| I'm floating sky-high | |
| in your love, your love, it is -- | |
| everything to me. | |
| Ik zweef hemelhoog | Himmelhoch schweb ich |
| in jouw liefde, jouw liefde -- | in deiner Liebe, in dir -- |
| is alles voor mij. | mein Ein und Alles. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-25
I feel love (Donna Summer / Giorgio Moroder) - 1977
Song, album "Remember Yesterday"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Summer, Donna
Composer: Moroder, Giorgio
| Married and yet, yet | |
| in love, I feel I can do -- | |
| nothing about it. | |
| Getrouwd en toch, toch | Verheiratet und |
| verliefd, en ik voel, er is -- | doch verliebt, wissend, ich kann -- |
| niets tegen te doen. | nichts dagegen tun. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-23
Poison green old pink for 'black' pages (Coco Snoek) - 1998
Short story "Gifgroen oudrose voor 'zwarte' bladzijden" (collection "De borsten van mevrouw Lozinski")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Snoek, Coco
| I am in love, what | |
| a wonderful rush, a trip -- | |
| Peace and harmony. | |
| Ik ben verliefd, wat | Ich bin verliebt, was |
| een heerlijke roes, een trip -- | für ein schöner Rausch, ein Trip -- |
| Alles harmonie. | Alles Harmonie. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-26
Of our hills (Francesco B. Conti / Francesco Ballerini) - 1711
Air "Dei colli nostri" from the pastoral drama "Il trionfo dell'amicizia e dell'amore" ("The triumph of friendship and love", music Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, libretto Francesco Ballerini)
Collection: More
Tribute to: Ballerini, Francesco
Composer: Conti, Francesco B.
| Aren't all romances | |
| a huge explosion of dreams -- | |
| and dearest desires? | |
| Zijn romances niet | Sind Romanzen nicht |
| een explosie van dromen -- | Explosionen von Träumen -- |
| en hartenwensen? | und Herzenswünschen? |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-19
the Passion (Jeanette Winterson) - 1987
Novel, chapter 1 the Emperor
Collection: More
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Love is a tempest | |
| that first throws us off course and -- | |
| then plays with our minds. | |
| Liefde is een storm | Liebe ist ein Sturm, |
| die ons stuurloos maakt en dan -- | der uns steuerlos macht und -- |
| speelt met ons verstand. | dann den Geist verwirrt. |
De Koog, 2024-09-23
We are ships on the rising waves (Pietro Metastasio / Antonio Vivaldi) - 1733
Air "Siam navi all'onde algenti" from the opera "l'Olimpiade" (1733, Pietro Metastasio, music 1734, Antonio Vivaldi, RV 725), 2nd act, 5th scene - Aminta
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Metastasio, Pietro
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| You come with me? Woof | |
| You like something to eat? Woof | |
| Come on my lap! Woof | |
| Ga je met me mee? | Na, kommst du mit? Wuff |
| Woef. Wil je iets eten? Woef | Möchtest du ein Häppchen? Wuff |
| Kom op mijn schoot! Woef | Auf meinen Schoß! Wuff |
De Koog, 2024-09-17
Gut Symmetries (Jeanette Winterson) - 1997
Novel; Gut = Grand unified theory), chapter Swords Ten - Alice, about her crush on her 'master'
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Love is bigger than | |
| two people, it's the Life Force -- | |
| it's something cosmic. | |
| Liefde is groter | Liebe ist größer |
| dan twee mensen: Levenskracht -- | als zwei Menschen: Lebenskraft -- |
| een kosmische kracht. | etwas Kosmisches. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-26
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch) - 1973
Comical novel, A Celebration of Love, part Two
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| I want to be as | |
| glad, as free and as loving -- | |
| as she makes me be! | |
| Ik wil zo vrolijk, | Ich will so fröhlich, |
| zo vrij en liefdevol zijn -- | so frei und friedlich sein, wie -- |
| als ik door haar ben! | ich wegen ihr bin! |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-20
The Sandcastle (Iris Murdoch) - 1957
Novel, chapter Fifteen
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| I murmur his name, | |
| but I'm singing in full voice: | |
| he is all my breath! | |
| Ik prevel zijn naam, | Sein lieber Name! |
| maar ik zing uit volle borst: | Ich singe aus voller Brust: |
| hij is mijn adem! | er ist mein Atem! |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-14
Air "Dear name" (Victor Hugo / Francesco Maria Piave / Giuseppe Verdi) - 1832
Air "Caro nome" from the opera "Rigoletto" (1851, "Rigolo" = funny-man, funny, amusing), first act, scene 2; 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
| As soon as I see | |
| you, your love colours my life -- | |
| all of my body. | |
| Zodra ik jou zie | Wenn ich dich sehe, |
| kleurt jouw liefde mijn leven -- | färbt mich deine Zuwendung -- |
| mijn hele lichaam. | am ganzen Körper. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-19
Life in rosy hues (Édith Piaf) - 1946
Song "La Vie en rose" (music Louiguy)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Tribute to: Piaf, Edith
| Come as a man and | |
| come as a woman, charm me -- | |
| and show me your thighs! | |
| Kom 's nachts, kom als man | Komm als Mann und komm |
| en kom als vrouw, bekoor mij -- | als Frau, bezaubere mich -- |
| laat je dijen zien! | zeig deine Schenkel! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Ancient (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem "Antique" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| Around your presence, | |
| everything becomes gloomy -- | |
| So stay in my eyes! | |
| Alles wordt donker | Alles wird dunkel |
| rondom jouw aanwezigheid -- | um deinen Körper herum -- |
| Blijf in mijn ogen! | Zeig dich mir länger! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Being Beauteous (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| I fly in the blue, | |
| look, my whole body is blue -- | |
| Fly and sing with me! | |
| Ik vlieg in het blauw, | Ich bin im Blauen, |
| kijk, heel mijn lichaam is blauw -- | mein ganzer Körper ist blau -- |
| Vlieg en zing met mij! | Komm, fliege mit mir! |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-21
In the blue painted blue (Domenico Modugno) - 1958
Song "Nel blu dipinto di blu" ("Volare", 1958, text Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci, music and singing Domenico Modugno)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Tribute to: Modugno, Domenico
| We were on our way, | |
| we sang in the car, it rained -- | |
| golden autumn leaves. | |
| We waren op weg, | Unterwegs sangen |
| we zongen, het regende -- | wir, draußen regnete es -- |
| gouden bladeren. | goldene Blätter. |
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
| The most exciting | |
| are her amorous feelings: | |
| awakened by me! | |
| En het spannendste | Das Aufregendste |
| is die verliefdheid van haar: | ist ihre Verliebtheit, die -- |
| die heb ik gewekt! | ich erregt habe! |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-25
Back to Ina Damman - The history of an adolescent love (Simon Vestdijk) - 1934
Novel "Terug tot Ina Damman - De geschiedenis van een jeugdliefde", III-4, page 234, AD 1915
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| Two pink clouds, floating | |
| around each other, kissing -- | |
| thankful for the wind. | |
| Twee roze wolken | Zwei rosa Wolken |
| drijven kussend om elkaar -- | umeinander küssen sich -- |
| dankbaar voor de wind. | dankbar für den Wind. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-31
Collection: Froend
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Yes, that's love: |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-30
That is Love (Jean Broussolle) - 1959
Translation of the song "C'est ça l'amore" ("That is Love"), 1959, Jean Broussolle, which is a free translation of the song "I sing Ammore" ("I sing Love"), 1959, Giorgio Calabrese
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Broussolle, Jean; Calabrese, Giorgio
| I'm longing for him, | |
| to fold himself around me -- | |
| wrap me up for good. | |
| Ik verlang naar hem, | Ich wünsche, dass er |
| dat hij zich om mij heen vouwt -- | sich um mich herum faltet -- |
| en voorgoed inpakt. | für immer einpackt. |
Egmond aan Zee, 2021-10-28
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
| So long and winding, | |
| there is no end tot the kiss | |
| paths in the forest. | |
| Zo lang en bochtig, | So lang und kurvig, |
| er komt geen eind aan de kus- | ohne ein Ende, die Kuss- |
| paadjes in het bos. | pfade durch den Wald. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-17
Collection: Without reserve
| Darling, you're my sun, | |
| luckily not the real one -- | |
| You'll never go down. | |
| Mijn liefste, mijn zon | Schatz, meine Sonne, |
| ben je, niet de echte, nooit -- | nicht die wirkliche, niemals -- |
| zul jij ondergaan. | wirst du untergeh'n. |
Zandvoort, 2020-02-02
The Third Kalandar's Tale - 900
"The tale of One Thousand and One Nights" / "Arabian Nights", Night #16, "The Third Kalandar's Tale" in: "Tale of the Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad" (900 AD)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
|
I might start jumping in rhymes |
Amsterdam, 2019-12-15
Honey Love (Robert Sylvester Kelly) - 1992
Song "Honey Love"
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
Tribute to: Kelly, Robert Sylvester
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew
|
Everything is different, I am |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-05
Collection: Without reserve
| My uncle sent me | |
| to Isfahan: its beauty! | |
| So I fell in love. | |
| Mijn oom stuurde me | Mein Onkel schickte |
| naar Isfahan: magisch mooi! | mich nach Isfahan: so schön! |
| Dus werd ik verliefd. | Ich verliebte mich. |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-24
The crow (Kader Abdolah) - 2011
Novella "De kraai"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
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At last in love again, wonderful |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-02
Ribs: the transverse frames of a ship Double ribs: of man and woman (Eva), which makes the hull extra strong
Collection: The Big Secret
| In love with the night, | |
| in love with the falling rain -- | |
| in love, that's lovely. | |
| Verliefd op de nacht, | Verliebt in die Nacht, |
| verliefd op de regenval -- | verliebt in den Regenfall -- |
| verliefd zijn is fijn. | Verliebtheit ist schön. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-24
On closer inspection (Han Voskuil) - 1963
Autobiographical novel "Bij nader inzien" - January 22nd, 1949
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
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My windless head |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-25
Collection: Without reserve
| In the compartment | |
| window, we kiss and we merge -- | |
| with the May blossoms. | |
| Kussend vloeien wij | Küssend fließen wir |
| samen met de meibloesems -- | zusammen mit den Blüten -- |
| in het coupéraam. | im Abteilfenster. |
Amsterdam, 2016-01-03
Reflections (Hans Tentije) - 1999
Poem "Spiegelingen" (collection "Wisselsporen")
Collection: Without reserve
Tribute to: Tentije, Hans
| Each time I see you | |
| my body floats like a fluff -- | |
| Unfulfilled fulfilled. | |
| Wanneer ik jou zie | Wenn ich dich sehe, |
| zweeft mijn lichaam als een pluis -- | schwebt mein Körper wie ein Flaum -- |
| Onvervuld vervuld. | Unerfüllt erfüllt. |
Amsterdam, 2012-02-12
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
| A full moon today, | |
| I won't go to sleep for hours -- | |
| I will look at you. | |
| Vannacht volle maan, | Vollmond, bei weitem |
| ik ga nog lang niet slapen -- | gehe ich noch nicht schlafen -- |
| en kijk steeds naar jou. | Ich schaue dich an. |
Amsterdam, 2011-11-27
Collection: Moons
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I saw him in the night and day café |
Amsterdam, 2008-06-24
Collection: Heart's Delight
