Paroles et traduction Adam Tas - Want Jy is Boer

Want Jy is Boer

Mag dit reën waar jou beeste wei
Mag dit goed gaan met jou
Mag jou skape begin jakkals jag
Mag jou koring silo's bou

Mag jou ijsterpomp met water werk
Mag jou cruiser lig op brandstof wees
Mag jou heinings altyd reggop staan
Mag jou vee vanself genees

Want jy is boer
Hierdie is my wens vir jou
Jy sal staan as alles om jou vou
Jy sal plant al is die reën te laat
En glo in die hand van bo
Wat alles weer nat sal maak
Want jy is boer, jy is boer

Jy sal opstaan in die môrre voor die son opkom
En werk tot hy weer loop sak
Daarna is jy 'n familie man
Onder 'n platteland sterredak

Mag jou vrugtebome kromrug dra
Mag fonteine om jou lande lê
En mag ons wat honger en dors is
Netso bietjie dankie vir jou sê

Mag jy vakansie hou as jy klaar is
Met jou huisie by die see
Waar jy so bietjie rus kan kry
Als jy moeg is van al die gee

You Are a Farmer

May it rain where your cattle graze
May everything go well with you
May your sheep start hunting jackals
May your corn build silos

May your windmill work with water
May your cruiser be light on fuel
May your fences always stand upright
May your cattle heal themselves

Because you are a farmer
This is my wish for you
You will stand when everything around you folds
You will plant even if the rain is late
And believe in the hand of God
Which will make everything wet again
Because you are a farmer, you are a farmer

You will rise in the morning before the sun comes up
And work until it goes down again
After that you are a family man
Under a country star

May your fruit trees bear crooked backs
May fountains lie around your lands
And may those of us who are hungry and thirsty
Just say thank you for you

May you have a vacation when you are done
With your cottage by the sea
Where you can rest a little
When you are tired of all the giving