| In the background I | |
| can do my work quietly -- | |
| and be satisfied. | |
| Op de achtergrond | Im Hintergrund kann |
| kan ik rustig mijn werk doen -- | ich in Ruhe arbeiten -- |
| en tevreden zijn. | und zufrieden sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-15
Three Colours: Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski) - 1993
Film "Trois couleurs: Bleu" - Liberté (Liberty)
Julie Vignon collaborates on her husband Patrice's compositions
Collection: Silent walk
Tribute to: Kieslowski, Krzysztof
| All of us must eat, | |
| and all of us must die, but -- | |
| today is okay. | |
| We moeten eten, | Wir müssen essen, |
| en we moeten sterven, maar -- | und müssen sterben, aber -- |
| vandaag gaat het wel. | heute geht es schon. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-16
Higher physics #11 (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2019
Poem (collection "Hogere natuurkunde"), page 77
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
| I've enough nothing, | |
| and nothing's enough for me -- | |
| since you've been with me. | |
| Niks heb ik genoeg, | Ich habe genug |
| en daar heb ik genoeg aan -- | Nichts, und das ist mir genug -- |
| sinds jij bij mij bent. | seit du bei mir bist. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-06
I got plenty o' nuttin' (Edwin DuBose Heyward / Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin) - 1935
Song (Porgy, lyrics Edwin DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin) from the opera "Porgy and Bess" (libretto [1935] and novel [1925] and play "Porgy" [1927] by Edwin DuBose Heyward)
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Gershwin, Ira; DuBose Heyward, Edwin
Composer: Gershwin, George
| I'm at home, content, | |
| the tea-kettle is singing -- | |
| the rain is tapping. | |
| Ik zit tevreden | Ich bin zufrieden |
| thuis, de waterketel zingt -- | zu Hause, der Kessel singt -- |
| en de regen tikt. | der Regen prasselt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-25
The scrounger (Nescio) - 1911
Story "De uitvreter", chapter 4
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: Nescio
| Let us just enjoy | |
| this late evening together -- | |
| After us the spring! | |
| Laten we samen | Lass uns den Abend |
| van de avond genieten -- | mal zusammen genießen -- |
| Na ons de lente! | Nach uns der Frühling! |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
The farewell (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
A final farewell
Old Chinese poem
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version "In Erwartung des Freundes" by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Su Ye shi shan fang" by Meng Haoran [690-740] and "Songbie" by Wang Wei [699-759]
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Meng, Haoran & Wang, Wei
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
| Being there, content, | |
| nobody's burden: that's it -- | |
| Saints do live that way. | |
| Tevreden er zijn, | Zufrieden da sein, |
| niemand tot last: zo kan het -- | niemandem zur Last: es kann -- |
| Zo zijn heiligen. | Heilige sind so. |
Amsterdam, 2021-06-09
All-crushing - Faxing to Ger #3 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2019
Diary-novel "Allesverpletterende - Faxen aan Ger"
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| Creamy white, sweet pink, | |
| a bunch of satisfaction -- | |
| our bed of roses. | |
| Roomwit, zoet roze, | Süßes rosa-weiß, |
| een boeket van voldaanheid -- | ein Strauß von Zufriedenheit -- |
| ons bed van rozen. | unser Rosenbeet. |
Amsterdam, 2019-03-30
Collection: Take a picture, now
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The rapini and the nuts |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-10
Collection: Moons
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Enough is enough |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-28
Collection: Summer birds
Dedicated to: Christel H, Benny B
| The geese: satisfied, | |
| lying back in the meadow -- | |
| dotted with daisies. | |
| De ganzen: voldaan | Gesättigt liegen |
| liggen ze in het grasveld -- | die Gänse in der Wiese -- |
| vol madeliefjes. | mit Gänseblümchen. |
Amsterdam, 2013-07-25
Collection: More
