That is the amazing thing about our 2 languages it is very the same i could understand you (a dutch person )completely but we don’t speak the same language 😂 dit is baie goed en ek is lief vir my moedertaal
About 80 years ago Most people talked Dutch here. My moms grandparents were dutch and my dads side. If you look at Books it was written in dutch and the Bible. This week i played with a Dutch and we Laughed cause i didn't know he was dutch and he sneezed and i said Askies and he laughed and said op gesondheid and he started speaking dutch but i stopped him quickly. I can read dutch and understand it and if someone speak to me slowly i will understand and some songs also. Like mijn nacht kraankie pappi . Ons praat amper die selle tall maar ons is die selle mense..
@@stefangreeff9314 Dit is presies wat Afrikaans is my ou dis n mengel van Duits nederlands Engels en Fraans. Met meestal Nederlands. Oor die jare het die mense se accent net verander 100 jaar terug het hulle nog Nederlands gepraat. Daar is nog baie mense vandag wat se oumas en oupas en ouers Nederlands praat
Well by the end these weren’t the borders, several of the bantu homelands had been given independence, including Bophutatswana which was separated into a few parts but was right near Botswana and was supposed to be a nation for the same people, the Tswana
I'm black and I find the Boers so cool other people don't understand they think I'm supposed to hate them but I don't. I know there has been a lot of tension, but there's a lot to learn from the Boers. It's so sad what they are doing to them in south africa. My heart is with you all ❤❤❤❤❤❤
All love to you guys, tbh South Africa wouldn't even be a country today without the Boers. To bad these b.s politicians these days destroyed what was made so great. Back then no country could match South Africa. That's why I despise the ANC, they totally ruined the country. Much love to my Boers. ♡♡♡
My dad was Greek and was born in Peloponnese (Greece).when the Greek civil war broke out,he went to South Africa,Johannesburg.He grew up there as a child and when he was around 35 years old,he went to Mykonos for vacations and there he met my mum.They made me and my brother,when I finish my studies I want to learn Afrikaans just like him.🇬🇷❤️🇿🇦 (Edit:thank you so much for the likes! It’s the most I’ve gotten ever!!💙🇬🇷)
@@orestestrivellas3153 Thank you Orestes, for your positive reply and attitude. I was once invited by a greek gentleman to go lunch at a French restaurant. The whole menu was in French, which I don't speak. So I told the waiter that the menu is all Greek to me, but my companion said he could not use that excuse. We all had a good laugh. Afterwards my host informed me that Greeks used the expression: It is all Romanian to me.
@@jackklok5754 hahahaha Sending much love to all afrikaners from Greece! You have a beautiful history and a beautiful language as well. Best wishes from Hellas
Can only say positive things about Greek people. You're our european/white brothers, no matter the political circumstances! This comes from a half german/half briton. But there is something I would like to know: Was your dad considered 'White' by the - South african - government back then?
I am proudly South African, 76 now, and my late Father and Mother proudly fought under this Beautiful Flag and Anthem, in the 2nd World War. My Dad fought and won, in the SADF in the North Arica Campaign against Rommel, s Afrika Korps, and my Mom was stationed at Wit Command SA Army Admin Division in Johannesburg.
@@vulpes7079 i cannot speak for this man, I can quote the last Apartheid President, Frederik Willem de Klerk. “For many years I supported the concept of separate states. I believed it could bring justice for everyone, including the blacks who would determine their own lives inside their own states. But by the early 1980s I had concluded this would not work and was leading to injustice and that the system had to change.”-F.W. De Klerk, State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and Premier of South Africa from 1994 to 1996 (together with Mbeki)
@@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748 Do you really think de Klerk said his honest thoughts in this quote? Everyone knew SA would turn to shit, and so it did. The only reason "it did not work" was because a ton of countries established trade embargos against SA, bcs there were/are so many dictatorships in the world, like china, egypt etc., but when it is a regime that is based on race it is suddenly the most evil thing in the world😥😪😭.. although black south africans had a much better life than blacks in neighbouring countries (sry for bad english).
Because it's now governed by idiots, who can't tackle poverty and crime. Putting end to apartheid wasn't such a great idea as ANC thought (well, who knows, maybe they still think so)
The end times are very close, the Lord has not forgotten the Afrikaners, and we have not forgotten Him. Even though South-Africa may never rise again, I know that one day, we will rise with the Lord as his children. That is what our entire lives have always been based on, this anthem shows that. Despite all the opression the Afrikaners receive as well as many other Christian nations it is only temporary, it is the final test, the test of every mans worthiness, I will persevere until my death, as will all the other children of the Great Lord and Saviour.
I'm South African. But I'll never see the greatness this country was striving towards. Those days are gone. Corruption and criminality are the law of the day and most of us are simply biding our time until we can escape the horrors of this country's future. I miss feeling patriotic. I miss feeling like our Constitution meant anything. And I miss this anthem. Mag die Vaderland weer eendag in sy helderste kleure skyn.
Of course you would. You people flourished during apartheid. Life now may be corrupt but you won’t see a proud black South African longing for the “good old days”.
@@darknes9556 And sadly, not even a "good old tomorrow". The project is over. The past is in the past, there is nothing left of it. Those who called for it's end, all live now abroad. Those now living in this present, don't have anything of it, as most have never experienced it. Only read about it. Today, everyone only knows one government. There is nothing left...
I'm in tears. This is the first time I've heard the entire Stem. Born & raised South African 1980. So many emotions I'm feeling right now. Nostalgia, Nationalism, Grief at a broken home (country), Pity for the current state of the nation that once so loved Almighty Father, Sympathy and Empathy for a population suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, and many more I can't accurately describe.
@@thabisopharoo5605 you were never the owners of the republic of South Africa , that belonged to the whites , you had homelands and still has it today you only came to South Africa to look for work that is why you had to carry passes the same as a pass port , you could have left the country you worked in where you didn't had to pay tax but enjoyed all the benefits the whites had as the white s did ,nobody prevented you from leaving the good old South Africa, you were free to leave if you didn't like it , stop spreading lies , with internet today your lies doesn't work anymore , now my black boy try and proof me wrong with facts that you can back up as the truth , I would like to see you try .
@@r-labs9357 without apartheid as you call seperate culture development South Africa would have existed anymore as we can see is happening today ,the whole black regime is bankrupt and the country is falling apart , apartheid as you name it was the best system and the world governments should have fol!owed us , the world would have been a far better place to live in today .
Interesting... 7 flags. South Africa proper - UK - England (within the Union Jack) - Scotland (within the Union Jack) - Northern Ireland (within the Union Jack) - Orange - Netherlands (within the Orange flag) - Theres another one I can't recognize.
The 3 flags(left to right) are the Union Jack(obviously), the flag of the Orange Free State and lastly the "vierkleur"(four-colour),flag of the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republiek.
I will try to count all: 1) Flag of South Africa, 2) Prinsenvlag, 3) Union Jack, containing 4) England 5) Scotland and 6) Northern Ireland, 7) Orange Free State and 8) South African Republic containing 9) Dutch flag (Statenvlag).
The red St. Patrick’s cross within the Union Jack actually represented the island of Ireland (from 1801 to 1922) whilst Northern Ireland itself has no official flag since 1973 (after the Ulster Banner was abolished). To be honest, the UK should revert it’s flag back to the pre-1801 flag
This might be due to linguistic bias though. I grew up in post-apartheid South Africa, Afrikaans being my home language, and Die Stem bores me. To each their own though. I personally think the updated anthem is better than Die Stem and most other national anthems.
@@ameliasteynberg5841 no linguistic bias here, I can assure you. I'm an American Anglophile and no fan of the Apartheid era government at all. My opinion is strictly based on how it sounds.
@@anglobostonian by linguistic bias I didn't mean to imply that you support Apartheid, sorry if that's how it came across. I was more referring to the tendency to find music more pleasant if it's in a language you don't understand
@@ameliasteynberg5841 Yes and NO. I am a NON-native English speaker and somehow I find the "more Germanic" versions of anthems more Majestatic than those in English ( germanic but less). God save the queen is not as Imperial/MAJESTATIC as : Heil dir im Siegerkranz
@@ameliasteynberg5841 James Trout has written about Die Stem Afrikaans version being better than the English one; not about you being bored or amused by a DIFFERENT anthem
Under this flag, South Africa fought against and defeated Nazi Germany, instigated apartheid, ended apartheid, broke away from the British Empire and became a republic, built and destroyed their nuclear arsenal, something no other country has done. It's not a perfect history, but what country has a perfect history? I acknowledge it represents different things for different people,but instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater, i hope history will judge it objectively for the good and bad things done under its banner.
The anthem and its lyrics are extremely beautiful…. I'm not even an Africaner but it almost made me cry. + If you speak English and know some of German or Dutch, it is very easy to understand.
This is really funny, but when I was in primary school (post-Apartheid), I would sing this. Once one of the teachers heard me and told me after assembly that the anthem I was singing is the old one and I could get in trouble for singing it. I told her that I knew and carried on doing it until high school xD
@@cakeisyummy5755 As a South African I'm 90% sure you wouldn't necessarily get in to trouble for singing this, but it's genuinely frowned upon due its connections with the Apartheid years. The first part of Die Stem is still included in the current anthem.
Setting the controversial politics & ideology of the time aside, this is a very nice anthem. Good Music remains as such no matter who uses it. Cheers from the Netherlands!
Mee too. This flag doesn’t have to be a symbol of Apartheid, the same as Australia’s and New Zealand’s flags aren’t a symbol for white supremacy and colonialism anymore. This flag tells a story and is part of SA’s heritage. The same as die stem.
@@ArgentinaFan76 Fair point. I think there is just so much hurt attached to this flag, that you probably have no account for, that even the mere mention of someone liking this flag better feels like an attack.
Ek wens ek kon groot geword het onder die lied en die vlag, al wat vir my oorbly is stories van die verlede waarvan ek nooit kon deel wees nie. Die stem van Suid-Afrika roep my, maar ek antwoord te laat. Dalk sal ons eendag weer trots kan wees op ons land. My hart smag na 'n beter Suid-Afrika.
Ek was bevooreg om groot te word in n tyd toe hierdie lied iets beteken het. Mense kyk net vas in geld en weet niks van die ware Suid Afrika nie. Hulle weet nie wat geoffer is nie en wat gevrae is nie. As dit nie deel van jou kultuur is nie sal jy dit nie verstaan nie.
Eén van de mooiste volksliederen van de wereld, muziek én woorden ! Wees trost op uw land, en hou moed ! Jan van Riebeek kwam uit ons Culemborg en Paul Kruger was bij ons in Utrecht NL. in verleden met ons verbonden.
Jy is nooit te jonk om ons land se volkslied te luister en te waardeer nie. Tydlose lied met trost gesing deur ons ouer generasie. Ek luister elke aand hierna voor ek gaan slaap
This is a really pretty song! I can't help but notice how similar Afrikaans is to English, much like Dutch is, but it seems even more similar for some reason.
@@ZephLodwick it still exists though, the g being pronounced as /x/ rule is meant to have exceptions where it is pronounced as a regular 'g' or in IPA, /g/ sound, such as 'gr', but an exception to this is the word "Graankos" where the 'g' is still and /x/ and it sounds hilarious.
@Sam • What about the border between Europe and Africa then? Migration is a fenomen that occurs frequently in human history. Within Europe, but also outside of it. A large chunk of the European gene pool can be attributed to a people from Russia. Also, Spain was once inhabited by many Scandinavians, as was North-Africa. Later, the Moroccans conquered Spain and this altered Spain as well. And in the case of the Boers we're talking about a people and not an invading army. Or would you suggest a group of farmers with wagons, women and children and their modest belonings were a "colonial power"? That's absurd. Don't be a hypocrit. You dislike the Afrikaners because they are white. And now you want the black South Africans to take the buildings and infrastructure the Afrikaners caused to exist. It's theft. Jealousy.
@Sam • I don't have the time to go into a lengthy discussion, nor do I think it is particularly beneficial to my mood. You want a verbal fight and I don't. Just examine all facts and arguments and then come to a conclusion. If you still then think this way then so be it, I've tried to help you come closer to the truth but there's only so much I can and want to do.
@@Espri-ib2uf The new one sucks ass. The whole introduction of it sounds weak- it's supposed to sound like an anthem. This is an anthem. And you are the moron.
@@albertretief3087 Jy is geregtig op jou opinie. Maar van ek klein was, was ek mal oor die vlag. 1) Die prinsevlag - want dis ons erfenis. Maar nie net dit nie, orange saam met blou is n besonder mooi kombinasie, en terwyl daar baie vlae is wat rooi-wit-blou is, en n groot klompie wat oranje-wit-groen is, was ons die enigte land ter wereld met daardie drie kleure, wat die vlag uniek gemaak het in die wêreld. Buitendien, meeste vlae in die wêreld vandag is geinspireer deur n ander vlag. Kyk net hoeveel slawiese vlae volg die russiese vlag. 2) Drie vlae - dit was n kompromie besluit wat ek dink heel goed gedoen is. Weereens iets wat ons vlag uniek in die wêreld gemaak het. Daarby is n eenvoudige driekleur met iets in die middel vir my een van die mooiste vlagontwerpe. Ek dink onmiddelik aan Argentinië en Indië. 3) My voorkeur vir die ou vlag het niks met die np te doen nie. In 1994 was ek 14 en naief, en ek kon nie verstaan waarom die vlag moet verander net omdat die regering verander het nie. Die vlag was n staatsimbool, en was gesien as verhewe bo politiek. Dis eers na 1994 wat sekere mense aan die linkerkant van die politieke spektrum toenemend die vlag sleg gemaak het as n politieke simbool. Maar nou ja, smaak verskil, ek het begrip daarvoor.
For me it's even easier to understand as I'm Dutch. 90% to 95% of Afrikaans is of Dutch origin. And Dutch is related to German during the time of the Holy Roman Empire. Diets then split into German (Deutsch/Duits) and Dutch (Niederländisch/Nederlands).
South Africa was never going to stay the way it was. For every 100 good memories and experiences of the "old South Africa" there are 10,000 bad ones; that isn't to say that your experience is wrong or invalid, just that you should hold them beside all the suffering that went on during that same time to the majority of the people in the country you remember. The injustice from the system that created the beautiful South Africa you remember (and rightfully so, your experience is absolutely balanced) was too gargantuan to leave the country unchanged. God heard His creation cry out for too long, something had to break.
That the heritage of our fathers For our children heritage remain: Servants of the almighty, Against the whole world free. As our fathers trusted, Teach us also to trust, o Lord - With our land and with our nation It will be well, God reigns. - wowser - so beautiful..........
Dit is so goed om die HERE se volkslied te hoor dat ons trots in ONSE HERE JESUS CHRISTUS IS EN DANK DIE GOD EN VADER WAT N GELOFTE MET DIE BOERE VOLK GESLUIT HET
to most people, it was a terrible atrocity when nazi germany, the ottoman empire, the colonial empires of europe, canada, austraila, america, argentina and israel oppressed other races to make their race prosper, but to those same people, it was a beautiful civilized era when south africa did the exact same thing?! 😡what is wrong with you people?!😡
@@user-vf5vo7bh7v Imagine thinking that giving enfranchisement to the Black South Africans and thus the ANC hasn't ruined the nation. Fucking delusional.
I cried, just shows that us Afrikaners are deeply rooted in our faith with Jesus Almighty, our own national anthem is just a gospel song to God Almighty! may he always reign over us and lead us!
@@satanshameer690 Your false gods and trust of men and money will not help you. You will die helplessly with no one to turn to and then you shall know my God.
@Sam • Our guns paled in comparison to our God Jesus Christ, the only reason for our people to still live here in SA is becuase of God who saved us from the Ancestor worshipping Zulus. May we all continue to praise Jesus Christ and stand united as brothers and sisters in the name of our God Jesus Christ. May racial division never bear down on us becuase the love of Jesus Christ is bigger than sin and mans hatred and contempt!
I'm South African bornand raised lived in the US for the past 22 years but heard this beautiful anthem ringing in my ears today in hearing it in it's purest form invoke such pride in reminds me of my childhood
@@JustMnqobi It was better. South Africa used to be a 1st world country and now it’s a 3rd world country. Back then the economy was way better, there was no crime and the Rand was almost as powerful as the dollar. Now South Africa is filled with corruption, crime and the rand compared to the dollar is R23 - $1
Uit die blou van onse hemel, uit die diepte van ons see, Oor ons ewige gebergtes waar die kranse antwoord gee. Deur ons ver-verlate vlaktes met die kreun van ossewa Ruis die stem van ons geliefde, van ons land Suid-Afrika. Ons sal antwoord op jou roepstem, ons sal offer wat jy vra: Ons sal lewe, ons sal sterwe - ons vir jou, Suid-Afrika. In die murg van ons gebeente, in ons hart en siel en gees, In ons roem op ons verlede, in ons hoop of wat sal wees, In ons wil en werk en wandel, van ons wieg tot aan ons graf - Deel geen ander land ons liefde, trek geen ander trou ons af. Vaderland! ons sal die adel van jou naam met ere dra: Waar en trou as Afrikaners - kinders van Suid-Afrika. In die songloed van ons somer, in ons winternag se kou, In die lente van ons liefde, in die lanfer van ons rou, By die klink van huweliksklokkies, by die kluitklap op die kis - Streel jou stem ons nooit verniet nie, weet jy waar jou kinders is. Op jou roep sê ons nooit nee nie, sê ons altyd, altyd ja: Om te lewe, om te sterwe - ja, ons kom Suid-Afrika. Op U Almag vas vertrouend het ons vadere gebou: Skenk ook ons die krag, o Here! om te handhaaf en te hou - Dat die erwe van ons vad're vir ons kinders erwe bly: Knegte van die Allerhoogste, teen die hele wêreld vry. Soos ons vadere vertrou het, leer ook ons vertrou, o Heer - Met ons land en met ons nasie sal dit wel wees, God regeer.
A black nanny that looked after me as a child back in SA said that she preferred the apartheid era cus at least the country had reliable power and responsive emergency services, I can see why that would make sense.
Please be specific - Dutch settlers brought the 'shining light' of a Euro-Dutch civilization here. It's relative to the place it comes from. A 'shining light' of the indigenous African civilization was already here for hundreds of years. You might not view it as such - but then once again, it's relative to you.
Ik this is negatively associated with the despicable Apartheid regime, but it’s just such a great song. It talks about the beauty of this country: the seas, the skies, the plains. It embodies the heritage of Afrikaners, a history and language that I am deeply fascinated with. It talks about life: the four seasons, a simple living, and nature. It is a beautiful prayer to God, and tells a story. Ofc, the current South African national anthem is also beautiful, combined with Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika. But this isn’t a racist song. It’s a wonderful piece of music, that is so much more than just a national anthem. God bless South Africa. ❤🇿🇦
@@mateoproductions2741 Wel, daar is Vlaminge wat nie as Belge identifiseer nie, omdat hulle nie vriende met die Walone is nie, dus respekteer ek daai idee.
@@lightskingeneral Racism in South Africa is still more prevalent policies like BEE, land expropriation, You don't have to live in South Africa to know it.
Britannica was saying: Although Afrikaans is very similar to Dutch, it is clearly a separate language, differing from Standard Dutch in its sound system and its loss of case and gender distinctions.
On this video are all four verses of that anthem. Usually, only the first one was sung, until 01:19. There was also an English version of that anthem, The Call of South Africa, same story.
South Africa has the potential to be quite literally the best country on Earth. Breathtaking landscape, a beautiful climate and a wonderfully diverse population of tough but happy people. The tragedy comes when you look at how politics of yesterday and today still shackles the immense possibilities of the prettiest place on the continent. I'm only 20 so I greatly hope by the time I'm old and grey, I can see South Africa flourish the way it deserves to. Big love from Britain!!
@@vrjackp and now its moonshine and roses. Moms can walk in the township. Kids don't get raped. Oh wait. Thats the dream....fun fact. The murder rate was 54 per day prior to lockdown. How much does that equal too per week? The coronavirus has killed how many? Hmmmm. It sad when we still want to blame a specific race when the girl being raped in a taxi or father being stabbed in a shebeen is all at the hands of fellow brothers and sisters. But yes that was also white racist instigated hey.
@@RV-in2mc Why are you going off on some tangents? I merely said that white south africans could live comfortably because the blacks lived almost in slavery and worked for them.
This is the flag and national anthem I grew up with. Tomorrow is Remembrance day and I have to say I listened to this now with tears of sadness because I no longer feel pride in my country. I would've died for my country once but not now.
@@hardusclaase Humans are made to be replaced by a better species. Something magical, something cybernetic, something extraterrestrial. Humans deserve this!
@@tomkatt8274 That's what you believe. I do not believe that. And where did you hear this information? That we have to be "replaced". By what? Mark my words, Next year september. Good luck.
Beautiful. It tells of the beauty of this land -- whether NP or ANC, white or black -- and the nation forged from it. Granted, it's a contested land & nation; but what a beautiful homage to this land, and forever mingled with bittersweet memories of my childhood.
echt mooi. Ik hoop dat het Afrikaans en de "Afrikaners" eindelijk genoeg door het slijk gegaan zijn en hun eerlijke plaats krijgen om het weer vooruit te laten gaan
Funny how I can understand parts of the anthem without even trying (native Swedish speaker, and I studied German in school for a few years). I get the impression that a native Afrikaans speaker would fairly easily learn Swedish and vice versa.
Some words are similar even Russian and the pronounciation..speak Afrikaans it's much easier than the rest, even Dutch which we understand..the Dutch say we Afrikaners sound like babytalk..could be but they draw words out, and we just shortened it. Verstaan jy?
