met die teenstrydigheid wat in
With the contradiction that is
die are van my dorp versprei
Circulating in the veins of my village
ek het te lank terug gedink
It's been too long since I thought
te lank terug gesig gewys
It's been too long since I showed my face
al my grense wat verskuif
All my boundaries that move…
Met my voete diep
With my feet deep
onder die slyk van stil rivier
Under the sludge of the silent river
my koppe in wolke
My head in the clouds…
hande van dier
Hands of an animal…
Dis net natuurlik so
Of course it's only so that
ek is net natuurlik hoog
I'm only high, of course
Jy verdoof die deel
You numb the part
wat tyd so skelm steel
That steals time so slyly
ek sal volgende jaar
Next year I will
Gaan jy jouself dan nou kluisenaar hou
Are you going to stay a hermit?
geweerloop teen die tempel
Gun to the temple
nie in die mond nie
Not in the mouth…
Veels geluk met my vetraagsdag
Good luck with my slow down day
impulsiewe huiwering
Impulsive shudder
as daar ooit n spesiale boodskap was vir my
If there ever was a special message for me
het ek dit mis gekyk
Then I've missed it
my liedjie van die jaar
My song of the year
het ek perongeluk
I've accidentally