| He spews so many | |
| truths at us listeners that -- | |
| all of them drop dead. | |
| Zoveel waarheden | Er spuckt uns so viel |
| spuugt hij ons luisteraars toe -- | Wahrheit entgegen, dass es -- |
| dat ze doodvallen. | alles tot umfällt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-10
Get drunk! (Jan-Peter de Graaff) - 2023
Composition "Enivrez-vous!" ("Get drunk!"), part II. Ecclesiastes, for the Calefax Reed Quintet; arranged for organ in 2026, and performed on May 10th, 2026 at the Organpark, by Geerten van de Wetering (organ) - Drunkenness through conviction
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: De Graaff, Jan-Peter
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The lack of freedom of the threatened - |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-21
Speech on Democracy (Nino Haratischwili) - 2025
"Rede zur Demokratie", in the Nikolaikirche in Leipzig on October 9th, 2025, published in her collection "Europa, wach auf! Texte und Reden" (2025, "Europe, wake up! Texts and speeches")
Collection: Half The Work
Tribute to: Haratischwili, Nino
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I'm old enough now |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-28
What Marielle Knows (Frédéric Hambalek) - 2025
Film "Was Marielle weiß" (about telepathy and secrets)
Collection: Untwisted
Tribute to: Hambalek, Frédéric
| I don't kiss him, the | |
| baby distracts me, as if -- | |
| God is guiding her. | |
| Ik wil hem kussen, | Ich küsse ihn nicht, |
| maar de baby leidt me af -- | das Baby lenkt mich ab, als -- |
| alsof God haar leidt. | ob Gott sie führe. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-18
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 22 - December 25th, 1954, Deventer
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Shortly before I | |
| returned, she left in a rush: | |
| a guilty conscience. | |
| Kort voor ik thuiskwam, | Kurz bevor ich nach |
| vertrok ze in aller ijl: | Hause kam, ging sie eilig: |
| een slecht geweten. | schlechtes Gewissen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-15
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - May 25th, 1977, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I do what feels right, | |
| even if I swim into -- | |
| an obvious trap. | |
| Ik dwing me te doen | Ich tue, was sich |
| wat juist voelt, ook al zwem ik -- | gut anfühlt, auch wenn es in -- |
| daarbij een fuik in. | eine Reuse geht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-28
Forcing yourself to (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Zich dwingen tot", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VII [Acquiescence]), and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - June 3rd, 1964, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| His good name suffers | |
| because, as a student, I -- | |
| live in poverty. | |
| Zijn goede naam lijdt | Ach, sein guter Ruf |
| eronder dat ik studeer -- | leidet: ich studiere und -- |
| en in armoe leef. | lebe in Armut. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-25
Diary 1962-1963 (Frida Vogels) - 2007
"Dagboek 1962-1963" - July 17th, 1963, Bologna (Father never paid any alimony to his ailing first wife and their two children)
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| What help can good deeds | |
| be for me? They never shall -- | |
| bring you back to me. | |
| Wat helpen goede | Helfen mir gute |
| daden mij? Ze brengen jou -- | Taten? Ach, sie bringen dich -- |
| niet terug bij mij. | nicht zurück zu mir. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-22
I act like (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Ik gedraag mij", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VI [Kees]), and in "Diary 1960-1961" (2006) - January 20th, 1961, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| No one cares about | |
| what I did wrong in the past -- | |
| yet it torments me. | |
| Wat ik ooit fout deed | Niemand achtet drauf, |
| interesseert niemand meer -- | was ich falsch gemacht habe -- |
| maar het kwelt mij toch. | aber mich quält es. |
Train Terborg-Amsterdam, 2025-04-16
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 1986
Novel, chapter 'November 1949'
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo
| After a youthful. | |
| sin the lifelong quest for some -- | |
| kind of redemption. | |
| Na een jeugdzonde | Nach einer Jugend- |
| de levenslange queeste -- | sünde die lebenslange -- |
| naar de verlossing. | Quest nach Erlösung. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-11
a word child (Iris Murdoch) - 1975
Novel, chapter Tuesday [3]
Not 'Crime and Punishment' as in the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1866), but a story of 'Guilt and Atonement'
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| The actors point to | |
| the spectators, us, the gods -- | |
| making the choices. | |
| De acteurs wijzen | Die Spieler zeigen |
| naar de toeschouwers, goden -- | auf die Zuschauer, Götter -- |
| die kunnen kiezen. | die wählen können. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-31
Pericles, Prince of Tyre (William Shakespeare) - 1607
Play, performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in summer 2024 (direction Tamara Harvey)
Collection: Known
Tribute to: Shakespeare, William
| People cherish the | |
| theory that others are -- | |
| not a whit better. | |
| Mensen koesteren | Die Menschen hegen |
| de stelling, dat anderen -- | die These, andere sind -- |
| geen haar beter zijn. | um kein Haar besser. |
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
| That all this happens, | |
| in my city, my country -- | |
| How ashamed I am! | |
| Dat dit allemaal | Das das ja passiert, |
| gebeurt, in mijn stad, mijn land -- | in meiner Stadt, meinem Land -- |
| Oh, wat schaam ik me! | Wie schäme ich mich! |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-10
Shame (Salman Rushdie) - 1983
Novel / Exposition with stories, especially part 2, chapter 4 Behind the Screen, and chapter 6 Affairs of Honour
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| You get used to it, | |
| everywhere there is something -- | |
| you are ashamed of. | |
| Och, je went er aan, | Man gewöhnt sich dran, |
| want overal is er iets -- | überall gibt es etwas -- |
| waarvoor je je schaamt. | wofür man sich schämt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-08
Shame (Salman Rushdie) - 1983
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 2 A Necklace of Shoes
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| I want to be good, | |
| I take time to think it through -- | |
| That is good, isn't it? | |
| Ik wil graag goed zijn, | Ich möchte gut sein |
| daar denk ik goed over na -- | und denke darüber nach -- |
| Dat is goed van mij. | Das ist gut, oder? |
Egmond aan Zee, 2021-10-25
The Book and the Brotherhood (Iris Murdoch) - 1987
Novel
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
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Quarrels make relationships unhappy and require more and more laws against the useful vices: conservativeness, seated on its throne, made up with pride and pretence dissatisfaction, restlessly grunting and tingling in the belly and the head hedonism, gluttonous insensitive to passion and blind to the world What would you want to do if money were not an issue and your heart did not pump anxious blood? Is that question too ambitious or is it not asked often enough? |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-06
Collection: Mosaic virus
| Angels are not sweet, | |
| they are hard when they tell you -- | |
| what you have to do. | |
| Een engel komt niet | Engel sind nicht süß, |
| lief, maar keihard iets zeggen -- | sondern geben hart Bescheid -- |
| dat je moet gaan doen. | was du machen musst. |
Amsterdam, 2019-04-26
Arthur, the once and future king - The ill-made knight (Terence White) - 1940
Novel
Roman "De kennismaking - Faxen aan Ger" (2017, Nicolien Mizee)
Collection: Known
Tribute to: White, Terence; Mizee, Nicolien
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When my conscience cannot get out |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-14
Collection: Secrets & Believers
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I wake up |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-08
Collection: The Praised One
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Where people cry out peace |
Amsterdam, 2017-07-17
Collection: Lilith's Powers
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There is a fantastic gate |
Amsterdam, 2017-02-20
Collection: Metamorphic body
| Frail health: principles | |
| gnaw my cardio acid -- | |
| like ravenous worms. | |
| Het gestel is teer: | Au, Prinzipien |
| principes knagen aan je | nagen hart an meiner Herz- |
| hartzuur, als wormen. | säure, wie Würmer. |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-27
Sir Bumble and The Thinktank (Marten Toonder) - 1978
Comic strip #159 "Heer Bommel en De Denktank", tier 022
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| My heart is so soft, | |
| it's so easily compressed -- | |
| by my strict conscience. | |
| Mijn hart is zo zacht, | Mein Herz ist so weich, |
| zo licht samen te knijpen -- | leicht zusammenzudrücken -- |
| door mijn geweten. | durch mein Gewissen. |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-30
Sir Bumble and The Selvedge (Marten Toonder) - 1984
Comic strip #174 - Heer Bommel en De Zelfkant (tiers 01412-01513), tier 1412
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| A worm in my head | |
| wants to wriggle at my fate -- | |
| it drives me crazy. | |
| Een wurm in mijn hoofd | In meinem Kopf will |
| wil mijn lot betuttelen -- | ein Wurm mich bevormunden -- |
| ik word er gek van. | es macht mich verrückt. |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-22
Sir Bumble and The Cavilworm (Marten Toonder) - 1968
Comic strip #125 - "Heer Bommel en De Tuttelwurm" (tiers 6428-6480), tier 6435
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| Yet there are answers | |
| to all the silent questions -- | |
| Pick them from the wind! | |
| Er zijn antwoorden | Es gibt Antworten |
| op alle stille vragen -- | auf alle stillen Fragen -- |
| Pluk ze uit de wind! | Pflück sie aus dem Wind! |
Amsterdam, 2015-07-19
Blowin' in the wind (Bob Dylan) - 1963
Song (album "The freewheelin' Bob Dylan")
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob
| Whatever I do, | |
| my eyes see me: the peafowl -- | |
| of my clear conscience. | |
| Wat ik doe of laat, | Jedenfalls, meine |
| mijn ogen zien mij: de pauw -- | Augen sehen mich: der Pfau -- |
| van mijn geweten. | meines Gewissens. |
Julianadorp, 2011-12-26
Collection: Local inconveniences
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| Argus | |
| sees everything | |
 | |
| My conscience too sees everything | |
| I contribute to the well-being of others: | |
| I see other people's needs | |
| I see how I can help | |
| I take care of my neighbours | |
