| Give her my regards, | |
| and don't ask her anything -- | |
| She knows where I live. | |
| Doe haar de groeten, | Grüße ihr von mir, |
| en laat haar vrij, vraag haar niets -- | aber bitte sie um nichts -- |
| Ze weet waar ik woon. | Sie weiß, wo ich bin. |
Amsterdam, 2026-10-15
If You See Her, Say Hello (Bob Dylan) - 1975
Song, album "Blood on the Tracks"
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob
| I look around, to | |
| see her again, expected -- | |
| unexpectedly. | |
| Overal kijk ik, | Ja, ich hoffe, sie |
| om haar verwacht onverwacht -- | erwartet unerwartet -- |
| weer terug te zien. | wiederzusehen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-11
Nowhere (Anna Enquist) - 2004
Poem "Nergens", collection "De tussentijd" ("The meantime"), in memory of her daughter Margit (1974-2001)
Set to music by Geert van Keulen in 2009: composition "Fünf tragische Lieder" ("Five tragic songs"), song "Nirgends", for baritone and large orchestra
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Enquist, Anna
| Stop looking for her, | |
| she really would not want that! | |
| What else could I do? | |
| Zoek haar niet langer, | Hör auf, zu suchen, |
| zij zou dat echt niet willen! | das würde sie nicht wollen! |
| Maar wat kan ik dan? | Was könnte ich sonst? |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-11
Nowhere (Anna Enquist) - 2004
Poem "Nergens", collection "De tussentijd" ("The meantime"), in memory of her daughter Margit (1974-2001)
Set to music by Geert van Keulen in 2009: composition "Fünf tragische Lieder" ("Five tragic songs"), song "Nirgends", for baritone and large orchestra
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Enquist, Anna
| The memory of | |
| my melancholy still sings -- | |
| over the gravestones. | |
| De herinnering | Die Erinnerung |
| aan mijn weemoed zingt nog rond -- | an meinen Wehmut singt noch -- |
| over de graven. | über den Gräbern. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-10
Mould (Wolfert Brederode) - 2010
Improvisation "Ansicht"
Released on de CD "Key Figures" (Organpark)
Collection: Local tardiness
Composer: Brederode, Wolfert
| I dream of mama, | |
| I still need to say goodbye -- | |
| I want to keep her. | |
| Ik droom van mama, | Träume von Mama: |
| ik moet nog afscheid nemen -- | ich möchte Ade sagen -- |
| ik wil haar houden. | und sie behalten. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-30
How do you live? (Hayao Miyazaki) - 2023
Animation film "Kimitachi wa d? ikiru ka" ("How do you live?" / "What is your way of life?" / "The Boy and the Heron")
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
Tribute to: Miyazaki, Hayao
| I half-hold her hand, | |
| it's the cautious beginning -- | |
| of saying goodbye. | |
| Ik houd haar hand vast, | Ihre Hand halte |
| half, ik begin voorzichtig -- | ich halb, so beginne ich -- |
| afscheid te nemen. | unseren Abschied. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-18
Perfect silence (Thomas Verbogt) - 2011
Novel "Perfecte stilte", chapter To help us
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Verbogt, Thomas
| My world is smaller, | |
| my body haunts, many friends -- | |
| being dear shadows. | |
| Verkleinde wereld, | Verkleinerte Welt, |
| mijn lijf spookt, en veel vrienden -- | mein Leib spukt, viele Freunden -- |
| zijn lieve schimmen. | sind liebe Schatten. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-20
Collection: Greeting from before
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| My scarf is with you, | |
| in a drawer, you smell it -- | |
| You still remember. | |
| Mijn sjaal ligt bij jou | Mein Schal liegt bei dir |
| in een la, je ruikt eraan -- | im Bett, du schnüffelst daran -- |
| Je weet het nog wel. | Du erinnerst dich. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-21
All Too Well (Taylor Swift) - 2012
Song (created with Liz Rose, album "Red")
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Swift, Taylor
| Love you too, you say. | |
| It sounds like an echo, like -- | |
| something from the past. | |
| Ik ook van jou, zeg | Ich dich auch, sagst du. |
| jij; het klinkt als een echo -- | Es klingt wie ein Echo, wie -- |
| als iets van vroeger. | die Vergangenheit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-31
Villa Ada (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story, § 2
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2020-2029
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| I finally have | |
| reached my ideal love, right now -- | |
| the loss can begin. | |
| Mijn ideale | Die ideale |
| liefde heb ik bereikt, nu -- | Liebe hab ich erreicht, jetzt -- |
| begint het verlies. | beginnt der Verlust. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-22
Philip and the others (Cees Nooteboom) - 1954
Novel "Philip en de anderen"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Tribute to: Nooteboom, Cees
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It takes a while |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-24
(Album) Watertown (Jake Holmes, Frank Sinatra) - 1970
Songs "For a While", "Michael & Peter" and "I Would Be in Love (Anyway)" (album "Watertown", lyrics Jake Holmes, sung by Frank Sinatra)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Holmes, Jake; Sinatra, Frank
| That's the way it is | |
| and sure, it may be all-right -- | |
| yet we do resist. | |
| Het is zo en zo | Es ist so und so |
| zal het ook wel goed zijn, toch -- | wird es schon gut sein, trotzdem -- |
| verzetten we ons. | versetzen wir uns. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-03
On the death of Herman H
Collection: Blown sand
Dedicated to: Ineke J, Mark H, Christel H, Ellen H, Marianne H
| His car, his coat, and | |
| the mail are waiting for him -- | |
| passed away or not. | |
| Zijn auto, zijn jas, | Auto und Jacke, |
| en de post wachten op hem -- | und die Post warten auf ihn -- |
| gestorven of niet. | ob tod oder nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2014-11-20
Shadow child (P.F. Thomése) - 2003
Novel "Schaduwkind"
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Thomése, Pieter Frans
| Objects from the past, | |
| just a few remaining friends -- | |
| Nocturnal ground frost. | |
| Dingen van vroeger, | Sachen von früher, |
| vrienden die gebleven zijn -- | Freunde, die geblieben sind -- |
| Nachtvorst aan de grond. | und nachts Bodenfrost. |
Amsterdam, 2014-05-29
Collection: NightWatch
| Vividly coloured | |
| straw flowers in the snowfield -- | |
| but they do not smell. | |
| Levende kleuren | Lebhafte Farben |
| van strobloemen in de sneeuw -- | von Strohblumen im Schneefeld -- |
| maar ze geuren niet. | nur, sie riechen nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2013-07-03
Collection: Bruises
