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These
poems are from the book: "Ben jij dat meisje met dat debiele broertje". The title means: 'Are you the sister of that retarded brother' Jan has a son who is mentally disabled, he has Down Syndrome. Jan has written two little books. In these books there are short stories and poems about his son. |
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Er is op je gerekend Er is
op je gerekend, Het gezicht,
de mond, de neus Als wordt
gezegt wat je al wist Alles
wordt anders vanaf dat moment. Jan Eradus |
You
are welcome |
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Heb je
wel eens geteld, Moet je maar eens opletten, Onder de groep, Die we voor het gemak zo graag ‘de verstandelijke gehandicapten’ noemen, nog de meest normale mensen, wedden dat ik gelijk heb…? Jan Eradus |
Watch this Did you ever count how many real normal people are crossing your paths every day? - of course not counting yourself in- Really, I can count them on the fingers of one hand. Actually there are, you pay attention, within the group, that we call 'mentally disabled' the most normal people Bet I am right? Jan Eradus |
Als we
hadden mogen kiezen, Maar
vrienden, er viel niets tegen te kiezen. Een ‘bijzonder’
leuke jongen Eigenwijs
gekomen, op zijn eigen plek Immers, Jan Eradus |
Special If we had a choice And this would not surprise you, our son would be ordinary, and certainly not so very special But friends, there was nothing to choose We just were in a 'happy' time Expecting, we didn't mind what, a boy or a girl. A 'special' cute boy, or a 'special' beautiful girl, And that he became special, we noticed after a very short time. Pig-headed, he came, in his own place And maybe that is the most special, He is so much 'ordinary' that we are amazed by it. Because, whatever is wrong with you, And maybe that is it what hurts, That you always want a human being, to be an 'ordinary' person. Jan Eradus |
Onze
zoon kwam en het is ongelogen, Jan Eradus |
With joy... Our son came, and it is no lie, then there were always people, who forgot to congratulate you, only because of the position of his eyes Jan Eradus |
We made a flash movie about the last poem.
You can watch it here: Met Blijdschap....