Paroles et traduction Andries Bezuidenhout - Vertrek

Vertrek

Wie wil in turfgrond wortelskiet
Wie wil nou in boorde rank?
Wie wil deur ʼn snoeiskêr getem word
As vrugbare plant?

My vaste adres was nog altyd
Poste Restante gewees
En die oomblik as ek weer vertrek
Sal ek tyd hê om jou briewe te lees

ʼn Landskap word nog altyd die mooiste
In ʼn truspieël geraam
En die een waarvan jy al vergeet
Is die mees onthoubare pleknaam

My vaste adres was nog altyd
Poste Restante gewees
En die oomblik as ek weer vertrek
Sal ek tyd hê om jou briewe te lees

Ek's waaisand, ek's rook, ek's ʼn kiem in die lug
Ek's wiele, ek's vlerke, ek's die wind in jou gesig
Motorhawe, lughawe, hawe met ʼn kaai
My gunstelinghawe se naam is Koebaai

My vaste adres was nog altyd
Poste Restante gewees
En die oomblik as ek weer vertrek
Sal ek tyd hê om jou briewe te lees

ʼn Huis het vertrekke, ʼn gesig kan vertrek
Van liefde of haat of bedrog
Die enigste vertrek waarvan ek wil weet
Is die een wat op afskeid volg

Departure

Who wants to take root in the peat bogs
Who wants to be a vine in the vineyards now?
Who wants to be tamed by pruning shears
As a fruitful plant?

My fixed address has always been
Poste Restante
And the moment I leave again
I will have time to read your letters

A landscape is always most beautiful
Framed in a rear-view mirror
And the one you've already forgotten
Is the most memorable place name

My fixed address has always been
Poste Restante
And the moment I leave again
I will have time to read your letters

I'm blown sand, I'm smoke, I'm a germ in the air
I'm wheels, I'm wings, I'm the wind in your face
Motorway, airport, harbor with a quay
My favorite harbor's name is Goodbye

My fixed address has always been
Poste Restante
And the moment I leave again
I will have time to read your letters

A house has rooms, a face can leave
From love or hate or deceit
The only room I want to know about
Is the one that follows farewell