe. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-26
My struggle 2. A Man in Love (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Andre bok", part 3 - July 29th, 2008, Malmö
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| There's little to tell, | |
| things are going on, bye bye -- | |
| dear grandma, love you! | |
| Ik heb niet zoveel | Ich habe nicht viel |
| te vertellen, dag lieve -- | zu erzählen, tschüss, liebe -- |
| oma, hou van jou! | Oma, liebe dich! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-24
With a photo of Madelief and Florentin taken during a video call (December 15th, 2013, Grossdietwil)
Collection: Local tardiness
Dedicated to: Florentin dK, Madelief dK
| Let me be alone, | |
| I do like it and get bored -- | |
| when in company. | |
| Ik ben graag alleen, | Ich möchte allein |
| ja, ik verveel me alleen -- | sein, langweilig ist es mir -- |
| maar in gezelschap. | nur in Gesellschaft. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-26
Frankissstein: a love story (Jeanette Winterson) - 2019
Novel, Lake Geneva, 1816
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| She just watches it | |
| with indifference, smiling -- | |
| irritatingly. | |
| Onverschillig ziet | Sie betrachtet es |
| zij het aan, en ze glimlacht -- | gleichgültig, und sie lächelt -- |
| tot vervelens toe. | bis zum Überdruss. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-04
The Hidden Force (Louis Couperus) - 1900
Novel "De stille kracht", chapter 3, § 2
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Couperus, Louis
| Such a great evening | |
| it was, unfortunately -- | |
| it wasn't today's though. | |
| Een geweldige | Ein toller Abend |
| avond was het, maar helaas -- | schon, aber leider war es -- |
| niet die van vandaag. | nicht der heutige. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-20
No More Ladies - 1935
Beatrice Faber adapted the stage play "No More Ladies" for the newspaper (June 20th, 1935, in "The Bedford Times" [Iowa]) - She dropped a kiss on Fanny's forehead. "Good night sweet. If you see Sherry tell him I had a lovely evening, but this wasn't it."
Collection: After the festivities
| At school I learned all | |
| sorts of things, especially -- | |
| the art of boredom. | |
| Op school leerde ik | Ich hab viel gelernt |
| van alles, vooral de kunst -- | in der Schule, vor allem -- |
| van de verveling. | die Langeweile. |
Amsterdam, 2021-08-11
The immaculate (Erwin Mortier) - 2020
Novel "De onbevlekte"
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Mortier, Erwin
| Back from the counter. | |
| Still the same panorama. | |
| A prospectless view. | |
| Terug van de bar. | Zurück von der Bar. |
| Hetzelfde panorama. | Dasselbe Panorama. |
| Het is uitzichtloos. | Es ist aussichtslos. |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-23
Electro Symphonic Orchestra - 2018
June 23rd, 2018 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Part 3 of block 2
Collection: Untwisted
Composer: Benders, Colin
| Something shiny there, | |
| I stop and kick it away -- | |
| pff, just a dead star. | |
| Op straat blinkt er iets, | Da glitzert etwas, |
| ik sta stil en schop het weg -- | ich halte, und trete es -- |
| pff, een dode ster. | pff, ein toter Stern. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2014-11-05
How I picked up a star (Taruho Inagaki) - 1923
Story (collection "Issen ichiby? monogataru" ["The stories of a thousand and one second"])
Collection: Held True
Tribute to: Inagaki, Taruho
