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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Laurika Rauch
Laurika Rauch
Vocals
M Coetzer
M Coetzer
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Laurika Rauch
Laurika Rauch
Producer

Lyrics

When the ocean darkens for its cold assault When it beats the dunes with stinging spray of salt When the rocks must face the spring tide's smashing reach When the ebbing tide slides hissing on the beach When the silent fog drifts like a faceless ghost When the raging wind tears down the ragged coast My land fights back – my stubborn land Wanneer de noordzee koppig breekt aan hoge duinen En witte vlokken schuim uiteenslaan op de kruinen Wanneer de norse vloed beukt aan het zwart bazalt En over dijk en duinen de grijze nevel valt Wanneer by eb het strand woest is als een woestijn En natte westenwinden gieren van venijn, Dan vecht mijn land, mijn vlakke land With the drizzle sifting down for days and days Draining vivid colours into chilly greys, Where the mountains are but towering cathedrals And waterfalls drip meekly from its rueful gargoyles Where the moaning wind fills man with apprehension And makes him tremble feebly, longing for the sun My land must wait – my open land With the sky so low it brings humility, With the sky so low it touches agony, With the sky so grey it blurs destiny, With the sky so grey it grows into the sea, With the freezing wind slicing like a knife, With the icy wind ripping open life, My land backs down – my shallow land Wanneer de laage lucht vlak over't water scheert Wanneer de laage lucht ons nederigheid leert Wanneer de laage lucht er grijs als leisteen is, Wanneer de laage lucht er vaal als kleileem is, Wanneer de noordenwind de vlakte vierendeelt Wanneer de noordenwind er onze adem steelt, Dan kraakt mijn land – mijn vlakke land When the rivers bring in water from the south, When bouncing children laugh and sing and shout, When the cobwebs glitter in the dew of spring When the summer sun caresses everything, When the lambs can roll and run in rustic peace, When the winds play gently with the teasing grass, My land sings out – my living land Dan juicht mijn land – mijn vlakke land!
Writer(s): Ernst Rudolf Van Altena, Morné Coetzer Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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