From the heart of an Afrikaner

Bok van Blerk, born Louis Pepler March 30, 1978, is a South African musician who sings in Afrikaans. He became famous in 2006 for his rendition of ‘Delarey’, a tribute to the Boer general, Koos de la Rey, who was regarded as one of the strongest military leaders during the British-Boer conflict during the Second Boer War (1899 – 1902).

The ‘Delarey’ song rose to instant popularity among many White South Africans, and especially the Afrikaners-speaking folk. It caused a slight stir among government officials during February 2007 when they erroneously interpreted the lyrics as a call to armed battle. I suppose the ANC government must have crapped themselves when their (un)intelligent service reported that some people attending Bok van Blerk’s concerts were displaying the old South African flag and the Transvaal Vierkleur. (The Orange Free State Vierkleur is shown in the De La Rey video as part of the period scene depicted in the song and video). The video can be viewed here.

Van Blerk himself says that he does not identify himself with the old South African flag, nor does he want to be associated with it. But he does promote Afrikaans and has refused to participate in the concert organised by the 94.7 Highveld Stereo radio station because of their policy not to play Afrikaans music. He also makes it clear that he does not side with the Boeremag, that he does not believe violence to be a solution to problems and that General De la Rey was pro-peace. It was also pointed out that Van Blerk's rugby-song is about a coloured rugby player, Bryan Habana. Source

AFRIKANERHART

Bok van Blerk’s latest CD, Afrikaner Hart, is selling so well that top music stores in the country are forever running out of stock. There’s no doubt that this CD is the top-selling album among Afrikaans-speaking South Africans, and also many English-speaking White’s who understand and appreciate the lyrics, the emotions, and the messages portrayed in the songs. (See end of posting for the English translation of the lyrics).

Two songs on the latest CD namely, ‘Die Kaplyn’ and ‘Tyd om te trek?’ (time to move on?), have become immensely popular among folk who can still remember the days when our young men defended our borders from 1966 to 1989 during a war, which become known as the South African Border War.

What was ‘Die Kaplyn’?

'Die Kaplyn' is a song commemorating and thanking the brave men who served during the South African Border War. Click here to view the music video DIE KAPLYN - (with English subtitles).

The Afrikaans term ‘Kaplyn’ literally means ‘Chop Line”. It was a 100 meter wide piece of ground which was cleared (chopped) of all vegetation and then sprayed with the notorious herbicide, which the U.S. military code-named ‘Agent Orange’ (See below for more info.) Once the soil was treated with this chemical, nothing grew on that soil for 100 years or more, --- it basically sterilized the soil! This stretch of ground was “The Border” in more ways than one! It was a stretch of ground where tracks or evidence of the enemy were quickly detected.

Agent Orange

Agent Orange was a herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its Herbicidal Warfare program during the Vietnam War. Vast tracts of land were sprayed with this chemical as part of a counter-insurgency strategy aimed at removing forest cover for Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. More than 21,000,000 US gallons (79,000,000 L) of Agent Orange were sprayed across South Vietnam. The Wikipedia article concerning this poison makes no mention of the use of this stuff in the South African Border War. Hmmm, --- could there be something sinister about this? Just a thought!

Click here to read more about the 'Agent Orange' controversy in the Vietnam war.

The Vietnamese allege that 1 million to 4 million of its citizens may have suffered serious health consequences as a result of this herbicide. In September 2009 Vietnam urged the US to speed funding for Agent Orange victims. Click here to read more.

Time to move on? --- Tyd om te trek? (The Video)

There is a trendy view among some folks that this video contains a hidden message to all White Africans to pack their bags and run for their lives before the savages kill us all. The video does portray a typical scene that has occurred countless times in various places on the African continent. In fact the video portrays the scene very mildly. However, I’m quite sure that some people who have become the victims of crime, affirmative action, or other deeds of Marxist-ANC oppression, sometimes feel like moving to greener and more peaceful pastures. The video may just sway these folks to stop dreaming about it.

Many people have asked me to translate the Afrikaans lyrics to English. It wasn’t easy, and I’m sure that other people wil interpret it differently. Nevertheless here is a direct translation of the lyrics of two songs. Let me know if I can make any changes or improvements:

TYD OM TE TREK?
Afrikaans - English Lyrics

Ek het jou nie verloor nie – I did not lose you
Maar wat het jou gewen? - But what has won you?
Jou paspoort op die tafel – Your passport on the table
Het my hier vasgepen – Has penned me down
Jy sê daar kom ‘n oorlog – You say that a war is coming
Wat diep daar in jou brand – that burns deep inside you
Jy vra kom ek saam na waar jy moet gaan – You ask, am I coming with to where you must go
Jy sê dis tyd om te trek – You say, it’s time to move
Om jou hart te vat – to take your heart
Jy sê dis nie om ons uitmekaar te spat – You say, it is not to cause us to scatter apart
Maar jou woorde aan my – But your words to me
Wil ek hier agter bly – do I want to stay here
Want as jy vra moes jy vra – because if you ask you had to ask
Maar jy’t my gesê – but you told me
Van jou wyse plan is dit wat jy wou hê – Of your wise plan is this what you wanted
Daar’s geen plek vir jou hier – there’s no place for you here
Jy sê dis tyd om te trek – You say, it’s time to move
Daar is soveel meer wat ek wou sê – There is so much more I wanted to say
En wat ek oor wou hê – and what I wanted to happen
Maar hier in donker Africa – But here in dark Africa
Wat soveel van ons vra – That asks so much from us
Wat sou dit kos om net te bly – What would it cost to just stay
Jou woorde was te duur – Your words were too costly
Want wat jy wou sê – Because what you wanted to say
Was geskryf teen die muur – Was written on the wall





AFRIKANERHART
Afrikaans - English Lyrics

In vuur en bloed vind ek my nou – In fire and blood do I find myself now
Soos elke boer en kind en vrou – As every boer and child and wife
‘n Oormag kwyt nou oor ons land – A superior power now rules (or, is getting rid of) our land
Staan gewapen tot die tand – Stand armed to the teeth
Sy skadu val ‘n donker wolk – Its shadow falls a dark cloud
Oor die toekoms van ons volk – Over the future of our people
En veg ons nie sal ons verdwyn – And if we don’t fight we will vanish
By Magersfontein, by Magersfontein, by Magersfontein – At Magersfontein, at Magersfontein, at Magersfontein
Trek ons die lyn – Do we draw the line.
Kom boerekrygers wees nou helde – Come boer warriors, be heroes now
Die dag van rekenskap is hier – The day of reckoning is here
Die Vyand jaag nou oor ons velde – The enemy is running over our fields
Staan jou man teen kanon se vuur – Stand your ground against canon fire
Die kakies wil ons volk verower – The English soldiers (kakies) want to defeat our people
Belowe pyn en smart – Promise pain and sorrow
Maar as jy skiet, skiet my deur – But if you shoot, shoot me through
Maar as jy skiet, skiet my deur – But if you shoot, shoot me through
Maar as jy skiet, skiet my deur my Afrikanerhart – But if you shoot, shoot me through my Afrikaner heart
As jy my vra sal ek jou sê – If you ask me, I will tell you
Hoë my hart se wortels lê – How the roots of my heart lie
As jy my vra sal ek jou wys – If you ask me, I will show you
Dis my grond hier in my vuis – It’s my soil here in my fist
Al breek die hel agter ons los – Even if hell breaks loose behind us
En al stort die hemel neer – And even if heaven falls down
Hou die lyn en staan jou man – Keep the line and stand your man
Dis hier waar ons hul kan keer – It is here where we can stop them
Staan vas Suid-Afrika – Stand firm South Africa
Staan vas Suid-Afrika – Stand firm South Africa


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