December 31, 2023 Still Life The miner who lost his head “Ich möchte traun nichts anders sein,Als wie ein Bergmann nur allein.Zur Hälfte heim im nächt’gen Graus,Und halb in Gottes Licht zu Haus.”(J.N. Vogl in Bergmannslied)Genk (B)
October 14, 2023 Culture of Industry Up or down the hill? “Jack and Jill went up the hillTo fetch a pail of water;Jack fell down and broke his crown,And Jill came tumbling after.Up Jack got, and home did trot,As fast as he could caper;Went to bed to mind his head,With vinegar and brown paper.”(Samuel Barber in the song Jack and Jill)Blegny (B)
March 9, 2023 Transport Rheinbraun in Gelb “Went to the station,Down in the yard,Gonna get me a freight train,Work’s done got hard.Now she’s gone.An’ I don’t worry.Lord, I’m sittin’ on top of the world.” (Bob Dylan in Sittin’ on Top of the World)Plombières-Hombourg (B)
February 18, 2023 Still Life Some shadows of the mining industry “I see silhouettes in the windowI watch them ’til they’re gone and they leave me hanging onTo a shadow”(Bob Dylan in Love Sick)Blégny (B)
November 18, 2022 Culture of Industry We are the miners of yesteryear “Fromm und still ist Bergmanns Art,Denn er geht auf rauhen Wegen,Doch ein milder HimmelssegenMacht sein Loos ihm minder hart.”(Johann Nepomuk Vogl in Bergmanns Lust)Genk (B)