Arno Carstens - Vloerplanke - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Arno Carstens - Vloerplanke




Vloerplanke
Floorboards
Onder die grond tussen die vloerplanke
Under the ground between the floorboards
In die skadu op 'n nou hout bank
In the shadows on a narrow wooden bench
Sit hy doodstil met 'n pruik
He sits motionless with a wig
Dik grimering
Thick makeup
Met sy vrou se lyk
With his wife's corpse
Hy sit en tuur in die donker duister
He sits and stares into the dark darkness
Wel wetend dat daar buite is 'n wêreld
Well aware that there is a world outside
Wat wink
Which beckons
En dit klop
And it knocks
Bly te kenne ons is niemand nuuts
Please know that we are nothing new
So gebore en so laat staan
So born and so left standing
Tussen die krake van niks vergaan
Between the cracks of nothing we perish
Lyk my die wêreld het ons verby gegaan
It seems that the world has passed us by
Bly te kenne ons is niemand nuuts
Please know that we are nothing new
So gebore en so laat staan
So born and so left standing
Siggaret in die hand wat nooit uitbrand
Cigarette in the hand that never burns out
Dieselfde grappe wat ons oor, en oor, en oor vertel
The same jokes that we tell over, and over, and over
Dis altyd 'n klipgooi van jou ouerhuis
It's always a stone's throw from your parents' house
Af in die stofpad in die nag is jy tuis
Down in the dirt road in the night you are home
Onder die grond tussen die vloerplanke
Under the ground between the floorboards
In die skadu 'n geheime paradys
In the shadows a secret paradise
Altyd voorsienings wat kom en gaan
Always supplies that come and go
Die stede skitter maar die wêreld vergaan
The cities shine but the world perishes
So hou hy styf vas aan ou gebeure
So he clings tightly to old events
Aan reukkesteme
To incense
Soos sy hande bewe
As his hands tremble
Bly te kenne ons is niemand nuuts
Please know that we are nothing new
Ons so gebore en so laat staan
We so born and so left standing
Tussen die krake van niks vergaan
Between the cracks of nothing we perish
Lyk my die wêreld vlieg ons verby
It seems that the world flies past us
Bly te kenne ons is niemand nuuts
Please know that we are nothing new
Ons gebore en so laat staan
We born and so left standing
Siggaret in die hand wat nooit uitbrand
Cigarette in the hand that never burns out
Dieselfde grappe wat ons oor, en oor, en oor vertel
The same jokes that we tell over, and over, and over
Onder die grond tussen die vloerplanke
Under the ground between the floorboards
In die skadu op 'n ou hout bank
In the shadows on an old wooden bench
Sit hy doodstil met'n pruik
He sits motionless with a wig
Dik grimering
Thick makeup
Met sy vrou se lyk
With his wife's corpse
Oom laat die traantjies maar rol
Uncle, let the tears roll





Writer(s): Arno Carstens


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