Thank you for your translation. I found it very well done and the song just moving. I usually associate Elandré with romantic themes and sophisticated composition but such a song is a fantastic and still immediate act of love for his own culture.
Song : Reisiger Artist : Refentse Morake Ek sit op 'n hemel en dink aan die Hemele I sit on a heaven and think of the Heavens Weereens besef ek dat ons nie 'n clue het nie... Once again I realize that we do not have a clue Alles is alles, en niks is niks Everything is everything, and nothing is nothing Niks is op soek na alles Nothing is looking for everything En alles is op reis na niks And everything is on a journey to nothing Sy was 'n ware illistrasie van God's se prag She was a true illustration of God's splendor Baie mans het probeer om Haar neer te lê Many men tried to lay her down Om Haar om te duik To Push Her Under Maar baie min het probeer om Haar op te tel But very few tried to pick Her up Wonder waar is Hy? Waar is Hy? I Wonder where he is? Where is He? ~~~ Ken jy die pad Do you know the way Ek dink ek volg nog altyd jou pad I think I am still always following your path Bruis na die chemie Effervescence after chemistry Ver van hier, Hy verander jou beeld Far from here, He changes your image Maak die aarde plat vir my lig en boos Flatten the earth for my light and anger Tot jy jubel en juig weer Until you rejoice and be glad again Oor jou broer se dood About your brother's death Wêreld wat gaan aan met jou? World what's going on with you? My Vader sal jou anders onthou My Father will remember you differently Sal jy nog hier wees vir angels (Angels, angels) Will you still be here for angels (Angels, angels) ~~~ En minuet jy gee my hoop! Gee my sig! One minute you give me hope! Give me sight! Ek is moeg gesoek na waar ek hoort I'm tired of looking for where I belong Dis voedsel vir my siel gedoop This is food baptized for my soul It's food baptized for my soul It's food for my soul En jy hoor my, Kom ons rant And you hear me, Let's rant Ek is lief, Ek verlang na wie ookal jy is I love, I miss whoever you are En lief vir wat ookal jy doen And love whatever you do Want jy hoor my Because you hear me Net vir vanaand, Maar vanaand But tonight, Just for tonight Is jy my Hemel (Hemel, Hemel) Are you my Heaven (Heaven, Heaven) En ek is jou vloer? And I'm your floor? ~~~ Reisiger ek's lief vir jou Traveler I love you Swerwer ek verlang na jou Wanderer I miss you Ek wil dans in jou reën I will dance in your rain Ek wil sing van jou grond I will sing from your land Maar vanaand Soos gister aand But tonight Like last night Wil ek sweef op die geur Van jou bron Will I soar on the scent of your spring Vlieg en vlak in dalend hoog Fly and level in descending high Soos tale tonge woel en wal As languages flutter and swirl Ek verlang na jou kruine, Ek verlang na jou trog I miss your highs, I miss your lows Jy gee my hoop! Gee my sig! You give me hope! Give me light! ~~~ Ek is moeg gesoek na waar ek hoort I'm tired of looking for where I belong Dis voedsel vir my siel gedoop This is food baptized for my soul It's food baptized for my soul It's food for my soul En jy hoor my, Kom ons rant And you hear me, Let's rant Ek is lief vir jou, Ek verlang na wie ookal jy is I love you, I miss whoever you are En lief vir wat ookal jy doen And love whatever you do Want jy hoor my Because you hear me My bos is aan die brand, Ek dink my bos is aan die brand My forest is on fire, I think my forest is on fire Want Hy stuur my na 'n vreemde plek Because He sends me to a strange place Ek voel vir vele meer as ek en jy I feel for many more than just you and me Toch so aleen, Nog altyd voel ek so alleen Yet so alone, Always I feel so alone Ek verlang na daairdie bosse plek I long for that wilderness Ek voel vir vele meer as ek en jy I feel for many more than just you and me Sal jy bly? Will you stay?
I have been working on a translation of Song : Reisiger By Artist : Refentse Morake and wanted to share that with you but you have no email listed and there does not seem to be another direct messenger service on youtube so I am leaving you a comment here instead which you can delete after reading. Google and ChatGPT don't get it right so you have to think a lot. Some of the translation work was pretty hard and so I have not finished it yet. Can you finish it and add it to your channel? Then I can also benefit from your translation?
Absolutely genius I love this song... Thank you so much for your excellent translation... it really helped me with doing mine... and understanding the Afrikaans version. I would make two suggestions for consideration in your translation. And look so now and then Up to the moon "And look so", is not commonly used in English I would think And every now and then look Up to the moon We promised Even if all the blows roll Will we hold onto our faith I really battled with translating this particular line, I could never find the right words, I understood the meaning but the words just don't translate the same into English, in the end I settled for this We promised Even when the blows come Will we hold onto our faith 💞
