| A lot of wisdom, | |
| as the harvest of my life -- | |
| Oh, I know better. | |
| Veel wijsheid, als oogst | Weisheit, als Ernte |
| van heel mijn lange leven -- | all meiner Lebensjahre -- |
| Ik weet wel beter. | Ich weiß schon besser. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-23
Interview with Renate Dorrestein (2017)
TV program "VPRO Boeken"
Collection: Known
Keyword: Wisdom / Stupidity
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Shame is having fear | |
| of something ordinary -- | |
| that is a secret. | |
| Schaamte is bang zijn | Scham ist eine Angst |
| voor iets gewoons van jezelf -- | vor etwas ganz Normales -- |
| dat nog geheim is. | das noch geheim ist. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-29
Please, take a look at this girl (Gerrit Krol)
About shame (Gerrit Krol) (1970)
Poems "Kijk 's naar dit meisje" and "Over de schaamte" (collection "Over het uittrekken van een broek")
Collection: Known
Keyword: Shame
Tribute to: Krol, Gerrit
| Angels are not sweet, | |
| they are hard when they tell you -- | |
| what you have to do. | |
| Een engel komt niet | Engel sind nicht süß, |
| lief, maar keihard iets zeggen -- | sondern geben hart Bescheid -- |
| dat je moet gaan doen. | was du machen musst. |
Amsterdam, 2019-04-26
Arthur, the once and future king - The ill-made knight (Terence White) (1940)
Novel
Roman "De kennismaking - Faxen aan Ger" (2017, Nicolien Mizee)
Collection: Known
Keyword: Conscience
Tribute to: White, Terence
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| If I own something, | |
| it's time, to pay attention -- | |
| but it eludes me. | |
| Als ik iets bezit | Wenn ich schon was hab, |
| dan is het: tijd, voor aandacht -- | ist es: Zeit, für Beachtung -- |
| al ontglipt die mij. | die mir stets entwischt. |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-15
Letters about ethics to Lucilius (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (62)
Letter 1
Collection: Known
Keyword: Attention: for someone
Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
| Do treat your body | |
| a bit, so that it follows -- | |
| the plans of your soul. | |
| Verwen je lichaam | Verwöhne deinen |
| met mate, zodat het volgt -- | Körper in Maßen, damit -- |
| wat je ziel wil doen. | er der Seele folgt. |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-18
Letters about ethics to Lucilius (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (62)
Letter 8
Collection: Known
Keyword: Soul
Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
| I live healthily | |
| because I want to be more -- | |
| than just my body. | |
| Ik leef erg gezond | Ich lebe gesund, |
| omdat ik heel graag meer wil -- | ich will unbedingt mehr sein -- |
| zijn dan mijn lichaam. | als meinen Körper. |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-20
Letters about ethics to Lucilius (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (62)
Letter 14
Collection: Known
Keyword: Soul
Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
| So many girls love | |
| to tie on red shoes dancing -- | |
| into their ending. | |
| Zovele meisjes | So viele Mädchen |
| dansen in rode schoenen -- | tanzen in roten Schuhen -- |
| hun eind tegemoet. | nach ihrem Ende. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Red Shoes (Anne Sexton) (1972)
Poem (collection "The Book of Folly")
Collection: Known
Keyword: Illusions: wish
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| Vessels of Deep Thoughts | |
| run aground on a Sand Bank -- | |
| Simplicity sails. | |
| Diepe Gedachten | Tiefe Gedanken |
| lopen vast op een Zandbank -- | stranden auf einer Sandbank -- |
| de Eenvoud vaart nog. | die Einfalt segelt. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-21
If wrecked upon the Shoal of Thought (Emily Dickinson) (1879)
Poem, published in 1945
Collection: Known
Keyword: Wisdom / Stupidity
Tribute to: Dickinson, Emily
| Be careful, because | |
| regret will come last of all -- | |
| too late to help you. | |
| Pas op bij alles, | Pass auf, als letztes |
| want spijt komt altijd het laatst -- | wird das Bedauern kommen -- |
| als het niet meer baat. | wenn es nicht mehr nützt. |
Train Eindhoven-Best, 2020-01-12
The story of Ali Baba and forty thieves exterminated by a female slave (Antoine Galland) (1701)
"Histoire d'Ali Baba, et de quarante voleurs exterminés par une esclave"
Collection: Known
Keyword: Regret
Tribute to: Galland, Antoine
| A suspension is | |
| good for you: again you see -- | |
| what is important. | |
| Een schorsing is goed | Suspendierung ist |
| voor iedereen: je ziet weer -- | gut für dich: du siehst wieder -- |
| wat belangrijk is. | worauf es ankommt. |
Train Best-Amsterdam, 2020-01-13
Everything changes (Kristien Hemmerechts) (2015)
Collection: Known
Keyword: Reason: discrimination
Tribute to: Hemmerechts, Kristien
| I thought I had more. | |
| If so, I can't say I did -- | |
| require it, did I? | |
| Ik had er toch meer? | Hatte ich nicht mehr? |
| Als dat zo is, heb ik ze -- | Wenn ja, dann brauche ich es -- |
| blijkbaar niet nodig. | offensichtlich nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-25
Letters about ethics to Lucilius (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (64)
"Epistulae morales ad Lucilium" - Letter 87
Collection: Known
Keyword: Possessions
Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
| Humans do resist, | |
| they will not sustain the truth -- | |
| they must take action. | |
| Een mens verzet zich, | Ein Mensch versetzt sich, |
| hij verdraagt de waarheid niet -- | er erträgt die Wahrheit nicht -- |
| hij komt in actie. | er unternehmt was. |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-25
Answer to Nietzsche
("How much truth does a person sustain, how much truth does a spirit dare? that became more and more the real value meter for me.")
Collection: Known
Keyword: Truth
Tribute to: Nietzsche, Friedrich
| Shame on me, I thought, | |
| and yet I couldn't help but snort -- | |
| with laughter again. | |
| O, dacht ik, ik moet | Schäm dich! dachte ich, |
| me schamen en weer schoot ik -- | aber gleich brach ich wieder -- |
| proestend in de lach. | in Gelächter aus. |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-31
The twelve letters (Luigi Pirandello) (1897)
Story "Le dodici lettere"
Collection: Known
Keyword: Shame
Keyword: Self-expression
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| Body and mind are | |
| capable of compromise -- | |
| but the heart is not. | |
| Lichaam en verstand | Nur Körper und Geist |
| sluiten compromissen, maar -- | schließen Kompromisse, nein -- |
| het hart kan dat niet. | das Herz kann das nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-29
The PowerBook (Jeanette Winterson) (2000)
Novel, chapter "NEW DOCUMENT"
Collection: Known
Keyword: Harmony: psycho-soma
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| I do help, I give | |
| money, which does not pay off -- | |
| but balances us. | |
| Ik help, ik geef geld, | Ich helfe mit Geld, |
| dat niet iets aflost, maar ons -- | das nichts ablöst, sondern uns -- |
| in evenwicht brengt. | ins Gleichgewicht bringt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-19
(work in progress) a part-text: attempts to explain the white stare to myself - attempt 3 (Antjie Krog) (2022)
Poem "(work in progress) 'n meerstemmige teks: pogings om die wit staar aan myself te verduidelik - poging 3" (collection "Plunder" ["Pillage"])
Collection: Known
Keyword: People: mankind
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| That basic question: | |
| Why are we humans on earth? | |
| To destroy ourselves? | |
| Die vraag: Waartoe zijn | Die Frage: Warum |
| wij op aarde? Om onszelf -- | sind wir auf der Erde? Um -- |
| te vernietigen? | uns zu zerstören? |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-27
Individual acts (Freek de Jonge) (1992)
Performance "Losse Nummers"
Collection: Known
Keyword: Ethics: practice
Tribute to: De Jonge, Freek
| On the passengers | |
| on the bus, I practise my -- | |
| love of fellow men. | |
| In de bus oefen | Im Bus übe ich |
| ik op alle passagiers -- | an allen Passagieren -- |
| mijn naastenliefde. | die Nächstenliebe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-06
(attempt 1: the bus) (Antjie Krog) (2014)
Poem "(probeerslag 1: die bus)" (collection "Mede-wete" ("Synapse")
Collection: Known
Keyword: Neighbours: love
Keyword: Tolerance
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| Spelling: the d's and l's | |
| must be written twice, because -- | |
| with two deeds, two lies. | |
| Spelling: de d's en l's | Schreibweise: die t's |
| dubbel te schrijven, want twee -- | und l's zweimal, nämlich zwei -- |
| daden, twee leugens. | Taten, zwei Lügen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-07
A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) (2003)
Mnemonic for spelling the word onmiddellik (immediately)
Tale, part 1 § 3
Collection: Known
Keyword: Ethics: practice
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| Loafers try to flee | |
| from the sun that burns its words -- | |
| in their very skulls. | |
| Leeglopers vluchten | Faulenzer fliehen |
| voor de zon die zijn woorden -- | vor den Worten der Sonne -- |
| brandt in hun schedels. | in ihren Schädeln. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-10
A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) (2003)
In 1954, D.L.P. Yali-Manisi, imbongi (court jester) of the Thembu-clan calls on Prince Nelson Mandela to speak out
Tale, part 3 § 2
Collection: Known
Keyword: Together: social
Keyword: Leadership
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
Tribute to: Mandela, Nelson
| All of us can live | |
| in peace, come and join, lay down -- | |
| nothing will harm us. | |
| We kunnen leven | Wir können leben |
| in vrede, kom, ga liggen -- | in Frieden, komm, leg dich hin -- |
| niets zal ons deren. | nichts wird uns schaden. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-25
Lay Down (Melanie) (1970)
Song (album "Candles in the Rain")
Collection: Known
Keyword: Peace: social
Tribute to: Melanie (Safka, Melanie)
| What makes us happy? | |
| And with which pacifiers -- | |
| are we just fobbed off? | |
| Waar zijn we blij mee? | Was macht uns glücklich? |
| En wat zijn de fopspenen -- | Was sind dabei die Schnuller -- |
| die ons zoethouden? | die uns hinhalten? |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-05
The scorned child (Guus Kuijer) (1980)
Book "Het geminachte kind"
Collection: Known
Keyword: Need
Keyword: Happiness (fulfilment)
Tribute to: Kuijer, Guus
| Forgive me, I won't | |
| demand so much anymore -- | |
| and then receive more. | |
| Vergeef me, ik zal | Verzeih, ich werde |
| niet meer zoveel verlangen -- | mir nicht mehr so viel wünschen -- |
| en meer ontvangen. | und mehr empfangen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-22
Bird on the Wire (Leonard Cohen) (1968)
Song about Leonard Cohen and Marianne Jensen, 1969 album "Songs from a Room"; 1968 release by Judy Collins (album "Who Knows Where the Time Goes")
Collection: Known
Keyword: Life: course (overview)
Tribute to: Cohen, Leonard
| Knowledge of human | |
| nature: learning that people -- | |
| are not characters. | |
| Met mensenkennis | Mit Menschenkenntnis |
| moet ik leren: mensen zijn -- | muss ich lernen: Menschen sind -- |
| geen personages. | keine Figuren. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-26
The character's helplessness (Marjoleine de Vos) (2024)
Column "De hulpeloosheid van het personage", in the NRC of February 26th, 2024) - Reality and fiction: do movies and novels teach us not only to understand people, but also to see them as characters?
Collection: Known
Keyword: People: fellow man
Tribute to: De Vos, Marjoleine
| I can't separate | |
| good and evil, so mixed up -- | |
| are all my actions. | |
| Goed en kwaad kan ik | Gut und Böse: nie |
| nooit eens scheiden, zo gemengd -- | zu trennen, so gemischt sind -- |
| zijn al mijn daden. | meine Handlungen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-26
Easthouse's story (Belcampo) (1946)
Story "Het verhaal van Oosterhuis" (collection "Nieuwe verhalen")
Collection: Known
Keyword: Ethics: practice
Tribute to: Belcampo
