| With a few light drops | |
| of feeling I've everything -- | |
| well under control. | |
| Maar een paar druppels | Mit ein paar Tropfen |
| gevoel heb ik alles goed -- | Gefühl habe ich alles -- |
| onder controle. | ja bestens im Griff. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-10
Gloria I (Martin Fondse) - 2010
Improvisation
Released on de CD "Key Figures" (Organpark)
Collection: Inflictions
Composer: Fondse, Martin
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The man I love doesn't want me |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-30
Sonnet 5 - The man I love doesn't want me (Sor [sister] Juana Inés de la Cruz de Asabaje y Ramírez) - 1695
Poem "Al que ingrato me deja, busco amante"
Juana Inés de la Cruz de Asabaje y Ramírez lived as a nun in Mexico(1648-1695)
Collection: Reaching out
Tribute to: De la Cruz dAyR, J.I.
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I lie in bed all morning |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-23
Between two sheets (Antoinette Des Houlières) - 1694
Poem "Entre deux draps"
Collection: Reaching out
Tribute to: Des Houlières, Antoinette
| I wrote back to them, | |
| but it took me two days of -- | |
| reasonableness. | |
| Ik heb geantwoord, | Ich antwortete. |
| wat me twee dagen kostte -- | Zwei Tage Zumutbarkeit -- |
| aan redelijkheid. | hat's mir gekostet. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-24
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels) - 2012
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - June 11th, 1972, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Never eavesdrop on | |
| anyone, you might hear some- | |
| thing that upsets you. | |
| Luister niemand af, | Lausche niemandem, |
| je zou iets kunnen horen -- | du könntest etwas hören -- |
| dat jou van streek maakt. | das dich sehr aufregt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-11
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 2, 'Twaalf' ('Twelve' years old), chapter 'S is een spin' ('S is a spider')
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| In fact you were not | |
| my Great Love, that I miss you -- | |
| is not so tragic. | |
| Mijn Grote Liefde | Du warst nicht meine |
| was jij niet, dat ik jou mis -- | Große Liebe, mein Verlust -- |
| is niet zo tragisch. | ist nicht so tragisch. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-30
Gala (Ronald Giphart) - 2003
Novella, chapter 'Mijn mensen' ('My people')
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Giphart, Ronald
| Why aren't there any | |
| pills against amorousness: | |
| Anti-Amorine? | |
| Waarom bestaat er | Warum gibt's keine |
| geen pil tegen verliefdheid: | Pille gegen Verliebtsein: |
| Antilovine? | Anti-Amorin? |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-30
Gala (Ronald Giphart) - 2003
Novella, chapter 'Elkaars nieren' ('Each other's reins')
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Giphart, Ronald
| It confuses my | |
| feelings to read what you wrote -- | |
| my thoughts in your words. | |
| In woorden van jou | Deine Darstellung |
| mijn gedachten te lezen -- | meiner Gedanken verwirrt -- |
| verwart mijn gevoel. | meine Gefühle. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-25
Collection: Webgarden
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| Martial arts are | |
| peaceful, a better control -- | |
| of your aggression. | |
| Vechtsport is vredig, | Kampfsport ist friedlich, |
| een betere beheersing -- | die bessere Beherrschung -- |
| van je agressie. | deiner Aggression. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-22
Germ (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2024
Column "Kiem", in the NRC of October 22nd, 2024
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
| Well, I know better, | |
| I ignore the lies, only -- | |
| the whispering counts. | |
| Ik weet wel beter, | Ich weiß ja besser, |
| leugens negeer ik, alleen -- | Lügen ignoriere ich -- |
| het gefluister telt. | nur Geflüster zählt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-07
The Vigil (Donald and Sandra Roeser / Blue Öyster Cult) - 1979
Song (lyrics Donald [Buck Dharma] and Sandra Roeser), Blue Öyster Cult, album "Mirrors"
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Blue Öyster Cult; Roeser, Donald
| Love is a tempest | |
| that first throws us off course and -- | |
| then plays with our minds. | |
| Liefde is een storm | Liebe ist ein Sturm, |
| die ons stuurloos maakt en dan -- | der uns steuerlos macht und -- |
| speelt met ons verstand. | dann den Geist verwirrt. |
De Koog, 2024-09-23
We are ships on the rising waves (Pietro Metastasio / Antonio Vivaldi) - 1733
Air "Siam navi all'onde algenti" from the opera "l'Olimpiade" (1733, Pietro Metastasio, music 1734, Antonio Vivaldi, RV 725), 2nd act, 5th scene - Aminta
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Metastasio, Pietro
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| I would like to feel | |
| everything I feel and not -- | |
| be drowning in it. | |
| Ik wil graag alles | Ich möchte fühlen, |
| voelen wat ik voel en niet -- | was ich fühle, und doch nicht -- |
| erin verdrinken. | darin ertrinken. |
De Koog, 2024-09-16
Gut Symmetries (Jeanette Winterson) - 1997
Novel; Gut = Grand unified theory), chapter The Fool - Alice
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Thinking about death, | |
| I turn what is terrible -- | |
| into bittersweet. | |
| Denkend aan de dood | Denkend an den Tod, |
| kan ik wat vreselijk is -- | mache ich das Schreckliche -- |
| bitterzoet maken. | zu Bittersüßem. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-20
Universal aesthetics - 2 (Lieke Marsman) - 2021
Poem "Universele esthetiek" - 2 (collection "In mijn mand")
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Marsman, Lieke
| Don't believe people, | |
| they are mad, because you know -- | |
| you are of sound mind. | |
| Geloof mensen niet, | Glaub den Leuten nicht, |
| ze zijn gek, want je weet dat -- | sie sind verrückt, denn du weißt -- |
| jij verstandig bent. | du bist bei Verstand. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-14
Victory City (Salman Rushdie) - 2023
Novel "Victory City" [Vijayanagar >> Bisnaga, based on Fatehpur Sikri ('Victory City', near Agra), the capital of Emperor Abdul-Fath Jalaluddin 'Akbar' (= 'the Great' >> 'Akbar the Great')], part 2 Exile, chapter 12
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| I'm a sane person, | |
| but out of love I believe -- | |
| in some afterlife. | |
| Ik ben verstandig, | Ich bin vernünftig, |
| maar uit liefde geloof ik -- | nur aus Liebe glaube ich -- |
| in een voortbestaan. | an ein Nachleben. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-27
Quichotte (Salman Rushdie) - 2019
Novel, part 3, chapter 21
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Please be sensible! | |
| If all the girls are gorgeous, | |
| let someone else drive. | |
| Wees toch verstandig! | Sei doch vernünftig! |
| Als alle meisjes mooi zijn, | Wenn alle Mädchen schön sind, |
| laat je dan rijden. | lass dich dann fahren. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-26
Outside, it's Monday (J. Bernlef)
Novel "Buiten is het maandag", § 1-4 and § 6-6
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Bernlef, J.
| Neurotic people | |
| are very susceptible -- | |
| They are sensitive! | |
| Zenuwpatiënten | Nervenpatienten |
| zijn gevoelige mensen -- | sind sehr sensible Menschen -- |
| Ze zijn verstandig! | Sie sind vernünftig! |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-22
The rescue of Fré Bolderhey (Simon Vestdijk) - 1946
Novel "De redding van Fré Bolderhey" (published 1948), chapter 10
Collection: Inmost [2]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| The anger sizzles, | |
| it is choked in the coolness -- | |
| of lucid reason. | |
| De woede sist na, | Die Wut zischt, erstickt |
| ze verstikt in de koelte -- | in der Kühle des klaren -- |
| van helder verstand. | ruhigen Geistes. |
Amsterdam, 2018-12-13
Lucretia Mccloud (Georgia) is active on PoemHunter.com
Collection: Local traffic
Dedicated to: Mccloud, Lucretia
| Your plan says: turn left, | |
| okay, your feet are walking -- | |
| and then you turn right. | |
| Je plan zegt: linksaf, | Dein Plan sagt: links ab, |
| oké, je voeten lopen -- | na, deine Füße gehen -- |
| en je slaat rechtsaf. | und du biegst rechts ab. |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-18
A Frisian does not cry (Gerrit Krol) - 1980
Novel "Een Fries huilt niet", chapter 6.1
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: Krol, Gerrit
| For me, hard facts are | |
| the retrospectively formed -- | |
| feelings about them. | |
| Voor mij zijn feiten | Für mich sind Fakten |
| het achteraf gevormde -- | die nachträglich geformten -- |
| gevoel erover. | Gefühle dazu. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-18
Diary 1958-1959 (Frida Vogels) - 2006
"Dagboek 1958-1959" - April 13th, 1959, Strasbourg
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| It's only a part | |
| of me that decides, that's it -- | |
| for my whole being. | |
| Slechts een deel van mij | Nur ein Teil von mir |
| beslist, en dat is het dan -- | entscheidet, und das ist es -- |
| voor mijn hele ik. | für mein ganzes Selbst. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-09
Conversations with Kafka (1951, Gustav Janouch)
Diary 1958-1959 (Frida Vogels) - 2006
Janouch: The content of the human ego is greater than the narrowly defined field of vision of the momentary consciousness. Consciousness is only a part of the ego. However, with every decision, one gives direction to one's entire ego. This is how the most common and serious clashes of misunderstanding occur.
"Dagboek 1958-1959" - October 24th, 1958, in the train to Italy
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida; Kafka, Franz
| My fiancé is | |
| down to earth. That's nice, because -- | |
| life is down to earth. | |
| Mijn verloofde is | Mein Verlobter ist |
| nuchter. Dat is fijn, nuchter -- | nüchtern. Das ist schön, nüchtern -- |
| is ook het leven. | ist auch das Leben. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-24
On closer inspection (Han Voskuil) - 1963
Autobiographical novel "Bij nader inzien" - January 22nd, 1949
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
