| I want you, make love | |
| with you, enjoy endlessly -- | |
| with you inside me. | |
| Ik wil jou, met jou | Ich will dich, mit dir |
| vrijen, eindeloos met jou -- | schlafen und endlos mit dir -- |
| in mij genieten. | in mir genießen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-25
Love to love you baby (Donna Summer / Giorgio Moroder) - 1975
Song, album "Love to love you baby"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Summer, Donna
Composer: Moroder, Giorgio
| The first wedding nights: | |
| his hand, the animal scent -- | |
| so overwhelming. | |
| De eerste nachten: | Die ersten Nächte: |
| zijn hand, de dierlijke geur -- | sein animalischer Duft -- |
| overweldigend. | überwältigend. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-19
Possession, A Romance (A.S. Byatt) - 1990
Novel, chapter 25
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1990-1999
Tribute to: Byatt, A.S.
| I love seeing you, | |
| now, take off your clothes slowly -- | |
| And keep your hat on. | |
| Ik zie jou graag, kom, | Ich sehe dich gern, |
| kleed je lekker langzaam uit -- | zieh dich langsam aus. Behalt -- |
| Houd je muts maar op. | deine Mütze auf. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-07
You Can Leave Your Hat On (Randy Newman) - 1972
Song, album "Sail Away"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Newman, Randy
|
Will you lie with me? |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-27
Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan) - 1969
Song, album "Nashville Skyline"
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob
|
Paint my back with your beard |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-25
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
| We make out, it's quite | |
| hard work, rotating our tongues -- | |
| around and around. | |
| We zoenen, zwoegend | Wir knutschen, mühen |
| draaien we onze tongen -- | unsere Zungen ab, sie -- |
| rond en rond en rond. | kreisen und kreisen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-22
My struggle 3. Boyhood Island (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Tredje bok", part 4 - June 1982 (summer vacation), Tromøya
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| She presses her leg | |
| against me, loosely places -- | |
| her hand on my back. | |
| Ze drukt haar been licht | Sie drückt ihr Bein leicht |
| tegen mijn arm, legt even -- | gegen mich, die Hand locker -- |
| haar hand op mijn rug. | auf meinen Rücken. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-18
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 22 - December 25th, 1954, Deventer
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| With the baby in | |
| her arms, she strokes some shaving -- | |
| soap from my left cheek. | |
| Met de baby op | Mit ihrem Baby |
| haar arm strijkt ze strelend wat -- | im Arm wischt sie mir etwas -- |
| scheerzeep van mijn wang. | Seife vom Gesicht. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-18
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 22 - December 26th, 1954, Deventer
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Her kisses are wet, | |
| because that's how she learned it -- | |
| from the Pekingese. | |
| Haar kussen zijn nat, | Ihre Küsse sind |
| want zo heeft ze het geleerd -- | feucht, so hat sie's gelernt von -- |
| van de pekingees. | dem Pekingesen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-12-02
To be blind in paradise, or is this the jungle (Delphine Lecompte) - 2017
Poem "Blind te zijn in het paradijs, of is dit de jungle", collection "Western", part 1: child
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Lecompte, Delphine
| Lovers in the bus, | |
| I don't want to look, but I -- | |
| see it anyway. | |
| Gevrij in de bus, | Geliebten im Bus, |
| daar wil ik niet naar kijken -- | ich schaue nicht hin, aber -- |
| maar ik zie het toch. | sehe es trotzdem. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-16
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - August 18th, 1977, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I'm giving myself | |
| intimately to you, that's -- | |
| casual to you? | |
| Ik geef me intiem | Ich gebe mich dir |
| aan jou, en dat is dan toch -- | innig hin, ist das für dich -- |
| vrijblijvend voor jou? | einfach nur locker? |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-16
Casual (Chappell Roan) - 2022
Song, album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2020-2029
Tribute to: Roan, Chappell
| You devour men and | |
| you feast on my lips, but you -- | |
| do not give yourself. | |
| Jij verslindt mannen | Du verschlingst Männer |
| en je snoept van mijn lippen -- | und leckst meine Lippen, doch -- |
| maar je geeft je niet. | du gibst dich nicht hin. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-16
Casual (Chappell Roan) - 2022
Song, album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" - Siren
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2020-2029
Tribute to: Roan, Chappell
| I can't discuss my, | |
| disgust, he knows, and wishes -- | |
| to overcome it. | |
| Ik kan mijn afkeer | Ich kann den Ekel |
| niet bespreken, hij wenst die -- | nicht diskutieren, er will -- |
| te overwinnen. | ihn überwinden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-20
Diary 1954-1957 (Frida Vogels) - 2005
December 30th-31st, 1957, Pieve di Tremosine
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| She's sucking on my | |
| flower, which she has shown me -- | |
| in a hand mirror. | |
| Zij zuigt aan mijn bloem, | Sie saugt an meiner |
| die ze mij heeft laten zien -- | Blume, die sie mir gezeigt -- |
| in een handspiegel. | hat im Handspiegel. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-24
To squat over a hand mirror (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2012
Poem "Om na twintig jaar bloot", collection "Hoi feest" ("Hi party")
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
| With a fresh breath from | |
| the ground roots of sea holly -- | |
| I can go kissing! | |
| Een frisse adem | Frischer Atem von |
| van gemalen zeedistel: | gemahlener Stranddistel: |
| ik kan gaan kussen! | jetzt kann ich küssen! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
The roots of blue sea holly (eryngium maritimum) have traditionally been used to make candied sweets, which in England were called 'Kissing comfits'
Collection: More
| An attentive kiss | |
| makes you feel all energy -- | |
| deep within yourself. | |
| Gekust worden is | Geküsst zu werden |
| een en al energie diep -- | ist, volle Energie tief -- |
| in jezelf voelen. | in sich zu spüren. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-02
With a photo of Paul with his eyes closed and the mark of lips at his mouth (December 4th, 2004, Amsterdam)
Collection: Without reserve
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Last night we made love, | |
| this morning we are strangers -- | |
| sad you are leaving. | |
| Vannacht minnaars, nu | Wir liebten uns, jetzt, |
| zijn we vreemden, verdrietig -- | sind wir Fremde, und traurig -- |
| ga jij bij me weg. | gehst du von mir weg. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye (Leonard Cohen) - 1967
Song "Hey, that's no way to say goodbye" (album "Songs of Leonard Cohen"), sung in 1969 by Roberta Flack (Album "First Take")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Cohen, Leonard; Flack, Roberta
| He rolls over and | |
| puts a strong arm around me -- | |
| Who is in his dreams? | |
| Hij rolt naar mij toe | Er rollt sich zu mir |
| en slaat een arm om mij heen -- | rüber, legt seinen Arm um -- |
| Maar van wie droomt hij? | mich. Von wem träumt er? |
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
| I want to endure | |
| the draught of your breath, to feel -- | |
| that you are with me. | |
| Ik wil jouw adem | Deinen Atem will |
| verdragen, om te voelen -- | ich ertragen, und fühlen -- |
| dat jij bij mij bent. | dass du bei mir bist.. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-02
Collection: Without reserve
Dedicated to: Dory dK
| I behold you and | |
| bite your neck very gently -- | |
| I kiss your navel. | |
| Ik aanschouw jou, bijt | Ich betrachte dich, |
| heel zachtjes in je nekvel -- | beiße dir sanft in den Hals -- |
| en kus je navel. | küsse den Nabel. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-27
I kiss your hands a thousand times - Faxing to Ger #6 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2024
Diary novel "Ik kus uw handen duizendmaal - Faxen aan Ger #6", August 30th, 2000, December 29th and December 31st, 2000 - Closing texts of the faxes
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| Without clothes your face | |
| has changed, it's so exposed now -- | |
| that you are exposed. | |
| Zonder kleren lijkt | Ohne Kleidung scheint |
| jouw gezicht anders, zo bloot -- | dein Gesicht anders, so nackt -- |
| boven zoveel bloot. | über der Nacktheit. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-24
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch) - 1973
Comical novel, A Celebration of Love, part One
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Kiss as often as | |
| you desire and kiss more, still -- | |
| you'll kiss too little. | |
| Kus zo vaak je wilt | Küsse so oft du |
| en kus nog vaker, altijd -- | willst, küsse noch mehr, immer -- |
| kus je te weinig. | küsst du zu wenig. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-16
The Sandcastle (Iris Murdoch) - 1957
Novel, chapter Three
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Inside me, he comes, | |
| and I turn my head to look -- | |
| out of the window. | |
| Hij spant zich en komt | Er kommt in mir, ich |
| in mij, ik draai mijn hoofd weg -- | drehe meinen Kopf weg und -- |
| en kijk uit het raam. | schau aus dem Fenster. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-26
Frankissstein: a love story (Jeanette Winterson) - 2019
Novel, Lake Geneva, 1816
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| My very first time, | |
| a little blood came from small -- | |
| tears in the sheath ring. | |
| Mijn eerste keer kwam | Mein erstes Mal, Blut |
| er wat bloed uit de scheurtjes -- | aus den kleinen Rissen in -- |
| in de schedekrans. | meinem Scheidenkranz. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-13
To order (Gerda Blees) - 2024
Short story "Tot de orde" (in the VPRO broadcasting-guide no. 28-29, 2024)
Sheath ring (or: vagina ring) is a better word than hymen (just as in Sweden the word 'slidkrans' was invented to replace 'mödomshinnan')
Collection: Skin-contact
Tribute to: Blees, Gerda
| In the beautiful | |
| merging of lovers, love turns -- | |
| out to be self-love. | |
| In de versmelting | In der Verschmelzung |
| van minnaars blijkt de liefde -- | erweist sich deine Liebe -- |
| zelfliefde te zijn. | als Eigenliebe. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-15
Victory City (Salman Rushdie) - 2023
Novel "Victory City" [Vijayanagar >> Bisnaga, based on Fatehpur Sikri ('Victory City', near Agra), the capital of Emperor Abdul-Fath Jalaluddin 'Akbar' (= 'the Great' >> 'Akbar the Great')], part 3 Glory, chapter 15
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Sex is a species | |
| behaviour, only love can -- | |
| make it personal. | |
| Seks is soortgedrag, | Sex ist Spezies- |
| pas met liefde eromheen -- | Verhalten, nur mit Liebe -- |
| wordt het persoonlijk. | wird es persönlich. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-30
Outside, it's Monday (J. Bernlef) - 2003
Novel "Buiten is het maandag", § 8-2
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Bernlef, J.
| Come on, wave your love, | |
| overflow me with your tide -- | |
| Don't ebb off from me. | |
| Kom, golf jouw liefde, | Komm, welle deine |
| overspoel me met jouw vloed -- | Liebe, überflute mich -- |
| Eb niet van me weg. | und ebbe nicht weg. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-24
I love you... me neither (Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin) - 1969
Song "Je t'aime... moi non plus", sung with Jane Birkin; sung in 1967 with Brigitte Bardot (released in 1986)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Gainsbourg, Serge
| Let us caress, not | |
| kiss in anticipation -- | |
| of what is coming. | |
| Strelen is beter | Lasst uns doch streicheln, |
| dan kussend wachten op wat -- | nicht küssen in Erwartung -- |
| ik weet dat er komt. | dessen, was dann kommt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-15
Big Eight (Vrouwkje Tuinman) - 2005
Novel "Grote acht" (route of two circles in dressage), chapter Twenty-three (years old)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Tuinman, Vrouwkje
| He kisses me, it's | |
| predictable what he wants -- | |
| That doesn't excite me. | |
| Hij kust me, het is | Er küsst mich, es ist |
| zo voorspelbaar wat hij wil -- | vorhersehbar was er will -- |
| het windt me niet op. | und das reizt mich nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-15
Big Eight (Vrouwkje Tuinman) - 2005
Novel "Grote acht" (route of two circles in dressage), chapter Twenty-three (years old)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Tuinman, Vrouwkje
| I felt it deeply, | |
| forever I will know what -- | |
| it is to make love. | |
| Ik heb het gevoeld, | Ich hab's tief gespürt, |
| voor altijd zal ik weten -- | was Liebe ist, werde ich -- |
| wat beminnen is. | für immer wissen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-04
He touched me, so I live to know (Emily Dickinson) - 1862
Poem (Franklin #349, Johnson #506)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Dickinson, Emily
| Is intimacy: | |
| your breath, close, so loud? Is this -- | |
| love, actually? | |
| Is intimiteit: | Ist Intimität: |
| jouw adem, dichtbij, zo luid? | dein Atem, nah, laut? Ist das -- |
| Is dit wel vrijen? | tatsächlich Liebe? |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-09
Collection: Froend
|
Our love fills the room |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-24
Heaven (Mitski) - 2023
Song (album "The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We")
Collection: Reaching out
Tribute to: Mitski (Miyawaki, Mitski)
| And then you let me | |
| in, then I could be with you -- | |
| there, in the bathroom. | |
| En toen liet je mij | Endlich lässt du mich |
| toe, toen mocht ik bij jou zijn -- | zu und kann ich bei dir sein -- |
| in de badkamer. | im Badezimmer. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-15
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
| Listen, what are those | |
| strange noises from the neighbours? | |
| Is it lechery? | |
| Vreemde geluiden | Es gibt seltsame |
| klinken er bij de buren -- | Geräusche von den Nachbarn -- |
| Plegen ze ontucht? | Treiben sie Unzucht? |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-25
Oranges are not the only fruit (Jeanette Winterson) - 1985
Novel, part "Leviticus"
Collection: No wonder
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Sex since the helminths, | |
| derailed into a big deal -- | |
| for human beings. | |
| Seks sinds de wormen | Sex seit den Würmern |
| is ontspoord tot een gedoe -- | wurde zur großen Sache -- |
| tussen de mensen. | zwischen den Menschen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-02
The wrinkles of Esther Ornstein - The history of a neglect (Simon Vestdijk) - 1959
Novel "De rimpels van Esther Ornstein - De geschiedenis van een verzuim", chapter 3-1 (AD 1922)
Sexual reproduction started in prokayotes. Helminths are the oldest sexual animals. Helminths is a name for all (macro)parasitic worms: ringed worms, flatworms, roundworms and thorny-headed worms. Most are hermaphroditic, roundworms have their sexes differentiated.
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| Loving couples kiss | |
| whispering in the chambers -- | |
| of the swaying grass. | |
| De paartjes kussen | Die Paare küssen |
| fluisterend in de kamers -- | sich flüsternd in den Räumen -- |
| van het hoge gras. | des hohen Grases. |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-11
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
|
Timeless afternoon |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-10
Collection: Without reserve
|
There is a lot I can no longer |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-09
Collection: More
|
He sniffs, grazing |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-09
Collection: Without reserve
|
In the kitchen, you put |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-09
Collection: Froend
| Making love, they teach | |
| the men, giving pleasure, to -- | |
| women after them. | |
| Ze geven vrijles | Liebhabern lehren |
| aan hun minnaars, dus genot -- | sie Sex, so geben sie Lust -- |
| aan vrouwen na hen. | weiter an Frauen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-26
A year like (no) other (Kristien Hemmerechts) - 2003
Diary "Een jaar als (g)een ander" - December 19th, 2001
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Hemmerechts, Kristien
| With their girl, tough men | |
| melt, she is already soft -- | |
| she gets tough later. | |
| Een harde man smelt | Ein harter Mann schmilzt |
| bij zijn lief, zij is al zacht -- | mit sein Lieb, sie ist schon weich -- |
| en wordt daarna hard. | und wird später hart. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-03
A pleasant postumity: letters 1965-1997 (Herman de Coninck) - 1987
Letter 141, from Herman de Coninck to Carl van H, February 20th, 1987 (in "Een aangename postumiteit: brieven 1965-1997"); published in 2004
Collection: Shortages
Tribute to: De Coninck, Herman
| Alas, making love | |
| is the worst, so self-conscious -- | |
| we are, both of us. | |
| Het allerergste | Das Schlimmste ist wohl, |
| is vrijen, zo zelfbewust -- | Sex zu haben, selbstbewusst -- |
| als wij beiden zijn. | wie wir beide sind. |
Scheveningen, 2022-09-02
A pleasant postumity: letters 1965-1997 (Herman de Coninck) - 1966
Letter 3, from Herman de Coninck to Theo Peeters, spring 1966 (in "Een aangename postumiteit: brieven 1965-1997"); published in 2004
Collection: Shortages
Tribute to: De Coninck, Herman
|
I don't look away |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-20
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
| The tension between | |
| I am me and you are you -- | |
| is released in bed. | |
| De spanning tussen | Die Spannung zwischen |
| ik ben ik en jij bent jij -- | ich bin ich und du bist du -- |
| ontlaadt zich in bed. | erlöst sich in Bett. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-23
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
|
Then you want to run away |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-11
Collection: Froend
|
Two curtain veils, swinging |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-19
What is love? (Casper Vandeputte) - 2022
Theatre performance (choreography Justin de Jager), performed on March 18th, 2022 in De Meervaart in Amsterdam, by Theater Utrecht in cooperation with DOX
Collection: The Big Secret
Tribute to: Vandeputte, Casper
| Do not call it love | |
| since she's a woman, not sex -- | |
| since he is a man. | |
| Noem het geen liefde | Nenn es nicht Liebe |
| omdat zij vrouw is, geen seks -- | weil sie eine Frau ist, Sex -- |
| omdat hij man is. | weil er ein Mann ist. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-19
Collection: Imprints Masks
|
Halfway I chatter chatter |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-19
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
|
Your kisses drizzle under my skin |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-24
Collection: Without reserve
|
I don't know you at home |
Amsterdam, 2021-04-24
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
|
We'll naturally kiss |
Amsterdam, 2021-04-22
Collection: More
| Dream softly and pink | |
| of my dragon, swallow him -- | |
| bite and chew his neck! | |
| Droom zacht en roze | Träume rosa weich |
| van mijn draak en verzwelg hem -- | von meinem Drachen, schluck ihn -- |
| bijt hem in zijn nek! | beiße seinen Hals! |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Dirty Love (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1973
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| My sweet dynamo | |
| turns me on, wow, I love her -- | |
| humming overnight. | |
| O, mijn dynamo | Meine Dynamo |
| windt me op, ik houd van haar -- | reizt mich an, ich liebe ihr -- |
| zoemen in de nacht. | Summen in der Nacht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Dinah-Moe Humm (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1973
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| It hurt awhile, but | |
| he went on quickly, and then -- | |
| it felt strangely nice. | |
| Even deed het pijn, | Es tat eben weh, |
| maar toen ging hij vlug vlug door -- | dann ging er schnell schnell weiter -- |
| en werd het vreemd fijn. | Das war seltsam schön. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-15
My first girl was as lovely as a fairy (Jan Wolkers) - 2005
Poem "Mijn eerste meisje was zo lieflijk als een fee" (performance with Drummers Double Bill)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Wolkers, Jan
| Oh, so passionate | |
| is the spring wind! It's blowing -- | |
| my skirts wide open. | |
| Zo hartstochtelijk | Wie leidenschaftlich |
| is de lentewind! Hij waait -- | ist der Frühlingswind! Er bläst -- |
| mijn rokken open. | meine Röcke auf. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-09
How lovely are the spring blossoms (Anonymous, China) - 450
From the collection "Songs of Midnight of the Four Seasons"
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Anon. [China]
|
I know what's going to happen |
Amsterdam, 2020-09-12
Collection: Without reserve
|
We are close together |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-28
Covid-19 pandemic, Social distancing
Collection: Changing Times
| Your smell: predicting | |
| that I will be smooth, sliding -- | |
| into your desire. | |
| Jouw geur voorspelt me | Dein Geruch sagt mir, |
| dat ik glad zal zijn, glijden -- | ich werde glatt sein, gleiten -- |
| in jouw verlangen. | in dein Verlangen. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-21
Collection: Without reserve
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| As warm spring water | |
| your hand flows over my skin -- | |
| I become liquid. | |
| Als een warme bron | Wie warmes Wasser |
| stroomt jouw hand over mijn huid -- | fließt deine Hand über mich -- |
| tot ik vloeibaar word. | Ich werde flüssig. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-21
Collection: Without reserve
| You roll off sweaty, | |
| an eternal slumber grows -- | |
| crystals on our skin. | |
| Bezweet rol jij weg, | Verschwitzt rollst du weg, |
| een eeuwige sluimer groeit -- | ein ewiger Schlummer wächst -- |
| kristallen op ons. | Kristalle auf uns. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-21
Collection: Without reserve
| See us sitting here | |
| on each other's lap, happy -- | |
| to make this picture. | |
| Kijk, hier zitten we | Schau, hier sitzen wir |
| op elkaars schoot, gelukkig -- | uns auf dem Schoß, ja, glücklich -- |
| gefotografeerd. | gibt es das Foto. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-14
Collection: Take a picture, now
| Ancient chemistry: | |
| his pipette squirts elixir -- | |
| into her retort. | |
| Oeroude chemie: | Urchemie: seine |
| zijn pipet spuit elixer -- | Pipette spritzt Elixier -- |
| diep in haar retort. | in ihren Kolben. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-12
Collection: Metamorphic body
| He stops my bleeding, | |
| the bloody gorgeous killer -- | |
| of my maidenhead. | |
| Hij stelpt mijn bloeding, | Er stoppt die Blutung, |
| de bloedmooie moordenaar -- | der wunderschönen Mörder -- |
| van mijn maagdenvlies. | meiner Korona. |
Amsterdam, 2020-05-31
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure - 1748
Novel
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Cleland, John
| Sometimes, in the dark, | |
| love is all of a sudden -- | |
| far beside itself. | |
| Soms, in het donker, | Manchmal, im Dunkeln, |
| is ineens het houden van -- | ist auf einmal die Liebe -- |
| niet meer te houden. | völlig außer sich. |
Oirschot, 2020-01-12
(Because) loving (Judith Herzberg) - 1984
Poem "(Want) houden van" (collection "Dagrest")
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Herzberg, Judith
| My kisses ask you | |
| please love me, I do love you -- | |
| because I kiss you. | |
| Mijn kus vraagt aan jou | Mein Kuss bittet dich |
| houd van mij, ik houd van jou -- | liebe mich, ich liebe dich -- |
| omdat ik je kus. | weil ich dich küsse. |
Amsterdam, 2019-12-29
Love is a duty of formality (Henk Bressers) - 2019
Submitted letter "Liefde is vormenplicht", included in the article "Hoe voorkomt u dat uw huwelijk in de scheidingsstatistieken belandt?" ("How do you prevent your marriage from ending up in the divorce statistics?"), published in the NRC of December 24th, 2019
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Bressers, Henk
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You you you want me, want to be |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-23
I want you (She's so heavy) (John Lennon, The Beatles) - 1969
Song (album "Abbey Road")
Celtic symbolism: Gort (the Ivy), that attaches itself strongly and can strangle a tree; the Ivy should be guided by Guinevere (the faery bride) and the Butterfly (the symbol of the belief in fairies)
On vacation in Scotland, John and Yoko ended up in their car in a ditch and had to be nursed for a while in the hospital. Back in London, John had a King-size bed installed in the recording studio so that Yoko could still be present at the sessions. A microphone hung above her to comment.
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: Lennon, John; The Beatles
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He comes in me, I am open |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-20
Lady Chatterley's lover (David Lawrence) - 1928
Novel (chapter 12)
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
Tribute to: Lawrence, David
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He comes in without a word |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-20
Lady Chatterley's lover (David Lawrence) - 1928
Novel (chapter 14)
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
Tribute to: Lawrence, David
| I stroke his desire | |
| on my lips harder, then I -- | |
| stroke it soft again. | |
| Zijn verlangen klopt | Sein Verlangen auf |
| op mijn lippen, ik streel het -- | meinen Lippen streichle ich -- |
| harder, en weer zacht. | hart, und wieder weich. |
Vlissingen, 2019-06-07
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
| I drink the passion | |
| of his body, of his love -- | |
| always thirsty love. | |
| Ik drink de hartstocht | Ich trinke die Lust |
| van zijn lichaam, zijn liefde -- | seines Körpers, der Liebe -- |
| die altijd dorst heeft. | durstigen Liebe. |
Vlissingen, 2019-06-06
Collection: The Big Secret
| My stray sock returned | |
| to its mate in the drawer -- | |
| Spooning together. | |
| Mijn verloren sok | Die Streunersocke, |
| is terug bij zijn maatje -- | zurück bei seinem Kumpel: |
| Lepel-lepeltje. | Löffel-Löffelchen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-22
Socks (Thomas Langas) - 2019
Poem, published on AllPoetry.com (January 21st, 2019)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Langas, Thomas
| Look, my hands are much | |
| older than I am, until -- | |
| they're caressing you. | |
| Kijk eens, mijn handen | Schau, meine Hände |
| zijn veel ouder dan ik ben -- | sind viel älter als ich bin -- |
| Tot ze jou strelen. | Bis sie dich streicheln. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-14
Those hands (Leo Vroman) - 2013
Poem "Die handen" (collection "Die vleugels")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Vroman, Leo
| A taxi with rain | |
| on the windows: we make love -- | |
| whatever, out there... | |
| Taxi met regen | Taxi mit Regen |
| op de ruiten: we vrijen -- | auf den Scheiben: wir knutschen -- |
| en ach, daarbuiten... | na ja, da draußen... |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-13
In taxi no. 38476 (Hugo Claus) - 1961
Poem "In taxi nr. 38476" (collection "Een geverfde ruiter")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Claus, Hugo
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There she lies, desouled |
Amsterdam, 2018-11-19
Tiger (Carole Sheehan) - 2018
Poem
Collection: The Big Secret
Tribute to: Sheehan, Carole
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Times have changed, people have not |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-27
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
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He starts |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-26
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
| Holding and touching | |
| each other, gently doing -- | |
| what is in our mind. | |
| Elkaar aanraken, | Sich gegenseitig |
| vasthouden, voorzichtig doen -- | berühren, vorsichtig das -- |
| wat we bedoelen. | tun, was wir wollen. |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-09
How everything had to begin (Thomas Verbogt) - 2017
Novel "Hoe alles moest beginnen"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Verbogt, Thomas
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The stars live |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-02
Collection: More
| Sex me all night long, | |
| sex me again tomorrow -- | |
| sex me free from me. | |
| Vrij me heel de nacht | Sex mich die ganze |
| en vrij morgen weer met mij -- | Nacht, sexe mich auch morgen -- |
| vrij me vrij van mij. | sex mich frei von mir. |
Amsterdam, 2018-03-08
A person of many bunches of keys - 6 (Dimitri Verhulst)
Sex me (Wende Snijders) - 2017
Poem "Een mens van vele sleutelbossen" - 6 (collection "Stoppen met roken in 87 gedichten"), sung by Wende Snijders with the title "Vrij me" ("Sex me", album "Mens", 2018)
Collection: More
Tribute to: Verhulst, Dimitri; Snijders, Wende
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Lie in you |
Amsterdam, 2018-02-26
Hold me / In my sleep I reach out my hand (Hildegard Knef) - 1970
Songs "Halt mich fest" (1967, lyrics and vocals Hildegard Knef, music Hans Hammerschmid) and "Im Schlaf strecke ich meine Hand aus" (1970, lyrics and vocals Hildegard Knef, music Hermann Thieme)
Collection: More
Tribute to: Knef, Hildegard
| You came down the stairs, | |
| straight to me, my mouth, and on -- | |
| it you pressed your heart. | |
| Je kwam de trap af, | Du bist auf mich zu- |
| recht op mij toe, op mijn mond -- | gegangen, auf meinen Mund -- |
| drukte je jouw hart. | hast du dich gedrückt. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-21
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
| If only it was | |
| enough to quietly lie -- | |
| together in bed. | |
| Was het maar genoeg | Wenn es nur genug |
| om fijn in bed te liggen -- | wäre, um still zusammen -- |
| stil tegen elkaar. | im Bett zu liegen. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-08
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels) - 2012
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - May 1st and June 26th, 1973, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Don't put on the light, | |
| don't make me see what I know -- | |
| otherwise I can't. | |
| Het licht mag niet aan, | Kein Licht an, ich will |
| wat ik weet wil ik niet zien -- | nicht sehen, was ich weiß, sonst -- |
| anders lukt het niet. | wird es nicht gehen. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-08
Diary 1968-1969 (Frida Vogels) - 2010
"Dagboek 1968-1969" (2010) and "Dagboek 1974-1976" (2013) - May 3rd, 1968, and July 28th, 1975, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| In embrace we still | |
| are alone, only lonely -- | |
| I can be with him. | |
| Omhelzend zijn we | Wir umarmen uns |
| toch alleen, alleen eenzaam -- | und sind allein, nur einsam -- |
| kan ik bij hem zijn. | kann ich bei ihm sein. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-08
Diary 1968-1969 (Frida Vogels) - 2010
"Dagboek 1968-1969" - June 26th, 1969, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| After making love | |
| I am just floating about -- | |
| like a withered leaf. | |
| Na de seks drijf ik | Nach dem Sex schwimme |
| een tijdje zomaar wat rond -- | ich eine Weile herum -- |
| als een verdord blad. | wie ein dürres Blatt. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-08
Diary 1970-1971 (Frida Vogels) - 2011
"Dagboek 1970-1971" - April 16th, 1970, Bologna
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| We hug each other. | |
| It's a vain consolation -- | |
| We can't get closer. | |
| Elkaar omhelzen. | Wir umarmen uns. |
| Het is een vergeefse troost -- | Ach, ein vergeblicher Trost -- |
| Dichterbij kan niet. | Noch näher geht nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-07
Diary 1968-1969 (Frida Vogels) - 2010
"Dagboek 1968-1969" - October 16th and November 5th, 1968, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| His caress gently | |
| lays me in a mellow bowl -- | |
| of purring pleasure. | |
| Zijn strelen legt me | Sein Streicheln legt mich |
| zachtjes in een warme kom -- | in eine warme Schüssel -- |
| van spinnend genot. | lustvollen Schnurrens. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-03
Diary 1970-1971 (Frida Vogels) - 2011
"Dagboek 1970-1971" - May 7th, 1970, Bologna ('faire minette')
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Wishing the joy one | |
| more time, even if it's no -- | |
| longer possible. | |
| Nóg een keer wensen | Mir die Freude noch |
| wat fijn is, nóg een keer, ook -- | einmal wünschen, auch wenn es -- |
| als het niet meer kan. | nicht mehr möglich ist. |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-03
Collection: Imprints Masks
| Only with her he | |
| learned that it is possible: | |
| sexual pleasure. | |
| Met haar weet hij pas | Erst mit ihr wird ihm |
| dat het echt mogelijk is: | klar, es ist wirklich möglich: |
| seksueel genot. | sexuelle Lust. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-28
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - August 18th, 1977, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Grass me, iris me, | |
| cinquefoil and burdock me -- | |
| beech and firethorn me! | |
| Gras me, iris me, | Gras mich, veilchen mich, |
| vijfvingerkruid en beuk me -- | fingerkraut und kletten mich -- |
| klit en vuurdoorn me! | ja, feuerdorn mich! |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-26
Firethorn me (Annemarie Estor) - 2010
Poem "Vuurdoorn me" (collection "Vuurdoorn me") - Toon Hermans sang the song "Lente me" ("Spring me") in his 1993 solo performance and "Ik grap je" ("I joke you") in the 1997 solo performance
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Estor, Annemarie; Hermans, Toon
| Longingly I know: | |
| kissing and such isn't dirty -- | |
| if it's out of love. | |
| Verlangend weet ik: | Sehnsüchtig weiß ich: |
| kussen en zo is niet vies -- | Küsse sind nicht schmutzig, wenn -- |
| als er liefde is. | sie liebevoll sind. |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-04
The hard core - 2 (Frida Vogels) - 1993
Autobiographical account "De harde kern" (1946, Amsterdam)
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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The click of the key |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-29
Collection: More
| Was it a nice day? | |
| he asks. Yes. You're happy? Yes. -- | |
| So at night, in bed... | |
| Was deze dag fijn? | War dieser Tag schön? |
| vraagt hij. Ja. Ben je blij? Ja. -- | fragt er. Ja. Alles gut? Ja. -- |
| Dus 's avonds in bed... | Also nachts im Bett... |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-02
Diary 1960-1961 (Frida Vogels) - 2006
"Dagboek 1960-1961" - May 2nd, 1961, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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I like to look at you |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-17
Collection: Without reserve
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Tonight we solemnly celebrate |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-08
In Eleusis the "orgia" (holy acts) represented life in the hereafter
Collection: The Big Secret
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Breakfast late |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-02
Collection: The Big Secret
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Thunder and rain |
Amsterdam, 2017-07-29
Müntschi = little mouths, little kisses
Collection: More
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You can't just kiss me |
Amsterdam, 2017-07-29
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
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On blue days you are blowing |
Amsterdam, 2017-07-28
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
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Please fold like a pillow |
Amsterdam, 2017-07-14
Girl's name Puni: Hawaiian Puanani = splendid flower, vagina
Collection: On living on [1]
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
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You are so soft and delicate |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-17
Collection: Take a picture, now
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I throw away my winter thoughts |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-03
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
|
clothes put on to let them slip off |
Amsterdam, 2017-04-05
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
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The talking |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-09
Collection: Heart's Delight
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You came, didn't ask anything |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-09
Collection: Heart's Delight
| If you don't come now, | |
| how shall I endure all night? | |
| with my lips empty! | |
| Als jij niet gauw komt, | Wenn du nicht kommst, wie |
| hoe moet het dan heel de nacht? | soll ich die Nacht verbringen? |
| met lege lippen! | mit leeren Lippen! |
Amsterdam, 2015-05-04
At midnight, on the phone (Carlos Drummond de Andrade) - 1992
Poem "À meia-noite, pelo telefone" (collection "O amor naturel")
Collection: Heart's Delight
Tribute to: Drummond dA, Carlos
| You stroke me, I am | |
| quiet like a church before -- | |
| the organ glories. | |
| Als een lege kerk, | Still wie die Kirche |
| voordat het orgel gloriet -- | bevor die Orgel gloriet -- |
| zo stil streel je mij. | so streichelst du mich. |
Amsterdam, 2014-08-03
When you read me with light (Hanny Michaelis) - 1971
Poem "Toen je mij met lichte" (collection "Wegdraven naar een nieuw Utopia")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Michaelis, Hanny
| Little light: just one | |
| candle welcomes the Shadows -- | |
| of the Love we shared. | |
| Weinig licht: één kaars | Wenig Licht: eine |
| verwelkomt de Schaduwen -- | Kerze begrüßt die Schatten -- |
| van onze Liefde. | unserer Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-07
For them to come -- [To call up the shades --] (Konstantinos Kaváfis) - 1920
Poem 093. "Gia nárthoun"
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Kaváfis, Konstantínos
| After a long night | |
| of love, I quite often fell -- | |
| asleep on the lawn. | |
| Ach, zo vaak sliep ik | Nach einer langen |
| na een lange liefdesnacht -- | Liebesnacht habe ich oft -- |
| in op het grasveld. | im Gras geschlafen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-01-17
how often (Hans Lodeizen) - 1949
Poem "hoe dikwijls niet"
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Lodeizen, Hans
| Love is touching me: | |
| her hands are a pair of suns -- | |
| soft like a baby. | |
| Liefde raakt me aan: | Liebe berührt mich: |
| haar handen zijn twee zonnen -- | ihre Hände sind Sonnen -- |
| zacht als een baby. | weich wie ein Baby. |
Amsterdam, 2012-04-29
Collection: Webgarden
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I'm not like a mermaid |
Rovio, 2009-07-15
Collection: Take a picture, now
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On a throne of pillows I lay you down |
Flight Amsterdam-Marseille, 2007-06-14
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
Kiss
Amsterdam, 2004-12-04
Collection: Photo's 2004
