| We're getting engaged, | |
| for our two souls have found each -- | |
| other's happiness. | |
| Verloving: onze | Wir verloben uns: |
| twee zielen hebben elkaars -- | unsere Seele haben -- |
| geluk gevonden. | ihr Glück gefunden. |
Amsterdam, 2026-09-20
Adagio - Zum Palmsonntage (Julius Röntgen) - 1876
Composition for violin and organ, on the occasion of his engagement to violinist Amanda Maier in Leipzig, performed by Margot Kolodziej (violin) and Laurens de Man (organ) at the Organpark on September 20th, 2026
Collection: org anp ARK
| Happiness: living | |
| together in the same house -- | |
| and at the same rhythm. | |
| Geluk is samen | Glück ist, zusammen- |
| leven in hetzelfde huis, | leben im selben Haus und -- |
| hetzelfde ritme. | im selben Rhythmus. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-28
Night guide (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2025
Novel "Nachtgids", paragraph 11
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn
|
Those one days with you |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-02
Collection: The Big Secret
| At night I enchant | |
| you with a kiss, then we'll both -- | |
| sing for happiness. | |
| 's Avonds betover | Abends verzaubre |
| ik jou met een kus, dan zing -- | ich dich mit einem Kuss, dann -- |
| ook jij van geluk. | singst auch du vor Glück. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-04
Bluebird (Paul McCartney & Wings) - 1973
Song, album "Band on the run" - The bluebird is a blue thrush
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul; Wings
| In Spain I is: el | |
| corazón, and happiness: | |
| dos corazones. | |
| In Spanje is ik: | In Spanien ist |
| el corazón, en geluk: | ich: el corazón, und Glück: |
| dos corazones. | dos corazones. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-25
For Linda, on the occasion of her 60th birthday
Collection: Dearme
Dedicated to: Linda B
| Cheerful children stir | |
| the cauldron, they are brewing -- | |
| bubbling happiness. | |
| Kinderen roeren | Die Kinder rühren |
| in de ketel, ze brouwen -- | im Kessel und brauen so -- |
| borrelend geluk. | aufsprudelndes Glück. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-01
Organ Sonata 1 (Jean-Pierre Leguay) - 1974
First part of the finale of "Sonata 1 pour orgue", performed in the Organpark by Olivier Latry on February 1st, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Leguay, Jean-Pierre
| Look outside, wait, then | |
| you will see the light that is -- | |
| already inside you. | |
| Kijk naar buiten, wacht, | Schaue nach draußen, |
| dan zul je het zien, het licht -- | warte, dann wirst du sehen -- |
| dat al in je is. | das Licht in dir selbst. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-05
As the Waters Cover the Sea (Nick Cave) - 2024
Song, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, album "Wild God"
Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover (the bottom of) the sea (ca. 615 BC)
Collection: No wonder
Tribute to: Cave, Nick
| Solace and solace: | |
| 'I'll be fine', and: 'Not too bad' -- | |
| and there's happiness. | |
| Er is troost en troost: | Es gibt Trost und Trost: |
| 'Het komt goed', en: 'Het gaat wel' -- | 'Wird alles gut', und: 'Geht schon' -- |
| en er is geluk. | und es gibt auch Glück. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-22
Collection: Untwisted
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We danced to a new year |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-01
The principle of hope (Ernst Bloch) - 1959
Utopia: the word whose meaning lies midway between "not-existent place/society" and "good place / happy society"
Carpe diem = Seize the day (Horace, 23 BC)
Carpe aeternitatem in momento = Seize eternity in the moment (Ernst Bloch, 1954-1959, in: "Das Prinzip Hoffnung" / "The principle of hope")
Collection: The drama
Tribute to: Bloch, Ernst
| Happiness: beware, | |
| it is very dangerous -- | |
| if you don't share it. | |
| Pas op voor geluk, | Pass auf vor dem Glück, |
| want het is erg gevaarlijk -- | denn es ist sehr gefährlich -- |
| als je het niet deelt. | wenn du es nicht teilst. |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-07
The comfort seekers (Marieke Lucas Rijneveld) - 2020
Poem "De troostzoekers" (in Trouw on December 25th, 2020, and in the collection "Komijnsplitsers")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Rijneveld, Lucas
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Heaven is my freedom |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-29
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| The empty square, rained | |
| clean, at home we lay down and -- | |
| share our happiness. | |
| Het lege plein, schoon | Der Platz ist sauber |
| geregend, thuis uiten we -- | geregnet, im Bett drücken -- |
| in bed ons geluk. | wir unser Glück aus. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-08
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels) - 2012
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - August 17th, 1972, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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Swimming until we're tired |
Amsterdam, 2017-07-12
Collection: Webgarden
| We are having fun, | |
| giving shape to memories -- | |
| of father, of son. | |
| We hebben plezier, | Wir haben viel Spaß, |
| vormen herinneringen -- | bilden Erinnerungen -- |
| aan vader, aan zoon. | an Vater, an Sohn. |
Amsterdam, 2016-04-06
A day as a discalced (Mark van Tongele) - 1994
Poem "Een dag als een ongeschoeide" (collection "Zij gedichten")
Collection: Take a picture, now
Tribute to: Van Tongele, Mark
| Songs of happiness | |
| which will last eternally -- | |
| as long as we sing. | |
| Mama zingt met mij | Mama singt mit mir |
| van geluk dat eeuwig duurt -- | von Glück das ewig dauert -- |
| zolang wij zingen. | solang wir singen. |
Amsterdam, 2012-02-11
Collection: The King
