Paroles et traduction Andries Bezuidenhout - Suster Geluk

Suster Geluk

Jou adres is duister, ek kan jou nie roep nie
Niks is gewaarborg as ek na jou soek nie
Jy dra ʼn donkerbril, pupille ʼn prisma
Ek kyk stip, maar versigtig, as ek na jou staar

Die hegste vriendskap in ʼn loopgraaf gesmee
Verdamp as oorlog aan vrede oorgee

Trou kan jy sweer, maar net tentatief
Tot die lewe ons skei het jy my lief
Jy het fynskrif vir my koffie, klousules vir my pap
Hoe nader die dans hoe meer tone word getrap

Die hegste vriendskap in ʼn loopgraaf gesmee
Verdamp as oorlog aan vrede oorgee

As jy klop dink twee keer voor ek oopmaak
Ek weet nooit wie ek saam met jou binnelaat
My naam is Geluk, die suster van Toeval
Rampspoed is my stiefma en Noodlot my pa

Die hegste vriendskap in ʼn loopgraaf gesmee
Verdamp as oorlog aan vrede oorgee

Your Address is Dark

Your address is dark, I can't call you
Nothing is guaranteed if I look for you
You wear dark glasses, pupils a prism
I look intently, but carefully, when I stare at you

The closest friendship forged in a trench
Evaporates when war surrenders to peace

You can swear loyalty, but only tentatively
You love me until life separates us
You have fine print for my coffee, clauses for my porridge
The closer the dance, the more toes get stepped on

The closest friendship forged in a trench
Evaporates when war surrenders to peace

If you knock, think twice before I open up
I never know who I'm letting in with you
My name is Luck, the sister of Chance
Disaster is my stepmother and Fate my father

The closest friendship forged in a trench
Evaporates when war surrenders to peace