| He is cool-headed | |
| in e-ve-ry joke he makes -- | |
| he is serious. | |
| Hij is koelbloedig | Er ist kaltblütig |
| bij elke grap die hij maakt -- | bei jedem Witz, den er macht -- |
| is hij serieus. | ist er sehr ernsthaft. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-10
The Green Knight (Iris Murdoch) - 1993
Novel, chapter 2 Justice
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Such a great evening | |
| it was, unfortunately -- | |
| it wasn't today's though. | |
| Een geweldige | Ein toller Abend |
| avond was het, maar helaas -- | schon, aber leider war es -- |
| niet die van vandaag. | nicht der heutige. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-20
No More Ladies - 1935
Beatrice Faber adapted the stage play "No More Ladies" for the newspaper (June 20th, 1935, in "The Bedford Times" [Iowa]) - She dropped a kiss on Fanny's forehead. "Good night sweet. If you see Sherry tell him I had a lovely evening, but this wasn't it."
Collection: After the festivities
| Incite each other, | |
| because only then, of course -- | |
| you can be funny! | |
| Spoor elkaar steeds aan, | Sporne euch gegen- |
| want alleen dan lukt het je -- | seitig an, eben nur dann -- |
| om grappig te zijn! | kannst du komisch sein! |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-10
The upper world (Arthur Japin) - 2006
Novella "De grote wereld", § 5
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Japin, Arthur
| Making people laugh | |
| is risky, because they will -- | |
| force you to do it. | |
| Pas op met mensen | Komisch zu sein ist |
| te laten lachen, ze gaan -- | riskant, die Leute werden -- |
| je ertoe dwingen. | dich dazu zwingen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-10
The upper world (Arthur Japin) - 2006
Novella "De grote wereld", § 5
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Japin, Arthur
| The stupidest song | |
| was written in a jiffy: | |
| Painless Suicide. | |
| De stomste liedtekst | Der dümmste Liedtext |
| was in een wip geschreven: | hat er im Nu geschrieben: |
| Zelfmoord doet geen pijn. | Schmerzlos Suizid. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-16
Suicide is painless (Michael Altman) - 1969
Lyrics "Suicide is painless" (1969, Michael Altman [age 14]) for the movie "M*A*S*H" about the Korea War, 1970, Robert Altman)
Collection: Bruises
Tribute to: Altman, Michael
| Please, Santa Claus, come | |
| to me in Salvador, come -- | |
| on your camel-sledge. | |
| Kerstman, kom naar mij | Komm, Weihnachtsmann, nach |
| in Salvador, op je slee -- | Salvador, auf den Schlitten -- |
| met de kamelen. | mit den Kamelen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-07
Santa in Savanna (Jesse Sambulo Nyakurwa Mhlanga) - 2019
Poem (AllPoetry.com)
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Nyakurwa Mhlanga, Jesse S.
| Upon mulberry | |
| blossoms, Santa is sweating -- | |
| the worldly away. | |
| Op moerbeibloesems | Auf Maulbeerblüten |
| zit de kerstman te zweten -- | sitzt der Weihnachtsmann, er schwitzt -- |
| voor wat verlichting. | das Weltliche weg. |
Julianadorp, 2011-12-31
Enlightenment at Christmas time in Australia
Collection: Metamorphic body
