| We want each other, | |
| we're not like two birds in rut -- | |
| desiring to nest. | |
| Wij willen elkaar, | Wir wollen nur uns, |
| niet als een broeds vogelpaar -- | nicht wie brünstige Vögel -- |
| een nest gaan bouwen. | ein Nestchen bauen. |
, 0000-00-00
Anonymous (West Flanders) (1100)
Homosexuality
Have alle birds begun nests, except me and you. What are we awaiting?
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: Give To Be
| Love adorns itself | |
| with longing and with sadness -- | |
| with insomnia. | |
| Liefde versiert zich | Die Liebe schmückt sich |
| met verlangen, met verdriet -- | mit Sehnsucht und mit Kummer -- |
| en slapeloosheid. | mit Schlaflosigkeit. |
Amsterdam, 0000-00-00
Tales of Caunterbury (Geoffrey Chaucer) (1400)
"Knight's Tale"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Desire: lust
Tribute to: Chaucer, Geoffrey
| Would God be jealous? | |
| and should we hide every time -- | |
| we kiss each other? | |
| Zou God jaloers zijn? | Gott eifersüchtig? |
| Moeten we ons verstoppen -- | Müssen wir uns verstecken -- |
| als we gaan kussen? | wenn wir uns küssen? |
Amsterdam, 2014-04-18
God is indeed a jealous God (Emily Dickinson) (1886)
Referring to: "God is indeed a jealous God"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Religion: holiness
Tribute to: Dickinson, Emily
| I take it easy: | |
| fear and regrett are like love -- | |
| microbial fuss. | |
| Ik maak me niet druk: | Keine Sorge: Angst |
| angst en spijt zijn als liefde -- | und Reue sind wie Liebe -- |
| microbengedoe. | Mikrobengewirr. |
Amsterdam, 2014-11-30
Letters 760 and 764 (Vincent van Gogh) (1889)
Letter of April, 21st, 1889 to Theo van Gogh
Letter of May 2nd, 1889 to Willemien van Gogh
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Calm: tardiness
Keyword: Regret
Tribute to: Van Gogh, Vincent
| My love does not need | |
| to be the most beautiful -- | |
| she's extremely rare. | |
| Mijn lief is gewoon, | Sie ist ganz einfach, |
| ze hoeft niet het mooist te zijn -- | sie muss nicht die Schönste sein -- |
| zo zeldzaam is zij. | weil sie selten ist. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-05
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun (William Shakespeare) (1609)
Sonnet
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Beauty: essence
Tribute to: Shakespeare, William
| My darling kisses | |
| me and cries: Come on, wake up! | |
| You see me, don't you? | |
| Mijn liefste kust me | Mein Liebling küsst mich |
| huilend: Word toch eens wakker! | weinend: Wache doch mal auf! |
| Je ziet me toch, dus? | Du siehst mich, oder? |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-10
Last night my darling came to me (Mohamed Rumi) (1250)
Quatrain
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: unity / universal
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
| Why does it happen, | |
| why does my heart open out -- | |
| to love, constantly? | |
| Waarom is het zo, | Wieso ist es so, |
| waarom opent mijn hart zich -- | wieso öffnet mein Herz sich -- |
| steeds voor de liefde? | immer für Liebe? |
Amsterdam, 2018-09-27
Ghazal 2760 - Water of life (Mohamed Rumi) (1250)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: unity / universal
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
| Masculinity, | |
| of all men, is just nothing -- | |
| of value in love. | |
| De mannelijkheid | Jede Männlichkeit |
| van alle mannen is niets -- | aller Männer ist gar nichts -- |
| waard in de liefde. | wert in der Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2018-09-27
Ghazal 843 - Born out of love (Mohamed Rumi) (1250)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: surrender
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
| Going together, | |
| feeling in your hand in mine -- | |
| your heartbeat with mine. | |
| Samen op pad gaan, | Den Herzschlag fühlen |
| en in jouw hand in mijn hand -- | wir doppelt in deiner Hand -- |
| onze hartslagen. | sanft in meiner Hand. |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-08
Rebirth - 2 (Antonio Machado) (1907)
Poem "Renacimiento" - 2 (collection "Soledades. Galerías. Otros poemas.")
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: Give To Be
Tribute to: Machado, Antonio
| The goddess of love | |
| likes to sleep with the strong god -- | |
| of war and killing. | |
| Graag slaapt de godin | Die Liebesgöttin |
| van de liefde bij de god -- | schläft gerne mit dem Gott des -- |
| van oorlog en dood. | Krieges, des Todes. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-26
The power of love - The myths of Pygmalion, Narkissos, Tereus, Orfeus en Helena (1997)
Stories "De macht van de liefde - De mythen van Pygmalion, Narkissos, Tereus, Orfeus en Helena"
Aphrodite and Ares
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: unity / universal
Tribute to: Dros, Imme
| Ah, Desire, the son | |
| of Love and War: so playful -- | |
| and so destructive. | |
| Begeerte, de zoon | Begierde, der Sohn |
| van Liefde en Oorlog: speels -- | von Liebe und Krieg: verspielt -- |
| en vernietigend. | und zerstörerisch. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-27
The power of love - The myths of Pygmalion, Narkissos, Tereus, Orfeus en Helena (Imme Dros) (1997)
Eros, the first lover of Aphrodite, later considered her son from Ares
Stories "De macht van de liefde - De mythen van Pygmalion, Narkissos, Tereus, Orfeus en Helena"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Desire: lust
Tribute to: Dros, Imme
| Moved and comforted | |
| by love, although not really: | |
| moved by the love song. | |
| Ontroerd en getroost | Bewegt von Liebe, |
| door de liefde, nee, toch niet: | und davon getröstet, nein: |
| door het liefdeslied. | von dem Liebeslied. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-27
The power of love - The myths of Pygmalion, Narcissus, Tereus, Orpheus and Helena (Imme Dros) (1997)
Orpheus, the master of lyre and lyric
Stories "De macht van de liefde - De mythen van Pygmalion, Narkissos, Tereus, Orfeus en Helena"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Comfort
Tribute to: Dros, Imme
| Who's ready to die | |
| for someone else? Your loved one! | |
| who you want to keep. | |
| Wie wil er sterven | Für den anderen |
| voor een ander? Je liefste! | sterben, wer will es? Dein Lieb! |
| die je wilt houden. | das du schützen willst. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-30
Love and what passes for it - The myths of Medeia and Iason, Alkestis and Admetos, Psyche and Eros (2000)
Stories "Liefde en wat ervoor doorgaat - De mythen van Medeia en Iason, Alkestis en Admetos, Psyche en Eros"
Admetos and his wife Alkestis, who sacrificed herself for him
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: Give To Be
Tribute to: Dros, Imme
| He's handsome and strong, | |
| he's a giant, with wild hair -- | |
| and a black backside. | |
| Hij is knap en sterk, | Er ist schön und stark, |
| een reus met wilde haren -- | ein Riese mit wildem Haar -- |
| en zwarte billen. | und schwarzem Gesäß. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-30
Hero of the twelve tasks - The myth of Heracles (Imme Dros) (2000)
The hairy buttocks of Heracles
Story "Held van de twaalf taken - De mythe van Herakles"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love: allurement
Tribute to: Dros, Imme
| We just don't know that | |
| much about Love, only That -- | |
| Love is All there is. | |
| Zoveel weten we | So viel wissen wir |
| niet van Liefde, alleen Dat -- | nicht über Liebe, nur Dass -- |
| Liefde Alles is. | Liebe Alles Ist. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-21
That Love is all there is (Emily Dickinson) (1886)
Poem, published in 1914
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: is all
Tribute to: Dickinson, Emily
| Darling, you're my sun, | |
| luckily not the real one -- | |
| You'll never go down. | |
| Mijn liefste, mijn zon | Schatz, meine Sonne, |
| ben je, niet de echte, nooit -- | nicht die wirkliche, niemals -- |
| zul jij ondergaan. | wirst du untergeh'n. |
Zandvoort, 2020-02-02
The Tale of One Thousand and One Nights (900)
Night #16, "The Third Kalandar's Tale" in: "Tale of the Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: fidelity / infidelity
| Her flowers, falling | |
| on the bank, in the moonlight -- | |
| the men are shouting. | |
| Haar bloemen vallen | Ans Ufer fallen |
| op de oever, de maan schijnt -- | ihre Blumen, der Mond scheint -- |
| de mannen schreeuwen. | die Männer schreien. |
Amsterdam, 2020-03-03
First Love (Ivan Turgenev) (1860)
Novella "Pjervaja ljoebov"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Virgin
Tribute to: Turgenev, Ivan
| Why do you do what | |
| I ask? Don't listen to me -- | |
| I'm in love with you! | |
| Waarom doe je wat | Warum machst du was |
| ik vraag? Luister niet naar mij -- | ich frage? Hör nicht auf mich -- |
| ik houd toch van jou! | ich liebe dich doch! |
Amsterdam, 2020-03-03
First Love (Ivan Turgenev) (1860)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love:
Tribute to: Turgenev, Ivan
| He stops my bleeding, | |
| the bloody gorgeous killer -- | |
| of my maidenhead. | |
| Hij stelpt mijn bloeding, | Er stoppt die Blutung, |
| de bloedmooie moordenaar -- | der wunderschönen Mörder -- |
| van mijn maagdenvlies. | meiner Korona. |
Amsterdam, 2020-05-31
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1748)
Novel
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: sex
Tribute to: Cleland, John
| What is there to say? | |
| Whirling in the depths, the sea -- | |
| roars with my yearning. | |
| Wat zou ik zeggen? | Was kann ich sagen? |
| In de diepte kolkt de zee -- | In der Tiefe braust das Meer -- |
| van mijn verlangen. | meines Verlangens. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-03
Who doesn't speak (Anonymous, Japan) (974)
Anthology "Kokin Rokuj?", no. 2648
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Desire:
Tribute to: Anon. [Japan]
| I play zither well, | |
| but I make a few mistakes -- | |
| then he looks at me. | |
| Ik speel goed citer, | Ich spiel' gut Zither, |
| maar maak af en toe een fout -- | aber mache auch Fehler -- |
| dan kijkt hij naar mij. | dann sieht er mich an. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-10
She plays the zither (Duan Li) (770)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love:
Tribute to: Li, Duan
| Darling, go ahead, | |
| then I can make love to you -- | |
| in warm bed linen. | |
| Liefste, ga alvast, | Liebling, geh schonmal, |
| dan kan ik met je vrijen -- | dann werde ich dich lieben -- |
| in warm beddegoed. | in warmem Bettzeug. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-11
She wants to close the mosquito net to make love (Bu Lin) (1020)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Comfort
Tribute to: Lin, Bu
| Crept into his bed, | |
| I satisfied the craving -- | |
| that had made him sick. | |
| Ik kroop in zijn bed, | Ich kroch in sein Bett, |
| en stilde het verlangen -- | und stillte die Begierde -- |
| dat hem ziek maakte. | die ihn krank machte. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-25
Lancelot of Denmark (Anonymous, Netherlands) (1350)
Table play "Lanseloet van Denemerken"
Mercyfuck
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Mercy
Tribute to: Anon. [Nederland]
| My tree is fragant, | |
| I will bear a lot of fruit -- | |
| just one bud missing. | |
| Mijn boom geurt heerlijk, | Mein duftender Baum |
| ik zal veel vruchten geven -- | wird viel Frucht bringen, es fehlt -- |
| er mist maar één bloem. | nur éine Blume. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-25
Lancelot of Denmark (Anonymous, Netherlands) (1350)
Table play "Lanseloet van Denemerken"
After the defloration
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Virgin
Tribute to: Anon. [Nederland]
| It is great with him, | |
| he is loving me all night -- | |
| then it is over. | |
| Het is fijn bij hem, | Es ist schön mit ihm, |
| heel de nacht bemint hij mij -- | er liebt mich die ganze Nacht -- |
| dan is het voorbij. | dann ist es vorbei. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-25
Lancelot of Denmark (Anonymous, Netherlands) (1350)
Table play "Lanseloet van Denemerken"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: heartbreak
Tribute to: Anon. [Nederland]
| I lie in the song, | |
| it is love's and time's quiet -- | |
| backwater for me. | |
| Ik lig in het lied, | Ich liege im Lied, |
| het lied van liefde en tijd -- | das Lied von Liebe und Zeit -- |
| een stille uithoek. | die stille Ecke. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-15
Every song (Federico García Lorca) (1936)
Poem "Cada Canción" (poetics)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: nourishes
Tribute to: Garcia Lorca, Federico
| With her husky voice | |
| she reads to him, full of love -- | |
| in the twilight hours. | |
| Met haar hese stem | Heiser liest sie ihm |
| leest ze voor in de schemer- | in den Dämmerungsstunden -- |
| uren vol liefde. | voller Liebe vor. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-13
The general in his labyrinth (Gabriel García Márquez) (1989)
Story "El general en su laberinto" about Simón Bolívar
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: intimacy
Tribute to: Garcia Marquez, Gabriel
| Control, sympathy, | |
| and longing for a nice time: | |
| the love mystery. | |
| Heerszucht, sympathie, | Herrschsucht, Sympathie, |
| en het fijn willen hebben: | eine tolle Zeit haben: |
| het liefdesraadsel. | das Liebesrätsel. |
Amsterdam, 2021-04-29
It's hard to define love (François de la Rochefoucauld) (1664)
"Il est difficile à définir l'amour" (#68 in "Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales")
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: bond
Tribute to: De La Rochef., Francois
| Our children are not | |
| our children, they just belong -- | |
| only to themselves. | |
| Onze kinderen | Unsere Kinder |
| zijn niet onze kinderen -- | sind nicht unsere Kinder -- |
| ze zijn van zichzelf. | sie gehören sich. |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-18
The Prophet (Khalil Gibran) (1923)
Fables
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: People: mankind
Tribute to: Gibran, Khalil
| Bring our friend home, | |
| go to him, bring him around -- | |
| with all my ardour! | |
| Breng onze vriend thuis, | Bringt unseren Freund |
| ga op reis, overreed hem -- | Heim, geht, überredet ihn -- |
| met al mijn liefde! | mit meiner Liebe! |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-28
Ghazal 163 "Go, my friends" (Mohamed Rumi) (1247)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Friendship: bond
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
| Don't go to sleep, you | |
| long to love, dare to do it -- | |
| and don't go to sleep! | |
| Ga niet slapen, jij | Geh nicht schlafen, du |
| wilt graag liefhebben, durf het -- | möchtest lieben, wage es -- |
| en ga niet slapen! | und geh nicht schlafen! |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-28
Quatrains "The breeze at dawn" (Mohamed Rumi) (1250)
Ghazal 171 "A great wagon" part 4
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: unity / universal
Keyword: Illusions: see through
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
| Seducing someone | |
| to want to go to hell, that -- | |
| is really subtle. | |
| Ertoe verleiden | Dazu verführen, |
| om naar de hel te lopen -- | zur Hölle zu fahren, das -- |
| dat is pas subtiel. | ist wirklich subtil. |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-08
A diplomat is a person (Anonymous, USA) (1937)
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a tactful way that you'll look forward with pleasure to making the trip. (St. Louis Star-Times of Missouri, November 27th, 1937, blz. 10; and The Altoona Tribune of Pennsylvania, January 1st, 1938, page 6)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Together: social
Tribute to: Anon. [USA]
| So you do love him, | |
| you really love him, so much -- | |
| that you admit it? | |
| Je houdt dus van hem, | Du liebst ihn also, |
| je houdt echt van hem, zoveel -- | du liebst ihn wirklich, so sehr -- |
| dat je het toegeeft? | dass du es zugibst? |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-21
Far away (Luigi Pirandello) (1902)
Story "Lontano", §4
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love:
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| He caresses her | |
| tenderly in the moonlight -- | |
| at least her shadow. | |
| Tussen de bloemen | Zwischen den Blumen |
| streelt hij haar in het maanlicht -- | streichelt er sie im Mondschein -- |
| althans haar schaduw. | bloß ihren Schatten. |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-27
The wave (Luigi Pirandello) (1894)
Story "L'onda", § I
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: romance
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| Love is everything: | |
| it is desire, connection -- | |
| regret, stubbornness. | |
| Liefde is alles: | Liebe ist alles: |
| verlangen, verbondenheid -- | Verlangen, Verbundenheit -- |
| spijt en koppigheid. | Bedauern, Sturheit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-01
Gallant creditor (Luigi Pirandello) (1897)
Story "Creditor galante"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: is all
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| Right now I'll marry | |
| you, so as not to marry -- | |
| someone serious. | |
| Ik trouw nu meteen. | Ich heirate dich, |
| met jou, anders trouw ik nog -- | damit ich nicht heirate -- |
| een ernstige vrouw. | auf ernsten Weise. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-01
Mrs. Hope (Luigi Pirandello) (1903)
Story "La signora Speranza" - II
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Marriage / Wedding
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| He's very jealous | |
| of his wife's dearest loved one -- | |
| whom he has to play. | |
| Hij is erg jaloers. | Sehr eifersüchtig, |
| op de liefste van zijn vrouw -- | auf den Liebsten seiner Frau -- |
| die hij moet spelen. | der er spielen muss. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-03
Stefano Giogli, one and two (Luigi Pirandello) (1909)
Story "Stefano Giogli, uno e due"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Disfavour / Jealousy / Envy
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| The white butterfly | |
| moves, to save it, I quickly -- | |
| put out the candle. | |
| De witte vlinder | Der Falter regt sich, |
| beweegt, om hem te redden -- | um ihn zu retten, lösche -- |
| doof ik vlug de kaars. | ich schnell die Kerze. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-05
Fragment of a chronicle of Marco Leccio and his war on the map in the time of the Great War in Europe, VIII (Luigi Pirandello) (1919)
Story "Frammento di cronaca di Marco Leccio e della sua guerra sulla carta nel tempo della grande guerra europea", VIII
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Care: animals / things
Keyword: Animals: butterfly / moth
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| Next spring I'll go back | |
| to see the blossoms, search them -- | |
| where I've never been. | |
| Ik zal teruggaan | Ich kehre zurück |
| voor de bloesems, ze zoeken -- | für die Blüten, suche sie -- |
| waar ik nog niet was. | wo ich noch nie war. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-22
On Mount Yoshino (Saigyo) (1190)
Poem "Yoshinoyama" by the monk ("Hoshi") Saigyo (1118-1190) / "I'll forget the trail"(translation by Burton Watson)
Yoshinoyama / kozo no shiori no / michi kaete / mada minu kata no / hana o tazunen
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Nature: flowers
Tribute to: Saigyo
| I do not know why, | |
| but just out of gratitude -- | |
| I am moved to tears. | |
| Ik weet niet waarom, | Ich weiß nicht warum, |
| maar van dankbaarheid ben ik -- | aber nur vor Dankbarkeit -- |
| een en al tranen. | bin ich ganz Tränen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-22
Whatever it is (Saigyo) (1190)
Poem by the monk ("Hoshi") Saigyo (1118-1190)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Gratitude
Tribute to: Saigyo
| I was seventeen, | |
| with all my being I longed -- | |
| to offer myself. | |
| Ik was zeventien, | Siebzehn: mein ganzes |
| heel mijn wezen verlangde -- | Wesen sehnte sich danach -- |
| om mij te geven. | mich hinzugeben. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-21
Letter to Antonio Cervi (Antonia Pozzi) (1935)
Written on June 29th, 1935
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: surrender
Tribute to: Pozzi, Antonia
| Lying at her feet | |
| we look up to her beauty -- | |
| the dachshund and I. | |
| Gelegen aan haar | Von ihren Füßen |
| voeten zien we naar haar op -- | schauen wir zu ihr hinauf -- |
| de teckel en ik. | der Teckel und ich. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-04
Ideas. The Book of Le Grand (Heinrich Heine) (1827)
Travelogue "Ideen. Das Buch Le Grand" (collection "Reisebilder", 2. Teil)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: intimacy
Tribute to: Heine, Heinrich
| Still, when I see you, | |
| I am frightened by the dark -- | |
| vanuit jouw ogen. | |
| Wanneer ik jou zie | Wenn ich dich sehe |
| word ik bang in het donker -- | fürchte ich die Dunkelheit -- |
| zijn ogen binnen. | aus deinen Augen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-09
A Young Wife (David Lawrence) (1917)
Poem (collection "Look! We have come through!")
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love: unsure
Tribute to: Lawrence, David
| I'm about leaving | |
| my mother, leaving her love -- | |
| ever asking love. | |
| Ik neem zo afscheid | Mich verabschieden, |
| van mama, van haar liefde -- | von Mama, ihrer Liebe -- |
| vragende liefde. | bittender Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-13
Love Poems - End of another home-holiday" - 1 (David Lawrence) (1913)
Poem (collection "Love Poems and Others")
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Goodbye: discomfort
Tribute to: Lawrence, David
| Please mourn with us thrice, | |
| and then forgive us the vows -- | |
| we repudiate. | |
| Treur driemaal met ons, | Trauere dreimal, |
| vergeef ons de geloftes -- | vergib uns die Gelübde -- |
| die we verzaken. | die wir aufgeben. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-13
All vows (Anon. [Palestina]) (-550)
Prayer "Kol Nidre", nowadays sung three times at the beginning of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement); arranged in 1880 by Max Bruch
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Promise
Tribute to: Anon. [Palestina]
Composer: Bruch, Max
| Street noise, the cities, | |
| and the lost paradise crashed -- | |
| up into the air. | |
| Rumoer, de steden, | Umtrieb, die Städte, |
| het verloren paradijs -- | Verlorenes Paradies -- |
| de lucht in gestort. | in die Luft gestürzt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Cities (Arthur Rimbaud) (1875)
Prose poem "Villes" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Together: crowd
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| Garlands in the streets, | |
| and between the stars and us -- | |
| And I dance, I dance! | |
| Slingers in de stad, | Girlanden hängen |
| tussen de sterren en ons -- | zwischen den Sternen und uns -- |
| En ik dans, ik dans! | Ich tanze, tanze! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Sentenses (Arthur Rimbaud) (1875)
Prose poem "Phrases" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: romance
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| Come as a man and | |
| come as a woman, charm me -- | |
| and show me your thighs! | |
| Kom 's nachts, kom als man | Komm als Mann und komm |
| en kom als vrouw, bekoor mij -- | als Frau, bezaubere mich -- |
| laat je dijen zien! | zeig deine Schenkel! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Ancient (Arthur Rimbaud) (1875)
Prose poem "Antique" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love: euphoria
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| Come all through the gate | |
| of our wedding: Be welcome -- | |
| to our paradise! | |
| Kom ook door de poort | Kommt, kommt durch das Tor |
| van onze bruiloft: Welkom -- | unsrer Hochzeit: Willkommen -- |
| in ons paradijs! | hier im Paradies! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Royal power (Arthur Rimbaud) (1875)
Prose poem "Royauté" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Party: celebrate
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| The sea and the ships | |
| allure me away from here -- | |
| to yonder: the light! | |
| De zee, de schepen | Das Meer, die Schiffe |
| lokken me mee, weg van hier -- | verlocken mich, weg von hier -- |
| naar ginds, naar het licht! | dahinaus, zum Licht! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Sea view (Arthur Rimbaud) (1875)
Prose poem "Marine" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Desire: unrest
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| Around your presence, | |
| everything becomes gloomy -- | |
| So stay in my eyes! | |
| Alles wordt donker | Alles wird dunkel |
| rondom jouw aanwezigheid -- | um deinen Körper herum -- |
| Blijf in mijn ogen! | Zeig dich mir länger! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Being Beauteous (Arthur Rimbaud) (1875)
Prose poem (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love: euphoria
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| I act silly, like | |
| everyone. My parade is: | |
| the scandalous one! | |
| Iedereen doet gek, | Ich bin verrückt, wie |
| ik ook. Mijn parade is: | du. Meine Parade ist: |
| de ongepaste! | die Unerhörte! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Parade (Arthur Rimbaud) (1875)
Poem, published 1886 (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Ethics: practice
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| Here too: forbidden, | |
| my love! Nowhere there is place -- | |
| for a paradise! | |
| Ook hier: verboden, | Auch hier: verboten, |
| mijn liefde! Er is geen plaats -- | meine Liebe! Keinen Platz -- |
| voor een paradijs! | für ein Paradies! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Departure (Arthur Rimbaud) (1875)
Prose poem "Départ" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: forbidden
Keyword: Paradise
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| 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) (1200)
Song "Veris leta facies" from the collection "Songs from Bebnediktbeuern", set to music by Carl Orff in 1937
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: wish (action)
Keyword: Spring^
Tribute to: Anon. [Deutschland]
Composer: Orff, Carl
| We've been together | |
| and we say goodbye, hoping -- | |
| but failing to do. | |
| We waren samen | Der Abschied nach dem |
| en namen afscheid, hoopten -- | Beisammensein: wir hofften -- |
| maar lieten het na. | taten aber nichts. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-04
He was weak, and I was strong - then - (Emily Dickinson) (1860)
Poem (Franklin #221, Johnson #190)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Goodbye: discomfort
Tribute to: Dickinson, Emily
| I felt it deeply, | |
| forever I will know what -- | |
| it is to make love. | |
| Ik heb het gevoeld, | Ich hab's tief gespürt, |
| voor altijd zal ik weten -- | was Liebe ist, werde ich -- |
| wat beminnen is. | für immer wissen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-04
He touched me, so I live to know (Emily Dickinson) (1862)
Poem (Franklin #349, Johnson #506)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: sex
Tribute to: Dickinson, Emily
| You called me Great, right, | |
| I'll be whatever you wish: | |
| Great, Small, always Yours! | |
| Geweldig heb je | Großartig hast du |
| mij genoemd, goed, wat je wilt: | mich genannt, gut, was du willst: |
| Groot, Klein, de Jouwe! | Groß oder Klein, Deins! |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-04
You said that I 'was Great' - one Day - (Emily Dickinson) (1863)
Poem (Franklin #736, Johnson #738)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: surrender
Tribute to: Dickinson, Emily
| I was well prepared, | |
| but when you came, it melted -- | |
| in my happiness. | |
| Ik was voorbereid, | Gut vorbereitet, |
| maar toen jij eindelijk kwam -- | aber als du endlich kamst -- |
| smolt dat in geluk. | verschmolz es im Glück. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-04
I thought the Train would never come (Emily Dickinson) (1878)
Poem (Franklin #1473, Johnson #1449)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love: happiness
Tribute to: Dickinson, Emily
| She's upset: I didn't | |
| look at her for a second -- | |
| but at the roses. | |
| Mijn vriendin is boos: | Jetzt ist sie wütend: |
| ik keek even niet naar haar -- | ich schaute kurz nicht nach ihr -- |
| maar naar de rozen. | sondern nach Rosen. |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-08
I went strolling with my beloved (Mohamed Rumi) (1250)
Quatrain #1776
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Disfavour / Jealousy / Envy
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
