| Early spring morning: | |
| awakening, opening -- | |
| up, breathing. Living! | |
| Lentemorgenstond: | Frühlingsmorgenstund: |
| ontwaken, zich openen -- | erwachen, sich öffnen, tief -- |
| ademen. Leven! | durchatmen. Leben! |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-17
Opening (Philip Glass) - 1981
Composition for piano, performed on May 17th, 2026 at the Organpark, by Lavinia Meijer (harp), and Johan Luijmes (organ)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Glass, Philip
| Torches in the pyre, | |
| the children scream, laugh and jump -- | |
| around the spring fire. | |
| Fakkels in het hout, | Fackeln im Stapel, |
| de kinderen springen rond -- | die Kinder springen herum -- |
| om het lentevuur. | ums Frühlingsfeuer. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-13
Spring (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2016
Autobiographical novel "Om våren" (translated in 2018), part 3 - April 30th, 2014, Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Vallborgsmässoafton (Walpurgis Night)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Spring twilight, the fields, | |
| the large trees along the brook -- | |
| waves of evening red. | |
| Lenteschemering, | Frühlingsdämmerung, |
| grote bomen langs de beek -- | Bäume entlang des Baches -- |
| golvend avondrood. | Wellen Abendrot. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-12
Spring (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2016
Autobiographical novel "Om våren" (translated in 2018), part 3 - April 30th, 2014, Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Vallborgsmässoafton (Walpurgis Night)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| The world shall exist, | |
| rejuvenated in scents -- | |
| in the morning breeze. | |
| De wereld bestaat, | Die Welt existiert, |
| verjongd in bloemengeuren -- | verjüngt in Blumendüften -- |
| 's ochtends in de wind. | am Morgen im Wind. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-22
The creation of the new world (Ramin Amin Tafreshi) - 2026
Composition "La Création du Nouveau Monde" / "Whispers of Sabâ" [lines of poetry by Hafiz]), performed in the Organpark on March 21st, 2026, by Juani Palop and Arno Bornkamp (saxophone), Eeva Koskinen and Katherine Routley (violin), Sebastian Koloski (violoncello), and Laurens de Man (organ) - March 21st: beginning of spring
Collection: org anp ARK
Tribute to: Hafez
Composer: Tafreshi, Ramin Amin
| From lamentations | |
| and crevices, spring urges -- | |
| start to bubble up. | |
| Uit jammerklachten | Aus Wehklagen und |
| en rotsspleten borrelen -- | Felsspalten sprudeln Frühlings- |
| lentedriften op. | gelüste empor. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-21
The creation of the new world (Ramin Amin Tafreshi) - 2026
Composition "La Création du Nouveau Monde" / "Whispers of Sabâ" [lines of poetry by Hafiz]), performed in the Organpark on March 21st, 2026, by Juani Palop and Arno Bornkamp (saxophone), Eeva Koskinen and Katherine Routley (violin), Sebastian Koloski (violoncello), and Laurens de Man (organ) - March 21st: beginning of spring
Collection: org anp ARK
Tribute to: Hafez
Composer: Tafreshi, Ramin Amin
| Your picture postcard | |
| is spring in my living room, | |
| lightness in my heart. | |
| Jouw ansichtkaart is | Deine Postkarte |
| de lente in mijn kamer, | bringt Frühling in mein Zimmer, |
| lichtheid in mijn hart. | Leichte in mein Herz. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-10
Picture (Wolfert Brederode) - 2010
Improvisation "Ansicht"
Released on de CD "Key Figures" (Organpark)
Collection: Silent walk
Composer: Brederode, Wolfert
| Standing in the sun! | |
| All around me, life beckons -- | |
| First get used to it. | |
| Weer in de zon staan! | Wieder die Sonne! |
| Om mij heen lokt het leven -- | Überall lockt das Leben -- |
| Eerst even wennen. | Erstmal gewöhnen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-22
An animal after hibernation (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Een dier na de winterslaap", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IV [Frida]), and in "Diary 1960-1961" (2006) - March 24th, 1961, Amsterdam
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| In my mind it is | |
| spring, I'm letting my life be -- | |
| a bed of roses. | |
| In mijn hoofd is het | In meinem Kopf ist |
| voorjaar, laat ik mijn leven -- | es Frühling, und mein Leben -- |
| over rozen gaan. | bettet auf Rosen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of a garden path full of rose petals (May 10th, 2013, Amsterdam)
Collection: Summer birds
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| I breathe, my heart beats, | |
| but unfortunately spring -- | |
| does not feel like spring. | |
| Ik adem, mijn hart | Ich atme, mein Herz |
| klopt, maar helaas, de lente -- | schlägt, nur, der Frühling fühlt sich -- |
| voelt niet als lente. | nicht wie Frühling an. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-06
Collection: Summer birds
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| I'm thawing, so please | |
| let me sit here quietly -- | |
| until it is spring. | |
| Ik ontdooi, laat me | Ich taue schon auf, |
| hier nou maar rustig zitten -- | lass mich einfach hier sitzen -- |
| tot het lente is. | bis der Frühling kommt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-12
Collection: Local tardiness
| Something is coming | |
| and it's making me restless -- | |
| It's a spring feeling. | |
| Er is iets op komst | Ich spüre etwas |
| en dat maakt me onrustig -- | und das macht mich unruhig -- |
| Een lentegevoel. | Ein Frühlingsgefühl. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-27
It might as well be spring (Oscar Hammerstein II / Nina Simone) - 1945
Song (music Richard Rodgers, for the film "State Fair"), sung in 1955 by Sarah Vaughan, in 1958 by Nina Simone (album "The Amazing Nina Simone") and in 1961 by Frank Sinatra
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Hammerstein, Oscar II; Simone, Nina
| Spring, this is the time | |
| to enjoy the game of love -- | |
| Forward! Move out now! | |
| Lente, nu zal ik | Frühling, ich werde |
| van de liefde genieten -- | mir die Liebe genießen -- |
| Vooruit! Eropuit! | Raus! Jetzt geht es los! |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-03
The joyous face of Spring (Carmina Burana, Carl Orff) - 1200
Song "Veris leta facies" from the collection "Songs from Bebnediktbeuern", set to music by Carl Orff in 1937
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Anon. [Deutschland]
Composer: Orff, Carl
| Spring, time to go out! | |
| Although winter is nicer: | |
| not all those people! | |
| Lente, naar buiten! | Frühling, hinaus! Nur, |
| Maar de winter is fijner: | der Winter ist doch schöner: |
| niet al die mensen! | weniger Leute! |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-27
The Office - Failure (Han Voskuil) - 2000
Novel "Het Bureau - Afgang"
Page 297, Nicolien and Maarten Koning (1984)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Finally the sun, | |
| in the park a dove flies up -- | |
| freed from my pale skin. | |
| Eindelijk weer zon, | Endlich die Sonne, |
| in het park vliegt een duif op -- | im Park fliegt eine Taube -- |
| bevrijd uit mijn huid. | auf von meiner Haut. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-17
A Sunday, in the middle of winter - I (Lies Van Gasse) - 2008
Poem "Een zondag, midden winter" - I (collection "Hetzelfde gedicht steeds weer")
Collection: MistI
Tribute to: Van Gasse, Lies
| There's enough spring green | |
| for one hundred thousand eyes -- | |
| I only have two. | |
| Lentegroen genoeg | Frühlingsgrün genug |
| voor honderdduizend ogen -- | für Tausende von Augen -- |
| Ik heb er slechts twee. | Ich habe nur zwei. |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-23
Spring green (Guido Gezelle) - 1901
Poem "Lentegroen" (collection "Laatste verzen")
Collection: Held True
Tribute to: Gezelle, Guido
| Hay fever tickles | |
| inside my nose: Ahchooray! | |
| It is spring again! | |
| Bloesem kriebelt hooi | Heuschnupfen kitzelt |
| koorts in mijn neus: Hatsjhoera! | in die Nase: Hatschurra! |
| Het is weer lente! | in die Nase: Hatschurra! |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-09
Collection: Local traffic
| This caterwauling | |
| night after night, good heavens -- | |
| it is spring again! | |
| Dat kattengejank | Dieses Gegröle |
| de hele nacht, verdorie -- | jede Nacht, herrjemine -- |
| het is weer lente! | schon wieder Frühling! |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-03
Without a Pause (Jan van de Putte) - 2020
Composition "Sans Pause", 45 minute version, performed by Joseph Puglia (violin) on April 3rd, 2022 in the Organpark
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Van de Putte, Jan
| Spring seizes my eye, | |
| I really have to hold on -- | |
| pull it into bed. | |
| Lente grijpt mijn blik, | Der Frühling ergreift |
| ik moet hem wel vasthouden -- | meinen Blick, ich muss ihn -- |
| en in bed trekken. | in mein Bett ziehen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-27
sweet spring laughs (Rozalie Hirs) - 2012
Poem "lieve lente lacht" (collection "ge sta mel de werken")
Collection: Passage Passion
Tribute to: Hirs, Rozalie
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How much would we like? |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-07
Non-violent growth?
Mens sana in corpore sano (A healthy mind in a healthy body)
Collection: Untwisted
| Springtime in my blood, | |
| I want to do a whole lot -- | |
| that really can't wait. | |
| Lente in mijn bloed, | Der Frühling im Blut, |
| ik wil van alles gaan doen -- | ich möchte so vieles tun -- |
| dat niet kan wachten. | was nicht warten kann. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-06
Collection: Changing Times
Dedicated to: Ineke J
| A row of windchests | |
| rattles the break of the day -- | |
| a bell rings springtide. | |
| Een reeks windlades | Windladen klappern |
| kleppert ochtendschemering -- | den Tagesanbruch, Glocken -- |
| een bel luidt lente. | läuten den Frühling. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-12
psalm from the machine (Rachel Devorah Wood Rome) - 2022
"psalter ex machina" ("psalm from the machine"), after Psalm 116 by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (SwWV 313), performed in the Organpark on February 12th, 2022
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Wood Rome, Rachel D.
| Sharply squeaking chicks, | |
| the sliding flight of the storks -- | |
| to the sky-high nest. | |
| Piepende jongen, | Quietschende Jungen, |
| glijvlucht van de ooievaars -- | langer Gleitflug der Störche -- |
| naar het hoge nest. | in das hohe Nest. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-12
psalm from the machine (Rachel Devorah Wood Rome) - 2022
"psalter ex machina" ("psalm from the machine"), after Psalm 116 by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (SwWV 313), performed in the Organpark on February 12th, 2022
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Wood Rome, Rachel D.
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(End of spring)
Hair brushed smooth |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-23
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
|
(Early spring)
Old people stiffen |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-22
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
|
I am where I am |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-22
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| It is spring again, | |
| every year it will be spring -- | |
| every year I bloom. | |
| Het wordt weer lente, | Wieder mal Frühling, |
| elk jaar wordt het weer lente -- | jedes Jahr wird's Frühling sein -- |
| elk jaar bloei ik op. | jedes Jahr blüh ich. |
Amsterdam, 2021-08-16
Collection: On living on [1]
| Before the spring green, | |
| for a short time: paradise -- | |
| with golden blossoms. | |
| Vóór het lentegroen, | Vor dem Frühlingsgrün |
| heel even: het paradijs -- | gibt es kurz das Paradies: |
| van gouden bloesems. | goldene Blüten. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
Nothing Gold Can Stay (Robert Frost) - 1923
Poem ("Yale Review" [October 1923], collection "New Hampshire")
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Frost, Robert
| Outside the city | |
| are distant mountains, painted -- | |
| by the spring lighting. | |
| Buiten de stad zijn | Außerhalb der Stadt |
| er verre bergen, geverfd -- | sind ferne Berge, gemalt -- |
| door het lentelicht. | von dem Frühlingslicht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-11
Outside the city wall, the spring light paints the distant mountains (Wanli Yang) - 1160
View from the Jingyuan Pavilion
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Yang, Wanli
| Oh, so passionate | |
| is the spring wind! It's blowing -- | |
| my skirts wide open. | |
| Zo hartstochtelijk | Wie leidenschaftlich |
| is de lentewind! Hij waait -- | ist der Frühlingswind! Er bläst -- |
| mijn rokken open. | meine Röcke auf. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-09
How lovely are the spring blossoms (Anonymous, China) - 450
From the collection "Songs of Midnight of the Four Seasons"
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Anon. [China]
| It is spring again, | |
| what happens is happening -- | |
| it's possible now. | |
| Het is weer lente, | Der Frühling ist da, |
| er gebeurt wat er gebeurt -- | also geschieht was geschieht -- |
| het kan allemaal. | es ist ja möglich. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
It is a Spring Afternoon (Anne Sexton) - 1969
Poem (collection "Love Poems")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
|
Moles and crocuses again |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-21
Hansel and Gretel
Collection: New Ago
|
There is a time for everything |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-04
Collection: New Ago
|
New Year, the beginning |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-01
Early flowering plum tree
Collection: New Ago
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Tonight we're smart and skip |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-28
Collection: Changing Times
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I throw away my winter thoughts |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-03
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
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Spring owes its good reputation |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-20
Spring begins this! morning
Collection: Summer birds
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Archetype birch |
Amsterdam, 2017-02-19
Collection: New Ago
| Thanks, tonight there is | |
| still some May, plenty of May -- | |
| there is so much May. | |
| Dank u, vanavond | Danke für heute |
| nog wat mei, nog volop mei -- | noch was Mai, eine Menge -- |
| zoveel mei is er. | so viel Mai gibt es. |
Amsterdam, 2015-05-24
Mid-May, evening (Herman de Coninck) - 1997
Poem "Half mei, avond" (collection "Vingerafdrukken")
Collection: Shortages
Tribute to: De Coninck, Herman
| I whisper your name, | |
| yes, you're coming! I'm not me -- | |
| I am Happiness. | |
| Ik fluister jouw naam, | Ich flüstere: du, |
| ja, je komt! Ik ben niet ik -- | ja, du kommst! Ich bin nicht ich -- |
| maar ik ben Geluk. | ich bin völlig Glück. |
Amsterdam, 2015-05-04
The moon is high in the sky and it's spring (Alberto Caeiro) - 1914
Poem "Está alta no céu a lua e é primavera" (Fernando Pessoa)
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Caeiro, Alberto; Pessoa, Fernando
| The street is cheerful, | |
| listen, spring sings within me -- | |
| I am outside in. | |
| De straat is vrolijk, | Der Park ist fröhlich, |
| hoor, er zingt lente in mij -- | höre, in mir singt Frühling -- |
| buitenstebinnen. | außennachinnen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-11-28
Mirror (Ad Wammes) - 1989
Composition "Miroir", for organ, performed by Laurens de Man at the Organpark on November 28th, 2014, and by Jeroen Koopman on August 16th, 2026
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Wammes, Ad
| 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
| Vernal cathedral: | |
| wide open are the doorways -- | |
| of the tall beech lane. | |
| Lentekathedraal: | Lenzkathedrale: |
| wijd open staan de deuren -- | weit offen sind die Türen -- |
| van de beukenlaan. | der Buchenallee. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-06
Beech lane (Myriam Simonis) - 1991
Poem "Beukenlaan" (collection "Zuilen van albast")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Simonis, Myriam
| Spring starts hungrily: | |
| in the shrubs, the new leaf shoots -- | |
| eat all the berries. | |
| De lente begint | Der Frühling beginnt |
| hongerig: nieuwe blaadjes -- | hungrig: die neuen Blätter -- |
| eten de bessen. | fressen die Beeren. |
Amsterdam, 2014-01-08
Collection: The drama
| Blooming time, sunny | |
| apple trees, so I take my -- | |
| most beautiful vase. | |
| Bloeitijd, zonnige | Blüte, sonnige |
| appelbomen: ik pak mijn -- | Apfelbäume, ich nehme -- |
| allermooiste vaas. | die schönste Vase. |
Amsterdam, 2013-10-17
Collection: Heart's Delight
| Flowers everywhere, | |
| and butterflies, today, too -- | |
| they are immortal. | |
| Overal bloemen, | Überall Blumen, |
| en vlinders, die ook vandaag -- | und Falter, guck, auch heute -- |
| onsterfelijk zijn. | wieder unsterblich. |
Amsterdam, 2013-09-26
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
| I am in the field, | |
| surrounded by butterflies -- | |
| on my floral blouse. | |
| Ik zit in het veld, | Ich bin auf dem Feld, |
| te midden van vlinders op -- | bei den Schmetterlingen auf -- |
| mijn bloemetjesbloes. | meiner Blumenbluse. |
Amsterdam, 2013-06-20
Collection: Life line
| I deeply breathe in | |
| the golden rain fragrances -- | |
| spring enchants my blood. | |
| Gouden regengeur | Goldregendüfte |
| diep inademen, lente -- | sehr tief einatmen, Frühling -- |
| betovert mijn bloed. | verzaubert mein Blut. |
Train Assen-Amsterdam, 2013-06-07
Laburnum anagyroides
Collection: Life line
| Spring unfolds my eyes | |
| to the great beauty of what -- | |
| I already know. | |
| De lente ontluikt | Der Mai öffnet mir |
| mijn ogen voor de schoonheid -- | die Augen für Schönheit, die -- |
| van wat ik al ken. | ich bereits kenne. |
Amsterdam, 2013-05-06
Collection: WoofWoof
| A flowering shrub | |
| at the monastery gate: | |
| butterflies greet me. | |
| Een bloeiende struik | Ein blühender Strauch |
| slingert om de kloosterpoort -- | windet sich am Klostertor -- |
| vlinders groeten mij. | Falter grüßen mich. |
Amsterdam, 2012-10-25
Collection: web tissue
| The tickling fragrance | |
| of mowed grass: at last the spring -- | |
| has begun for real. | |
| Geur van gemaaid gras: | Frisch gemähtes Gras: |
| eindelijk is het voorjaar -- | endlich der Frühling, jetzt erst -- |
| nu echt begonnen. | recht angefangen. |
Amsterdam, 2012-05-02
Collection: Metamorphic body
| The young leafage pulls | |
| at the upper tree branches -- | |
| that have to grow now. | |
| Het jonge blad trekt | Das junge Laub zieht |
| aan de bovenste takken -- | an den overen Zweigen -- |
| die moeten groeien. | die wachsen müssen. |
Julianadorp, 2012-01-01
Collection: Life line
| The winter sun shines | |
| little spring lights in the bush: | |
| Japanese lantern. | |
| De winterzon schijnt | Die Wintersonne |
| lentelichtjes in de struik: | strahlt Frühlingslichter im Busch: |
| lampionbloemen. | laternenbluemen. |
Amsterdam, 2011-12-16
Physalis alkekengi
Yule
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| It is spring again, | |
| with pastures full of lambkins -- | |
| that do taste so well. | |
| Het is weer lente, | Der Frühling ist da, |
| met weiden vol lammetjes -- | mit Wiesen voller Lämmchen -- |
| die zo goed smaken. | die so gut schmecken. |
Amsterdam, 2011-11-18
Collection: Mosaic virus
