To my Native Language by Fredericus-Rex, literature
Literature
To my Native Language
Is daar a woord
Wat ek kan gebruik,
Wat beteken wat ek bedoel,
As die woorde in my eie taal
Nie meer volstaan nie?
Wat sê 'n mens,
As sy moedertaal
Nie meer die taal
Van sy siel is nie?
Die frases pas nie reg
In my uitheemse mond nie,
Die vokale klink nou vreemd,
En die konsonante is ook.
Die werkwoorde werk nie,
Die naamwoorde benoem niks,
Die vrugtelose adjektiewe
se Beskrywinge is nikswerd.
Ek's 'n kind van die wêreld,
En my taal is 'n moeder
Wat my lankgelede verlaat het.
Sy't geen liefde vir my nie,
Net 'n onbekende tussen tale.
Sai! Sa ist fairƕus faur uns
Sah ist fairƕus þiudai unsarai
Sa 'st anahaims faur uns
Sa 'st anahaims frastim unsaraim
Insaiƕ þu mik,
O, insaiƕ þu mik
Þairh barnis augona
In farƕau saƕ ik anst,
Uswakja af stibnai soei ik ni gakunna,
Biþe astos tekand qiþjuns unsarans
Ist riqis batist hulistr faur uns
Insaiƕ þu mik,
O, insaiƕ þu mik
Þairh barnis augona
Hausja — gawandei sik
Hausja — stanþ þu þan
Hausja — gawandei sik
Aflet þan mis
Hausja — gawandei sik
Hausja — stanþ þu þan
Hausja — gawan
In my dreams, I see my homeland;
Far too long I've been away.
Land of wondrous charm and beauty,
Far from her, my skies are gray.
Land which gave me love and nurture,
Here, in which my life began,
How I long for Pennsylvania,
Many splendoured native land.
Delaware and Susquehannock
Were the first to call this home,
'Fore the white men first set foot,
Did Iroquois and Shawnee roam,
Here were built their mighty nations,
From the very earth itself,
In these ancient vales and mountains,
Stemming from all nature's wealth.
Then came settlers o'er the oceans,
Dutchman, Englishman, and Swede,
Driven by the hunt for treasures
And resources they di
To my Native Language by Fredericus-Rex, literature
Literature
To my Native Language
Is daar a woord
Wat ek kan gebruik,
Wat beteken wat ek bedoel,
As die woorde in my eie taal
Nie meer volstaan nie?
Wat sê 'n mens,
As sy moedertaal
Nie meer die taal
Van sy siel is nie?
Die frases pas nie reg
In my uitheemse mond nie,
Die vokale klink nou vreemd,
En die konsonante is ook.
Die werkwoorde werk nie,
Die naamwoorde benoem niks,
Die vrugtelose adjektiewe
se Beskrywinge is nikswerd.
Ek's 'n kind van die wêreld,
En my taal is 'n moeder
Wat my lankgelede verlaat het.
Sy't geen liefde vir my nie,
Net 'n onbekende tussen tale.
Sai! Sa ist fairƕus faur uns
Sah ist fairƕus þiudai unsarai
Sa 'st anahaims faur uns
Sa 'st anahaims frastim unsaraim
Insaiƕ þu mik,
O, insaiƕ þu mik
Þairh barnis augona
In farƕau saƕ ik anst,
Uswakja af stibnai soei ik ni gakunna,
Biþe astos tekand qiþjuns unsarans
Ist riqis batist hulistr faur uns
Insaiƕ þu mik,
O, insaiƕ þu mik
Þairh barnis augona
Hausja — gawandei sik
Hausja — stanþ þu þan
Hausja — gawandei sik
Aflet þan mis
Hausja — gawandei sik
Hausja — stanþ þu þan
Hausja — gawan
In my dreams, I see my homeland;
Far too long I've been away.
Land of wondrous charm and beauty,
Far from her, my skies are gray.
Land which gave me love and nurture,
Here, in which my life began,
How I long for Pennsylvania,
Many splendoured native land.
Delaware and Susquehannock
Were the first to call this home,
'Fore the white men first set foot,
Did Iroquois and Shawnee roam,
Here were built their mighty nations,
From the very earth itself,
In these ancient vales and mountains,
Stemming from all nature's wealth.
Then came settlers o'er the oceans,
Dutchman, Englishman, and Swede,
Driven by the hunt for treasures
And resources they di
Oh it is; my updates tend to be sporadic though. Nothing for ages then a few things, then nothing, then when I find the time I'll mass upload new content. xD If I can work out the kinks in my life killing my time and motivation, I can get back to something of a balance to my updates. haha