| He is a greedy | |
| cheat, but he can't count and gives -- | |
| back too much money. | |
| Hij is inhalig, | Er ist gierig, kann |
| maar kan niet tellen en geeft -- | aber nicht rechnen und gibt -- |
| te veel geld terug. | zu viel Geld zurück. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-16
Diary 1970-1971 (Frida Vogels) - 2011
"Dagboek 1970-1971" - August 10th, 1970, Pieve di Tremosine
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| She is eager, wants | |
| to have me, yet not give up -- | |
| anything for me. | |
| Ze is gretig, wil | Sie ist gierig, will |
| me veroveren, maar niets -- | mich erobern, aber nichts -- |
| voor me opgeven. | für mich aufgeben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-05
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 8
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| This is politics: | |
| take whatever you can get -- | |
| Who's surprised by that? | |
| Dat is politiek: | Das ist Politik: |
| nemen wat je krijgen kunt -- | man nimmt, was man kriegen kann -- |
| Wie verbaast zich nog? | Wer wundert es noch? |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-15
Nothing surprises me anymore (Tiken Jah Fakoly) - 2004
Song "Plus rien ne m'étonne", album "Coup de gueule" ("Rant")
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Fakoly, Tiken Jah
| Monopoly is. | |
| the game of magnates, the fat -- | |
| big robber barons. | |
| Monopoly is | Monopoly ist |
| het spel van magnaten, de -- | das Spiel der Magnaten, der -- |
| grootste roofridders. | größten Raubritter. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-15
Collection: The drama
| They're going to kill, | |
| she for love, he for money -- | |
| I offer myself. | |
| Ze plannen een moord, | Sie werden töten, |
| zij uit liefde, hij voor geld -- | sie aus Liebe, er für Geld -- |
| Ik offer mij op. | Ich opfere mich. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-14
Sparafucile, Maddalena and Gilda at the inn (Victor Hugo / Francesco Maria Piave / Giuseppe Verdi) - 1832
Opera "Rigoletto" (1851, "Rigolo" = funny-man, funny, amusing), third act; based on the play "Le roi s'amuse" (1832, "The king has fun")
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Hugo, Victor; Piave, Francesco Maria
Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe
| Never show beauty | |
| to anyone, you don't want -- | |
| to lose it, do you? | |
| Laat schoonheid niet zien, | Zeige niemandem |
| aan niemand, want je wilt haar -- | die Schönheit, denn du willst sie -- |
| niet gaan verliezen. | ja nicht verlieren. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-28
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie) - 2008
Novel, part 3, chapter 16
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| The many muzzles | |
| of other people's desires -- | |
| snap wildly at us. | |
| De vele muilen | Die vielen Mäuler |
| van andermans begeerte -- | der Begierde anderer -- |
| happen wild naar ons. | schnappen wild nach uns. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-21
The Golden House (Salman Rushdie) - 2017
Novel, chapter (3-) 30
About Cape Skilla (a.k.a. Akra Kokala) with its dangerous rocky peaks, located near Preveza in Epirus (west coast of Greece), there is the story of the nymph Scylla, who was enchanted into a monster with six dog heads
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| We pile up power | |
| and build the tallest tower -- | |
| Then it collapses. | |
| We stapelen macht, | Wir häufen Macht an, |
| bouwen de hoogste torens -- | bauen die höchsten Türme -- |
| tot ze instorten. | bis sie einstürzen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-10
Slow Train (Bob Dylan) - 1979
Song (album "Slow Train Coming")
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob
| Toilets overflow, | |
| trains cannot run on the tracks: | |
| copper is golden. | |
| Toiletten staan blank, | Züge fahren nicht, |
| treinen kunnen niet rijden: | Toiletten überlaufen: |
| koper is goud waard. | Kupfer ist Gold wert. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-13
A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) - 2003
2023: copper theft at the railway (Netherlands), and at Aurubis (Hamburg)
Tour of the guest house of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Technikon in Mthatha (Eastern Cape, RSA) and of the old sewage treatment plant in Kroonstad (Free State)
Tale, part 6-1 and 6-2
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| Create enemies, | |
| then the elite can go on -- | |
| stealing from the state. | |
| Schep een vijand, dan | Schaffe Feinde, dann |
| kan de elite blijven -- | kann die Elite weiter -- |
| stelen van de staat. | den Staat ausrauben. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-11
A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) - 2003
Kleptocracy
Tale, part 4
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
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We live a sober life, enough |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-16
Evil Boss: Greed (for fear that others will not help you)
About fear: poem 5200. Evil World
Collection: The drama
| The new apartment | |
| buildings have collapsed: a quake -- | |
| of underground lies. | |
| De nieuwe huizen | Die neuen Häuser |
| zijn ingestort: een beving -- | sind eingestürzt: ein Beben -- |
| van aardse leugens. | irdischer Lügen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-19
Earthquakes in Turkey (and Syria) on February 6th, 20th and 25th, 2023
Collection: Half The Work
| Everyone expects | |
| to win and bets money on -- | |
| a castle in air. | |
| Iedereen verwacht | Jeder erwartet |
| te winnen en zet geld in -- | zu gewinnen, setzt Geld auf -- |
| op een toekomstdroom. | einem Zukunftstraum. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-14
Fury (Salman Rushdie) - 2001
Novel, § 1
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Well, the usurer | |
| was generous, nonetheless -- | |
| Was it his money? | |
| Ja, de woekeraar | Na, der Wucherer |
| was vrijgevig, maar dan nog -- | war sehr großzügig, dennoch -- |
| Was het wel zijn geld? | War es wohl sein Geld? |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-15
The lucky ones (Luigi Pirandello) - 1911
Story "I fortunati"
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| The greed of power: | |
| with chainsaws and bulldozers -- | |
| as bombs, battle tanks. | |
| Hebzucht van de macht: | Die Habgier der Macht: |
| kettingzagen, bulldozers -- | Kettensäge, Bulldozer -- |
| als bommen en tanks. | als Bomben, Panzer. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-10
For example Israel - Palestine
Collection: PumicePieces
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My house has bells |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-21
The vices of men come down to men being not realistic
Invidia (envy) and gula (gluttony, not fulfilling obligations)
Collection: Greeting from before
| If for sale, and nice, | |
| I also want to have some -- | |
| unusable things. | |
| Als het te koop is, | Wenn's zum Verkauf steht, |
| en leuk, wil ik ook wel iets -- | und schön ist, will ich etwas -- |
| onnuttigs hebben. | nutzloses haben. |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-27
HERE (Joke van Leeuwen) - 2018
Novel "HIER"
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke
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I have |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-06
Tulip mania from 1634 till 1637, related to a mosaic virus (virus = mucus, poison)
Spinning straw into gold ("Rumpelstiltskin is my name" - a Rumpelstilzchen is a little poltergeist; from: Shrivelpole = Dwarf with short legs)
Collection: Mosaic virus
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It was great to be king but I don't have the power to hold up the end They undress me completely and smear me with grease with pipes, they blow dust gold on me, they cover me with years of envy The procession leads me to the throne on the raft it is a ruthless play Shining in the light of my father, the sun I float across the lake to lurking eyes on the other side that would come to skin me if I didn't have a wash and hastily gave the sun to the greedy water |
Amsterdam, 2019-03-01
Collection: Mosaic virus
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Empty the meeting room |
Amsterdam, 2017-05-01
Collection: The drama
| A refined facet- | |
| stone sparkles and attracts thieves: | |
| save the refinement! | |
| Schitterende schaaf- | Geschabte Natur- |
| stenen trekken dieven aan: | steine ziehen Diebe an: |
| red de be-schaving! | rette die Kultur! |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-12
Tom Puss and The Guise (Marten Toonder) - 1951
Comic strip #44 - "Tom Poes en Mom Bakkesz." (tiers 1296-1372), tier (1299-) 1302
Diamonds
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
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| Geese | |
| are watchful | |
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| I too am attentive | |
| I act with caution : | |
| I look for the common interest | |
