Lyrics and translation Andries Bezuidenhout - Ondien Se Wiegelied

Ondien Se Wiegelied

Nou laat die sand die son se laaste hitte vry
Bring jou beker koffie en kom sit hier langs my

Van anderkant die duine lewer golwe kommentaar
Met fosforstemme fluister hulle: Toemaar, toemaar

Hier's ʼn velkaros, hardekool, dennebolle en ysterhout
Want netnou is dit donker en die nagwind hier is koud

Van anderkant die duine lewer golwe kommentaar
Met fosforstemme fluister hulle: Toemaar, toemaar

Alles is nou ver van hier, net ons, die nag, die see, ʼn vuur
En mossels met fyn arikruik en die stroopsoet van ʼn vyeblik

Van anderkant die duine lewer golwe kommentaar
Met fosforstemme fluister hulle: Toemaar, toemaar

Kom terug na die oorsprong, kom terug, kom terug
Ons abba jou saggies, ons dra jou op ons rug

Lullaby of the Ocean Waves

Now the ocean releases the last warmth of the sun
Bring your cup of coffee and come sit here with me

From beyond the dunes, waves offer commentary
In phosphorescent voices, they whisper: Let it be, let it be

Here's a sheepskin, charcoal, pine cones, and ironwood
Because soon it will be dark, and the night wind here is cold

From beyond the dunes, waves offer commentary
In phosphorescent voices, they whisper: Let it be, let it be

Everything is far from here now, just us, the night, the ocean, a fire
And mussels with fine garlic, and the sweet syrup of a fig jar

From beyond the dunes, waves offer commentary
In phosphorescent voices, they whisper: Let it be, let it be

Come back to the source, come back, come back
We will gently rock you, we will carry you on our backs