| Together with you | |
| we were welcome everywhere -- | |
| There was room for us. | |
| Met jou waren wij | Mit dir waren wir |
| altijd welkom, overal -- | immer willkommen, über- |
| was er plaats voor ons. | all war Platz für uns. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-22
You held my hand. I wasn't afraid (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Je hield me bij de hand. Ik was niet bang", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father]), and in "Diary 1970-1971" (2011) - November 30th, 1971, Bologna
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Dignified people | |
| don't exist, distinction is -- | |
| always pretension. | |
| Deftige mensen | Vornehme Menschen |
| bestaan niet, deftigheid is -- | gibt es nicht, die Vornehmheit -- |
| altijd pretentie. | ist immer Anspruch. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-27
The things are the boss (Belcampo) - 1950
Story "De dingen de baas" (collection "Sprongen in de branding")
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Belcampo
| The sitting room makes | |
| me feel like I have to walk -- | |
| in a gliding way. | |
| De nette kamer | Die Empfangszimmer |
| geeft me het gevoel glijdend -- | gibt mir das Gefühl, dass ich -- |
| te moeten lopen. | gleitend gehen muss. |
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 2-3 [1917]
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| The rector, rigid | |
| in his black suit and starched shirt: | |
| Headmaster Penguin. | |
| De rector, in zwart | Der Rektor, schwarzer |
| kostuum en gesteven hemd: | Anzug und gestärktem Hemd: |
| meneertje pinguïn. | Großer Herr Pinguin. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-29
The smoke offer (Tessa de Loo) - 1987
Novella "Het rookoffer", page 15
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: De Loo, Tessa
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Those in power no longer torture |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-28
King Philip II (1527-1598) bought the triptych "Garden of Delights" (from 1480-1490, by Jheronymus Bosch) in 1591, which Alva in 1567/1568 had robbed from the palace of William of Orange-Nassau (1533-1584) in Brussels
Collection: BloodTrunk
Tribute to: Bosch, Jheronymus
| The elevator | |
| of cast iron: old grandeur -- | |
| in dated colours. | |
| De ijzeren lift: | Eiserner Aufzug: |
| nog als nieuw, oude grandeur -- | wie neu, alte Herrlichkeit -- |
| in oude kleuren. | in alten Farben. |
Amsterdam, 2018-11-03
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson) - 2014
Film
Collection: Greeting from before
Tribute to: Anderson, Wes
| On earth, stars twinkle | |
| untouchably far away -- | |
| Close by they die out. | |
| Op aarde stralen | Stars strahlen weit weg, |
| sterren ontastbaar ver weg -- | unberührbar, von nahem -- |
| Dichtbij doven ze. | verlöschen sie gleich. |
Amsterdam, 2013-10-03
Human stars
Collection: A Home
