| She has fun with hím, | |
| so I want to die and, as -- | |
| a ghost, punish her. | |
| Nu zij met hém stoeit, | Jetzt, wo sie mit íhm |
| wil ik sterven, en als geest -- | balgt, will ich sterben, und als -- |
| haar komen straffen. | Geist sie bestrafen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-21
She makes fun, the unfaithful (Antonio Salvi) - 1735
Air "Scherza, infida", from the opera "Ariodante" (1735, HWV 33, libretto after Antonio Salvi (1708) and Ludovico Ariosto (1516)) - Ariodante
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Salvi, Antonio; Ariosto, Ludovico
Composer: Haendel, Georg Friedrich
| Why does he bring up | |
| that kiss? Ghastly, as if it's -- | |
| happening again. | |
| Hij rakelt de kus | Warum kramt er den |
| op, afschuwelijk, alsof -- | Kuss hervor? Schrecklich, als ob -- |
| het nog eens gebeurt. | es sich wiederholt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-17
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 22 - December 24th, 1954, Deventer
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| She doesn't serve me first! | |
| So, I jealously refuse -- | |
| the cup of coffee. | |
| Ze bedient mij niet | Sie bedient mich nicht |
| het eerst! Jaloers weiger ik -- | zuerst! Aus Eifersucht lehn' -- |
| daarop de koffie. | ich den Kaffee ab. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-15
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 15 (and 18) - August (and October) 1954, Deventer
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Where did the ant go? | |
| Perhaps it is to the moon -- | |
| to be missing here. | |
| Waar is de mier heen? | Die Ameise ist |
| Misschien wel naar de maan, om -- | weg, vielleicht ist sie zum Mond -- |
| gemist te worden. | um hier zu fehlen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-27
Far away, on the moon, where no one ever came, lived the carpet beetle (Toon Tellegen) - 2009
Short story "Ver weg, op de maan, waar nooit iemand kwam, woonde de spektor", published in the collections "Het vertrek van de mier" (2009, deel I), and "Ze wisten er meer van" (2020)
'Go to hell!' is in Dutch: 'Go to the moon!'
Collection: Perhaps / Some day / Occasionally / Almost
Tribute to: Tellegen, Toon
| He: is quarrelsome. | |
| They: are no longer jealous -- | |
| instead, they're gloating. | |
| Hij zoekt ruzie en | Er: ist streitsüchtig. |
| zij zijn niet meer jaloers, ze -- | Sie: sind nicht länger neidisch -- |
| hebben leedvermaak. | freuen sich hämisch. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-17
Angel (Wanda Bommer) - 2009
Novel "Engel", chapter 2, paragraph 31 (forward button [Angélica/Engel 1982-1990])
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Bommer, Wanda
|
I now pull back the curtain |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-16
My Last Duchess (Robert Browning) - 1842
Poem (/"Italy", collection "Dramatic Lyrics")
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, is a widower. His wife Lucrezia di Cosimo de' Medici died three years ago. He married her in 1558, when she was thirteen, and abandoned her in 1559. In 1564 he negotiates with Nikolaus Madruz, the envoy of the Count of Tyrol, for the marriage of Barbara, the eighth daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I.
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Browning, Robert
| Our talents will be | |
| praised, I know for sure, later -- | |
| after our downfall. | |
| Onze talenten | Meine Talente |
| zal men prijzen, later, na -- | werd man loben, später, nach -- |
| onze ondergang. | meinem Untergang. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-24
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 2-3 "Accident in a washing-chest", and 2-8 "Alpha and Omega"
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Envious people | |
| disapprove of many things -- | |
| A job: yes, work: no. | |
| Wie afgunstig is | Wer missgünstig ist, |
| keurt veel af, een baan wil je -- | missbilligt vieles, ein Job: |
| wel, maar werken niet. | schon, arbeiten: nein. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-12
Begging to Be Black (Antjie Krog) - 2009
Book, thoughts on South Africa during a stay in Berlin (December 10th, 2007)
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
|
Always just joy and happiness |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-15
Evil Fairy: Envy (out of the need to have a blessed life yourself)
About greed: poem 5195. Evil Boss
Collection: The drama
| He's very jealous | |
| of his wife's dearest loved one -- | |
| whom he has to play. | |
| Hij is erg jaloers. | Sehr eifersüchtig, |
| op de liefste van zijn vrouw -- | auf den Liebsten seiner Frau -- |
| die hij moet spelen. | der er spielen muss. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-03
Stefano Giogli, one and two (Luigi Pirandello) - 1909
Story "Stefano Giogli, uno e due"
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| Never dare to do | |
| anything you failed to do -- | |
| when you were with me! | |
| Ga met die ander | Mach niemals etwas, |
| nooit iets doen dat je naliet -- | was du unterlassen hast -- |
| toen je bij mij was! | mit mir zu machen! |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-17
The carbonised alphabet (Paul de Wispelaere) - 1992
Memoirs "Het verkoolde alfabet"
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: De Wispelaere, Paul
| Well, you better hide | |
| your thoughts, others don't have them -- | |
| It makes them jealous. | |
| Verberg gedachten, | Verstecke deine |
| anderen hebben ze niet -- | Gedanken, weil andere -- |
| Dat maakt hen jaloers. | eifersüchtig sind. |
Scheveningen, 2022-09-02
A pleasant postumity: letters 1965-1997 (Herman de Coninck) - 1967
Letter 7, from Herman de Coninck to Luc Leysen, April 2nd, 1967 (in "Een aangename postumiteit: brieven 1965-1997"); published in 2004
Collection: Shortages
Tribute to: De Coninck, Herman
Disfavour: Envy
Amsterdam, 2020-07-25
Collection: Pencil
Disfavour: Jealousy
Amsterdam, 2020-07-20
Collection: Pencil
Disfavour: Envy
Amsterdam, 2020-07-19
Collection: Pencil
| Okay, then leave me, | |
| just go, and be unhappy -- | |
| much more than with me! | |
| Goed, ga dan maar weg, | Nun, dann verlass mich |
| en word maar ongelukkig -- | gehe, und sei unglücklich -- |
| veel meer dan met mij! | viel mehr als mit mir! |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-20
Collection: Froend
| Cain's jealousy was | |
| steaming, still young, but his arm -- | |
| was already raised. | |
| Kaïn's jaloezie | Kains Eifersucht |
| dampte nog, zo jong, maar zijn -- | war dampfend jung, und sein Arm -- |
| arm ging al omhoog. | erhob sich bereits. |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-28
Jealousy was young (Toon Tellegen) - 1997
Poem "De jaloezie was jong" (collection "Over liefde en over niets anders")
Collection: Perhaps / Some day / Occasionally / Almost
Tribute to: Tellegen, Toon
|
For centuries I have thought |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-12
Collection: Secrets & Believers
| I'm not fit for that | |
| kind of relationship, but -- | |
| still I am jealous. | |
| Ik ben niet geschikt | Für diese Art von |
| voor zo'n soort relatie, maar -- | Beziehung nicht geeignet -- |
| toch ben ik jaloers. | neidisch aber doch. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-28
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - September 15th, 1977, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
|
Anyone who dislikes to be mature |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-25
Collection: Local traffic
| She's upset: I didn't | |
| look at her for a second -- | |
| but at the roses. | |
| Mijn vriendin is boos: | Jetzt ist sie wütend: |
| ik keek even niet naar haar -- | ich sah kurz auf die Rosen -- |
| maar naar de rozen. | also nicht auf sie. |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-08
Quatrain #1776: I went strolling with my beloved (Muhammad Rumi) - 1250
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
