Paroles et traduction Laurika Rauch - Daar's Baie Klippe In Die Groot Karoo

Daar's Baie Klippe In Die Groot Karoo

Daar's baie klippe op hierdie plaas
Maar hulle sê die werk is skaars
Hy dink hy sal 'n rukkie bly
Hier in die Kamdebo kontrei

Hy glo die muur wat hy hier bou
Sal hierdie werf baie netjies hou
Ons moet die bokke van die skape skei
Hier in die Kamdebo vallei

Om ysterklippe bymekaar te maak
Is mos 'n doodgewone taak
Party lê onder, party lê bo
Daar's baie klippe in die Groot Karoo

Hy rus sy knieë in die warm sand
Die vonke spat soos hy klippe kap
Dis nie sy eerste muurtjie nie
Hy is nie meer 'n laaitie nie

Sy waterpas is 'n bietjie krom
Het met 'n halfmaan hier aangekom
Die klippe lê soms onderstebo
In hierdie deel van die Karoo

Hy trek 'n streep in die warm sand
Die tipe werk vang hom soms onkant
Op sommige plase rus 'n man se knie
Nie baie lekker op die aarde nie

En eendag na 'n sekelmaan
Sal hy ook voor jou hek kom staan
Met sy pluiskeil wat hy liggies soen
Met sy 'n donkie wat hy Dinsdag noem

There Are Many Stones in the Great Karoo

There are many stones on this farm
But they say the work is scarce
He thinks he'll stay a while
Here in the Kamdebo countryside

He believes the wall he's building here
Will keep this yard very tidy
We must separate the goats from the sheep
Here in the Kamdebo valley

To gather ironstones
Is a very ordinary task
Some lie below, some lie above
There are many stones in the Great Karoo

He rests his knees in the warm sand
The sparks fly as he breaks stones
This is not his first little wall
He's no longer a boy

His spirit level is a bit crooked
Arrived here with a half moon
The stones sometimes lie upside down
In this part of the Karoo

He draws a line in the warm sand
This type of work sometimes catches him off guard
On some farms a man's knee rests
Not very comfortably on the ground

And one day after a crescent moon
He will also stand before your gate
With his fluffy hammer that he kisses gently
With his donkey that he calls Tuesday