Bok Van Blerk -Die Kaplyn Lyrics
Tussen bosse en bome
Tussen grense wag ons almal vir more
Maar op agtien was ons almal verlore
Hoe kon ons verstaan
En wie weeg nou ons lewe
Want net God alleen weet waarvoor ons bewe
Want op agtien wou ons almal net lewe
Net een slag toe was jou lewe verby
Roep jy na my
Roep jy my terug na die Kaplyn my vriend
Deur die jare het die wêreld gedraai
Toe ons jonk was hoe sou ons dit kon raai
Soek jy na my
Soek jy my nou in die stof en jou bloed
Jy’t gesê jy hoor hoe God na jou roep
Toe’s dit als verby…
Na al hierdie jare
Ver verlore dryf ons rond in ons dade
Net soldate leef met grense se skade
Hoe kan julle verstaan
Want daai bos vreet ons spore
In die donker bos was broeders gebore
In die donker saam gebid vir die more
Maar met net een slag jou lewe verby
Roep jy na my
Roep jy na my terug na die Kaplyn my vriend
Deur die jare her die wêreld gedraai
Toe ons jonk was hoe sou ons dit kon raai
Waar is jy nou
Is jou naam dan op ons mure behou
Jy was nooit vereer en niemand gaan nou
Oor jou lewe skryf en wat jy nog wou…
En by daai muur
Staan ek vir ure
Maar waar’s jou naam nou my vriend
Kan hull nie verstaan…
Jong soldate vergaan…
Sonder rede dra hulle die blaam…
English Translation
Between bushes and trees
Between borders we all wait for tomorrow
But at eighteen we were all lost
How could we understand
And who weighs our lives now
Because only God alone knows why we quiver
Because at eighteen we all just wanted to live
Just one flash and your life was gone
Are you calling me
Calling me back to the 'Die Kaplyn' my friend
The world has turned over the years
When we were young how could we have guessed
Are you searching for me
Searching for me now in the dust and your blood
You said you heard how God was calling you
Then it was all over…
After all these years
Far gone do we drift around in our deeds
Only soldiers live with damage caused by borders
How can you understand
Because the bush gobbles our tracks
In the dark bush brothers were born
In the dark we prayed together for tomorrow
But in one flash your life was over
Are you calling me
Are you calling me back to ‘Die Kaplyn’ my friend
The world has turned over the years
When we were young how could we have guessed
Where are you now
Is your name then retained on our walls
You were never honoured and no one will
Write about your life and what you still wanted…
And at that wall
I stand for hours
But where’s your name now my friend
Can they not understand
Young soldiers perish…
Without reason they carry the blame…