| Going higher and | |
| higher, beyond the best view -- | |
| to the cold, the night. | |
| Steeds maar hoger gaan, | Immer höher, an |
| het mooiste uitzicht voorbij -- | dem schönsten Aussicht vorbei -- |
| de kou in, de nacht. | in die kalte Nacht. |
Amsterdam, 0000-00-00
A walking tour (Marjoleine de Vos) (2004)
Poem "Een wandeltocht" (collection "Het waait")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Ambition
Dedicated to: Marjoleine de Vos
Tribute to: De Vos, Marjoleine
| Closed shutters, it rains, | |
| the city is still sleeping -- | |
| the first tram coming. | |
| Regen, gesloten | Die Metalläden |
| rolluiken; de stad slaapt nog -- | geschlossen, die Stadt schläft noch -- |
| De eerste tramrit. | Erste Straßenbahn. |
Amsterdam, 2013-12-23
Before dawn - III (Martinus Nijhoff) (1936)
Sonnet "Voor dag en dauw" - III
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Morning
Tribute to: Nijhoff, Martinus
| A beast is pushing | |
| to freedom, under my skin -- | |
| and it makes me dance. | |
| Wild duwt zich een dier | Wild drängt sich ein Tier |
| naar vrijheid, onder mijn huid -- | zur Freiheit, durch meine Haut -- |
| en doet mij dansen. | und lässt mich tanzen. |
Amsterdam, 2013-12-25
The dancer (Martinus Nijhoff) (1924)
Poem "De danser"
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Freedom:
Tribute to: Nijhoff, Martinus
| Heaven allures us, | |
| a scent of higher honey -- | |
| draws us to full height. | |
| De hemel lokt ons, | Der Himmel verlockt |
| een geur van hoger honing -- | uns, ein höherer Honig -- |
| trekt ons hogerop. | zieht uns nach oben. |
Amsterdam, 2013-12-25
The song of the foolish bees (Martinus Nijhoff) (1934)
Poem "Het lied der dwaze bijen' (collection "Nieuwe gedichten")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Ambition
Tribute to: Nijhoff, Martinus
| After the high flight, | |
| flakes of bee down are snowing -- | |
| between empty hives. | |
| Na de hoge vlucht | Nach dem Höhenflug |
| sneeuwen vlokjes bijendons -- | schneit es Bienenflaumflocken -- |
| tussen de korven. | zwischen den Körben. |
Amsterdam, 2013-12-25
The song of the foolish bees (Martinus Nijhoff) (1934)
Poem "Het lied der dwaze bijen" (collection "Nieuwe gedichten")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Ambition
Tribute to: Nijhoff, Martinus
| The children follow | |
| the man, treading his shadow: | |
| Join us! Play with us! | |
| Kinderen trappen | Kinder treten auf |
| op de schaduw van een man: | den Schatten eines Mannes: |
| Speel met ons! Doe mee! | Speil mit uns! Mach mit! |
Amsterdam, 2013-12-25
The hour H (Martinus Nijhoff) (1937)
Poem "Het uur U"
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Playing:
Tribute to: Nijhoff, Martinus
| The stranger looks hard | |
| at his four shadow walkers -- | |
| and turns the corner. | |
| De vreemde kijkt strak | Der Mann starrt seine |
| naar zijn vier schaduwlopers -- | vier Schattenläufer an, und -- |
| en slaat de hoek om. | biegt um die Ecke. |
Amsterdam, 2013-12-25
The hour H (Martinus Nijhoff) (1937)
Poem "Het uur U"
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Foreigners: different
Tribute to: Nijhoff, Martinus
| The road has lost us, | |
| we have left it, over there -- | |
| it's looking for us. | |
| De weg is ons kwijt, | Die Straße hat sich |
| we hebben hem verlaten -- | verirrt, wir verließen sie -- |
| daarginds zoekt hij ons. | drüben sucht sie uns. |
Amsterdam, 2014-02-10
The road (Eva Gerlach) (1998)
Poem "Over de weg" (collection "Niets bestendiger")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Life: course (chance)
Tribute to: Gerlach, Eva
| We went to the moon | |
| for the moon, and saw something -- | |
| else: our planet Earth! | |
| Naar de maan gegaan | Wir gingen zum Mond |
| voor de maan, zagen we iets -- | für den Mond, und sahen den -- |
| anders: de aarde! | Planeten Erde! |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-04
Interview (1987)
David Beaver in 1987 about the Apollo 17 moon landing in 1972
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Earth: mother
Tribute to: Beaver, David
| Dreams are free of charge, | |
| but illusions must be paid -- | |
| when you have lost them. | |
| Dromen zijn gratis, | Träume sind gratis, |
| maar illusies betaal je -- | Illusionen, die zahlst du -- |
| als je ze verliest. | wenn du sie verlierst. |
Amsterdam, 2015-01-06
Here (Wislawa Szymborska) (2009)
Poem "Tutaj" (collection "Tutaj")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Illusions: burden
Tribute to: Szymborska, Wislawa
| This ramp leads me to | |
| a strange country, a strange life -- | |
| Most strange here... am I. | |
| Op de loopplank naar | Auf der Laufbrücke |
| een vreemd land, een vreemd leven -- | zum fremden Land und Leben -- |
| Het vreemdst hier... ben ik. | Meist fremd hier... bin ich. |
Amsterdam, 2015-06-30
Strange (Thé Lau) (2006)
Song "Vreemd" (album "Tempel der liefde")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Foreigners: different
Tribute to: Lau, The
| Looking through the peep- | |
| hole in the fence, I'm growing -- | |
| into the whole world. | |
| Kijkend door het kijk- | Das Guckloch im Zaun: |
| gat in de schutting groei ik -- | guckend wachse ich hinein -- |
| heel de wereld in. | in die Außenwelt. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-09
Behind the fence (Ingmar Heytze) (2008)
Poem "Achter de schutting" (collection "Elders in de wereld")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Curiosity: secret / world
Tribute to: Heytze, Ingmar
| Is home a prison, | |
| where you are dreaming all-day -- | |
| of WorldWide Wonders? | |
| Is thuis een kluis, | Ist dein Zuhause |
| en droom je van de Wereld- | eine Zelle und träumst du -- |
| Wijde Wonderen? | von Wundern WeltWeit? |
Amsterdam, 2021-04-24
Wand'rin' Star (Lee Marvin) (1970)
Song (musical movie "Paint Your Wagon", lyrics Alan Jay Lerner, 1951)
Planetes asteres = wandering stars, planets
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Stray
Tribute to: Marvin, Lee
Tribute to: Lerner, Alan Jay
| Snow White's shrubery | |
| makes every child curious -- | |
| about the dwarfs there. | |
| Sneeuwwitje's heggen | Schneewittchens Hecken |
| maken elk kind nieuwsgierig -- | machen Kinder neugierig -- |
| naar de dwergen daar. | auf die Zwerge dort. |
Noordwijk aan Zee, 2021-10-12
Snow White (Hester Knibbe) (1994)
Poem "Sneeuwwitje" (collection "Een hemd van vlees")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Curiosity: about others
Tribute to: Knibbe, Hester
| Spring seizes my eye, | |
| I really have to hold on -- | |
| pull it into bed. | |
| Lente grijpt mijn blik, | Der Frühling ergreift |
| ik moet hem wel vasthouden -- | meinen Blick, ich muss ihn -- |
| en in bed trekken. | in mein Bett ziehen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-27
sweet spring laughs (Rozalie Hirs) (2012)
Poem "lieve lente lacht" (collection "ge sta mel de werken")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Desire: lust
Keyword: Spring^
Tribute to: Hirs, Rozalie
| Are journeys searches, | |
| is the prey on which you hunt -- | |
| a home? (free again) | |
| Is reizen zoeken, | Ist Reisen: Suche, |
| en de prooi waarop je jaagt -- | und die Beute, die du jagst -- |
| een thuis? (weer vrij zijn) | ein Heim? (wieder frei) |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-03
Hunter (Björk) (1997)
Song (album "Homogenic")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Home: security / comfort
Tribute to: Bjork
| You'll have to leave, but | |
| tonight you can stay, here, eat -- | |
| and sleep a little. | |
| Morgen moet je weg, | Du musst gehen, nur, |
| maar vannacht kun je blijven -- | heute Nacht kannst du bleiben -- |
| hier, eet wat, slaap wat. | iss, schlaf ein wenig. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-31
Exclamation I (Publius Vergilius Maro) (-38)
Poem "Ecloga I" (collection "Bucolica")
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Hospitality
Keyword: Migration
Tribute to: Vergilius Maro, Publius
| You left us behind, | |
| there is distance now, increased -- | |
| by a few letters. | |
| Jij bent weggegaan, | Du bist gegangen, |
| er is nu afstand, vergroot -- | es gibt Distanz, vergrößert -- |
| door een paar brieven. | durch ein paar Briefe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-01
The Queen of the Tambourine (Jane Gardam) (1991)
Novel, § December 25th (1989)
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Distance / Detachment
Tribute to: Gardam, Jane
| The trees in winter: | |
| no pigeons, no bullfinches -- | |
| the nests breaking down. | |
| De winterbomen: | Die Winterbäume: |
| geen duiven, geen goudvinken -- | keine Tauben und Gimpel -- |
| Verlaten nesten. | Nester in Verfall. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-10
it doesn't come to me anymore (Antjie Krog) (2022)
Poem "dit kom nie meer op my af nie" (collection "Plunder" ["Pillage"])
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Void / Emptiness
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| I want to escape | |
| from my armour, feel naked -- | |
| outside of myself. | |
| Ik wil ontsnappen | Mal meiner Rüstung |
| uit mijn pantser, naakt voelen -- | entkommen, nackt fühlen, was -- |
| wat buiten mij is. | ist außen von mir. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-17
argueing - 1 (Antjie Krog) (2022)
Poem "redekawel" - 1 (collection "Plunder" ["Pillage"])
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Experience
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| Two full suitcases, | |
| suitcases with money and -- | |
| first aid medicines. | |
| Twee reiskoffertjes, | Zwei Reisekoffer, |
| volle koffertjes, met geld -- | volle Koffer, mit Geld und -- |
| en medicijnen. | Medikamenten. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-11
A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) (2003)
"La Caravane de la Poésie" in 1999 - A caravan of poets on its way from Dakar (Sénégal) to Timbuktu (Mali)
Tale, part 5, A journey (Day Two)
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Journey: explore
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| When dad comes home, he | |
| brings many countries with him: | |
| Dreams run through my blood. | |
| Als vader thuiskomt | Wenn Vater heimkommt, |
| brengt hij heel veel landen mee: | bringt er viele Länder mit: |
| Dromen in mijn bloed. | Mein Blut träumt davon. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-16
Blood in my blood (Wende Snijders) (2023)
Song "Bloed in mijn bloed" (album "Sterrenlopen)
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Parents: father(hood)
Keyword: World(view)
Tribute to: Snijders, Wende
| It is nice to dream, | |
| if only you walk with me -- | |
| starwalking with me. | |
| Ik wil wel dromen, | Ich möchte träumen, |
| als jij maar met me meegaat -- | möchte, dass du mit mir gehst -- |
| mee sterrenlopen. | beim Sternenlaufen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-16
Starwalking (Wende Snijders) (2023)
Song "Sterrenlopen" (album "Sterrenlopen), sung with S10
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Wishes
Keyword: Idealism
Tribute to: Snijders, Wende
| That's just how life is, | |
| you must take risks, you have to -- | |
| incur expenses. | |
| Zo is het leven, | So ist das Leben, |
| je moet risico's nemen -- | Risiken eingehen und -- |
| en kosten maken. | Auslagen machen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-28
Lighthousekeeping (Jeanette Winterson) (2004)
Novel, chapter A place before the Flood
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Life: course (on the way)
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Drowning refugees, | |
| sailing to the other side -- | |
| of their hope, their dream. | |
| Vluchters verdrinken | Flüchtlinge, auf dem |
| op weg naar de overkant -- | Weg zur anderen Seite -- |
| van hun hoop, hun droom. | ihres Hoffnungstraums. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-22
Munya (Abdelkader Benali) (2008)
Novel, chapter Morocco
Munya = Wish/Desire/ What is longed for permanently even though it is very difficult to get
Collection: Passage Passion
Keyword: Desire: wish-dream
Keyword: Hope
Tribute to: Benali, Abdelkader
