Paroles et traduction Bok van Blerk - Die Kaplyn

Die Kaplyn

Tussen bosse en bome
Tussen grense waar ons almal op more
Maar op 18 was ons almal verlore
Hoe kan ons verstaan

En vir wie weeg nou ons lewe
Want net God alleen weet waaroor ons bewe
Want op 18 wou ons almal net lewe
Net een slag toe was jou lewe verby
Roep jy na my?

Roep jy my terug na die kaplyn my vriend?
Deur die jare het die wêreld gedraai
Toe ons jonk was, hoe sou ons dit kon raai
Soek jy na my?
Soek jy my nou in die stof en jou bloed?

Jy's gesê jy hoor hoe God na jou roep
Toe's dit alles verby
Na al hierdie jare
Ver verlore durf ons rond in ons dade
Met soldate leef met grense soos skare
Hoe kan ons verstaan?

Want daai bos vreet ons spore
In die donker bos as broeders gebore
In die donker saam gebid vir 'n môre
Met een slag toe was jou lewe verby

Roep jy na my?
Roep jy my terug na die kaplyn my vriend?
Deur die jare het die wêreld gedraai
Toe ons jonk was, hoe sou ons dit kon raai
Waar is jy nou?

Is jou naam daarop ons mure behou?
Jy was nooit vereer en niemand gaan nou
Oor jou lewe skryf en wat jy nog wou
En by daai mure, staan ek vir ure

Maar waar's jou naam nou my vriend?
Kan hul nie verstaan, jou soldate vergaan
Sonder rede dra hulle die blaam

Roep jy na my?
Roep jy my terug na die kaplyn my vriend?
Deur die jare het die wêreld gedraai
Toe ons jonk was, hoe sou ons dit kon raai
Waar is jy nou?

Is jou naam daarop ons mure behou?
Jy was nooit vereer en niemand gaan nou
Oor jou lewe skryf en wat jy nog wou
En by daai mure, staan ek vir ure
En by daai mure, staan ek vir ure

The Battle Line

Between bushes and trees
Between borders where we all fade
But at 18 we were all lost
How can we understand?

And for whom do our lives matter now?
For only God alone knows why we strive
For at 18 we all just wanted to live
Just one act and your life was over
Are you calling out to me?

Are you calling me back to the battle line my friend?
Through the years, the world has turned
When we were young, how could we have known?
Are you searching for me?
Are you searching for me now, in the dust and your blood?

You said you heard God calling to you
Then it was all over
After all these years
Far lost, we wander around in our actions
With soldiers living with borders like crowds
How can we understand?

Because that forest devours our tracks
In the dark forest, born as brothers
In the dark, we prayed together for a tomorrow
In one instant, your life was over

Are you calling out to me?
Are you calling me back to the battle line my friend?
Through the years, the world has turned
When we were young, how could we have known?
Where are you now?

Is your name preserved on our walls?
You were never honored and no one will ever
Write about your life and what you still wanted to do
And by those walls, I stand for hours

But where is your name now, my friend?
Can they not understand, your soldiers are perishing?
They bear the blame for no reason

Are you calling out to me?
Are you calling me back to the battle line my friend?
Through the years, the world has turned
When we were young, how could we have known?
Where are you now?

Is your name preserved on our walls?
You were never honored and no one will ever
Write about your life and what you still wanted to do
And by those walls, I stand for hours
And by those walls, I stand for hours