| I write 'you', just look, | |
| then you can see what it says -- | |
| and you will read love. | |
| Ik schrijf jij, kijk maar, | Ich schreibe du, schau |
| dan kun je zien wat er staat -- | mal, dann siehst du, was es sagt -- |
| en lees je liefde. | und liest du Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2014-02-24
Petite suite for solo voice (Ellen Warmond) (1961)
Poem "Petite suite voor solostem" (collection "Warmte, een woonplaats")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Creativity
Tribute to: Warmond, Ellen
| You stroke me, I am | |
| quiet like a church before -- | |
| the organ glories. | |
| Als een lege kerk, | Still wie die Kirche |
| voordat het orgel gloriet -- | bevor die Orgel gloriet -- |
| zo stil streel je mij. | so streichelst du mich. |
Amsterdam, 2014-08-03
When you read me with light (Hanny Michaelis) (1971)
Poem "Toen je mij met lichte" (collection "Wegdraven naar een nieuw Utopia")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: sex
Tribute to: Michaelis, Hanny
| Tender is the night | |
| in which you ardently love -- | |
| what will elude you. | |
| Teder is de nacht | Zärtlich ist die Nacht, |
| waarin je vurig liefhebt -- | in der du hemmungslos liebt -- |
| wat aan je ontglipt. | was dir schon entwischt. |
Amsterdam, 2015-09-22
Tender night (Hilde Domin) (1962)
Poem "Zärtliche Nacht" (collection "Rückkehr der Schiffe")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Goodbye: postponement
Tribute to: Domin, Hilde
| Sea, delicate light: | |
| you see sails, I happiness -- | |
| only, without you. | |
| De zeedijk, teer licht: | Das Meer, zartes Licht: |
| jij ziet zeilen, ik geluk -- | du siehst Segeln, und ich Glück -- |
| maar dus zonder jou. | also ohne dich. |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-20
The road to Sacramento (Gerrit Krol) (1977)
Novel "De weg naar Sacramento"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Attention: surroundings
Tribute to: Krol, Gerrit
| The city reflects | |
| my dream of love: weathered grey -- | |
| from all the waiting. | |
| De stad weerspiegelt | Die Stadt reflektiert |
| mijn droom van liefde: verweerd -- | den Liebestraum: verwittert -- |
| van al het wachten. | von all dem Warten. |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-03
The city sneaks through foggy twilight (Andreas Burnier) (1965)
Poem "De stad sluipt door een schemering van mist" (in the novel "Een tevreden lach")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Desire: wish-dream
Keyword: Waiting
Tribute to: Burnier, Andreas
| My heart, aimlessly | |
| drifting in the foggy gloam -- | |
| is dreaming of love. | |
| Doelloos dwaalt mijn hart | Ziellos schweift mein Herz |
| door de schemer van de mist -- | durch die Nebeldämmerung -- |
| dromend van liefde. | träumend, von Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-03
The city sneaks through foggy twilight (Andreas Burnier) (1965)
Novel "Een tevreden lach"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: wish (action)
Tribute to: Burnier, Andreas
| He builds a whole world, | |
| from me, it's a world of flesh -- | |
| he's my creator. | |
| Hij bouwt een wereld, | Er baut eine Welt |
| van mij, een wereld van vlees -- | aus mir, eine Welt aus Fleisch -- |
| hij is mijn schepper. | er ist mein Schöpfer. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
Mr. Mine (Anne Sexton) (1969)
Poem (collection "Love Poems")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: Give To Be
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| You have licked the brine | |
| from my tears, we gnaw a home -- | |
| inside each other. | |
| Jij likt de pekel | Wir nagen uns ein |
| van mijn tranen, we knagen -- | Zuhause in einander -- |
| een thuis in elkaar. | lecken die Tränen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
Eighteen Days Without You - December 11th (Anne Sexton) (1969)
Poem (collection "Love Poems")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Safety: security / comfort
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| I do like to talk | |
| with your mind, but the white sheet -- | |
| doesn't look good on it. | |
| Met jouw geest praat ik | Gewiss, dein Geist spricht |
| graag, maar het witte laken -- | ganz klug, aber das Laken -- |
| staat hem niet zo best. | steht ihm nicht sehr gut. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-15
Dreams of metaphysics (Riekus Waskowsky) (1966)
Poem "Träume der Metaphysik" ("Gandalf", (no. 13, January 1966)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Memory: of someone
Tribute to: Waskowsky, Riekus
| You show me about | |
| a thousand faces, but breasts -- | |
| I don't count that much. | |
| Gezichten heb jij | Gesichter hast du |
| een stuk of duizend, borsten -- | etwa tausend, doch Brüste -- |
| tel ik niet zoveel. | zähle ich nur zwei. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-15
A woman may have (Riekus Waskowsky) (1976)
Poem "Een vrouw mag dan" ("De Nieuwe Clercke", 1st year, no. 17, June 1976)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Identity:
Tribute to: Waskowsky, Riekus
| She sings and dances | |
| for money, in rancid clothes -- | |
| her skin smells of soap. | |
| Ze zingt en ze danst | Sie singt und sie tanzt |
| voor geld, in gore kleren -- | um das Geld, in Stinkkleidern -- |
| ruikt haar huid naar zeep. | riecht ihre Haut süß. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Camarillo Brillo (The Mothers of Invention) (1973)
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Desire: lust
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Tribute to: The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
| Dream softly and pink | |
| of my dragon, swallow him -- | |
| bite and chew his neck! | |
| Droom zacht en roze | Träume rosa weich |
| van mijn draak en verzwelg hem -- | von meinem Drachen, schluck ihn -- |
| bijt hem in zijn nek! | beiße seinen Hals! |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Dirty Love (The Mothers of Invention) (1973)
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: sex
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Tribute to: The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
| I don't look like much, | |
| but I can sing you my song -- | |
| of a hard desire. | |
| Ik zie er niet uit, | Ich seh aus wie nichts, |
| maar ik zing voor jou mijn lied -- | aber singe dir mein Lied -- |
| van stijf verlangen. | der harten Sehnsucht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Fifty-Fifty (The Mothers of Invention) (1973)
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: wish (expressed)
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Tribute to: The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
| Women recognise | |
| the longing look in my eyes -- | |
| old like a vampire. | |
| Vrouwen herkennen | Frauen erkennen |
| het verlangen in mijn blik -- | das Sehnen in meinem Blick -- |
| oud als een vampier. | alt wie ein Vampir. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Zomby Woof (The Mothers of Invention) (1973)
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Desire: lust
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Tribute to: The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
| My sweet dynamo | |
| turns me on, wow, I love her -- | |
| humming overnight. | |
| O, mijn dynamo | Meine Dynamo |
| windt me op, ik houd van haar -- | reizt mich an, ich liebe ihr -- |
| zoemen in de nacht. | Summen in der Nacht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Dinah-Moe Humm (The Mothers of Invention) (1973)
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: sex
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Tribute to: The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
| Love is pliable, | |
| you cannot build with it, but -- | |
| you can build on it. | |
| Liefde is plooibaar, | Liebe ist biegsam, |
| je kunt er niet mee bouwen -- | du kannst nicht damit bauen -- |
| wel erop bouwen. | wohl darauf bauen. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-16
The Lonely Life: An Autobiography" (Bette Davis) (1962)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: bond
Tribute to: Davis, Bette
| I waited a year, | |
| now we will stay together -- | |
| it must, it must, it... | |
| Ik wachtte een jaar, | Nach langem Warten |
| nu blijven wij bij elkaar -- | bleiben wir beieinander -- |
| het moet, het moet, het | es muss, es muss, es... |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-19
Last Year at Marienbad (Alain Resnais & Alain Robbe-Grillet) (1961)
Film "L'Année dernière à Marienbad"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Waiting
Tribute to: Resnais, Alain
Tribute to: Robbe-Grillet, Alain
| Sorry for last year, | |
| you were and you are my dream -- | |
| till you stay with me. | |
| Het spijt me van toen, | Vergib mir damals, |
| je was en je bent mijn droom -- | du warst und du bist mein Traum -- |
| tot je bij me blijft. | bis du bei mir bleibst. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-19
Last Year at Marienbad (Alain Resnais & Alain Robbe-Grillet) (1961)
Film "L'Année dernière à Marienbad"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Desire:
Tribute to: Resnais, Alain
Tribute to: Robbe-Grillet, Alain
| Hand in hand we cling | |
| to each other, we're fleeing -- | |
| to another dream. | |
| Hand in hand houden | Hand in Hand halten |
| we elkaar vast, we vluchten -- | wir zusammen, wir fliehen -- |
| droom uit en droom in. | Traum raus, Traum hinein. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-19
Last Year at Marienbad (Alain Resnais & Alain Robbe-Grillet) (1961)
Film "L'Année dernière à Marienbad"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Desire:
Tribute to: Resnais, Alain
Tribute to: Robbe-Grillet, Alain
| Oh, Odorono | |
| will prevent disappointments: | |
| love does have a nose! | |
| O, Odorono | Oh, Odorono |
| voorkomt teleurstellingen: | verhindert Enttäuschungen: |
| liefde heeft een neus! | Liebe hat Nase! |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-04
Odorono (The Who) (1967)
Song (album "The Who Sell Out")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: harmony
Tribute to: The Who
Tribute to: Townshend, Pete
| I then thought I knew | |
| what love is, and I said yes -- | |
| yes, I do love you. | |
| Ik dacht te weten | Ich dachte, ich weiß, |
| wat liefde is, en zei ja -- | was Liebe ist, und sagte -- |
| ja, ik houd van jou. | ja, ich liebe dich. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-13
To love somebody (Hanny Michaelis) (1969)
Poem "Van iemand houden" (collection "De rots van Gibraltar")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: surrender
Tribute to: Michaelis, Hanny
| I am not myself, | |
| I'm in love, I am waiting -- | |
| for him for hours now. | |
| Ik ben mezelf niet, | Ich bin nicht ich selbst, |
| ik ben verliefd, want ik wacht -- | ich bin verliebt und warte -- |
| al uren op hem. | seit Stunden auf ihn. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-01
Waiting (Roland Barthes) (1977)
"Fragments d'un discours amoureux" - "L'attente" ("A Lover's Discourse: Fragments" - "Waiting")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: In love:
Tribute to: Barthes, Roland
| Please just let me be | |
| there, just be an empty place -- | |
| filled with a loved one. | |
| Laat mij alsjeblieft | Bitte lass mich ein |
| een lege plek zijn, gevuld -- | leerer Ort sein, gefüllt mit -- |
| met een geliefde. | einem Geliebten. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-08
An empty place to stay - XIV (Rutger Kopland) (1974)
Poem "Een lege plek om te blijven" - XIV (collection "Een lege plek om te blijven"), also published in magazine Tirade #200 (1974)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: wish (thought)
Tribute to: Kopland, Rutger
| Come on, wave your love, | |
| overflow me with your tide -- | |
| Don't ebb off from me. | |
| Kom, golf jouw liefde, | Komm, welle deine |
| overspoel me met jouw vloed -- | Liebe, überflute mich -- |
| Eb niet van me weg. | und ebbe nicht weg. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-24
I love you... me neither (Serge Gainsbourg) (1969)
Song "Je t'aime... moi non plus", sung with Jane Birkin; sung in 1967 with Brigitte Bardot (released in 1986)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Love: sex
Tribute to: Gainsbourg, Serge
| You change every day, | |
| you don't want me, I miss what -- | |
| has not even been. | |
| Jij verandert steeds, | Du bist wandelbar, |
| je wilt me niet, en ik mis -- | willst mich nicht, ich vermisse -- |
| wat niet is geweest. | was nicht einmal war. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-25
Ruby Tuesday (Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones) (1967)
Song (USA-album "Between the Buttons"); also sung in 1970 by Melanie [Safka]
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Desire: wish-dream
Tribute to: Richards, Keith
Tribute to: The Rolling Stones
| She looks at me, puts | |
| coquettishly in her eyes -- | |
| her whole soul again. | |
| Ze kijkt mij fel aan, | Sie sieht mich an, steckt |
| legt koket in haar ogen -- | kokett in ihre Augen -- |
| weer eens heel haar ziel. | ganz ihre Seele. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-25
The surprise (Belcampo) (1968)
Story "De surprise" (collection "De ideale dahlia")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Attention: attract
Tribute to: Belcampo
| Watch out, everyone | |
| is looking at us, our love -- | |
| must remain secret. | |
| Pas op, iedereen | Pass doch auf, jeder |
| let op ons, onze liefde -- | sieht uns, unsere Liebe -- |
| moet geheim blijven. | muss geheim bleiben. |
Amsterdam, 2022-11-04
You've got to hide your love away (The Beatles) (1965)
Song (album "Help!")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60s and 70s
Keyword: Freedom: self-determination
Tribute to: Lennon, John
Tribute to: The Beatles
