Текст и перевод песни Jo Black - Skepe

Skepe

′N Skip word in n hawe gebou.
'N Skip lyk in ′n hawe baie mooi vir my en jou,
Maar dis nie waarvoor skepe gemaak word nie
Die storms en die winde sal waai
Hys jou seile hoog, want een of ander tyd moet die tyding draai.

Laat die kompas van jou siel weer jou hart bepaal.
Kry jou maste reg, haal die anker uit,
In die rigting van die suiderkruis.

Ons is gemaak om uit te gaan
Op die golwe van die diepste oseaan.
Ons vind ons rigting in die sterre en die helder maan.
Ons is gemaak in hoop se naam.
Ons is gemaak om uit te gaan.

Die lewe sal jou gooi en jou rondruk.
Soms voel dit of jy sink, maar jy moet net jou voete soos Petrus vind.
En dalk net weer glo soos 'n kind.
Hou net koers, want soms kom die twyfel.
Dit gaan meer oor hoe jy opstaan en minder oor hoe jy struikel.
Moenie vrees as die waters rof raak nie.

Tel jou skouers op.
Voel jou hart weer klop.
Stuur jou skip nou deur die poorte.
Ons hoop is meer as net leë woorde.
Jy's in beheer van jou bestemming.
Hoe jy daar uitkom is jou eie besluit.

Ship

A ship should sail upon the ocean.
A ship looks beautiful at the harbor for my dear and me,
But that's not the purpose for which the ship is made
The storms and the winds will blow
Hoist your sails high, because sooner or later the tide must turn.

Let the compass of your soul again determine your heart.
Get your masts ready, pull up the anchor,
In the direction of the Southern Cross.

We were made to go out
On the waves of the deepest ocean.
We find our direction in the stars and the bright moon.
We were made in the name of hope.
We were made to go out.

Life will throw you around and push you around.
Sometimes it feels like you're sinking, but you just have to find your feet like Peter did.
And maybe just believe again like a child.
Just stay the course, because sometimes doubt comes.
It's more about how you get up and less about how you stumble.
Don't be afraid when the waters get rough.

Raise your shoulders.
Feel your heart beat again.
Now send your ship through the gates.
Our hope is more than just empty words.
You're in control of your destiny.
How you get there is your own decision.