Jy Is Ver - Laurika Rauch traduction en anglais

Jy Is Ver

Jy is ver van hierdie land van son en see en dorre aarde
Met die reënboog in haar bloed
Sou jy voel jy vergeet
Sou jy voel jy verdwaal
En jy vervreem van ons,
Dan hoor my, hoor my stem in die wind

Izwa izwe lami emoyeni (hoor my praatstem in die wind)
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni (hoor my praatstem in die wind)
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni (hoor my praatstem in die wind)
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni (hoor my praatstem in die wind)

Naby die suidste punt, op die verste rots
Gesels ek nou en dan as die son sak
Oor ons hart se land
Ek gesels met tyd – soos ek maar altyd kon
Onder die miskombers wat laag hang
Oor die tafelrand

En sou jy voel jy vergeet
Sou jy voel jy verdwaal
En jy vervreem van ons
Dan hoor my, hoor my, hoor my stem in die wind

Ngizwe emoyeni (hoor my sangstem in die wind)
Ngizwe emoyeni (hoor my sangstem in die wind)
Ngizwe emoyeni (hoor my sangstem in die wind)
Ngizwe emoyeni (hoor my sangstem in die wind)

Daar's 'n stukkie gesels oor gister se seer
Wat tydsaam heel en sterk maak in murg en been
Ek sal gesels in hierdie taal – jou uit die vreemde haal
Ek belowe, hoor my, hoor my stem in die wind

Izwa izwe lami emoyeni
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni

En sou jy voel jy vergeet
Sou jy voel jy verdwaal
Jy vervreem van ons
Dan hoor my, hoor my, hoor my stem in die wind

Hoor my Ngizwe emoyeni
Hoor my Ngizwe emoyeni
Hoor my Ngizwe emoyeni
Hoor my Ngizwe emoyeni
Hoor my Ngizwe emoyeni
Hoor my Ngizwe emoyeni
Hoor my Ngizwe emoyeni
Hoor my Ngizwe emoyeni

You Are Far Away

You are far away from this land of sun and sea and thirsty earth
With the rainbow in her blood
Do you feel yourself forgetting?
Do you feel yourself getting lost?
And you estrange yourself from us,
Then hear me, hear my voice in the wind

Izwa izwe lami emoyeni (hear my speaking voice in the wind)
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni (hear my speaking voice in the wind)
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni (hear my speaking voice in the wind)
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni (hear my speaking voice in the wind)

Close to the southernmost point, on the furthest rock
I chat now and then as the sun sets
About the land of our heart
I chat with time – as I always could
Under the blanket of mist that hangs low
Over the edge of the table

And do you feel yourself forgetting?
Do you feel yourself getting lost?
And you estrange yourself from us,
Then hear me, hear me, hear my voice in the wind

Ngizwe emoyeni (hear my singing voice in the wind)
Ngizwe emoyeni (hear my singing voice in the wind)
Ngizwe emoyeni (hear my singing voice in the wind)
Ngizwe emoyeni (hear my singing voice in the wind)

There's a bit of a chat about yesterday's pain
That heals in time and becomes strong in marrow and bone
I will chat in this language – bring you back from foreign lands
I promise, hear me, hear my voice in the wind

Izwa izwe lami emoyeni
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni
Izwa izwe lami emoyeni

And do you feel yourself forgetting?
Do you feel yourself getting lost?
You estrange yourself from us,
Then hear me, hear me, hear my voice in the wind

Hear me Ngizwe emoyeni
Hear me Ngizwe emoyeni
Hear me Ngizwe emoyeni
Hear me Ngizwe emoyeni
Hear me Ngizwe emoyeni
Hear me Ngizwe emoyeni
Hear me Ngizwe emoyeni
Hear me Ngizwe emoyeni