| With brotherly love | |
| circulate brotherly love -- | |
| at and after work. | |
| Met naastenliefde | Mit Nächstenliebe |
| naastenliefde verspreiden -- | Nächstenliebe verbreiten -- |
| op en na het werk. | wo immer du bist. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-05
With a photo of Paul on a stamp from HVO-Querido, made by him for his farewell (December 9th, 2008, Amsterdam), HVO = Hulp Voor Onbehuisden (Aid For the Homeless)
Collection: Life line
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Paul J
| Freedom is being | |
| able.. to choose for others, | |
| to suffer yourself. | |
| Vrijheid is kunnen | Freiheit: wählen zu |
| kiezen.. voor medemensen -- | können.. für andere, für -- |
| en zelf te lijden. | eigenes Leiden. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-19
Collection: WoofWoof
| 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: Stall
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
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Love of neighbour, sometimes a cup |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-30
Pietism, pietistic movement within Lutheranism, since 1675
"St Matthew Passion" (1729, lyrics Christian Friedrich Henrici ['Picander'], music Johann Sebastian Bach, BWV 244), #66, #29, #47, #26, #29, #28, #26, #19, #75
Collection: The King
| I mould a country | |
| with love in everybody -- | |
| in all skin colours. | |
| Ik boetseer een land | Ich forme ein Land |
| met liefde in ieders huid -- | mit Liebe in jeder Haut -- |
| alle kleuren huid. | in jeder Farbe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-09
my beautiful country (Antjie Krog) - 1970
Poem "my mooi land" (in the "Jaarblad van die Kroonstadse Hoërskool", and in the collection "Dogter van Jefta")
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| On the passengers | |
| on the bus, I practise my -- | |
| love of fellow men. | |
| In de bus oefen | Im Bus übe ich |
| ik op alle passagiers -- | an allen Passagieren -- |
| mijn naastenliefde. | die Nächstenliebe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-06
(attempt 1: the bus) (Antjie Krog) - 2014
Poem "(probeerslag 1: die bus)" (collection "Mede-wete" ("Synapse")
Collection: Known
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| No one really cares | |
| about me, except God, sure -- | |
| that's what I was taught. | |
| Niemand geeft om mij, | Niemand kümmert sich |
| behalve God dan, zeker -- | um mich, außer Gott, sicher -- |
| dat is mij geleerd. | das weiß doch jeder. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-12
The time of the angels (Iris Murdoch) - 1966
Novel, § 3
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Once you are married | |
| you are free to love people -- | |
| without the Whole thing. | |
| Getrouwd ben je vrij | Verheiratet ist |
| om van mensen te houden -- | man frei, Menschen zu lieben -- |
| zonder Het gedoe. | ohne Getue. |
Amsterdam, 2021-07-22
Nuns and Soldiers (Iris Murdoch) - 1980
Novel
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Not a believer, | |
| humanist, or socialist -- | |
| just solidary. | |
| Geen gelovige, | Kein Sozialist, |
| humanist, socialist -- | Gläubiger, Humanist, nein -- |
| alleen solidair. | nur solidarisch. |
Amsterdam, 2021-07-08
There is a conservative resistance against human sympathy
Collection: PumicePieces
| Troubles belong to | |
| life as opportunities -- | |
| to express your love. | |
| Problemen horen | Probleme sind im |
| bij het leven als kansen -- | Leben Gelegenheiten -- |
| voor naastenliefde. | zur Nächstenliebe. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-16
Trouble is part of your life (Dinah Shore) - 1980
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 80s and 90s
Tribute to: Shore, Dinah
| I am a house full | |
| of good will, you are welcome -- | |
| to make peace with me. | |
| Ik ben een huis vol | Wilkommen, mein Haus |
| goede wil, je bent welkom: | ist voller Wohlgefallen: |
| sticht vrede met mij. | schließ Frieden mit mir. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-12
Luke 2:14 (KJV) "on earth peace, good will toward men"
Collection: Without reserve
| Generosity | |
| may be bitter at first, sweet -- | |
| is the aftertaste. | |
| Grootmoedigheid kan | Großmut kann zuerst |
| eerst wrang zijn, of bitter, maar -- | schon bitter sein, aber süß -- |
| de nasmaak is zoet. | ist der Nachgeschmack. |
Amsterdam, 2020-08-15
"generosity - bitter - sweet" (Anonymous, France) - 1000
"générosité - amère - douce"
Collection: Willegos
Tribute to: Anon. [France]
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Funnily enough there are rules |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-18
Tobit 4:16 (c. 200 BC)
Collection: A Home
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We know the story |
Amsterdam, 2018-04-25
Genesis 9:11
Collection: A Home
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The knight and saviour who you are not |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-22
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
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Chains of five handshakes |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-23
Collection: Secrets & Believers
| My heart is so drunk, | |
| it falls in everyone's arms -- | |
| it is drunk on love. | |
| Mijn hart is dronken, | Ich bin betrunken, |
| het valt in ieders armen -- | ich fall' in alle Arme -- |
| dronken van liefde. | ganz liebe-trunken. |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-09
Double rhyme: It is the rule with drunkards (Muhammad Rumi) - 1250
Masnawi (Double rhyme, 13th century, Muhammad Jalal ad-D?n Balkhi Rumi)
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
| Sex and frustrations | |
| toss and turn behind the fronts -- | |
| of neighbourly love. | |
| Achter de gevels | Hinter den Fronten |
| van naastenliefde woelen -- | der Nächstenliebe ringen -- |
| seks en frustraties. | Sex und Frustration. |
Amsterdam, 2014-05-22
Collection: Imprints Masks
