Piet Botha — In Die Transvaal song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "In Die Transvaal" by Piet Botha.
Lyrics
Die donderweer raas oor jou radio
Die nag kom aan
Nog 'n vaal skemer het gekom en gegaan
Gister hang soos 'n landskap
In 'n goue raam
Jy wonder wat pla jou
Jy voel so oud vanaand
Jy’s lewenslank in die wilde Transvaal
Hier’s 'n deurnagdiens vir
'n man soos jy, 'n man soos jy
Wonder jy wanneer kom
Die Oubaas jou haal
Is jou huur betaal kan jy vir
Altyd hier bly? In die Transvaal
Die brandewyn raas soos 'n rodeo
Met 'n engel in die saal Sy vaa jou naamn en trou met jou
Hou 'n gront ontlaaal
Jare daarna is jy eensaam
En grys met 'n glas
Dis dop en dam en deesdae
Is die linkerbaan jou baas
Jy’s lewenslank in die harde Transvaal
By die vurk in die pad skiet jy links
En dan hou jy net aan en aan on as die derde kraai vlieg
Gaan jy staan en klim deur die drade
Jy’s lewenslank in die bitter Transvaal
Lyrics translation
The thunder rage on your radio
The night comes to
Still a dull twilight has come and gone
Yesterday hung like a landscape
In a golden frame
You wonder what bothers you
You feel so old tonight
You're life in the wild Transvaal
Here's a deurnagdiens for
A man like you, a man like you
Wondering when to come
The Tickles your pick
Is your rent paid you can for
Always stay here? In the Transvaal
The brandy scolded like a rodeo
With an angel in the hall She vaa your naamn and marry with your
Keep a gront ontlaaal
Years after that, are you lonely
And gray with a glass
It's tracking and dam and nowadays
Is the left lane your boss
You're life in the harsh Transvaal
At the fork in the road do you shoot left
And then just keep you on and on on as the third crow flies
Are you going to stand up and climb through the wires
You're life in the bitter Transvaal