Translation of the song Syn artist Spoegwolf

Afrikaans

Syn

English translation

Being

Dan woon ons in n boomhuis, alleen

Then we'll live alone in a treehouse

En as dit reën sal ek op die dak gan staan

And if it rains I'll go and stand on the roof

En elke druppel vang vir jou in n blou keteltjie vrou weet jy nie?

Catch every drop for you in a little blue kettle woman don't you know?

Ons moet deur hierdie kom

We have to get through this

Selfs met n hartseer glimlag

Even with a sad smile

Dan nooi ons al ons vriende om te trou

Then we'll invite all our friends to get married

Ek dink ek het een of twee

I think I have one or two

Maar die vloer is lendelam

But the floor is rickety

En hierdie mense maak my eintlik net bang

And these people really only make me scared

Hey staan stil vir een sekonde

Hey stand still for a second

Mamma kyk na my wonde

Mom look at my wounds

Dis nie wonde nie my kind

Those aren't wounds my son

Jy mag dalk net so dink maar

You just might think so but

Baie meer het al baie meer verloor

A lot more have lost a lot more

As ek haar meer kon mis

If I could've missed her more

Het ek gedisintegreer

I would've disintegrated

Jy weet ek kan dalk arm bly

You know I might stay poor

Ek sit vas in verlede tyd

I'm trapped in past time

Maar jy bly my by

But you stay with me

Jy sleep my langsaan tot jou slaap

You drag me to your temple slowly

Met my hart tot op jou oor

With my heart against your ear

Ek weet hys dood maar hy praat met my

I know he's dead but you speak to me

En as krake op die vensters van my oë.Is dit jy wat daar skuil?

And there are cracks on the windows of my eyes. Is it you hiding there?

In die koelte van my syn

In the shade of my being