| Let me weep and sigh, | |
| I really need to be free -- | |
| to win him over. | |
| Laat me toch zuchten, | Lass mich doch seufzen, |
| ik wil de vrijheid om hem -- | ich möchte frei sein, ihn für -- |
| voor me te winnen. | mich zu gewinnen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-14
Let me, that I weep (Giacomo Rossi / Georg Friedrich Händel) - 1711
Air "Lascia ch'io pianga", from the opera "Rinaldo" (HWV7), 2nd act - Almirena
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Rossi, Giacomo
Composer: Handel, Georg Friedrich
| Hold me and kiss me, | |
| I love you, forever, for -- | |
| as long as it lasts. | |
| Houd me vast, kus me, | Halte mich, küss mich, |
| ik houd van jou, voor altijd -- | ich liebe dich, für immer -- |
| voor zolang het duurt. | solange's dauert. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-28
For all we know (Sam Lewis / Nina Simone) - 1934
Song (music J. Fred Coots), sung in 1958 by Nina Simone (album "The Amazing Nina Simone")
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Lewis, Sam; Simone, Nina
| Why don't we embrace | |
| each other much more often -- | |
| expressing our love? | |
| Waarom omhelzen | Warum umarmen |
| we elkaar niet méer, uiten -- | wir uns nicht méhr, äußern wir -- |
| we onze liefde? | unsere Liebe? |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-25
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch) - 1973
Comical novel, A Celebration of Love, part Two
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| My doubt and my fear | |
| are pouring out my desire: | |
| Stay with me always! | |
| Mijn twijfel en angst | Mit Zweifel und Angst |
| storten mijn verlangen uit: | schütte ich meinen Wunsch aus: |
| Blijf altijd bij me! | Bleib immer bei mir! |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-06
Bess, you is my woman now (Edwin DuBose Heyward / Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin) - 1935
Duet (Porgy and Bess, text Edwin DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin) from the opera (libretto [1935] and novel [1925] and play "Porgy" [1927] by Edwin DuBose Heyward)
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Gershwin, Ira; DuBose Heyward, Edwin
Composer: Gershwin, George
| I'll do anything | |
| to join you on your journey -- | |
| wherever you go. | |
| Ik wil alles doen | Ich werde alles |
| om met jou mee te mogen -- | tun, um mit dir zu gehen -- |
| waarheen je ook gaat. | wohin du auch gehst. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-19
Hymn to love (Édith Piaf) - 1950
Song "Hymne à l'amour"
The later song "Chariot" / "I will follow him" (1962, Jacques Plante) has the same meaning (see H4709)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Tribute to: Piaf, Edith
| I want to create | |
| what is not there, not as art -- | |
| but genuine Love! | |
| Ik wil gaan scheppen | Ich will erschaffen, |
| wat er niet is, niet als kunst -- | was nicht da ist, nicht als Kunst -- |
| maar echte Liefde! | nein, echte Liebe! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-27
Denver Doldrums (Allen Ginsberg) - 1947
Poem
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Tribute to: Ginsberg, Allen
| Give your hand and kiss | |
| me, call my name, do you feel -- | |
| the eternal flame? | |
| Geef jouw hand en kus | Gib mir deine Hand, |
| me, noem mijn naam, voel jij ook -- | sag meinen Namen, spürst du? |
| de eeuwige vlam? | Ewiges Feuer. |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-25
Eternal Flame (Billy Steinberg and Susanna Hoffs) - 1988
Lyrics (album "Everything" by the Bangles)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Tribute to: Steinberg, Billy; Hoffs, Susanna
| Every day again | |
| I long to drink from this cup -- | |
| It's the cup of love. | |
| Elke dag wil ik | Jeden Tag möchte |
| uit deze beker drinken -- | ich aus diesem Kelch trinken -- |
| de liefdesbeker. | dem Kelch der Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-21
the cup of love - The history of a first year (Simon Vestdijk) - 1956
Roman "de beker van de min - De geschiedenis van een eerste jaar", chapter 1-3 [1917]
Book title after the line "Hoc est amoris poculum" ("This is the cup of love") from the student song "Io vivat" ("Hurray, he is alive", i.e. the chairman or former chairman)
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| My dear reluctant,, | |
| I kiss you, every part that -- | |
| is available. | |
| Mijn onwillige, | Mein Unwilliger, |
| ik kus je, alle plekjes -- | ich küsse dich, jeden Teil -- |
| die beschikbaar zijn. | das verfügbar ist. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-18
A lightly inhabited island - Faxing to Ger #5 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2022
Diary novel "Een licht bewoond eiland - Faxen aan Ger #5", April 23rd and May 9th, 2000
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| Don't ever leave me, | |
| if you do so anyway -- | |
| please, let me find you. | |
| Ga nooit bij mij weg, | Verlasse mich nie, |
| en als je het ooit toch doet -- | und wenn du es jemals tust -- |
| laat me jou vinden. | lass mich dich finden. |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-22
Even your name is beautiful (Henk Westbroek) - 1998
Song "Zelfs je naam is mooi"
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Westbroek, Henk
| I don't look like much, | |
| but I can sing you my song -- | |
| of a hard desire. | |
| Ik zie er niet uit, | Ich seh aus wie nichts, |
| maar ik zing voor jou mijn lied -- | aber singe dir mein Lied -- |
| van stijf verlangen. | der harten Sehnsucht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Fifty-Fifty (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
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What does it matter |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-09
Collection: Changing Times
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Namaste, don't fear me |
Amsterdam, 2019-03-24
Titles of poems by AP haikusaur, published 2016-2019 on AP (AllPoetry.com)
Collection: The drama
Dedicated to: AP haikusaur
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Write me, you'll see |
Amsterdam, 2019-03-18
Ghazal = Gazelle, beautiful woman, beloved
Zywa (Polish) = alive, vivid
This is a ghazal, the traditional Arabian style of a religious or love poem; the characteristics are: 5 or more verses, all lines have the same metre, the end rhyme scheme is aa ?a ?a ?a ?a, and the poet's name is mentioned in the last line
The lines of this poem "Dear gazelle" are a trochee with an iamb, much shorter than usual with a ghazal, because WhiteLioness has limited the number of words to a maximum of 35 in the contest on the following Rumi quote:To love is human
To feel pain is human
Yet to still love despite the pain is pure angel
Collection: The Big Secret
| What if my words were | |
| written all over my skin -- | |
| Would you undress me? | |
| Wat als mijn woorden | Wenn meine Worte |
| mijn huid zouden bedekken -- | auf meiner Haut sein würden -- |
| Kleed jij me dan uit? | Ziehst du mich dann aus? |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-18
Spoken words on our skin (Rachel Mitchell) - 2019
Poem (AllPoetry.com)
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Mitchell, Rachel
| Later you will love | |
| someone, says mother. I nod -- | |
| Of course, that's the plan. | |
| Van iemand houden, | Du wirst jemanden |
| dat komt later, zegt moeder -- | lieben, später, sagt Mutter -- |
| Ja, dat is het plan. | Ja, das ist der Plan. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-11
Learnt in the cradle (Charles Ducal) - 2009
Poem "Jong geleerd" (magazine "Awater", No. 8, 2009)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Ducal, Charles
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You have your own parties |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-08
Collection: Froend
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I stay with you, on a floor mattress |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-23
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
| My darling kisses | |
| me and cries: Come on, wake up! | |
| You see me, don't you? | |
| Mijn liefste kust me | Mein Liebling küsst mich |
| huilend: Word toch eens wakker! | weinend: Wache doch mal auf! |
| Je ziet me toch, dus? | Du siehst mich, oder? |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-10
Quatrain: Last night my darling came to me (Muhammad Rumi) - 1250
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
