| With babies, mothers | |
| being among themselves can -- | |
| still talk openly. | |
| Met baby's kun je | Mit Babys können |
| als moeders onder elkaar -- | Mütter untereinander -- |
| nog vrijuit praten. | noch offen reden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'A is een aardbei' ('A is an aardbei [strawberry]')
Collection: Old sore
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Let us sing of life | |
| and of sorrow, let us toast -- | |
| to comfort ourselves. | |
| Laten we zingen | Lass uns vom Leben |
| over het leven, ons leed -- | singen, vom Kummer, lass uns -- |
| en toosten als troost. | anstoßen zum Trost. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
The drinking song of earth's sorrow (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
Old Chinese poem
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Bei gexing" by Li Bai [701-762], in a 1705 collection
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Li, Bai
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
| The villagers know | |
| before I have decided -- | |
| to pay a visit. | |
| Het dorp weet het al | Das Dorf weiß, bevor |
| voordat ik besloten heb -- | ich mich entschieden habe -- |
| dat ik zal komen. | für meinen Besuch. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-20
An empty house (Marga Minco) - 1966
Autobiography "Een leeg huis"
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
