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| mick33 Senior Member United States Joined 5924 days ago 1335 posts - 1632 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Finnish Studies: Thai, Polish, Afrikaans, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish | Message 33 of 57 12 November 2009 at 10:59pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'll have one more go at translating Afrikaans song lyrics here. I finally found a complete version of one of my favorite songs on YouTube Laurika Rauch - Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux. I think I'll do this one by paragraph; that seems to work better than translating each line separately.
Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux Send regards to Mannetjies Roux My oom se motor is 'n ou masjien hy maak dit vol met dieselien en hy sing in die strate as hy ons kom sien my oom is oud en ek is skaars dertien My uncle's car is an old machine he fills it up with diesel fuel and he sings in the street when he comes to see us my uncle is old and I am barely thirteen My oom drink koffie en my tannie tee ek vra oor die reën en hy sê ja-nee en hy drink soet koffie met sy een oog toe en hy praat weer oor die drie van Mannetjies Roux My uncle drinks coffee and my auntie tea I ask about the rain and he says "yeah" and he drinks sweet coffee with one eye closed and he talks about the three from Mannetjies Roux I'm unsure about the second and third lines here; I know "ja-nee" is a slang expression that is usually translated as yes but maybe in this context it means "whatever". I am also not clear about "toe", I think it supposed to mean he's going blind, but I'll have to look into this further. I chose not to translate the name Mannetjies Roux, I think it still makes sense though. Koor:(Chorus) O Stuur ons net so 'n bietjie reën my oom het 'n tenk vol dieselien en seën my pa en seën my ma en my oom op sy plaas in Afrika O send us just a little rain my uncle has a tank of diesel fuel and bless my pa and bless my ma and my uncle on his farm in Africa Maar my oom het gesukkel op die plaas want die son was te warm en die reën te skaars en die man van die bank het net sy kop geskud want my oom, ja my oom was te diep in die skuld But my uncle had struggles on the farm 'cause the sun was too hot and the rain too scarce and the man from the bank just shook his head 'cause my uncle, yeah my uncle was too deeply in debt My oom se motor is 'n ou masjien hy maak dit vol met dieselien en hy ry na lande in die oggenddou die lande vaal en sy oë grou My uncle's car is an old machine he fills it up with diesel fuel and he rides over the land in the morning dew the land is pale(?) and his eyes are old I don't know for sure what "vaal" means Koor:(Chorus) O Stuur ons net so 'n bietjie reën my oom het 'n tenk vol dieselien en seën my pa en seën my ma en my oom op sy plaas in Afrika O send us just a little rain my uncle has a tank of diesel fuel and bless my pa and bless my ma and my uncle on his farm in Africa En as jy in die oggend in die lande stap hoor jy nog sy motor met sy klak-klak-klak maar my oom, ja my oom se oë nou albei toe In sy brief stuur hy groete aan Mannetjies Roux And if you in the morning walk across the land you'll just hear his motor with it's click-click-click but my uncle, yeah my uncle's eyes are both closed now In his letter he sends regards to Mannetjies Roux I think the third line implies that the uncle is now blind Koor:(Chorus) O Stuur ons net so 'n bietjie reën my oom het 'n tenk vol dieselien en seën my pa en seën my ma en my oom op sy plaas in Afrika O send us just a little rain my uncle has a tank of diesel fuel and bless my pa and bless my ma and my uncle on his farm in Africa Lekker bly Mick Edited by mick33 on 16 July 2011 at 10:04pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jvv Newbie Netherlands Joined 5509 days ago 18 posts - 22 votes Speaks: Dutch* | Message 34 of 57 13 November 2009 at 4:56am | IP Logged | ||
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First let me say I don't know Afrikaans, so I might be way off, but I think
"but my uncle, yeah my uncle's eyes are both closed now" could mean his uncle is dead (implying he committed suicide). Edited by jvv on 13 November 2009 at 4:59am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| mick33 Senior Member United States Joined 5924 days ago 1335 posts - 1632 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Finnish Studies: Thai, Polish, Afrikaans, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish | Message 35 of 57 13 November 2009 at 8:32am | IP Logged | ||
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Interesting, I hadn't thought of that.
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| jvv Newbie Netherlands Joined 5509 days ago 18 posts - 22 votes Speaks: Dutch* | Message 36 of 57 13 November 2009 at 9:33am | IP Logged | ||
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You might find these interesting to read :
http://web.me.com/roblepair/zuid-afrika/laurika_mannetjies_r oux.html http://afrikaans.be/2004/09/19/engelsman-torr-in-afrikaans/ 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| mick33 Senior Member United States Joined 5924 days ago 1335 posts - 1632 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Finnish Studies: Thai, Polish, Afrikaans, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish | Message 37 of 57 13 November 2009 at 7:42pm | IP Logged | ||
Edited by mick33 on 02 December 2009 at 6:06pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Malivar Triglot Newbie United States Joined 5374 days ago 5 posts - 8 votes Speaks: English, Afrikaans*, Spanish Studies: Dutch, Russian | Message 38 of 57 09 March 2010 at 3:40am | IP Logged | ||
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Dis goed om te sien dat daar nog mense is wat wil Afrikaans leer, want ek het in Suid Afrika groot geword maar ek
sien n' afname in belangsteling met mense wat die taal wil leer. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| mick33 Senior Member United States Joined 5924 days ago 1335 posts - 1632 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Finnish Studies: Thai, Polish, Afrikaans, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish | Message 39 of 57 10 March 2010 at 6:01am | IP Logged | ||
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Welkom na die forum, dis goed om 'n afrikaanssprekender te ontmoet. Afrikaans is nie 'n baie gewild taal te leer nie, inderdaad meeste amerikaners weet niks oor afrikaans nie. Ja, afrikaans kan 'n buitengewoon keus wees, maar ek gee nie om oor dat nie omdat ek hou van die taal. Edited by mick33 on 10 March 2010 at 9:24am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Malivar Triglot Newbie United States Joined 5374 days ago 5 posts - 8 votes Speaks: English, Afrikaans*, Spanish Studies: Dutch, Russian | Message 40 of 57 17 March 2010 at 3:26am | IP Logged | ||
Wel, dit is definitief goed om te sien dat daar iemand is wat belangstel, haha. Ek geniet dit om ander mense te ontmoet wat Afrikaans praat in die VSA. As ek mag vra, hoe is jy besig om Afrikaans te studeer? 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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