Love is the boss
This May I’m visiting Typhoon in AFAS Live. Last year I read Glenn’s book ‘Liefde is de baas’ (Love is the boss) and was touched by his openness, his courage in writing down his life story so far. I’m not sure if I could ever write so openly.
There are many lyrics in the book and it’s nice to learn a bit of the background story around these words. What stood out to me was a text I didn’t hear before. Four lines, apparently part of a Christmas poem that he already wrote in 2020 for a Dutch newspaper.
Langer kijken doet ontmoeten,
Ontvankelijkheid boven rede.
Het voordeel van de twijfel,
Is de voorloper van vrede.
I don’t think any translation can capture the same feeling, rhythm or strength, a bit of its soul will simply get lost in translation, but here’s my take:
Looking longer leads to meeting,
Receptiveness above reason.
The benefit of the doubt,
is the start of peace’s season.
I’ve seen Typhoon in the Arminius church in Rotterdam ten years ago. His music peaked at that time and after reading his book it’s hard to believe what kind of a mental state he was living in. I’m looking forward to the concert in May. Knowing what he had to overcome somehow adds something to it.