Paroles et traduction Andries Bezuidenhout - Heks Van Die Karoo

Heks Van Die Karoo

Persoonlik dink ek nie
Lavinia is 'n heks nie
Al dink almal anders hier so
In bangmaakstories
Speel sy 'n hoofrol
Op hierdie dorp in die Karoo
Sy't sewe katte
En 'n rot in 'n hok
Teleskoop op die balkon
En 'n kraai op haar nok

Wat lees Lavinia in die sterre
Wat praat sy met die maan
Sien sy patrone in hierdie wolke
Wat ons almal ander verbygaan

Hier rond kook ons mos
Als tot dit grys is
Lavinia het antieke resepte
Vol soel speserye
En bottels vol kwepers
En perskes en vye
En pakkies met peper
En wilde olywe

Wat lees Lavinia in die sterre
Wat praat sy met die maan
Sien sy patrone in hierdie wolke
Wat ons ander verbygaan

Een middag in die winter
Nooi sy my binne
In potyster brou sy
Vir ons 'n koppie tee
Praat oor Kaapstad
Van lank gelede
Waar als die heeltyd
Aanhou beweeg

Kabaret en toneel
Oor skrywers en akteurs
Vertel van 'n vriendin
Dit was so lank gelede
En voor sy haar storie
Kon klaar vertel
Hoor ek hoe klop
My pa aan die deur

Wat soek jy Lavinia
Op hierdie Karoodorp
Waar niks aangaan nie
Sien jy patrone in hierdie wolke
Wat ons ander verbygaan

Witch of the Karoo

Personally I don't think
Lavinia's a witch
Even though everyone else here does
In scary stories
She plays a leading role
In this little Karoo town
She's got seven cats
And a rat in a cage
Telescope on the balcony
And a crow on her roof

What does Lavinia read in the stars
What does she whisper to the moon
Does she see patterns in those clouds
That the rest of us miss

Around here we boil everything
Until it's gray
Lavinia has ancient recipes
With exotic spices
And jars of quince
And peaches and figs
And bundles of peppercorns
And wild olives

What does Lavinia read in the stars
What does she whisper to the moon
Does she see patterns in those clouds
That the rest of us miss

One afternoon in winter
She makes me come in
In a cast iron pot
She brews us a cup of tea
Talks about Cape Town
A long time ago
Where everything was
Constantly moving

Cabaret and theater
About writers and actors
Tells me about a girlfriend
So many years ago
And before her story
Had reached its end
I hear my father
Knocking at the door

What are you looking for Lavinia
In this Karoo town
Where nothing ever happens
Do you see patterns in those clouds
That the rest of us miss