| Dignified people | |
| don't exist, distinction is -- | |
| always pretension. | |
| Deftige mensen | Vornehme Menschen |
| bestaan niet, deftigheid is -- | gibt es nicht, die Vornehmheit -- |
| altijd pretentie. | ist immer Anspruch. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-27
The things are the boss (Belcampo) - 1950
Story "De dingen de baas" (collection "Sprongen in de branding")
Tribute to: Belcampo
Collection: Appearances
| The sitting room makes | |
| me feel like I have to walk -- | |
| in a gliding way. | |
| De nette kamer | Die Empfangszimmer |
| geeft me het gevoel glijdend -- | gibt mir das Gefühl, dass ich -- |
| te moeten lopen. | gleitend gehen muss. |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-21
The cup of love - The history of a first year (Simon Vestdijk) - 1956
Roman "De beker van de min - De geschiedenis van een eerste jaar", chapter 2-3 [1917]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
Collection: Inmost
| High fashion is more | |
| fashionable than ever -- | |
| There's money to burn. | |
| De mode is meer | Die Topmode ist |
| in de mode dan ooit, want -- | modischer denn je, weil der -- |
| geld wil graag rollen. | Rubel rollen muss. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-14
Fury (Salman Rushdie) - 2001
Novel, § 1
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
Collection: Low gear
| The sexton enjoys | |
| lamenting about God's love -- | |
| and the vale of tears. | |
| De koster praat graag | Der Küster spricht gern |
| klaaglijk over Gods liefde -- | kläglich von Gottes Liebe -- |
| en het tranendal. | und dem Jammertal. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-03
Farewell (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story "Farväl" (collection "Dage som græs"), § 3
Tribute to: Grondahl, Jens Christian
Collection: Truder
| The rector, rigid | |
| in his black suit and starched shirt: | |
| Headmaster Penguin. | |
| De rector, in zwart | Der Rektor, schwarzer |
| kostuum en gesteven hemd: | Anzug und gestärktem Hemd: |
| meneertje pinguïn. | Großer Herr Pinguin. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-29
The smoke offer (Tessa de Loo) - 1987
Novella "Het rookoffer", page 15
Tribute to: De Loo, Tessa
Collection: Specialities
| She is silent, I | |
| keep talking, I say too much -- | |
| put on show naked. | |
| Zij zwijgt, dus praat ik | Sie schweigt, ich rede |
| maar door en zeg ik te veel -- | weiter und sage zu viel -- |
| bloot te kijk gezet. | nackt zur Schau gestellt. |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-28
Journeyman in marble (Anjet Daanje) - 2006
Novel "Gezel in marmer"
Tribute to: Daanje, Anjet
Collection: Truder
| Other people have | |
| everything I can wish for -- | |
| yet I'm not that bad. | |
| Anderen hebben | Andere haben |
| alles wat ik wensen kan -- | was ich mir wünsche, un doch -- |
| maar soms val ik mee. | bin ich nicht so schlecht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-04-23
No success blues (Delphine Lecompte) - 2017
Poem "Geen succes blues" (collection "Western")
Tribute to: Lecompte, Delphine
Collection: Appearances
Amsterdam, 2019-06-28
King Philip II (1527-1598) bought the triptych "Garden of Delights" (from 1480-1490, by Jheronymus Bosch) in 1591, which Alva in 1567/1568 had robbed from the palace of William of Orange-Nassau (1533-1584) in Brussels
Tribute to: Bosch, Jheronymus
Collection: BloodTrunk
| On earth, stars twinkle | |
| untouchably far away -- | |
| Close by they die out. | |
| Op aarde stralen | Stars strahlen weit weg, |
| sterren ontastbaar ver weg -- | unberührbar, von nahem -- |
| Dichtbij doven ze. | verlöschen sie gleich. |
Amsterdam, 2013-10-03
Human stars
Collection: From Sacred Scriptures
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