Paroles et traduction Laurika Rauch - Die Lewe is 'n Grenshotel

Die Lewe is 'n Grenshotel

Madame sit in die grenswag
'N Manskap teen haar bors
Sy koester sy vermoeidheid
Sy nadrup en sy dors

Die lewe is 'n grenshotel
'N Volkebont, 'n bont bestel
Bestel jou chips en drink jou gaar
Jou toekoms is gerekenaar

Madame bestel 'n high ball
(Dit hou die vleesdrif hoog)
En kyk na jong kanonvoer
Wat saamdrom by die oog

Die lewe is 'n grenshotel
'N Volkebont, 'n bont bestel
Bestel jou chips en drink jou gaar
Jou toekoms is gerekenaar

Madame, versot op jong bloed
Vergeet skoon van haar ou
Want jonk of oud sterf eenders
Die slagveld is hul vrou

Die lewe is 'n grenshotel
'N Volkebont, 'n bont bestel
Bestel jou chips en drink jou gaar
Jou toekoms is gerekenaar

Madame grens oor die wete
Haar hulpdiens is beperk
Want of hul bruin of wit is
Hul dra die kaïnsmerk

Die lewe is 'n grenshotel
'N Volkebont, 'n bont bestel
Bestel jou chips en drink jou gaar
Jou toekoms is gerekenaar

En drank en nag bring kennis
En almal haal die grens
Die grens erken geen grense
Alleen die hart se wens

Lalada

The Life Is a Border Hotel

Madam sits in the guardhouse
A soldier against her chest
She cherishes his fatigue
His sweat and his thirst

The life is a border hotel
A motley, a colorful affair
Order your chips and drink your fill
Your future is calculated

Madam orders a highball
(It keeps the passions high)
And watches young cannon fodder
Who gather at the eye

The life is a border hotel
A motley, a colorful affair
Order your chips and drink your fill
Your future is calculated

Madam, infatuated with young blood
Forgets all about her old man
For young or old die all the same
The battlefield is their woman

The life is a border hotel
A motley, a colorful affair
Order your chips and drink your fill
Your future is calculated

Madam cries over the knowledge
Her service is limited
Because if they are brown or white
They bear the mark of Cain

The life is a border hotel
A motley, a colorful affair
Order your chips and drink your fill
Your future is calculated

And drink and night bring knowledge
And everyone crosses the border
The border knows no boundaries
Only the heart's desire

Lalada