Paroles et traduction Koos Kombuis - Atlantis In Jou Lyf

Atlantis In Jou Lyf

Op die reis deur die woestyn verdwyn ons trane in die sand
Op die gravelpad na die see soek ek die unicorn se strand
Daars 'n roos in elke doring en'n leuen in elke feeverhaal
Hierdie oomblikke van waarheid glim soos neon deur my taal
Ek weet jy's hier iewers in die klei van afrikaans
Maar ek ken nog nie jou naam nie, jy sing waar die flaminke dans
Jy's die voodoo wat my vashou
Jy's die vloek wat my laat skryf
Die Sahara's in jou oe
En Atlantis in jou lyf
Ek sien die buitelyne van jou skip, ek lees jou kaart so dof
Jy's 'n ruine tussen klip, 'n rivierbedding vol stof
Ek grawe kaalhand in die grond op soek na woorde en witblits
Maar Vader Tyd se uurglas sak soos 'n deurkosyn in Luderitz
Al volg ek jou lugspieelings deur die rotsblokke van smart
Val die reen steeds oor my pyn en is dit winter in my hart
Op reis deur die oestyn verdwyn ons trane in die mis
Ons verruil ons laaste pyn vir wilde liefde op die ware kus
Ek volg jou spore deur die vure waar droee geraamtes lag
My drome flikker soos die vure van oases in die nag

Atlantis in Your Life

On the journey through the desert, our tears disappear into the sand
On the gravel road to the sea, I search for the unicorn's shore
There's a rose in every thorn and a lie in every fairy tale
These moments of truth gleam like neon through my language
I know you're here somewhere in the clay of Afrikaans
But I don't know your name yet, you sing where the flamingos dance
You're the voodoo that holds me captive
You're the curse that makes me write
The Sahara's in your eyes
And Atlantis in your soul
I see the outlines of your ship, I read your map so dimly
You're a ruin among rocks, a riverbed full of dust
I dig barehanded into the ground, searching for words and white lightning
But Father Time's hourglass descends like a doorway in Luderitz
Though I follow your mirages through the boulders of pain
The rain still falls over my anguish and winter reigns in my heart
On a journey through the desert, our tears vanish into the mist
We trade our last agony for wild love on the true shore
I trace your footprints through the fires where dry skeletons laugh
My dreams flicker like the flames of oases in the night