| Gloomy the autumn | |
| has come to the forest hut -- | |
| where no people come. | |
| Somber is de herfst | Düster ist der Herbst |
| bij de boshut gekomen -- | zur Waldhütte gekommen -- |
| waar nooit iemand komt. | wo niemand hinkommt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-01
Poem by Egyo - 1100
Poem by the monk ("Hoshi") Egyo (c. 1100): Yaemugura / Shigereru yado no / Sabishiki ni / Hito koso miene / Aki wa ki ni keri
Tribute to: Egyo
Collection: Shelter
| Autumn leaves floating | |
| in the river, the water -- | |
| now wears gold brocade. | |
| Bladeren drijven | Herbstblätter schwimmen |
| in de rivier, het water -- | im Waldfluss, dessen Wasser -- |
| draagt nu goudbrokaat. | jetzt Goldbrokat trägt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-01
Poem by Noin - 950
Poem by the monk ("Hoshi") Noin (10th century): Arashi fuku / Mimuro no yama no / Momijiba wa / Tatsuta no kawa no / Nishiki nari keri
Tribute to: Noin
Collection: No wonder
| Next to this forest, | |
| autumn builds, in a short time -- | |
| an entire village. | |
| Hier vlak naast het bos | Hier, direkt am Wald, |
| heeft de herfst in korte tijd -- | hat der Herbst in kurzer Zeit -- |
| een heel dorp gebouwd. | ein Dorf aufgebaut. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-16
Towers around Brookfleet (Simon Vestdijk) - 1942
Poem "Torens rondom Beekvliet", about his stay in minor seminary Beekvliet (Brookfleet) when it was used as internment camp Sint-Michielsgestel
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
Collection: Inmost
| Then it is autumn, | |
| wind, wet twilight hours, the shops -- | |
| illuminated. | |
| Ineens is het herfst, | Plötzlich ist es Herbst, |
| wind, natte schemering, en -- | Wind, nasse Dämmerung, und -- |
| verlichte winkels. | Läden voller Licht. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-02
The Office - The Death of Maarten Koning (Han Voskuil) - 2000
Novel "Het Bureau - De dood van Maarten Koning"
Page 153, Maarten Koning (1988)
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
Collection: Not too bad
| The clouds chasing grey | |
| and fierce, over the canal -- | |
| a flock of starlings. | |
| De wolken jagen | Die Wolken jagen |
| grauw en woest, over de gracht -- | grau und wild, über die Gracht -- |
| waait een zwerm spreeuwen. | weht ein Schwarm Stare. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-01
The Office - The Death of Maarten Koning (Han Voskuil) - 2000
Novel "Het Bureau - De dood van Maarten Koning"
Page 111, Maarten Koning (1988)
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
Collection: Not too bad
| Autumn, it's raining | |
| the old dejection again -- | |
| of my frightened heart. | |
| Herfst, het regent | Der Herbst, es regnet |
| weer de oude droefenis -- | wieder die alte Trauer -- |
| van mijn bange hart. | meiner Ängstlichkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-10
November (Jacques Bloem) - 1931
Poem (collection "Media vita")
Tribute to: Bloem, Jacques
Collection: MistI
| Landscape in the door | |
| of the shanty, autumn leaves -- | |
| being blown around. | |
| Landschap in de deur | Landschaft in der Tür |
| van de schuur, herfstbladeren -- | der Bauhütte, Herbstblätter -- |
| laten zich waaien. | lassen sich blasen. |
Amsterdam, 2021-09-15
Collection: Moons
Amsterdam, 2017-10-29
Following a chat with Maria Godschalk on October 18th, 2017
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
Collection: Local contractions
| I can tell you though: | |
| it's the fall, bird migration -- | |
| Then the brain burbles. | |
| Weet je wat het is: | Weißt du, was es ist: |
| de herfst, de vogels trekken -- | der Herbst, die Vögel ziehen -- |
| Dan borrelt het brein. | Dann blubbert das Hirn. |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-24
#137 - Tom Puss and the slayer (Marten Toonder) - 1972
Comic strip #137 - Tom Poes en de ombrenger (tiers 7303-7328, 7328A-7343 and 7345-7380), tier 7304
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
Collection: Bearer Toonder
| Chapel in the woods: | |
| inside, the flames are flaring -- | |
| autumnal silence. | |
| Kapel in het bos: | Kapelle im Wald: |
| flakkerende vlammetjes -- | drinnen flackern die Flämmchen -- |
| herfstige stilte. | herbstliche Stille. |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-30
Chapel 'the Sacred Oak' (on the Beerze, near Oirschot, since the 15th century)
Collection: Local contractions
| The sun reaches less | |
| high than the purple herons -- | |
| that wave me goodbye. | |
| De zon reikt minder | Die Sonne reicht nicht |
| hoog dan de purperreigers -- | so hoch wie die Blaureiher -- |
| die naar mij wuiven. | die mir zuwinken. |
Amsterdam, 2012-08-15
Collection: From Sacred Scriptures
My Home
| Fall in the city: | |
| the slanted rain is dripping -- | |
| from the running roofs. | |
| Het herfst in de stad: | Es herbst in der Stadt: |
| in schuine regen druppen -- | im schrägen Regen tropfen -- |
| lopende daken. | laufende Dächer. |
Train Olten-Frankfurt, 2012-02-20
Collection: Bruises
