| Life keeps hurting me, | |
| and at night I lie awake -- | |
| from rain on my soul. | |
| Het leven doet pijn, | Das Leben schmerzt, nachts |
| en 's nachts lig ik wakker van -- | liege ich wach vor Regen -- |
| regen op mijn ziel. | auf meiner Seele. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-22
The raincoats (Paolo Conte) - 1984
Song "Gli impermeabili", third album titled "Paolo Conte"
Collection: Patterns
Tribute to: Conte, Paolo
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.. and the living is not easy |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-22
The lost daughter (Elena Ferrante) - 2006
Novel "La figlia oscura" (translated in 2008)
The novel is set in Calabria (Southern Italy)
Collection: Pending rain
Tribute to: Ferrante, Elena
| Digging here, there, and | |
| deeper: he who does not dig -- | |
| will find no treasure. | |
| Graven, hier, daar, en | Hier graben, dort, und |
| nog wat dieper: wie niet graaft -- | noch tiefer: wer nicht gräbt, wird -- |
| zal geen schat vinden. | keinen Schatz finden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-24
Improvisations - 2025
Improvisations by Yuri Honing (saxophones) and Wolfert Brederode (piano, organ, harmonium) in the program "The dictionary of color", on October 24th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK
Tribute to: Brederode, Wolfert; Honing, Yuri
| I lost the fight, now | |
| I must move on, it turned out -- | |
| not to be the end. | |
| Ik heb het gevecht | Den Kampf verloren |
| verloren en moet verder -- | Jetzt muss ich weiter, es war -- |
| Het was geen einde. | noch nicht das Ende. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-11
A defeat is not what was expected (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Een nederlaag is niet wat men verwachtte", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IV [Frida] - April 1st, 1969, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| On the mountain I | |
| gathered bags full of nuts, here -- | |
| there are thorn bushes. | |
| Op de berg raapte | Dort sammelte ich |
| ik zakken vol noten, hier -- | Säcke voller Nüsse, hier -- |
| staan er doornstruiken. | gibt's Dornensträucher. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-03
Where the bushes become so thorny that you can no longer break through them (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Waar de struiken zo doornig worden dat je je er niet meer kunt doorslaan", published in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - November 19th, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Knowing that despite | |
| all your hard work, you still haven't -- | |
| made any progress... | |
| Beseffen dat je | Der Begriff, man ist |
| ondanks al je gezwoeg niets -- | trotz all seiner Arbeit nichts -- |
| opgeschoten bent... | vorangekommen... |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-31
Stubbornly rowing against the current (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Koppig tegen de stroom op roeiend", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VII [Acquiescence]) - June 9th, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Inside I invent | |
| everything, outside it's real -- | |
| and I have to fight. | |
| Binnen bedenk ik | Innen denke ich |
| alles, buiten is het echt -- | alles, außen ist es echt -- |
| en moet ik vechten. | und muss ich kämpfen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-23
The enemy is in the city (Frida Vogels) - 2007
Verse "De vijand is in de stad", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IV [Frida]), and in "Diary 1962-1963" (2007, "Natuurlijk had je gelijk", 10 oktober 1962) - October 4th, 1962, Modena (Poem about herself in response to the kidnapping of the Spanish vice-consul in Milan)
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I plod on, with my | |
| shadow heavy on my back -- | |
| even though it's flat. | |
| Ik zwoeg door de sneeuw, | Ich schufte weiter, |
| mijn schaduw zwaar op mijn rug -- | mein Schatten auf dem Rücken -- |
| ook al is hij plat. | flach und doch sehr schwer. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-28
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami) - 1994
Novel "Sekai no owari to Hado-boirudo Wandarando" (translation 1991), chapter 38, 'Escape'
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Murakami, Haruki
| Make more small efforts, | |
| it will save us all a lot -- | |
| of bigger efforts! | |
| Meer kleine moeite | Mehr kleiner Aufwand |
| zou de mensen veel schelen: | würde uns viel ersparen: |
| veel grote moeite! | viel großen Aufwand! |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-18
is there hope (Renate Dorrestein) - 2009
Novel "is er hoop", part 3, chapter 'A bottle of brown beer'
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Splashing through the swamp, | |
| I get tired and too heavy -- | |
| to fly away now. | |
| Soppend door de dras | Platschend durch den Sumpf |
| word ik moe en veel te zwaar -- | bin ich müde und zu schwer -- |
| om weg te vliegen. | um wegzufliegen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz
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I hate it here, the heat, all |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-15
the ground beneath her feet (Salman Rushdie) - 1999
A child in Mumbai in the fifties
Novel, chapter 3 Legends of Thrace
Collection: Sludge
| There's so much to do, | |
| without knowing if my life -- | |
| is worth what it costs. | |
| Ik moet zoveel doen, | Ich muss so viel tun |
| wist ik maar of mijn leven -- | und weiß nicht, ob mein Leben -- |
| waard is wat het kost. | diesen Preis wert ist. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-20
Aphorisms. Thoughts and Opinions (Emanuel Wertheimer) - 1895
"Aphorismen. Gedanken und Meinungen", quoted in the novel "Buitenstaanders" ("Outsiders", 1983, Renate Dorrestein), § 1 - "Das Leben ist selten das wert, was es kostet" ("Life is rarely worth what it costs" / "La vie vaut rarement ce qu'elle coûte")
Collection: Lack
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate; Wertheimer, Emanuel
| A storm is rising, | |
| my peace is disturbed, I have -- | |
| to get on with life. | |
| Er steekt een storm op, | Ein Sturm zieht auf, stört |
| mijn rust wordt verstoord, ik moet -- | meinen Frieden, aber ich -- |
| verder met leven. | muss weiterleben. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-10
The Cemetery By the Sea (Paul Valéry) - 1922
Poem "Le Cimetière marin", last verse
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: Valéry, Paul
| The future eats me, | |
| which I don't mind, as long as -- | |
| I feel the chewing. | |
| De toekomst vreet me, | Die Zukunft frisst mich, |
| wat ik niet erg vind, zolang -- | was mich nicht stört, solange -- |
| ik het kauwen voel. | ich das Kauen spür. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-30
The happy hunting grounds (Nanne Tepper) - 1995
Novel "De eeuwige jachtvelden" (English edition 1999), Fourth book
Collection: The Note Tree
Tribute to: Tepper, Nanne
| Countless frogs climb up | |
| over each other's backs and -- | |
| fall back down again. | |
| Kikkers klauteren | Die Frösche klettern |
| over elkaars rug omhoog -- | übereinander empor -- |
| en vallen terug. | und fallen zurück. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-12
A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) - 2003
"La Caravane de la Poésie" in 1999 - Swimming pool in a hotel in Bamako (Mali)
Tale, part 5, A journey (Day Seven)
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| I write sleeplessly. | |
| Night after day it is a -- | |
| blank road, strewn with mines. | |
| Slapeloos schrijf ik. | Ich schreibe schlaflos. |
| Dag en nacht een blanco weg -- | Immer die leere Straße -- |
| bezaaid met mijnen. | voller Springminen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-13
The absence of place - I (Edmond Jabès) - 1965
Poem "L'absence de lieu" - I (collection "Je bâtis ma demeure")
Collections: Finethreads, A profession
Tribute to: Jabès, Edmond
| Walking the asphalt, | |
| we are exhausted, pulling -- | |
| at the horizon. | |
| Over het asfalt | Über den Asphalt |
| lopend trekken we doodmoe -- | laufend ziehen wir erschöpft -- |
| aan de horizon. | an dem Horizont. |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-04
the day rolls onto the street (Rozalie Hirs) - 2012
Poem "de dag rolt de straat op" (collection "Gestamelde woorden"), in 2017 included in the theatre piece "dreams of airs" as the second part, "golden vielleicht" ("maybe golden")
Collection: org ANP ark
Tribute to: Hirs, Rozalie
| I hesitate to | |
| address him, so intensely -- | |
| wearily he smiles. | |
| Ik aarzel om hem | Ich zögere, ihn |
| iets te zeggen, zo intens -- | zu stören, so intensiv -- |
| vermoeid glimlacht hij. | müde lächelt er. |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-01
The Office - Plankton (Han Voskuil) - 1997
Novel "Het Bureau - Plankton"
Page 372, Maarten Koning and Freek Matser (1974)
Collection: Dirty hands
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Rather less funny | |
| than fantastic, rather real -- | |
| than a fantasy. | |
| Liever minder leuk | Nein, nicht fabelhaft |
| dan fantastisch, liever echt -- | und lustig, lieber real -- |
| dan een fantasie. | als eine Fabel. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-31
Collection: Bruises
| Throats clamped, exhaling | |
| very heavy together -- | |
| a long breath of air. | |
| Kelen klemgezet, | Die Kehlen geklemmt, |
| met een lange teug samen -- | mit einem langen Atem- |
| heel zwaar ademen. | zug sehr schwer atmen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-29
orgelinstallation (Eva-Maria Houben) - 2022
"orgelinstallation" ("organ-installation") I (2005), II and III (2022), performed on six organs in the Organpark by Eva-Maria Houben on October 29th, 2022
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Houben, Eva-Maria
| Sun on the roof edge, | |
| underneath we sufferlead -- | |
| our cold shadow lives. | |
| Zon op de dakrand, | Sonniges Traufbrett, |
| eronder lijleiden wij -- | darunter führleiden wir -- |
| een schaduwleven. | ein Schattenleben. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-22
Collection: Greeting from before
| The angel attacked, | |
| my blood dripped into the snow -- | |
| till the sun came up. | |
| De engel viel aan, | Der Engel griff an, |
| mijn bloed drupte in de sneeuw -- | mein Blut tropfte in den Schnee -- |
| tot de zon opkwam. | bis Sonnenaufgang. |
Amsterdam, 2022-08-09
The colours of Anna (Sander Kollaard) - 2021
Novel "De kleuren van Anna", § Red
Collection: No wonder
Tribute to: Kollaard, Sander
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In the whirlpools, people puff |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-12
bird from the chimney (Hansko Visser) - 2021
"kéménymadár" ("bird from the chimney"), 2021, Hansko Visser [1966], in collaboration with Lucio Tasca [1993], Reinier van Houdt [1964] and Jasna Veli?kovi? [1974]; inspired by Ernö Király
Collection: ORG anp ark
Tribute to: Visser, Hansko
| Well, to be buried | |
| is giving in after all -- | |
| in to gravity. | |
| Begraven worden | Schließlich begraben, |
| is eindelijk toegeven -- | also endlich der Schwerkraft -- |
| aan de zwaartekracht. | doch nachgegeben. |
Amsterdam, 2020-05-07
Overhealthy (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2020
Column "Overgezond" (in nrc.next)
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
| Life is beautiful, | |
| despite misunderstandings -- | |
| and troubles with sex. | |
| Het leven is mooi, | Das Leben ist schön, |
| al heb je misverstanden -- | trotz Missverständnissen und -- |
| en gedoe met seks. | Getue mit Sex. |
Amsterdam, 2019-05-11
The china shop - Faxing to Ger #2 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2018
Diary-novel "De porseleinkast - Faxen aan Ger"
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
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The travelling man created |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-31
Café "Tuin" ("Garden" Pub) in Amsterdam
Collection: The drama
| My pay is stolen, | |
| getting it back is hard, is -- | |
| not worth the effort. | |
| Mijn gestolen loon: | Mein Lohn, gestohlen: |
| het terug zien te krijgen -- | es zurückzubekommen -- |
| loont de moeite niet. | lohnt die Mühe nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-17
Diary 1958-1959 (Frida Vogels) - 2006
"Dagboek 1958-1959" - February 28th, 1959, Milan
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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Being a volcano |
Amsterdam, 2017-04-05
Collection: PumicePieces
| To work is to boom, | |
| hammering out the haught pride -- | |
| and windy stature. | |
| Werken is dreunen, | Arbeit ist Dröhnen, |
| het pletten van hoge moed -- | das Quetschen von hohem Mut -- |
| en windrig aanschijn. | und windiger Form. |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-25
Sir Bumble and The Labborman (Marten Toonder) - 1965
Comic strip #110 - "Heer Bommel en De Labberdaan", tier 5456
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
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Because I don't have time |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-22
Hard swords were made from iron filings, which had been mixed into the feed of ostriches, ducks, or chickens to harden in their stomach acid, and were subsequently recovered from the manure
Collection: Local traffic
| If you lack wishes, | |
| you will be trudging through life -- | |
| as through a desert. | |
| Wie geen wensen heeft, | Wer keine Wünsche |
| die ploetert door het leven -- | hat, schleppt sich durchs Leben wie -- |
| als door een woestijn. | durch eine Wüste. |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-08
Tom Puss and The Quants (Marten Toonder) - 1958
Comic strip #80 - "Tom Poes en De Kwanten", tier 3441
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| Every week he cries, | |
| force-born out of the bathtub: | |
| the clothes are so rough. | |
| Elke week huilt hij, | Er weint wöchentlich, |
| dwanggeboren uit het bad: | zwangsgeboren aus dem Bad: |
| kleren zijn zo ruw. | Kleidung ist so grob. |
Amsterdam, 2014-02-25
The idiot in the bathtub (M. Vasalis) - 1936
Poem "De idioot in het bad", published in magazine "Groot Nederland" (August 1936) and in the collection "Parken en woestijnen" (1940)
Collection: Blankets of snow
Tribute to: Vasalis, M.
Tree (Ardennes)
Müllerthal, 1982-04-28
Werschrumschluff (Ardennen)
Collection: Photo's 1982
