| After many bombs: | |
| entry with drums, silently -- | |
| the dead say hooray. | |
| Na vele bommen: | Nach vielen Bomben: |
| de intocht met trommels, stil -- | Einzug mit Trommeln, leise -- |
| juichen de doden. | jubeln die Toten. |
Vlissingen, 2019-06-05
The General (José Gomes Ferreira) (1950)
Poem "O general" (collection "Poesia II")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Peace: and war
Tribute to: Gomes Ferreira, Jose
| There are dogs hunting | |
| through the city, yellow eyes -- | |
| with cruel muzzles. | |
| Er jagen honden | Die Hunde jagen |
| door de stad, gele ogen -- | durch die Stadt, gelbe Augen -- |
| met wrede muilen. | grausamen Mäuler. |
Amsterdam, 2020-01-18
Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman) (2008)
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: War: fight/resistance/guerrilla
Tribute to: Folman, Ari
| Warfare is shooting | |
| and killing, the traitors first -- | |
| every dog that barks. | |
| Oorlog is schieten, | Ein Krieg ist schießen, |
| doden, de verraders eerst -- | töten, Verräter zuerst -- |
| elke hond die blaft. | jeder Hund, der bellt. |
Amsterdam, 2020-01-18
Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman) (2008)
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: War: fight/resistance/guerrilla
Tribute to: Folman, Ari
| Shooting randomly, | |
| then, the terrible silence -- | |
| of dead families. | |
| Lukraak schieten, dan | Chaotisch schießen, |
| is het verschrikkelijk stil -- | dann die schreckliche Stille -- |
| dode gezinnen. | tote Familien. |
Amsterdam, 2020-01-18
Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman) (2008)
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: War: fight/resistance/guerrilla
Tribute to: Folman, Ari
| He grins in the pain | |
| of his wounds grown stiff, takes death -- | |
| as an aspirin. | |
| Hij grijnst in de pijn | Er grinst mal im Schmerz |
| van zijn wonden, neemt de dood -- | seiner Wunden, nimmt den Tod -- |
| als aspirientje. | als Aspirinchen. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-27
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway) (1940)
Novel
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Death:
Tribute to: Hemingway, Ernest
| A lot of bombs fell, | |
| more than the men on the ground -- | |
| could survive to tell. | |
| Er vielen bommen, | Bomben fielen, mehr |
| meer dan de groep op de grond -- | als einer am Boden noch -- |
| kon navertellen. | erzählen konnte. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-27
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway) (1940)
Novel
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: War: fight/resistance/guerrilla
Tribute to: Hemingway, Ernest
| You neutralise them, | |
| or put them out of action -- | |
| You shall not murder. | |
| Geneutraliseerd | Nur neutralisiert |
| of buiten gevecht gesteld: | und außer Gefecht gesetzt: |
| gij zult niet doden. | du sollst nicht töten. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-28
Interview with Major Niels Roelen (2020)
Fifth (sixth) commandment (Ex. 20:13): You shall not murder
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: War: fight/resistance/guerrilla
Tribute to: Roelen, Niels
| 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
Keyword: Together: society
Tribute to: Michel, K
| Chick chick, the nozzles | |
| form a diaphanous mist -- | |
| with a pale rainbow. | |
| Tsjik tsjik, de sproeiers | Chik chik, die Düsen |
| vormen vliesdunne nevels -- | bilden vliesdünne Nebel -- |
| met een regenboog. | mit Regenbogen. |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-15
Grace (K. Michel) (2020)
Poem "Gratie" (collection "& rol door")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Rain / Rainbow
Tribute to: Michel, K
| A herd of horses | |
| or cows, that is wonderful! -- | |
| Crowds of people too? | |
| Een kudde koeien | Herden von Pferden |
| of paarden, dat is prachtig! -- | oder Kühen sind prächtig! -- |
| Een groep mensen ook? | Menschenmassen auch? |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-19
Discourses (Epictetus) (135)
"Dissertationes", noted by Lucius Flavius Arrianus
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Together: group
Tribute to: Epictetus
| Between some remains | |
| and undigested houses: | |
| underground parking. | |
| Tussen wat resten | Zwischen Relikten |
| en onverteerde huizen: | und unverdauten Häusern: |
| de parkeerkelder. | die Tiefgarage. |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-29
Cross-section (Marjolijn van Heemstra) (2020)
Poem "Dwarsdoorsnede" (collection "Reistijd, bedtijd, ijstijd")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Curiosity: new / news
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn
| People are shrinking | |
| with the ever higher rise -- | |
| of their steel towers. | |
| De mensen krimpen | Die Menschen schrumpfen |
| bij de hemelhoge groei -- | beim himmelhohen Wachsen -- |
| van hun staaltorens. | ihrer Stahltürme. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-08
About growing downward (Rolf Jacobsen) (1979)
Poem "Om å vokse nedover" (collection "Tenk på noe annet")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: City (stone & steel)
Tribute to: Jacobsen, Rolf
| The bullets hit holes | |
| in the bodies, the water -- | |
| is draining out red. | |
| Kogels slaan gaten | Die Kugeln hauen |
| in het lichaam, het water -- | Löcher in den Körper, Blut- |
| loopt er bloedrood uit. | rot laufen sie leer. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-21
Details (Ghayath Almadhoun) (2014)
Poem (collection "Weg van Damascus")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: War: death / victims
Tribute to: Almadhoun, Ghayath
| Please give my corpse back | |
| to my friends, with my fingers -- | |
| for them to divide. | |
| Geef mijn lijk terug | Gib meine Leiche |
| aan mijn vrienden, mijn vingers -- | meinen Freunden, die Finger -- |
| om te verdelen. | sollen sie teilen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-21
Details (Ghayath Almadhoun) (2014)
Poem (collection "Weg van Damascus")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: War: remembrance
Tribute to: Almadhoun, Ghayath
| The war means dying | |
| of hunger, inside the cage -- | |
| oh, poor canary. | |
| Oorlog is sterven | Der Krieg ist sterben |
| van de honger, in de kooi -- | an Hunger, im Käfig, ach -- |
| Arme kanarie. | Kanarengirlitz. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-22
The capital (Ghayath Almadhoun) (2016)
Poem (in DW B magazine (Dietsche Warande & Belfort, 2016-3, and in the collection "Ik hier jij daar")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: War: death / victims
Tribute to: Almadhoun, Ghayath
| The boat refugees | |
| drown, and only after that -- | |
| they're floating about. | |
| Bootvluchtelingen | Die Bootsflüchtlinge |
| verdrinken, en daarna pas -- | ertrinken, und erst nachher -- |
| blijven ze drijven. | schwimmen sie herum. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-22
The capital (Ghayath Almadhoun) (2016)
Poem (in DW B magazine (Dietsche Warande & Belfort, 2016-3, and in the collection "Ik hier jij daar")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Foreigners: inhumanity
Tribute to: Almadhoun, Ghayath
| Listen to my voice, | |
| do not bury my poems -- | |
| in any dead book. | |
| Luister naar mijn stem, | Hör meine Stimme, |
| begraaf mijn gedichten niet -- | vergrabe Gedichten nicht -- |
| in dode boeken. | in toten Büchern. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-22
The capital (Ghayath Almadhoun) (2016)
Poem (in DW B magazine (Dietsche Warande & Belfort, 2016-3, and in the collection "Ik hier jij daar")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Communication
Tribute to: Almadhoun, Ghayath
| Is peace to be free | |
| while a war is raging on -- | |
| in other countries? | |
| Is vrede vrij zijn | Ist Frieden: frei sein |
| terwijl er een oorlog woedt -- | während die Kriege wüten -- |
| in een ander land? | in einem Ausland? |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-22
warraps (Anne Vegter) (2017)
Poem "oorlogsrappen" (collections "Wat helpt is een wonder" and "Ik hier jij daar")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Peace: and war
Tribute to: Vegter, Anne
| I create the earth, | |
| all, but people, that mistake -- | |
| I won't make again. | |
| Ik schep de aarde, | Ich schaffe alles, |
| alles, maar mensen, die fout -- | Menschen nicht, diesen Fehler -- |
| maak ik nu niet meer. | mach ich nicht wieder. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-21
Not again (Ali Serik) (2018)
Poem "Niet nog een keer" (collection "De stem die baart")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: People: unwise
Tribute to: Serik, Ali
| In the trenches they | |
| run busily back and forth: | |
| the thousands of mice. | |
| In de loopgraven | In den Laufgräben |
| rennen ze druk heen en weer: | gehen sie schnell hin und her: |
| duizenden muizen. | Tausende Mäuse. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-18
The cloud inventory (Franco Faggiani) (2023)
World War I
Novel "L'inventario delle nuvole", § 13
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Death: and life
Tribute to: Faggiani, Franco
| Nothing goes to hell | |
| with a big bang, it always -- | |
| happens with moaning. | |
| Niets gaat met een klap | Nichts geht mit einem |
| naar de knoppen, het gebeurt -- | Knall zur Hölle, es passiert -- |
| altijd met gekerm. | immer mit Stöhnen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-24
owner's response (Ronelda Kamfer) (2011)
Poem - 1651 statement from the Khoi-leader Autshumao, to Jan van Riebeeck (collection "Santekraam")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Change: pain
Tribute to: Kamfer, Ronelda
| The graceful white swan | |
| becomes browner, nicely cooked -- | |
| No more flying though... | |
| De mooie witte | Der schöne weiße |
| zwaan wordt bruiner, lekker gaar -- | Schwan wird brauner, schön gegart -- |
| Ach, ze vliegt niet meer... | Na, er fliegt nicht mehr... |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-03
Once I swam in lakes (Carmina Burana) (1200)
Song "Olim lacus colueram" from the collection "Songs from Bebnediktbeuern", set to music by Carl Orff in 1937
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: Birds: swan
Tribute to: Anon. [Deutschland]
Composer: Orff, Carl
