"Im Wasser ist Kühlung, im Wasser ist's kalt, Das Wasser löscht brennende Herzen wohl bald, Tief unten im Wasser, da ist es wohl gut, So komm' denn mein Liebchen mit mir in die Fluth." (L. Feldman in Die Flamme) Liège (B)
De l’amusement sans fin
How to escape Dostoevsky?
The joy of animals in the middle of demolition
"I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd,
I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God..."
(W. Whitman in Song of Myself, no. 32)
Aachen (D)
Who sits on the Red Lotus flower?
“The Goddess of Wealth
…who sits on the Red Lotus flower
offers the fair flow of water,
…affluent shadow,
affluence of paddy harvest,
…name and fame,
huge prosperity,
…lots of wealth and property;
she also always offers longevity
…for those who are not deceptive and trickery!”
(V.K. Kanniappan translation from Tamil Nalvazhi)
Liège (B)