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Many mice in the cage |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-29
There is no excuse for chagrin (Arjen Van Veelen) - 2026
Article "Voor chagrijn bestaat geen excuus", in the NRC of June 27th, 2026
Collection: Mosaic virus
Tribute to: Van Veelen, Arjen
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Am I a profiteer |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-11
Collection: Inflictions
| People go through life | |
| in a caravan, they do -- | |
| travel together. | |
| In een karavaan | Die Menschen reisen |
| reist de mens door het leven -- | in einer Karawane -- |
| Samen onderweg. | weiter durchs Leben. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-06
Collection: New Ago
| In a safe, open | |
| society everyone -- | |
| has an open face. | |
| In een veilige, | In Gesellschaften, |
| open maatschappij zie je -- | sicher und offen, sind die -- |
| open gezichten. | Gesichter offen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-05
With a photo of Dory and Paul with a face mask due to Covid-19 (May 13th, 2020, Staringstraat, Amsterdam)
Openness: no risk of infection, no masked thugs, and no religious obligation to wear a face veil (niqab)
Collection: web tissue
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J
| To bequeath something | |
| of importance isn't easy -- | |
| when your world is big. | |
| Iets van groot belang | Etwas zu hinter- |
| nalaten is moeilijk als -- | lassen ist sehr schwierig, wenn -- |
| je wereld groot is. | deine Welt groß ist. |
Amsterdam, 2024-09-02
Collection: Local interest
| Well, could a fifth wheel | |
| ever be useful as an -- | |
| emergency wheel? | |
| Kan een vijfde wiel | Könnte ein fünftes |
| aan de wagen nuttig zijn -- | Rad am Wagen nützlich sein -- |
| als reservewiel? | als Reserverad? |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-27
Collection: On living on [2]
| People can be good, | |
| society remains bad -- | |
| a devouring beast. | |
| Een mens kan goed zijn, | Ein Mensch kann gut sein, |
| maar de maatschappij blijft slecht -- | die Gesellschaft bleibt schlecht, ein -- |
| een verslindend beest. | verschlingendes Biest. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-12
The Three Arrows (Iris Murdoch) - 1972
Play, Act Two, scene Two
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| A tangled patchwork, | |
| bits of all kinds of people -- | |
| that's how Mumbai was. | |
| Een lappendeken | Ein Flickenteppich |
| van mensen, van alles wat -- | aus allerlei Menschen, so -- |
| zo was Mumbai toen. | war Mumbai damals. |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-11
Two Years Eight Months & Twenty-Eight Nights (Salman Rushdie) - 2015
Novel "Two Years Eight Months & Twenty-Eight Nights" (which is 1001 nights), chapter 2 "Mr Geronimo"
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| The feeling you are | |
| being used is not as bad -- | |
| as being unused. | |
| Het gevoel gebruikt | Das Gefühl, benutzt |
| te worden is niet zo erg -- | zu werden, ist nicht so schlimm -- |
| als ongebruikt zijn. | wie unbenutzt sein. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-11
The upper world (Arthur Japin) - 2006
Novella "De grote wereld", § 9
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Japin, Arthur
| Now I steer myself, | |
| the world is there for me too -- | |
| the world receives me. | |
| Nu zelf aan het stuur, | Jetzt selbst am Steuer, |
| de wereld is ook voor mij -- | die Welt ist auch für mich da -- |
| de wereld krijgt mij. | die Welt bekommt mich. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-14
Bicycle (Bart Moeyaert) - 2021
Poem "Fiets" for the campaign "The Largest Sea of Flowers" at "Theatre By The Sea" in Ostend
Collection: Wean Di
Composer: Moeyaert, Bart
| Opinions create | |
| division, so do something -- | |
| that is just helpful. | |
| Meningen zaaien | Meinungen säen |
| verdeeldheid, dus doe gewoon -- | Zwiespalt, also tu etwas -- |
| iets dat nuttig is. | das nutzbringend ist. |
Amsterdam, 2022-08-06
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann) - 1924
Novel "Der Zauberberg", $ 6 Another person
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Mann, Thomas
| She sweeps up the shards | |
| and she doesn't recognise them: | |
| the shards of a man. | |
| Ze veegt de scherven | Sie fegt die Scherben |
| op en ze herkent ze niet: | auf und sie erkennt sie nicht: |
| scherven van een man. | ein Mann, zerbrochen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-12
Pieces of a Man (Gil Scott-Heron) - 1971
Unemployment
Composition (album "Pieces of a Man")
Collection: High gear
Tribute to: Scott-Heron, Gil; Jackson, Brian
| I am not able, | |
| both for all types of work and -- | |
| disability. | |
| Ik ben ongeschikt | Ich bin unfähig |
| voor arbeid, en voor arbeids- | für Arbeit, und für Arbeits- |
| ongeschiktheid ook. | unfähigkeit auch. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-05
Like it or not - Faxing to Ger #4 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2021
Diary-novel "Hoog en laag springen - Faxen aan Ger #4"
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| Our beloved king | |
| must shine as if he is free -- | |
| in his golden cage. | |
| Onze koning moet | Unser König muss |
| stralen alsof hij vrij is -- | leuchten, als wäre er frei -- |
| in zijn gouden kooi. | in dem Goldkäfig. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-26
Interview with Rodaan Al Galidi - 2022
"The King of the Netherlands", interview in NRC, April 26th, 2022, and the book "Leef, mens. Leef!" ("Man, live. Live!", 2022)
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Al Galidi, Rodaan
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I live in a paradise |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-28
In Islam, the doctrine of bila kayf came up in the Late Middle Ages: don't ask why (abstain from personal insights and accept the authoritative Scriptures) and taqlid: imitation, following (of the authoritative Scriptures)
Collection: The Praised One
| Here is the hotspot: | |
| a meander of people -- | |
| queueing for a shot. | |
| Hier is de hotspot: | Hier ist der Hotspot: |
| een lange slinger mensen -- | eine Langschnur von Leuten -- |
| die een prik willen. | für eine Impfung. |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-23
Covid-19 (booster dose)
Collection: The drama
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There is so much chaos, the jester sighs |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-02
All along the watchtower (Bob Dylan) - 1967
Song (album "John Wesley Harding")
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob
| It is a symptom | |
| of political failure: | |
| waterbed-swinging. | |
| Het is een symptoom | Es ist ein Symptom |
| van falende politiek: | der fehlenden Politik: |
| waterbed-deining. | Wasserbett-Wellen. |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-01
Society as free flow mattress
Collection: PumicePieces
| I will not accept | |
| foolishness nor misery -- | |
| I know I'm a fool. | |
| Ik wil geen dwaasheid, | Ich akzeptiere |
| noch ellende aanvaarden -- | keine Dummheit noch Elend -- |
| ook al is dat dwaas. | auch wenn das dumm ist. |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-15
Collection: Changing Times
| There is a sports hall | |
| full of pastime, well equipped -- | |
| with vacuum flasks. | |
| Er is een sporthal | Für unsre Freizeit |
| vol bezigheidstherapie -- | gibt es die Sporthalle, mit -- |
| en thermoskannen. | Isolierkannen. |
Amsterdam, 2021-09-03
A good job (Marcel van Roosmalen) - 2021
Column "Goed gewerkt"
The village ("occupational therapy")
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Van Roosmalen, Marcel
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Seven days is enough |
Amsterdam, 2021-02-03
Collection: Lilith's Powers
| Leaving the district, | |
| noise behind the parking lot: | |
| the Supersuper. | |
| De wijk uit, gedruis | Raus aus dem Viertel, |
| achter het parkeerterrein: | Geräusch hinter dem Parkplatz: |
| de Supersuper. | der Supersuper. |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-15
Grace (K. Michel) - 2020
Poem "Gratie" (collection "& rol door")
Collection: Human excess
Tribute to: Michel, K
| A Federation | |
| demands a lot of talent -- | |
| and all the virtues. | |
| Een Federatie | Föderationen |
| vraagt veel van burgers: talent -- | erfordern viel Talent, und -- |
| en alle deugden. | alle Tugenden. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-13
The general in his labyrinth (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1989
Story "El general en su laberinto" about Simón Bolívar
The ideal of shared competence in the Americas, Europe, Russia, Australia and Bharat (India)
Collection: Dream flight
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
| This must and that will | |
| change the whole world, all our lives -- | |
| for better, for worse. | |
| Dit moet en dat zal | Dies muss und das wird |
| ons leven veranderen -- | unser Leben verändern -- |
| in lief en in leed. | in Freud und in Leid. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-28
New Year's wish with a drawing of a yin-yang earth in a blue to green universe
Collection: The drama
| I came in good faith, | |
| well, is there anyone here -- | |
| who's in need of me? | |
| Op goed vertrouwen | In gutem Glauben |
| ben ik hierheen gekomen -- | bin ich hierher gekommen -- |
| Wie heeft mij nodig? | Also, wer braucht mich? |
Amsterdam, 2020-08-27
The castle (Franz Kafka) - 1923
Novel "Das Schloß"
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Kafka, Franz
| City life is hard, | |
| made of stone, but with sidewalks -- | |
| smelling of roses. | |
| Stadsleven is hard, | Stadtleben ist hart, |
| van steen, maar er zijn stoepen -- | Stein, aber mit Gehwegen -- |
| waar rozen geuren. | duftend nach Rosen. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-17
Collection: Moons
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The echoes are a disease |
Amsterdam, 2020-03-01
Nymph Echo
Hornpipe, a sailors' dance, accompanied by a horn with tone holes
Collection: On living on [2]
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Hibbing is such a nowhere |
Amsterdam, 2020-02-17
Desolation Row (Bob Dylan) - 1965
Bob Dylan (Duluth, MN, 1941) left Hibbing, MN, in 1959
Song
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob
| The animals mess | |
| about in their own places -- | |
| around the monkey. | |
| Dieren scharrelen | Die Tiere schweifen |
| wat rond op hun eigen plek -- | umher an ihren Plätzen -- |
| rondom het aapje. | rund um den Affen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
This is a loud world (Martijn Padding) - 2019
Composition, performed by De Ereprijs Orchestra and Dirk Luijmes (clavichord)
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Padding, Martijn
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In the evening we dance |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-10
Big Brotherhood
Collection: Changing Times
| We lock up troubled | |
| teens, being too reluctant -- | |
| to take any blame. | |
| Probleemjongeren | Die Problemkinder |
| sluiten we op, onwillig -- | sperren wir ein, ohne Schuld -- |
| schuld te bekennen. | einzugestehen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-08-04
Interview with Dimitri Verhulst - 2019
'Zomeravondgesprek'-interview ('Summer Evening Talk'-interview) in the nrc.weekend of August 3rd, 2019
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Verhulst, Dimitri
| Since anyone may | |
| disadvantage you, it's wise -- | |
| to limit contacts. | |
| Iedereen kan je | Jeder könnte dich |
| benadelen, beperk dus -- | schädigen, begrenze doch -- |
| met wie je omgaat. | deine Kontakte. |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-17
Letter 7 about ethics to Lucilius (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) - 62
"Epistulae morales ad Lucilium", book 7
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
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As we work we talk that's how it goes about what needs to be done differently according to the boss: more with less the other way around would be nonsense: creativity is our strength that's what it is about: we have to show it it is sink or swim whether the financiers believe in us We do it together extra commitment is deciding only the best remain That's it, as long as it takes to change everything even if it takes longer than expected And beware of the gaps work around them creatively or we'll fall into them |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-17
Om namah Shivaya (Om, I bow to the beneficent, Shiva, the Creator and Destroyer)
Collection: Mosaic virus
| Bringing things to growth, | |
| and then having to stop them -- | |
| with newly passed laws. | |
| Iets tot groei brengen, | Zum Wachstum bringen, |
| en het dan moeten stoppen -- | und dann neue Gesetze -- |
| met nieuwe wetten. | um es zu stoppen. |
Vlissingen, 2019-06-06
Collection: Half The Work
| I want to sleep, but | |
| the guard wants to stay awake -- | |
| he sings on his rounds. | |
| Ik wil slapen, maar | Ich möchte schlafen, |
| de wacht wil wakker blijven -- | die Wache will wach bleiben -- |
| en loopt zingend rond. | er geht singend 'rum. |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-10
Don Juan and the last Nymph (Hubert Lampo) - 1943
Novella "Don Juan en de laatste nimf"
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Lampo, Hubert
| Curved, following | |
| a straight line, around the sun -- | |
| money and my work. | |
| Gekromd een rechte | Einer geraden |
| lijn, aarde om zon, ik om -- | Linie folgen, um Geld -- |
| het geld en mijn werk. | und meine Arbeit. |
Scheveningen, 2018-06-19
A Frisian does not cry (Gerrit Krol) - 1980
Novel "Een Fries huilt niet", chapter 11.2
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Krol, Gerrit
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Life is good |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-19
Qui s'excuse s'accuse (Who offers excuses, accuses himself)
Collection: Changing Times
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In the street people are weighed |
Amsterdam, 2017-04-21
Collection: On living on [2]
| There are streets between | |
| the paving tiles, busy streets -- | |
| of an ant city. | |
| Tussen de tegels | Zwischen den Fliesen |
| liggen de drukke straten -- | gibt es belebten Straßen: |
| van een mierenstad. | die Ameisenstadt. |
Konstanz, 2015-06-19
Collection: BloodTrunk
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Because he was the strongest |
Amsterdam, 2012-04-04
Corps législatif: representation of the people, parliament
The embodiment of the people:
- Corps royal (royal body), monarchy >>
- Corps divin (divine body), theocracy / tyranny >>
- Corps noble (noble body), aristocracy >>
- Corps social (social body), socialist oligarchy >>
- Corps législatif (legislative body), democracy >>
- Corps commun (communal body), populist totalitarianism (communism, fascism)
Collection: The drama
| While the farmers drudge | |
| I wonder, am I ashamed -- | |
| not to have to help? | |
| De boeren zwoegen; | Die Bauern schuften; |
| ik kijk en ik schaam me niet -- | ich schaue, schäme mich nicht -- |
| te hoeven helpen. | helfen zu müssen. |
Julianadorp, 2011-12-27
Collection: The drama
| They're waving to me: | |
| children in the express train -- | |
| which I just have missed. | |
| Ze zwaaien naar mij: | Sie winken zu mir: |
| kinderen in de sneltrein -- | die Kinder in dem Schnellzug -- |
| die ik gemist heb. | den ich verfehlte. |
Julianadorp, 2011-12-25
Collection: NightWatch
| So tasty, the smell | |
| of steaming bread, freshly baked -- | |
| while I was sleeping. | |
| Zo lekker, de geur | Herrlich, der Geruch |
| van broden, vers gebakken -- | von Brot, ganz frisch gebacken -- |
| terwijl ik nog sliep. | während ich noch schlief. |
Amsterdam, 2011-12-14
Collection: Bruises
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| Bees | |
| are diligent | |
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| I too augment what is there | |
| I work together: | |
| I contribute to the prosperity of all | |
| I am content with my task | |
| I am cooperative | |
| Hommel | |
