Текст и перевод песни Andries Bezuidenhout - Lied Vir Dikeni

Lied Vir Dikeni

Rooivalk bo berge, rivier en vallei
Hierdie dorp waardeur jy nou ry
Het by sendelinge haar naam gekry
Dis teen die Amatholes wat die wolke so maal
Die kollege hier dra ʼn fort se naam
Sleep barrikades en skietgate saam

Wie sal vir Alice in die nag gaan haal
By ʼn kruispad of in ʼn kloof het sy verdwaal

Keltiese klipkruis as ʼn monument
Op hakke of gebaadjie stap studente na ʼn tent
Die sendeling kom nou van ʼn ander kontinent

Wie sal vir Alice in die nag gaan haal
By ʼn kruispad of in ʼn kloof het sy verdwaal

Bybel of kanon, breek of bou
Die grense van destyds
Is die grense van nou

Wie sal vir Alice in die nag gaan haal
By ʼn kruispad of in ʼn kloof het sy verdwaal

Protect us, o Lord, let Thy light shine
Lizalis idinga lakho
Thixo nkosi yenyaniso
Zonki'intlanga, zonki'izizwe
Ma zizuze usindiso
Lizalis idinga lakho
Thixo nkosi yenyaniso
Zonki'intlanga, zonki'izizwe
Ma zizuze usindiso

A Song for Alice

Darling of the mountains, river and valley
This town you're driving through now
Was named after missionaries
It's against the Amatholes that the clouds grind
The college here bears a fort's name
Dragging barricades and shooting holes together

Who will go and fetch Alice in the night
At a crossroads or in a ravine she got lost

Celtic stone cross as a monument
On heels or in a jacket students walk to a tent
The missionary now comes from a different continent

Who will go and fetch Alice in the night
At a crossroads or in a ravine she got lost

Bible or cannon, destroy or build
The borders of the past
Are the borders of now

Who will go and fetch Alice in the night
At a crossroads or in a ravine she got lost

Protect us, oh Lord, let Thy light shine
Lizalis idinga lakho
Thixo nkosi yenyaniso
Zonki'intlanga, zonki'izizwe
Ma zizuze usindiso
Lizalis idinga lakho
Thixo nkosi yenyaniso
Zonki'intlanga, zonki'izizwe
Ma zizuze usindiso