Текст и перевод песни Laurika Rauch - Toemaar Die Donker Man

Toemaar Die Donker Man

Op die groen voetpad
Van die horison ver
Om die aarde skat,
Stap ′n ou man wat
'N Oop maan dra in sy hare
Nagtegaal in sy hart
Jasmyn gepluk vir sy oop knoopsgat
En ′n rug gebuk aan sy jare.

Wat maak hy, mammie?
Wat maak hy, mammie?

Hy roep die kriekies
Hy roep die swart
Stilte wat sing
Soos die biesies, my hart
En die sterre wat klop
Tok-tok liefling,
Soos die klein tok-tokkies in
Hul fyn-ver kring.

Wat is sy naam, mammie?
Wat is sy naam, mammie?

Sy naam is Sjuut
Sy naam is Slaap
Meneer Vergeet
Uit die land van vaak
Sy naam is Toemaar
Hy heet, my lam
Toemaar, die donker man

Mammie

Toemaar, die donker man

The Sandman Cometh

On the verdant path
From the distant horizon
To the edge of the earth,
Walks an old man who
Wears a moon in his hair
Nightingale in his heart
Jasmine picked for his open buttonhole
And a back bowed from his years.

What is he doing, Mommy?
What is he doing, Mommy?

He calls the crickets
He calls the black
Silence that sings
Like the rushes, my heart
And the stars that beat
Knock-knock darling,
Like the little knock-knocks in
Their fine-spun circle.

What is his name, Mommy?
What is his name, Mommy?

His name is Hush
His name is Sleep
Mister Forget
Out of the land of sleep
His name is Sandman
His name is, my lamb
Sandman, the dark man

Mommy

Sandman, the dark man