Translation of the song Van De La Rey Tot Nou artist Bok Van Blerk
Van De La Rey Tot Nou
From De La Rey till now
Hoor jy die magtige dreuning
Do you hear the mighty roar,
Oor die veld kom dit wyd gesweef
sweeping widely across the fields?
Dis die lied van ‘n volk se ontwakking
This is the song of a people's awakening
Wat harte laat sidder en beef
that makes hearts shudder and tremble.
Voorvaders van ons generasie
Forefathers of our generation
Was helde om op trots te wees
were heroes to be proud of.
Soveel lesse uit onse verlede
So many lessons from our past,
Maar nog meer om by mekaar te leer
but even more to learn from each other.
Ref.:
Ref.:
Van De la Rey tot nou
From De La Rey till now
Suid Afrika ek’s lief vir jou
South Africa, I love you.
Hoor die donderweer en weet
Hear the thunder and know
Daar was soveel bloed gesweet
so much blood has been sweat.
En ons gaan nerens heen
And we will go nowhere.
Ons is hier om te bly
We're here to stay.
Ons vir jou.
We for you.
Van De la Rey tot nou
From De La Rey till now.
Nou meer as ‘n honderd jaar later
Now more than a hundred years later,
Nogsteeds daardie selfde geveg
still the same old fight.
Gaan ons ooit leer uit onse verlede
Will we ever learn from our past,
Wies verkeerd en wie is reg
who is wrong and who is right?
Ref.:
Ref.:
Van De la Rey tot nou
From De La Rey till now
Suid Afrika ek’s lief vir jou
South Africa, I love you.
Hoor die donderweer en weet
Hear the thunder and know
Daar was soveel bloed gesweet
so much blood has been sweat.
En ons gaan nerens heen
And we will go nowhere.
Ons is hier om te bly
We're here to stay.
Ons vir jou.
We for you.
Van De la Rey tot nou
From De La Rey till now.
Hoor jy die magtige dreuning
Do you hear the mighty roar,,
Oor die veld kom dit wyd gesweef
sweeping widely across the fields?
Dis die lied van ‘n volk se ontwakking
This is the song of a people's awakening
Wat harte laat sidder en beef
that makes hearts shudder and tremble.
Ref.:
Ref.:
Van De la Rey tot nou
From De La Rey till now
Suid Afrika ek’s lief vir jou
South Africa, I love you.
Hoor die donderweer en weet
Hear the thunder and know
Daar was soveel bloed gesweet
so much blood has been sweat.
En ons gaan nerens heen
And we will go nowhere.
Ons is hier om te bly
We're here to stay.
Ons vir jou
We for you.
Van De la Rey tot nou
From De La Rey till now.
Van De la Rey tot nou
From De La Rey till now
Suid Afrika ek’s lief vir jou
South Africa, I love you.
Hoor jy die magtige dreuning
Do you hear the mighty roar?