| My expectation | |
| dreams night after night of deeds -- | |
| between the bed sheets. | |
| Mijn verwachting droomt | Meine Erwartung |
| alle nachten van daden -- | träumt jede Nacht von Taten -- |
| tussen de lakens. | zwischen den Laken. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-16
To bed, to bed (Anna de Bruyckere) - 2020
Poem "Naar bed, naar bed" (collection "Voor permanente bewoning")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2020-2029
Tribute to: De Bruyckere, Anna
| It is precisely | |
| the dreams one pursues that set -- | |
| everything on fire. | |
| Het zijn de dromen | Es sind die Träume, |
| die je najaagt, die alles -- | denen einer nachjagt, die -- |
| in de fik steken. | alles anzünden. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-14
Great love advice (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2026
Column "Geweldig liefdesadvies", in the NRC of May 12th, 2026
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
| The bells ring freedom | |
| so hopefully, so clearly -- | |
| It is drugging me. | |
| Zo hoopvol, helder, | Die Glocken läuten |
| luiden de klokken vrijheid -- | die Freiheit so hoffnungsvoll -- |
| dat het mij verdooft. | dass es mich betäubt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-10
1984 (George Orwell) - 1949
Novel "nineteen eighty-four" - Winston Smith becomes captivated by the song "Oranges and Lemons" ("The Bells of St. Clement's")
Collection: Known
Tribute to: Orwell, George
| Young people want to | |
| be wise, while old people want -- | |
| to be vigorous. | |
| Wie jong is, wil graag | Die Jungen wollen |
| wijs zijn, terwijl wie oud is -- | weise sein, und die Alten -- |
| energiek wil zijn. | eben energisch. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-05
Late (Salman Rushdie) - 2025
Story, paragraph 5, collection "The Eleventh Hour" (page 135)
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
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There's always a way |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-20
Get Here (Brenda Russell) - 1988
Song, album "Moontan"
Collection: More
Tribute to: Russell, Brenda
Dedicated to: Madelief dK
| In your youth you dream | |
| of wealth, when you are rich you -- | |
| dream of being young. | |
| In je jeugd droom je | Jung, träumt man davon, |
| van rijkdom, als je rijk bent -- | reicht zu sein, und reich, träumt man -- |
| droom je van jong zijn. | davon, jung zu sein. |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-16
A Brief history of Eternal Life (Tiina Raevaara) - 2024
Study "Ikuisen elämän lyhyt historia"
Collection: Willegos
Tribute to: Raevaara, Tiina
| Do not write wishful | |
| thinking, it won't enrich you -- | |
| only actions do. | |
| Schrijf geen wensdromen, | Keine Wunschträume, |
| ze verrijken je niet, dat -- | denn die bereichern dich nicht -- |
| doen alleen daden. | nur Taten tun das. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-16
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 21 - November 13th, 1954, Amsterdam (about "La Chartreuse de Parme" ["The Charterhouse of Parma", 1839, Stendhal])
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han; Stendhal
| So, if there are gods, | |
| please let one of them come now -- | |
| and impregnate me. | |
| Als er goden zijn, | Wenn es Götter gibt, |
| mag een van hen nu komen -- | möge einer jetzt kommen -- |
| en mij bevruchten. | und mich schwängern. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-14
Collection: Elude
| I'm longing for home, | |
| somewhere, I keep drawing it -- | |
| Simply, like a child. | |
| Ik verlang naar huis, | Ich sehne mich nach |
| ergens, ik teken het steeds -- | Zuhause und zeichne es -- |
| Simpel, als een kind. | Einfach, wie ein Kind. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-14
The displaced (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "De ontheemden", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IX [Marriage], and in "Diary 1970-1971" - January 21st, 1970, Bologna
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I fly towards the | |
| sun and through its fire-fingers -- | |
| into the darkness. | |
| Ik vlieg naar de zon | Ich fliege durch die |
| en tussen zijn vuurvingers -- | Feuerfinger der Sonne -- |
| door het donker in. | in die Dunkelheit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-11
Dear Mrs. Eva (Valentijn de Heer) - 2023
Novel "Beste mevrouw Eva", chapter 10
Collection: Blankets of snow
Tribute to: De Heer, Valentijn
| When my desire grows | |
| weary and weak, there is hope -- | |
| that will nourish it. | |
| Als mijn verlangen | Wenn mein Verlangen |
| moe wordt, begint mijn hoop -- | erlahmt, beginnt die Hoffnung -- |
| het te verzorgen. | es zu ernähren. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-19
You now (Griet Op de Beeck) - 2016
Short stories "Gij nu", story 'misschien was dat wel echte eenzaamheid meer nog dan geen mensen zien eigen gedachten die niet worden tegengesproken' ('maybe that was real loneliness even more than not seeing people one's own thoughts that are not contradicted'), chapter Two
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Op de Beeck, Griet
| Don't dream, only then | |
| will you see the light, won't you -- | |
| be blinded by it. | |
| Droom niet, alleen dan | Träume nicht, nur dann |
| kun je het licht zien, zul je -- | wirst du's Licht sehen und nicht -- |
| niet verblind worden. | geblendet werden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-13
All we imagine as light (Payal Kapadia) - 2024
Film "Prabhayay Ninachathellam"
Collection: Changing Times
Tribute to: Kapadia, Payal
| The world is silent, | |
| at night people are inside -- | |
| warm or hankering. | |
| De wereld is stil, | Die Welt ist sehr still, |
| 's nachts is iedereen binnen -- | nachts sind alle drinnen, warm -- |
| warm of verlangend. | oder sehnsüchtig. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-08
Moon Viewing Music (Peter Garland) - 2018
Composition for three gongs, part 3 "Only the moon / high in the sky / as an empty reminder - / but if looking at it, we just remember, / our two hearts may meet" (tanka by Saigyo, 1118-1190, translated by Burton Watson), performed in the Organpark on four gongs by Pepe Garcia on February 8th, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Tribute to: Saigyo
Composer: Garland, Peter
| The ideal person: | |
| would she be loved, or would he -- | |
| destroy everything? | |
| De ideale | Der Idealmensch: |
| mens: zou die geliefd zijn, of -- | geliebt? Oder würde er -- |
| alles verwoesten? | alles zerstören? |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-05
Helena, the wife of Menelaus of Sparta, was fathered by the supreme god to end overpopulation
Non-physical ideals (concepts) can also have devastating consequences
Collection: Froend
| We dream of something | |
| new, suddenly a new path -- | |
| in the well-known woods. | |
| We dromen van iets | Wir träumen oft von |
| nieuws, plotseling een nieuw pad -- | plötzlich einem neuen Weg -- |
| in onze bossen. | in unserem Wald. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-19
the Passion (Jeanette Winterson) - 1987
Novel, chapter 1 the Emperor
Collection: Passage Passion
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Although they both want | |
| it, sweet young girls cannot save -- | |
| frustrated old men. | |
| Beiden willen het, | Beide wollen es, |
| maar meisjes kunnen oude -- | doch Mädchen können alte -- |
| mannen niet redden. | Männer nicht retten. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-24
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch) - 1973
Comical novel, A Celebration of Love, part One
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Wake up, don't marry | |
| him if you are not yearning -- | |
| for him in sweet dreams. | |
| Trouw toch niet met hem | Heirate ihn nicht, |
| als je niet naar hem verlangt -- | wenn du dich nicht nach ihm sehnst -- |
| in mooie dromen. | in schönen Träumen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-10
The Servants and the Snow (Iris Murdoch) - 1970
Play, Act One
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Purely virginal | |
| is their ardent desire to -- | |
| become a mother! | |
| Zo maagdelijk is | Rein jungfräulich ist |
| hun vurige verlangen -- | ihr brennendes Verlangen -- |
| naar het moederschap! | Mutter zu werden! |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-08
Shame (Salman Rushdie) - 1983
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 1 Dumb waiter
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| In his dream he gropes | |
| for her and the night also -- | |
| seeks her hiding-place. | |
| In zijn droom tast hij | Im Traum tastet er |
| naar haar en ook de nacht zoekt -- | nach ihr und auch die Nacht sucht -- |
| waar ze zich verschuilt. | wo sie sich versteckt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-08
The beauty of the husband (Anne Carson) - 2001
Poetic fictional essay, Tango XIII
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Carson, Anne
|
You are too beautiful |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-06
Layla's Mad Lover (Nizami) - 1192
Narrative poem "Leili-o-Majnun" by Nizami Ganjavi (from Ganja)
Film "Une histoire d'amour et de désir" ("A story of love and desire", 2021, Leyla Bouzid)
Song "Layla" (1970, Eric Clapton, album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" by Derek and the Domino's)
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
Tribute to: Nezami Ganjavi; Clapton, Eric
| You change every day, | |
| you don't want me, I miss what -- | |
| has not even been. | |
| Jij verandert steeds, | Du bist wandelbar, |
| je wilt me niet, en ik mis -- | willst mich nicht, ich vermisse -- |
| wat niet is geweest. | was nicht einmal war. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-25
Ruby Tuesday (Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones) - 1967
Song (USA-album "Between the Buttons"); also sung in 1970 by Melanie [Safka]
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Richards, Keith; The Rolling Stones
| Drowning refugees, | |
| sailing to the other side -- | |
| of their hope, their dream. | |
| Vluchters verdrinken | Flüchtlinge, auf dem |
| op weg naar de overkant -- | Weg zur anderen Seite -- |
| van hun hoop, hun droom. | ihres Hoffnungstraums. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-22
Munya (Abdelkader Benali) - 2008
Novel, chapter Morocco
Munya = Wish/Desire/ What is longed for permanently even though it is very difficult to get
Collection: Passage Passion
Tribute to: Benali, Abdelkader
| Just you, all of you, | |
| and my imagination -- | |
| and my hankering. | |
| Alleen jij, alles | Nur du, nur alles |
| van jou, en mijn fantasie -- | von dir, nur mein Bild von dir -- |
| en mijn verlangen. | und mein Verlangen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-21
Just (After Song of Songs) (David Lang) - 2014
Song, used in 2015 in the film "Youth" by Paolo Sorrentino; performed by Lichtbende in the Organpark on November 17th, 2023
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Lang, David
| It's our secret bed, | |
| there in the dark, where we live -- | |
| dreaming together. | |
| Ons geheime bed | Das geheime Bett |
| in het donker, daar leef ik -- | im Dunkeln, dort lebe ich -- |
| droom ik mij bij jou. | träume mich bei dir. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-09
Communion (Breyten Breytenbach) - 1979
Poem "Nagmaal" ("Communion": sacrament), written in prison, sung on the cd "Mondmusiek" (2001)
Collection: The Note Tree
Tribute to: Breytenbach, Breyten
|
Underground, my thoughts |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-28
Ring of fire (Johnny Cash) - 1963
Song (Valerie June Carter and Johnny Cash), sung by Johnny Cash (1963, album "Ring of Fire: the Best of Johnny Cash")
Circle of VEI 8 volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
Collection: Without reserve
| I'm whirling, whirling | |
| around my heart, there's a gate -- | |
| it's the gate to love. | |
| Ik wervel, wervel | Ich wirble, wirble |
| om mijn hart, er is een poort -- | um mein Herz, da ist ein Tor -- |
| de poort naar liefde. | das Tor zur Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-24
Love (Jila Mossaed) - 2005
Poem "Kärleken" (collection "Under floden ligger en kudde")
The Sama-ritual of the Sufis (whirling trance dance)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Mossaed, Jila
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In bed I think you |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-17
Collection: Dearme
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
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She bends over, her buttocks on show |
Amsterdam, 2022-08-08
Night windows (Edward Hopper) - 1928
Painting
Collection: NightWatch
Tribute to: Hopper, Edward
| My love spell on you: | |
| take only notice of me -- | |
| only care of me. | |
| Ik betover je: | Ich verzaubere |
| let voortaan alleen op mij -- | dich: achte nur noch auf mich -- |
| geef alleen om mij. | liebe nur noch mich. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-11
I put a spell on you (Jay Hawkins / Nina Simone) - 1956
Song (album "At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins" [1958])
Sung by Nina Simone in 1965
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Tribute to: Hawkins, Jay; Simone, Nina
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I do love you |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-31
Michelle / Hey Jude (Paul McCartney, The Beatles) - 1965
Adaptation of the songs "Michelle" (1965, The Beatles, album "Rubber soul") and "Hey Jude" (1968, The Beatles)
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: The Beatles; McCartney, Paul
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You rushed thunderclouds |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-07
David Bowie - 1967
- "When I live my dream"
- "Silly boy blue"
- "Sell me a coat"
- "In the heat of the morning"
- "Let me sleep beside you"
Songs on the Album "David Bowie" (1967, Australian release 1968)
Collection: Moons
Tribute to: Bowie, David
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The dogs left the town, away |
Amsterdam, 2021-06-28
Collection: More
| Sorry for last year, | |
| you were and you are my dream -- | |
| till you stay with me. | |
| Het spijt me van toen, | Vergib mir damals, |
| je was en je bent mijn droom -- | du warst und du bist mein Traum -- |
| tot je bij me blijft. | bis du bei mir bleibst. |
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
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The girl looked at me |
Amsterdam, 2021-04-29
John Cleese in 1970
Collection: Metamorphic body
Tribute to: Monty Python
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The old failure is dragged up |
Amsterdam, 2021-02-24
Samson (situated in 1100 BCE)
Maqabees 167-164 (Maqqaba = Hammer)
Collection: The King
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Our village is too small |
Amsterdam, 2020-09-12
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
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People want rocks |
Amsterdam, 2020-07-07
Collection: The Big Secret
| I'm dreaming of ships | |
| when I'm awake, in my dreams -- | |
| they are sailing past. | |
| Overdag droom ik | Ich träume Schiffe |
| van schepen, in mijn dromen -- | wenn ich wach bin, in Träumen -- |
| varen ze voorbij. | segeln sie vorbei. |
Amsterdam, 2020-03-08
The West (Sjoerd Kuyper) - 1979
Poem "Het westen". Fragments of it were published in the magazine Mandala (III-1), the entire poem was published under the title "De dichter droomt" ("The poet dreams", 1980-1981)
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Kuyper, Sjoerd
| A car stops, because | |
| I'm standing at the window -- | |
| and yes, I can come. | |
| Er stopt een auto | Ein Auto hält an, |
| omdat ik voor het raam sta -- | weil ich vor dem Fenster steh -- |
| en ja, ik mag mee. | Ich kann mitkommen. |
Amsterdam, 2018-11-03
Hear my voice now (Franca Treur) - 2017
Novel "Hoor nu mijn stem", chapter 12
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: Treur, Franca
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A teenager again, ignorant |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-05
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
| The harbour bell blocks | |
| all men with colourful socks -- | |
| in the Northern Docks. | |
| De klokken lokken | Die Glocken locken |
| mannen met bonte sokken -- | Männer mit bunten Socken -- |
| naar noorderdokken! | zu den Norddocken. |
Amsterdam, 2015-02-03
Northern Docks (Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer) - 2004
Poem "Noorderdokken" (in De Revisor 5/6, December 2004, and in the collection "In de naam van de hond", 2005)
Collection: Palace of the night
Tribute to: Pfeijffer, Ilja Leonard
| I dream in the swing | |
| of the wind to be caressed -- | |
| by hands of your heart. | |
| Ik lig te dromen | Ich träume mit dir |
| in de schommel van de wind -- | im Schaukel des Windes, dass -- |
| dat jouw hart mij streelt. | dein Herz mich streichelt. |
Amsterdam, 2013-09-30
Letter from board (Hans Lodeizen) - 1949
Poem "Brief van boord" (published in "De vrije bladen" ["The free papers"], 1949, volume 20, book 5)
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Lodeizen, Hans
| Just hop from the earth, | |
| skip the water and the fire -- | |
| jump up to heaven. | |
| Hink van de aarde, | Hüpf von der Erde, |
| stap over water en vuur -- | über Wasser und Feuer -- |
| spring naar de hemel. | springe zum Himmel. |
Amsterdam, 2012-02-28
Triple jump
Collection: The King
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I don't want to want, just |
Amsterdam, 2007-07-22
Collection: Heart's Delight
Dedicated to: C W
