Coenie De Villiers — Die See by Paternoster song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Die See by Paternoster" by Coenie De Villiers.
Lyrics
Die see by Paternoster is 'n ander see meneer
Hierlangs ken hy wind en reën en ken hy stormweer
Wat grys en koud kombers maak 'n visser nederig hou
Ja, hierdie is 'n see, meneer
Selfs soeter as 'n vrou
Die see hier by Saldanha, het 'n hart, meneer, ek sweer
Hy wis alles van verlange, ken die eensaamheid se seer;
En as die skuite iewers dobber
Op die branding van die baai
Gee hy kreef diep uit sy brandkluis
Ja, daar’s vis hier op ons kaai
(koor)
Kom lê vanaand by my, my lief
Die see sal aanhou dreun
Ja, lê vanaand by my, my lief
Die mishoring sal kreun
En diep-diep in die nanag steeds
Die morester bly roep
Deurnag wieg my bootjie
In die donker langs jou sloep
In Jacobsbaai se see, meneer
Kan jy jou nette sprei
Laat sak maar deur die deining
Ja, daar’s vis in die kontrei
Die hemel word 'n koepel
Waaronder ons kan werk
Die see hier word 'n katedraal
En die oseaan ons kerk
Luister na die see, my kind
En luister na die wind
Jou hart sal hier kom nesmaak
En die Weskus aan jou bind
(koor)
Lyrics translation
The sea at Paternoster is a other sea sir
Hierlangs know he wind and rain and know he stormy weather
That gray and cold blanket makes a fisher lowly hold
Yes, this is a sea, sir
Even sweeter than a woman
The sea here at Saldanha, have a heart, sir, I swear
He delete everything of longing, know the loneliness's hurt;
And as the boats somewhere bobbing
On the branding of the bay
He gives lobster deep from his vault
Yes, there's fish here on our quay
(chorus)
Come lay tonight with me, my love
The sea will continue to drone
Yes, lay tonight with me, my love
The mishoring will groan
And deep-deep in the nanag still
The morester stay call
We are not rocking my boat
In the dark beside your dinghy
In Jacobsbaai's sea, sir
You can use your nets spread
Let down however by the swell
Yes, there's fish in the country
The sky is a dome
Under which we can work
The sea here is a cathedral
And the ocean we have church
Listen to the sea, my child
And listen to the wind
Your heart will come here nesting birds
And the west Coast to your bound
(chorus)