Текст и перевод песни Laurika Rauch - Wals, Wals Willemien

Wals, Wals Willemien

Daar's 'n ou jukebox op 'n karoo plaas
Waar die mense nog van legendes praat
Waar 'n blues-kitaar nog jou siel kan raak
En 'n vinyl jou hart soos 'n neut oopkraak

En sy sê: 'How about a light and I'll play you a tune
Ietsie van die Beatles wat jou siel sal roer
Dalk 'n bietjie Stevens op sy vredestrein
Of 'n titsel Bob Dylan met sy stem - asof vol wyn

En wals, wals Willemien
Deur die lewe op jou droommasjien
It's a rollercoaster ride and a heck of a fight
Maar voor jy moed opgee, begin jou lewe te draai

Sy het groot geword by 'n ou plaasskool
Tussen Castrol-blikke en 'n geroeste Ford
(Dis daar waar sy leer skryf het en om mens te wees) -
'N bietjie meer oor die siel en minder oor die vlees

En sy sê: 'How about a light and I'll play you a tune
Ietsie van die Beatles wat jou siel sal roer
Dalk 'n bietjie Stevens op sy vredestrein
Of 'n titsel Bob Dylan met sy stem - asof vol wyn

En ek sê wals, wals Willemien
Deur die lewe op jou droommasjien
It's a rollercoaster ride and a heck of a fight
Maar voor jy moed opgee, begin jou lewe te draai

Wals wals wals Willemien (wals Willemien)
Deur die lewe op jou droommasjien

...so wals Willemien

Wals, Wals Willemien

There's an old jukebox on a Karoo farm
Where the people still speak of legends
Where a blues guitar can still touch your soul
And a vinyl record can crack your heart open like a nut

And she says: 'How about a light and I'll play you a tune
Something from the Beatles that will stir your soul
Maybe a little Stevens on his peace train
Or a dash of Bob Dylan with his voice - as if full of wine

And waltz, waltz Willemien
Through life on your dream machine
It's a rollercoaster ride and a hell of a fight
But before you give up, your life starts to turn

She grew up at an old farm school
Among Castrol cans and a rusty Ford
(It's where she learned to write and to be human) -
A little more about the soul and less about the flesh

And she says: 'How about a light and I'll play you a tune
Something from the Beatles that will stir your soul
Maybe a little Stevens on his peace train
Or a dash of Bob Dylan with his voice - as if full of wine

And I say, waltz, waltz Willemien
Through life on your dream machine
It's a rollercoaster ride and a hell of a fight
But before you give up, your life starts to turn

Waltz waltz waltz Willemien (waltz Willemien)
Through life on your dream machine

...so waltz Willemien