| The monsoon rains knock | |
| down the black clouds of smoke from -- | |
| the gloom factories. | |
| De regen slaat de | Der Regen schlägt die |
| rookwolken uit de somber- | Rauchwolken der Traurigkeits- |
| heidsfabrieken neer. | fabriken nieder. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-21
Haroun and The Sea of Stories (Salman Rushdie) - 1990
Fairy tale, chapter 1, The Shah of Blah (page 9)
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Finally it is | |
| raining, the coffin sinks in- | |
| to the grave water. | |
| Eindelijk regen. | Endlich regnet es. |
| Op het kerkhof zakt de kist -- | Auf dem Friedhof versinkt der -- |
| in het grafwater. | Sark im Grabwasser. |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-23
Man is a great pheasant in the world / The Passport (Herta Müller) - 1986
Novel "Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt", chapter[s 'Wood spurge' and] 'The Fly'
Collection: Truder
Tribute to: Mueller, Herta
| Splashing tip tap, the | |
| rain begins to dance, until -- | |
| it waltzes and sways. | |
| De regen begint | Der Regen beginnt |
| tip tap spattend te dansen -- | Tipp Tapp spritzend zu tanzen -- |
| tot hij walst en zwiert. | bis er schwenkt und schwingt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-10
Rain (Margreeth Chr. De Jong) - 2016
Composition "Regen", from: "6 Fantasiestücke für Violine und Orgel" (opus 79), performed in the Organpark by Amerentia van der Kooij (viola) and Arno van Wijk (organ), on October 10th, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: De Jong, Margreeth Chr.
| It is raining large | |
| loose drops and the lightning paints -- | |
| the mountains purple. | |
| Het regent grote | Es regnet große, |
| losse druppels, de bliksem -- | lose Tropfen, der Blitz färbt -- |
| kleurt de bergen paars. | die Berge lila. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-16
Diary 1970-1971 (Frida Vogels) - 2011
"Dagboek 1970-1971" - August 9th, 1970, Pieve di Tremosine
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| It's raining, I look, | |
| and my friends thankfully leave -- | |
| me alone today. | |
| Het regent, ik kijk, | Es regnet, ich schau, |
| en mijn vrienden laten me -- | meine Freunde lassen mich -- |
| gelukkig alleen. | zum Glück in Ruhe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-19
The light is dimmed by rain (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "De lucht is door regen gedempt" / "La luce è smorzata dalla pioggia", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part III [Ennio and Kees]), in "Diary 1954-1957" (2005), and in the autobiography "In den vreemde - Kronieken" ("In foreign parts - Chronicles", 2024, Frida Vogels), chapter 'Epiloog' (Epilogue) - June 10th, 1957, Amsterdam
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Go outside naked | |
| in summer, just let the rain -- | |
| flow over your skin. | |
| Ga 's zomers bloot naar | Gehe nach draußen, |
| buiten, laat over je huid -- | lasse über deine Haut -- |
| de regen stromen. | den Regen fließen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-04
Mamunia (Paul McCartney & Wings) - 1973
Song, album "Band on the run" - Mamunia ('Safe Haven') is the name of the house (in Lagos, Nigeria) where recordings were made for the album "Band on the run"
Collection: Skin-contact
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul; Wings
| It's comfortable | |
| and cosy in the pub where -- | |
| the coats are dripping. | |
| Het is gezellig | Es ist gemütlich |
| in het bruine café waar -- | in der engen Kneipe, wo -- |
| de jassen druipen. | die Mäntel tröpfeln. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-20
With a photo of Paul in L'Annexe (May 4th, 2010, Vaison-la-Romaine)
Collection: Pending rain
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| It's hailing thick ice | |
| bullets and the clouds beat tens -- | |
| of thousands of drums. | |
| Het hagelt dikke | Es hagelt dicke |
| ijskogels, de wolken slaan -- | Kugeln, die Wolken schlagen -- |
| op duizend trommels. | wohl tausend Trommeln. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-20
The Saint of the Impossible (Arnon Grunberg) - 1998
Novella "De heilige Antonio", chapter 15
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Grunberg, Arnon
| Stranded in the rain, | |
| the children are safe inside -- | |
| The mud is rising. | |
| Gestrand in regen, | Im Regen gestrandet, |
| de kinderen zijn veilig -- | die Kinder in Sicherheit -- |
| Stijgende modder. | Aufsteigender Schlamm. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz
| The beams of light are | |
| extinguished by the dense rain -- | |
| and there's no hissing. | |
| Dichte regen dooft | Dichter Regen löscht |
| de lichtbundels direct uit -- | die Lichtstrahlen sofort aus -- |
| zonder dat het sist. | ohne zu zischen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-20
The Unicorn (Iris Murdoch) - 1963
Novel, part 6, chapter 31
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Like raindrops tapping | |
| on a roof, the pedals tick -- | |
| against the music. | |
| Als regendruppels | Wie Regentropfen |
| op een dak tikt het pedaal -- | auf dem Dach klopft das Pedal -- |
| tegen de muziek. | gegen die Musik. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-12
Aeolus (Klaas de Vries) - 2023
Composition "Aeolus" (the god of the winds) for organ, performed by Francesca Ajossa in the Organpark on October 12th, 2024
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: De Vries, Klaas
| I see a scarecrow | |
| in the misty rain, he waves -- | |
| and I wave back. | |
| Vogelverschrikker | Vogelscheuche im |
| in de regenmist, hij zwaait -- | Regennebel, er winkt und -- |
| en ik zwaai terug. | ich winke zurück. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-07
Out of the darkness (Blue Öyster Cult) - 2001
Song (Eric Bloom, Danny Miranda, Donald Roeser [Buck Dharma], John Shirley), Blue Öyster Cult, album "Curse of the Hidden Mirror"
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Blue Öyster Cult
| All my skin is clothed | |
| in a flowing net of rain: | |
| living crocheting. | |
| Mijn huid is gekleed | Meine Haut in ein |
| in een stromend regennet: | fließendes Regennetz, wie -- |
| een haakwerk dat leeft. | Häkelei die lebt. |
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
| Goats bleat on the roofs, | |
| people wade to the market -- | |
| buses blow the horn. | |
| Geiten op het dak, | Ziegen auf dem Dach, |
| mensen waden naar de markt -- | die Leute waten zum Markt -- |
| bussen toeteren. | die Busse hupen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-11
A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) - 2003
"La Caravane de la Poésie" in 1999 - Dakar (Sénégal) after a lot of rain
Tale, part 5, A journey (Day Two)
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| It's a quiet day. | |
| I'm standing at the window -- | |
| contemplating rain. | |
| Weer een stille dag. | Ein ruhiger Tag. |
| Aan het raam denk ik lang na -- | Am Fenster betrachte ich -- |
| over de regen. | lange den Regen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-02
The Queen of the Tambourine (Jane Gardam) - 1991
Novel, § April 12th (1990)
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Gardam, Jane
| It's raining tonight, | |
| on our summer memories -- | |
| They are washed away. | |
| Het regent vannacht, | Nacht voller Regen, |
| zomerherinneringen -- | Sommererinnerungen -- |
| worden weggespoeld. | werden weggespült. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-21
Death of a season (Antonia Pozzi) - 1937
Poem "Morte di una stagione", written on September 20th, 1937
"Piovve tutta la notte sulle memorie dell'estate"
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Pozzi, Antonia
| A downpour, open | |
| the door, then we all watch it -- | |
| not saying a word. | |
| Stortregen, de deur | Schlagregen, die Tür |
| openzetten, dan kijken -- | weit öffnen, dann sehen wir -- |
| we er zwijgend naar. | es uns schweigend an. |
Amsterdam, 2022-11-29
The Office - Plankton (Han Voskuil) - 1997
Novel "Het Bureau - Plankton"
Page 154, Maarten Koning, Henk Wigbold, and colleagues (1973)
Collection: Dirty hands
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| It rains all the time, | |
| we're wading among the fish -- | |
| through the humid air. | |
| Het blijft regenen, | Es regnet weiter, |
| we waden met de vissen -- | wir waten mit den Fischen -- |
| door de natte lucht. | durch die nasse Luft. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-07
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| After the downpour | |
| I carry my shoes, walking -- | |
| on the water. | |
| Na de regenbui | Nach dem Regenguss |
| loop ik, schoenen in de hand -- | geh ich, Schuhe in der Hand -- |
| over het water. | über dem Wasser. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-28
The new canal (Gerrit Krol) - 1960
Poem "Het nieuwe kanaal" (from "Gedichten 1955-1960")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Krol, Gerrit
| A low leaden sky | |
| with whipping downpours, seagulls -- | |
| let themselves be blown. | |
| Een grijze hemel, | Ein grauer Himmel, |
| striemende regen, meeuwen -- | peitschender Regen, Möwen -- |
| laten zich waaien. | lassen sich blasen. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2018-02-02
Collection: Pending rain
| My window a work | |
| of art, a landscape, changing -- | |
| into rain patterns. | |
| Mijn raam een kunstwerk | Mein Fenster ist Kunst, |
| van veranderend landschap -- | eine Landschaft, verwandelnd -- |
| tot regenpatroon. | zu Regenmuster. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2018-01-29
Collection: Pending rain
| It's raining, so I | |
| stay in bed to indulge in -- | |
| a day of reading. | |
| Het regent, ik blijf | Es regnet, also |
| in bed en geef me over -- | gönne ich mir mal einen -- |
| aan een dag lezen. | Lesetag im Bett. |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-05
Rain (Raymond Carver) - 1985
Poem from the collection "Where water comes together with other water"
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Carver, Raymond
| His castle rains down, | |
| so he demolishes it -- | |
| and washes his hands. | |
| Zijn kasteel regent | Sein Schloss regnet weg, |
| weg, hij wacht niet af, sloopt het -- | er wartet nicht, zerstört es, |
| en wast zijn handen. | wäscht sich die Hände. |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-25
Child's play (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Kinderspel", published in "De harde kern" - 3 ("The hard core" - 3 [part I, Amsterdam]), February 25th, 1952, Amsterdam
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| The rain is raining | |
| pockpits in the sandy beach: | |
| end of the season. | |
| De regen regent | Der Regent regnet |
| pokkeputjes in het strand: | Pocke-Narben in den Strand: |
| eind van het seizoen. | Ende der Saison. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-15
Fool's wisdom (Chris van Schagen) - 1922
Poem "Narrenwijsheid", published in magazine "De Stem" (1922) and in the collection "Narrenwijsheid" (1925)
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Van Schagen, Chris
| The rain is raining, | |
| everything is getting wet -- | |
| It is time to leave. | |
| De regen regent | Der Regent regnet |
| en alles, alles wordt nat -- | und alles, alles wird nass -- |
| Tijd om weg te gaan. | Zeit ab zu reisen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-15
Fool's wisdom (Chris van Schagen) - 1922
Poem "Narrenwijsheid", published in magazine "De Stem" (1922) and in the collection "Narrenwijsheid" (1925)
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Van Schagen, Chris
| Rain, the thunderstorm, | |
| and the complete surrender -- | |
| of the trees: awesome! | |
| Regen met onweer, | Regen und Donner, |
| totale overgave -- | die völlige Hingabe -- |
| van de bomen: mooi! | der Bäume: sehr schön! |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-14
Psychiatric diary (Bert Weijde) - 1994
"Psychiatrisch dagboek", published in "Onder het ijs" - March-July 1962, Amsterdam
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Weijde, Bert
|
In an armchair at the hotel reception |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-02
Hotel lobby (Edward Hopper) - 1943
Painting
Film "Shirley: visions of reality (2013, Gustav Deutsch)
Collection: NightWatch
Tribute to: Hopper, Edward; Deutsch, Gustav
| A thin drizzle with | |
| false sunlight on the grey lake -- | |
| Quite sloppy weather. | |
| Dunne miezer, vals | Niesel, die Sonne |
| zonlicht op de grauwe plas -- | scheint falsch auf den grauen See -- |
| Slordig weer vandaag. | Schlampiges Wetter. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-29
On closer inspection (Han Voskuil) - 1963
Autobiographical novel "Bij nader inzien" - January 31st, 1953, Aalsmeer
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| My sticky wet hair | |
| and my soaked pants are slapping -- | |
| the cold into me. | |
| Mijn plakkende haar | Klebendes Haar und |
| en kletsnatte broekspijpen -- | die nasse Hose schlagen -- |
| slaan de kou in mij. | die Kälte in mich. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-29
On closer inspection (Han Voskuil) - 1963
Autobiographical novel "Bij nader inzien" - January 31st, 1953, Aalsmeer
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| The rain is drawing | |
| thin threads across what was there -- | |
| before this standstill. | |
| Regen trekt dunne | Regen zieht dünne |
| draden over wat er was -- | Fäden über das, was da -- |
| voor deze stilstand. | war vor dem Stillstand. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-17
THE rain spins its thin threads (Henricus Keuls) - 1920
Poem "DE regen spint zijn dunne draden" (collection "In den stroom")
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Keuls, Henricus
| On swift feet the rain | |
| carries from the village all -- | |
| the dreamers away. | |
| Op snelle voeten | Auf schnellen Füßen |
| neemt de regen uit het dorp -- | nimmt der Regen aus dem Dorf -- |
| alle dromers mee. | die Träumer mit sich. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-17
Rain (Willem van Toorn) - 1960
Poem "Regen" (collection "Terug in het dorp")
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Van Toorn, Willem
|
Spring owes its good reputation |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-20
Spring begins this! morning
Collection: Summer birds
| I'm sad from the rain, | |
| without knowing: is this real -- | |
| genuine sadness? | |
| De harde regen | Traurig vom Regen, |
| maakt me triest, al weet ik niet -- | obwohl unwissend: ist sie echt -- |
| of ik echt triest ben. | meine Traurigkeit? |
Amsterdam, 2016-10-23
It rains a lot, it rains excessively... (Álvaro de Campos) - 1914
Poem "Chove muito, chove excessivamente..." (Fernando Pessoa)
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: De Campos, Alvaro; Pessoa, Fernando
| While withy branches | |
| tap tick tack in the puddles -- | |
| the bells are ringing. | |
| Terwijl takken tik | Während Zweige Tick |
| tak druppelen in plassen -- | Tack in den Pfützen tropfen -- |
| luiden de klokken. | klingeln die Glocken. |
Amsterdam, 2016-04-09
Bristol (John Betjeman) - 1945
Poem (collection "New bats in old belfries")
Change-ringing:
1 2 2 4 4 5 5 3 3 1 1
2 1 4 2 5 4 3 5 1 3 2
3 4 1 5 2 3 4 1 5 2 3
4 3 5 1 3 2 1 4 2 5 4
5 5 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 5
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Betjeman, John
| Always snow or rain, | |
| always the clouds remain grey -- | |
| still, there is no spring. | |
| Steeds sneeuw of regen, | Schnee oder Regen, |
| steeds blijven de wolken grijs -- | immer sind die Wolken grau -- |
| nog steeds geen lente. | immer kein Frühling. |
Amsterdam, 2014-11-16
Collection: Summer birds
| Hollow road: the roots | |
| against the unearthing rain -- | |
| with a slow wing stroke. | |
| Holle weg. Wortels | Hohlweg. Gegen den |
| tegen gravende regen: | grabenden Regen: Wurzeln -- |
| gevoed door regen. | genährt vom Regen. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2014-11-04
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| The hail paints speckles | |
| in the plumage: the blackbird -- | |
| becomes a starling. | |
| De hagel schildert | Hagel färbt Sprenkel |
| spikkels in het verenkleed: | im Gefieder: so wird aus -- |
| de merel wordt spreeuw. | der Amsel ein Star. |
Amsterdam, 2014-02-18
Rustling white rain (Christiaan van Geel) - 1967
Poem "Ruisende witte regen" (collection "Uit de hoge boom geschreven")
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
Tribute to: Van Geel, Christiaan
| After the rain it's | |
| clearer: 'invisible' dust -- | |
| is no longer there! | |
| Na de bui is het | Nach der Schauer ist |
| helderder: 'onzichtbaar' stof -- | es klarer: 'unsichtbaren' -- |
| is er nu niet meer! | Staub gibt es nicht mehr! |
Amsterdam, 2012-09-12
Collection: I am
| Woken up by rain | |
| I'm only thinking of rain -- | |
| only breathing rain. | |
| Gewekt door regen | Vom Regen geweckt, |
| denk ik alleen aan regen -- | denke ich nur an Regen -- |
| adem ik regen. | atme ich Regen. |
Amsterdam, 2012-07-19
Collection: WoofWoof
| The raindrops are fat, | |
| bulging out of the car paint -- | |
| like crystal-clear pus. | |
| De druppels bollen | Die Tropfen quellen |
| als loepzuivere pus op -- | wie lupenreiner Eiter -- |
| uit de autolak. | aus dem Autolack. |
Amsterdam, 2012-07-18
Collection: Untwisted
| The light is gloomy, | |
| the gulls are squawking to me -- | |
| that rain is coming. | |
| Het licht is somber, | Das Licht ist düster, |
| de meeuwen schreeuwen mij toe -- | die Möwen schreien mir zu -- |
| dat er regen komt. | dass es regnen wird. |
Amsterdam, 2012-07-09
Collection: Pending rain
| A downpour: people | |
| run to the ice-cream parlour -- | |
| to lick waiting time. | |
| Een bui: de mensen | Es gießt: die Menschen |
| vluchten de ijssalon in -- | fliehen in die Eisdiele -- |
| en likken wachttijd. | lecken Wartezeit. |
Amsterdam, 2012-07-09
Collection: Local tardiness
| The boat: its belly | |
| full of rain is a bath rim -- | |
| around a duckling. | |
| De boot met zijn buik | Voll geregnet ist |
| vol regen is een badrand -- | das Boot ein Baderand um -- |
| rondom een eendje. | ein Entchen herum. |
Amsterdam, 2012-07-03
Collection: Untwisted
| A world of water: | |
| clouds, heavy and low, raining -- | |
| into sky-high waves. | |
| Een waterwereld: | Eine Wasserwelt: |
| lage wolken regenen -- | niedrige Wolken regnen -- |
| in hoge golven. | auf hohen Wellen. |
Amsterdam, 2012-06-26
Collection: A Home
| Just let the clouds chase, | |
| just let the hail clatter down -- | |
| and wait for a crack. | |
| Laat de wolken maar | Die Wolken jagen, |
| jagen, laat de hagel slaan -- | der Hagel prasselt herab -- |
| en wacht op een kier. | Warte auf Risse. |
Amsterdam, 2012-03-01
Collection: WoofWoof
| Fall in the city: | |
| slanted rain is dripping off -- | |
| from walking small domes. | |
| Het herfst in de stad: | Es herbst in der Stadt: |
| in schuine regen druppen -- | im schrägen Regen tropfen -- |
| lopende koepels. | laufende Kuppeln. |
Train Olten-Frankfurt, 2012-02-20
Collection: Inflictions
| The downpour dances | |
| with the waterfallwater -- | |
| the lake overflows. | |
| De slagregen danst | Der Schlagregen tanzt |
| met watervallenwater -- | mit Wasserfällewasser -- |
| het meer stroomt over. | der See tritt über. |
Amsterdam, 2012-01-04
Collection: New Ago
| After the shower, | |
| floating around in the glass -- | |
| the candle still burns. | |
| Na de regenbui | Nach den Platzregen |
| drijvend boven in het glas -- | hoch im Glas herum schwimmend -- |
| brandt het kaarsje nog. | brennt das Wachslicht noch. |
Julianadorp, 2011-12-29
Collection: Silent walk
| The rain shower pours | |
| down, it rustles everywhere -- | |
| I'm treading water. | |
| De regenbui stort | Der Regenguß platzt |
| zich neer, overal ruist het -- | nieder, es rauscht überall -- |
| Ik watertrappel. | Ich trete Wasser. |
Julianadorp, 2011-12-23
Schouwen, September 1993
Collection: Moons
|
To enjoy is to get wet |
Train Amsterdam-Nijmegen, 2008-10-04
Collection: WoofWoof
