sterrekyker Flashcards
1
Q
Ek skryf ‘n brief aan die man op die maan -
A
- I write a letter to the man on the moon –
2
Q
bladsye en bladsye vol.
A
- Pages and pages full.
3
Q
Ek rol dit in ‘n koker op,
A
- I roll it up in a tube,
4
Q
bind dit aan ‘n pyl
A
- bind it to an arrow
5
Q
en skiet dit met ‘n wilgerboog
A
- and shoot it with a willow bow
6
Q
dat dit hoog die lug inseil.
A
- so that it sails high into the air.
7
Q
Ek sien hoe dit deur die sterre trek
A
- I see how it moves through the stars
8
Q
en om die maan gaan draai
A
- and turns around the moon
9
Q
en al verder deur die donker lug
A
- further and further through the dark sky.
10
Q
‘n duisend briewe saai.
A
- and (how it) sows a thousand letters
11
Q
Nou wonder ek
A
- Now I wonder
12
Q
- en wonder jy? -
A
- and do you wonder, too? –
13
Q
het hy ooit sy pos gekry,
A
- did he ever get his post,
14
Q
of sou daar iemand anders wees
A
- or would there be someone else
15
Q
wat al dié briewe dalk nou lees ?
A
- who is perhaps reading all these letters now?
