Paroles et traduction Stef Bos - Tydbom

Tydbom

Ek ry in my kar
Deur die vlakte in die kaap
Die son skyn oor die see
By Gordonsbaai
Ek sien waar ek kyk
Die gesigte van die land
Ek sien langs die pad
Hoe die veld brand

Die struggle is verby
Die nuwe tyd is lankal daar
Maar die rykes word ryker
En die armes kry swaar
En ek sien op die teerpad
Na muizenbergstrand
Die shacks van Khayelitsha
En die plakkerskamp

En ek hoor die tydbom tik
Tik tik tik tik
Die tydbom tik

Die rook hang bo Langa
Die vliegtuie styg op
En 'n swart man by die robot
Wil my 'n sonbril verkoop
Wat gaan aan in sy kop
En wat dink hy oor my
Want daar was so baie beloftes
Maar wat het hy gekry

En ek sou hom wil vra
Wie hy is hoe hy leef
Maar die robot raak groen
En my kar moet beweeg
En die kaap lyk so mooi
In die somerson
En die wind is so stil
Dit voel asof daar
'N storm gaan kom

En ek luister na musiek
En tap my vingers op die stuurwiel
Tik, tik, tik
Die tydbom tik
Die tydbom tik

En die kleure van die reënboog
Weggespoel deur die geweld
Die diktatuur van toe
Is nou die diktatuur van geld
Die ideale word verkoop
Die kapitaal is aan die mag
Steve Biko is moeg en
Draai homself om in sy graf
Want wat hy sien
Maak hom siek

Die tydbom tik
Die tydbom tik

Jy kan 'n fok voel vir die toestand
In hierdie land
Maar jy kan ook 'n brug bou
Na die ander kant
Jy kan na die TV kyk
Tot die oggendlig
Jy kan jou oë sluit
Met 'n sepie of 'n fliek
Die tydbom tik
Tik tik tik
Die tydbom tik

Ek ry in my kar
Deur die vlakte in die kaap
Die son skyn oor die see
By Gordonsbaai
Ek sien waar ek kyk
Die gesigte van die land
Ek sien in die verte
Sien in die toekoms
Hoe die land gaan brand
Sien hoe die land gaan brand

Die Tydbom, die tydbom tik

Tydbom

I am currently driving in my car
Through the planes of the cape
The sun is shining over the sea
At Gordons Bay
I can see where I look
The faces of the land
I see along the road
The fire burning in the field

The struggle is over
The new time has arrived long ago
But the rich get richer
And the poor get poorer
And I see along the asphalt road
To Muizenberg beach
The shacks of Khayelitsha
And the squatter camp

And I can hear the time bomb ticking
Tick, tick, tick, tick
The time bomb is ticking

The smoke hangs in the air above Langa
The planes are taking off
And a black man at the traffic light
Wants to sell me sunglasses
What is going on in his head
And what is he thinking about me
For there were so many promises
But what did he get

And I would have wanted to ask him
Who he is and how he lives
But the light turns green
And my car starts moving
And the cape looks so beautiful
In the summer sun
And the wind is silent
I have the feeling that
A storm is coming

And I'm listening to music
And tap my fingers on the steering wheel
Tick, tick, tick
The time bomb is ticking
The time bomb is ticking

And the colors of the rainbow
Washed away by the violence
The dictatorship of that time
Is now the dictatorship of money
The ideals are being sold
The capital is in power
Steve Biko is tired
And turns in his grave
Because what he sees
Makes him sick

The time bomb is ticking
The time bomb is ticking

You can feel disgusted by the situation
In this country
But you can also build a bridge
To the other side
You can watch television
Until the morning light
You can close your eyes
With a soap or a movie
The time bomb is ticking
Tick, tick, tick
The time bomb is ticking

I am currently driving in my car
Through the planes of the cape
The sun is shining over the sea
At Gordons Bay
I can see where I look
The faces of the land
I can see far away
See into the future
How the country will burn
See how the country will burn

The Time Bomb, the time bomb is ticking