| She came and she went. | |
| It was love, for this one night -- | |
| A coincidence. | |
| Ze kwam en ze ging. | Sie kam und sie ging. |
| Het was liefde, voor een nacht -- | Es war Liebe, eine Nacht -- |
| Het was maar toeval. | Es war ein Zufall. |
Amsterdam, 2026-10-14
Simple Twist of Fate (Bob Dylan) - 1975
Song, album "Blood on the Tracks"
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob
| Shots are fired. Then you'll | |
| either get hit, or you won't -- | |
| Irrevocably. | |
| Er vallen schoten. | Schüsse fallen. Man |
| Dan word je geraakt, of niet -- | wird getroffen, oder nicht -- |
| Onherroepelijk. | Unwiderruflich. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-16
In one moment everything was determined (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "In één moment werd alles vastgesteld", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part II [Paris]) - April 1st, 1954, Paris
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Cheer for the success, | |
| for the coincidence that -- | |
| it happened this way. | |
| Juich om het succes, | Juble über den |
| om het toeval dat het juist -- | Erfolg, über den Zufall -- |
| zo gelopen is. | dass es so geschah. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-15
Steering wheel and compass are overboard (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Stuur en kompas zijn overboord", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part II [Paris]) - December 30th, 1953, Paris
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Finding and losing, | |
| forgetting, remembering: | |
| living to and fro. | |
| Vinden, verliezen, | Finden, verlieren, |
| vergeten, herinneren: | vergessen und erinnern: |
| heen en weer leven. | hin und her leben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-03
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (Jeanette Winterson) - 2011
Autobiography (normal means: heterosexual), chapter 4, The Trouble With A Book . . .
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| We were here before; | |
| then, like blind people, we didn't -- | |
| notice each other. | |
| We waren hier al | Wir waren schon hier |
| eens en zijn toen als blinden -- | und gingen wie Blinde an- |
| elkaar gepasseerd. | einander vorbei. |
Amsterdam, 2024-09-11
September in the Rain (Marijke Schermer) - 2024
Short story "September in the Rain", in the NRC of September 5th, 2024
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2020-2029
Tribute to: Schermer, Marijke
| This must be hell, but | |
| how did I get here? There must -- | |
| have been an entrance. | |
| Dit moet de hel zijn, | Ist das die Hölle? |
| maar hoe kwam ik hier? Blijkbaar -- | Wie kam ich hier hin? Es gab -- |
| was er een ingang. | also einen Eingang. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-06
Henry and Cato (Iris Murdoch) - 1976
Novel, part Two, The Great Teacher
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Well, ultimately, | |
| human beings are born from -- | |
| the same Father: Chance. | |
| Alle mensen zijn | Letztendlich werden |
| uiteindelijk geboren -- | alle Menschen geboren -- |
| uit vader Toeval. | aus Vater Zufall. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-28
Lighthousekeeping (Jeanette Winterson) - 2004
Novel, chapter Two Atlantics
Collection: Chance
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| A stranger falls, and | |
| as he falls he is breaking -- | |
| in into my life. | |
| Een onbekende | Ein Fremder fällt, und |
| valt, en in zijn val valt hij -- | in seinem Fall fällt er auch -- |
| mijn leven binnen. | in mein Leben ein. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-04
I remember (Ester Naomi Perquin) - 2022
Poem "Weet nog wel" (collection "Ongevraagd advies")
Collection: Truder
Tribute to: Perquin, Ester Naomi
| A door may open, | |
| in any blind wall, it will -- | |
| be a door of love. | |
| Een deur gaat open, | Eine Tür öffnet |
| ergens in een blinde muur -- | sich, in einem Blindmauer -- |
| Een deur van liefde. | Die Tür der Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-31
The PowerBook (Jeanette Winterson) - 2000
Novel, chapter "CHOOSER"
Collection: The Note Tree
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
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Amsterdam, 2023-04-16
Litany of the Saints
The Time of the Angels (Iris Murdoch) - 1966
Novel "The Time of the Angels" (Iris Murdoch)
Besides the two psalms also: Isaiah 28:29, Amos 5:14, Zechariah 4:6, 7:9-10, Ephesians 6:12, Romansn 8:38-39, Colossians 2:9-10, 1 Peter 3:22
The closing song of "Tommy" (1969, Pete Townshend, The Who), "We're not gonna take it", ends with the exclamation "See me, feel me, / touch me, heal me"
Collection: On living on [2]
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris; Townshend, Pete
| Chance and the power | |
| over someone else are real -- | |
| God is invented. | |
| Toeval en de macht | Zufall und die Macht |
| over een ander zijn echt -- | über andere sind echt -- |
| God is verzonnen. | Gott ist erfunden. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-15
The time of the angels (Iris Murdoch) - 1966
Novel, § 17
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| I saw him lying, | |
| on a steep roadside somewhere -- | |
| almost forgotten. | |
| Ik zag hem liggen, | Ich sah ihn liegen, |
| ergens in een steile berm -- | irgendwo in der Berme -- |
| bijna vergeten. | beinah vergessen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-27
The Office - Failure (Han Voskuil) - 2000
Novel "Het Bureau - Afgang"
Page 261, Nicolien Koning, Frans Veen and Maarten Koning (1984)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| You must learn to live | |
| with the dark angels, sometimes -- | |
| there's a golden one. | |
| Je leert te leven | Du lernst zu leben |
| met zwarte engelen, soms -- | mit schwarzen Engeln, manchmal -- |
| is er een van goud. | gibt's eine aus Gold. |
Amsterdam, 2020-03-22
Solle's story (Andreas Oosthoek) - 2015
Novel "Het relaas van Solle", chapter 34
Collection: Chance
Tribute to: Oosthoek, Andreas
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The moon reminds me |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-25
Carry that weight (Paul McCartney, The Beatles) - 1969
Song (album "Abbey Road")
Celtic symbolism: Sail (the Willow), that has a strong will and a good memory, but is also moody; the Willow should be guided by Ceridwen (the moon goddess) and the Hare (the symbol of adaptation and intuition)
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul; The Beatles
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Falcons do not grab footwear |
Amsterdam, 2019-08-14
Rhodopis (Pale Face) in Egypt - -1550
Story that is laid in the time of Pharaoh Ahmose I, who expelled the Hyksos from the Nile Delta and then became Pharaoh in Thebes (from 1550 BC). From 1540 he controlled all of Egypt.
Rhodopis ("Pink Face" / "Pale Face") will undoubtedly have been bullied with worse abusive words than her nickname, but Strabo (Amaseia 64 BC - AD 24) has omitted them when he recorded the story under the title Rhodopis
Collection: Migration
Dedicated to: T D
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Sometimes I determine |
Amsterdam, 2019-05-12
Collection: Dearme
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| I do not dare yet, | |
| I wait and leave it to chance -- | |
| which does not arise. | |
| Ik durf niet, laat het | Ich wage es nicht, |
| maar over aan het toeval -- | überlasse es dem Zufall -- |
| en dat blijft steeds uit. | der immer ausbleibt. |
Amsterdam, 2017-07-02
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 26 - February 9th, 1955, Amsterdam
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Like lottery balls | |
| we keep changing position -- | |
| We're dancing on air. | |
| Als lottoballen | Position wechseln, |
| wisselen we steeds van plaats -- | wie Lotteriebälle, so -- |
| We dansen op lucht. | tanzen wir, auf Luft. |
Amsterdam, 2012-06-29
Collection: Elude
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| Wheels of Fortune | |
| change the odds | |
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| I too receive new opportunities from chance | |
| I take chances: | |
| I am confident | |
| I accept the past | |
| I dare to take a new path | |
