| I long for something | |
| different, that's my struggle -- | |
| every single day. | |
| Ik verlang naar iets | Ich sehne mich nach |
| anders, dat is elke dag -- | etwas anderem, das ist -- |
| opnieuw weer mijn strijd. | jeden Tag mein Kampf. |
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
| I do feel peaceful, | |
| however, in my longing -- | |
| I can't sleep at all. | |
| Hoe vredig ik me | Ich bin ganz ruhig, |
| ook voel, in mijn verlangen -- | aber in meinem Sehnsucht -- |
| kan ik niet slapen. | kann ich nicht schlafen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-14
Sleepless (Letter in notes for Mathilde Wesendonck) (Richard Wagner) - 1856
Composition "Schlaflos (Notenbrief für Mathilde Wesendonck)" for piano, performed by Geerten van de Wetering on organ in the Organpark on April 14th, 2024
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Wagner, Richard
| The sea and the ships | |
| allure me away from here -- | |
| to yonder: the light! | |
| De zee, de schepen | Das Meer, die Schiffe |
| lokken me mee, weg van hier -- | verlocken mich, weg von hier -- |
| naar ginds, naar het licht! | dahinaus, zum Licht! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Sea view (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem "Marine" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| Only if you know | |
| yearning, can you understand -- | |
| my suffering, me. | |
| Je moet het smachten | Man muss die Sehnsucht |
| kennen om mijn lijden, mij -- | kennen, um mein Leiden, mich -- |
| echt te begrijpen. | wirklich zu spüren. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-12
Only he who knows yearning (Johann W. von Goethe, Frank Sinatra) - 1796
Poem "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt" (in the novel "Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre"), set to music in 1869 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, sung in 1950 by Frank Sinatra: "None but the lonely heart" (album "Dedicated to you")
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Von Goethe, Johann W.; Sinatra, Frank
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
| The upper air floats | |
| over the lower layer -- | |
| which keeps, keeps searching. | |
| De bovenlucht zweeft | Die Oberluft schwebt |
| over de laag onderin -- | über der unteren Schicht -- |
| die zoekende is. | die nach etwas sucht. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-16
Subaerial (Lucy Railton & Kit Downes) - 2021
Improvised composition for cello and piano (Subaerial = In the layer of air just above the ground), performed by Lucy Railton (cello) and Kit Downes (piano) in the Organpark on September 16th, 2023
Collection: org ANP ark
Tribute to: Railton, Lucy; Downes, Kit
| Men can just walk out | |
| of discontent, if need be -- | |
| without leaving home. | |
| Mannen lopen weg | Männer laufen weg |
| uit hun onvrede, desnoods -- | von ihrem Unmut, notfalls -- |
| zonder weg te gaan. | ohne zu gehen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-21
When a man goes (Ali Serik) - 2015
Poem "Als een man gaat" (collection "Hartslagen van de mus")
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Serik, Ali
|
Fall over when I want |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-14
Maqamat = Arabic short stories in rhyme
Collection: On living on [2]
|
Happily Ever After |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-11
Lodger (David Bowie) - 1979
Album "Lodger" (1979, David Bowie)
Film "Der Himmel über Berlin" ("Wings of Desire" ["The Sky Over Berlin"], 1987, Wim Wenders) with Bruno Ganz as the angel Damiel
Collection: Moons
Tribute to: Bowie, David
| Hand in hand we cling | |
| to each other, we're fleeing -- | |
| to another dream. | |
| Hand in hand houden | Hand in Hand halten |
| we elkaar vast, we vluchten -- | wir zusammen, wir fliehen -- |
| droom uit en droom in. | Traum raus, Traum hinein. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-19
Last Year at Marienbad (Alain Resnais & Alain Robbe-Grillet) - 1961
Film "L'Année dernière à Marienbad"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Resnais, Alain; Robbe-Grillet, Alain
| What is there to say? | |
| Whirling in the depths, the sea -- | |
| roars with my yearning. | |
| Wat zou ik zeggen? | Was kann ich sagen? |
| In de diepte kolkt de zee -- | In der Tiefe braust das Meer -- |
| van mijn verlangen. | meines Verlangens. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-03
Who doesn't speak (Anonymous, Japan) - 974
Anthology "Kokin Rokuj?", no. 2648
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Anon. [Japan]
| Bring me back my time | |
| after my death, I still want -- | |
| to be rebellious. | |
| Breng me na mijn dood | Bring mir meine Zeit |
| mijn tijd terug, ik wil nog -- | zurück, ich möchte immer -- |
| steeds opstandig zijn. | noch rebellisch sein. |
Amsterdam, 2020-03-08
Farewell to engagement - 3 (Hans van de Waarsenburg) - 1975
Poem "Afscheid van het engagement - 3" (collection "Verschrikkelijke winter")
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Van De Waarsenburg, Hans
|
What I notice in the world |
Amsterdam, 2018-12-16
Collection: Greeting from before
| I've achieved something, | |
| now I'm feeling emptiness -- | |
| which I want to fill. | |
| Ik heb iets bereikt, | Ich hab was erreicht, |
| en nu voel ik een leegte -- | jetzt gibt es eine Leere -- |
| die ik wil vullen. | die ich füllen will. |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-10
The desire (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2018
Column "Het verlangen" (in nrc, October 10th, 2018)
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
| Just longing to be | |
| together, calling again -- | |
| and again in vain. | |
| Willen wat niet kan: | Nicht zusammen sein, |
| bij elkaar zijn, keer op keer -- | immer wieder anrufen -- |
| vergeefs opbellen. | Leider vergeblich. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-29
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - December 27th, 1977, San Severo
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I walk quickly on, | |
| a little out of breath now -- | |
| Completely restless. | |
| Ik loop snel verder, | Ich gehe weiter, |
| een beetje buiten adem -- | schnell, etwas außer Atem -- |
| Een en al onrust. | Völlig unruhig. |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-01
Impatient and unkind (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Ongeduldig en onhebbelijk", published in "De harde kern" - 3 ("The hard core" - 3, [part ]), and in "Diary 1962-1963" (2007), also described in "De harde kern" - 2 (1993) - March 26th, 1963
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Over there, it is | |
| greener, so I'll take a look -- | |
| at just green grass there. | |
| Ginds is het groener, | Drüben ist's grüner, |
| dus ga ik daar maar weer eens -- | also sehe ich mir dort -- |
| naar groen gras kijken. | mal grünes Gras an. |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2016-10-09
Collection: WoofWoof
