Paroles et traduction Laurika Rauch - My Ou Tante Koba

My Ou Tante Koba

My ou tante Koba klink effens kwaai
Wanneer kom maak ons by hulle weer 'n draai?
"Maar waar bly Tannie"? het ek gevra
"Anderkant Noupoort duskant De Aar"

My ou tante Koba sê ek kan maar loer
Sy sal haar koffie met 'n lepel roer
Ry verby Laignsburg en Beaufort-Wes
Ma het 'n mandjie pa het 'n fles

En my voete wil weer dans, en my lippe wil weer sing
Die vreudge wat jy gee brei uit in 'n kring
'N Reis deur die verlede sal ook hartseer bring
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing

My ou tante Koba het soms gemeen
Die son sal weer skyn, maar dit moet eers reën
"Veral op Grasbult" het sy gevra
"Dis anderkant Colesberg duskant De Aar"

Sy's besig om lusern, lusern te saai
Sy sê nie eers "hallo" nie (maar sy sê ook nie "good-bye")
Sy skink sjampanje en gemmerbier
Die tafel's gedek langs 'n rivier

En my voete wil weer dans, en my lippe wil weer sing
Die vreudge wat jy gee brei uit in 'n kring
'N Reis deur die verlede sal ook hartseer bring
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing

Aan die einde het tant Koba baie stil gelê
"Ek sien reeds vier perde", het ek haar hoor sê
"Scatter my ashes" het sy gevra
"Anderkant Steynsburg duskant De Aar"

En my voete wil weer dans, en my lippe wil weer sing
Die vreudge wat jy gee brei uit in 'n kring
'N Reis deur die verlede sal ook hartseer bring
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing
Maar my voete wil nou dans en my lippe wil nou sing

My Ou Tante Koba

My dear Aunt Koba sounds a little cross
When will we come and visit them again?
"But where does Auntie live?" I asked
"Beyond Noupoort, this side of De Aar"

My dear Aunt Koba says I can just drop by
She will stir her coffee with a spoon
Drive past Laingsburg and Beaufort-Wes
Mum has a basket, Dad has a flask

And my feet want to dance again, and my lips want to sing again
The joy that you give spreads out in a circle
A journey through the past will also bring sadness
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now

My dear Aunt Koba sometimes said
The sun will shine again, but it must rain first
"Especially on Grasbult" she wondered
"It's beyond Colesberg, this side of De Aar"

She's busy sowing lucerne, lucerne
She doesn't even say "hello" (but she doesn't say "good-bye" either)
She pours champagne and ginger beer
The table is set next to a river

And my feet want to dance again, and my lips want to sing again
The joy that you give spreads out in a circle
A journey through the past will also bring sadness
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now

At the end, Aunt Koba lay very still
"I can already see four horses," I heard her say
"Scatter my ashes" she asked
"Beyond Steynsburg, this side of De Aar"

And my feet want to dance again, and my lips want to sing again
The joy that you give spreads out in a circle
A journey through the past will also bring sadness
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now
But my feet want to dance now and my lips want to sing now