| He who does not pay | |
| cannot become rich, chop chop -- | |
| he loses his head. | |
| Ach, wie niet betaalt, | Wer nicht zahlt, kann nicht |
| kan niet rijk worden, hak hak -- | reich werden, hau hau, und er -- |
| verliest hij zijn hoofd. | verliert seinen Kopf. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-10
Oranges and Lemons - 1744
Song ("The Bells of St. Clement's") accompanying the game, in which two children form a gate and try to clamp the head of the child walking underneath between their arms
Collection: Human excess
Tribute to: Anon. [England]
| We're eating the meat | |
| of nameless animals still -- | |
| unknown to Noah. | |
| We eten het vlees | Wir essen das Fleisch |
| van dieren die onbekend -- | von namenlosen Tiere -- |
| waren aan Noach. | Noach unbekannt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-21
the Passion (Jeanette Winterson) - 1987
Novel, chapter 1 the Emperor
Collection: Here &Now&
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| The down comforter | |
| is thin, few feathers, sticking -- | |
| out, scratching, pricking. | |
| Het donzen dekbed | Die Daunendecke |
| is dun, de veren steken -- | ist dünn, die Federn stechen -- |
| eruit, ze steken. | heraus, sie stechen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-28
Lighthousekeeping (Jeanette Winterson) - 2004
Novel, chapter Two Atlantics
Collection: Blankets of snow
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Unfortunately | |
| it's true, they go hand in hand: | |
| wealth and poverty. | |
| Het is helaas waar, | Leider ist es wahr, |
| altijd gaan ze hand in hand: | dass sie Hand in Hand gehen: |
| welvaart en armoede. | Wohlstand und Armut. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-08
A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) - 2003
"Khumo le lehuma di lala mmogo" (Setswana proverb, "Prosperity and poverty go hand in hand")
Tale, part 1 § 6
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| The rich people feed | |
| each other, so the hungry -- | |
| have to do the same. | |
| De rijken voeden | Reichen speisen sich |
| elkaar, de hongerigen -- | gegenseitig, Hungrigen -- |
| moeten dat dus ook. | müssen das auch tun. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-06
(Bertolt Brecht) - 1930
Bertolt Brecht, quoted in the poem "Die hiefel en die fiefel" ("Ole and Axel", Antjie Krog, collection "Verweerskrif" ["Body bereft", 2006])
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie; Brecht, Bertolt
| The laws are asleep, | |
| with the rich, while injustice -- | |
| sleeps among the poor. | |
| De wetten slapen | Gesetze schlafen |
| bij de rijken, het onrecht -- | mit den Reichen, das Unrecht -- |
| slaapt bij de armen. | schläft mit den Armen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-06
Lady Justice blindfolded - 7 (Antjie Krog) - 2014
Poem "Vrou Justitia geblinddoek" - 7 (collection "Mede-wete" ("Synapse")
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| The poor form a crowd, | |
| they're clenching their misery -- | |
| into disaster. | |
| De armen drommen | Die Armen drängen |
| en ballen hun ellende -- | sich, ballen ihr Elend in -- |
| samen in rampspoed. | Unglück zusammen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-23
O fragile earth a mass for the new covenant (Antjie Krog) - 2020
"O brose aarde - 'n misorde vir die nuwe verbond" - 6. Dies irae
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| My first brand-new shoes, | |
| broken after half a day -- | |
| Soggy cardboard soles. | |
| Mijn nieuwe schoenen, | Die neue Schuhe, |
| na een halve dag kapot -- | schon am ersten Tag kaputt -- |
| Zolen van karton. | Nasse Pappsohlen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-28
Aunt Svea (Lars Gustafsson) - 2002
On my sixth birthday in 1919
Poem "Moster Svea" (collection "En tid i Xanadu")
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Gustafsson, Lars
| He is poor, sucking | |
| up the apple core, it melts -- | |
| in his mouth, almost. | |
| De arme jongen | Er ist arm, saugt das |
| zuigt het klokhuis op, het smelt -- | Kerngehäuse auf, es schmilzt -- |
| bijna in zijn mond. | fast in seinem Mund. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-09
Saint Sebastian - The history of a talent (Simon Vestdijk) - 1939
Novel "Sint Sebastiaan - De geschiedenis van een talent", chapter 2-1; novel "Kind tussen vier vrouwen" (1972), § 2 (AD 1905)
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| Poverty teaches | |
| in supermarkets: you must | |
| kneel -- to the cheapest. | |
| In de supermarkt | Im Supermarkt lehrt |
| leert armoe je te knielen -- | die Armut dich zu knien -- |
| naar het goedkoopste. | bis zum billigsten. |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-23
Calculating (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2022
Column "Rekenen" (in NRC on June 21st, 2022)
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
|
Mama went to work |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-20
Love is potatoes (Aliona van der Horst) - 2017
Documentary "Liefde is aardappelen"
Collection: The drama
Tribute to: Van Der Horst, Aliona
|
Our beautiful life, preserved |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-18
Love is potatoes (Aliona van der Horst) - 2017
Documentary film "Liefde is aardappelen"
Collection: The drama
Tribute to: Van Der Horst, Aliona
|
There's nothing to eat in the kitchen |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-27
La Casona (Great House) in Caracas, Domus Aurea (Golden House) of Emperor Nero in Rome, White House in Washington DC, Bely Dom (White House) in Moscow and Bishkek, Casa Rosada (Pink House) in Buenos Aires, Cheong Wa Dae (Pavilion of Blue Tiles) in Seoul, and Plavi Dvorac (Blue Palace) in Cetinje
"Mijn zwagers in Venezuela bleken kilo's afgevallen" ("My brothers-in-law in Venezuela turned out to have lost kilos", September 5th, 2016, Koen Greven in NRC)
Collection: On living on [2]
| People who don't have | |
| money, will just have to pay -- | |
| with their doom and gloom. | |
| Als je geen geld hebt, | Wenn man kein Geld hat, |
| dan moet je wel betalen -- | muss man eben bezahlen -- |
| met kommer en kwel. | mit Kummer und Qual. |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-06
Sir Bumble and The Chow Craps (Marten Toonder) - 1960
Comic strip #89 - "Heer Bommel en De Hachelbouten" (tiers 3982-4046), tier 4022
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| Wet and cold, I stand | |
| in front of the shop, looking -- | |
| at hot sandwiches. | |
| Nat en koud sta ik | Nass und kalt steh' ich |
| voor de winkel te kijken -- | vor dem Laden und gucke -- |
| naar warme broodjes. | nach heiße Brötchen. |
Amsterdam, 2011-12-14
Collection: Moons
