| Op 'n berg in die nag
| On a mountain at night
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| Lê ons in donker en wag
| Lay us in the dark and wait
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| In die modder en bloed lê ek koud
| In the mud and blood I lie cold
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| Streepsak en reën kleef teen my
| Stripe bag and rain cling to me
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| En my huis en my plaas tot kole verbrand
| And my house and my farm burned to the ground
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| Sodat hulle ons kan vang
| So they can catch us
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| Maar daai vlamme en vuur
| But those flames and fire
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| Brand nou diep, diep binne my
| Burn now deep, deep inside me
|
| De La Rey, De La Rey
| De La Rey, De La Rey
|
| Sal jy die Boere kom lei?
| Will you come and lead the Boers?
|
| De La Rey, De La Rey
| De La Rey, De La Rey
|
| Generaal, generaal
| General, general
|
| Soos een man, sal ons om jou val
| Like one man, we will fall around you
|
| Generaal De La Rey
| General De La Rey
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| Oor die Kakies wat lag
| About the Khakis laughing
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| 'N handjie van ons teen 'n hele groot mag
| A handful of us against a very great power
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| En die kranse lê hier teen ons rug
| And the cliffs lie here against our backs
|
| Hulle dink dis verby
| They think it's over
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| Maar die hart van 'n Boer lê dieper en wyer
| But the heart of a Farmer lies deeper and wider
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| Hulle gaan dit nog sien
| They're still going to see it
|
| Op 'n perd kom hy aan
| On a horse he arrives
|
| Die Leeu van die Wes Transvaal
| The Lion of the Western Transvaal
|
| De La Rey, De La Rey
| De La Rey, De La Rey
|
| Sal jy die Boere kom lei?
| Will you come and lead the Boers?
|
| De La Rey, De La Rey
| De La Rey, De La Rey
|
| Generaal, generaal
| General, general
|
| Soos een man, sal ons om jou val
| Like one man, we will fall around you
|
| Generaal De La Rey
| General De La Rey
|
| De La Rey, De La Rey sal jy die Boere kom lei?
| De La Rey, De La Rey will you come and lead the Boers?
|
| De La Rey, De La Rey
| De La Rey, De La Rey
|
| Generaal, generaal
| General, general
|
| Soos een man, sal ons om jou val
| Like one man, we will fall around you
|
| Generaal De La Rey
| General De La Rey
|
| Want my vrou en my kind
| Because my wife and my child
|
| Lê in 'n kamp en vergaan
| Lie in a camp and perish
|
| En die Kakies se murg loop oor
| And the Khakis' marrow runs over
|
| 'N nasie wat weer op sal staan
| A nation that will rise again
|
| De La Rey, De La Rey
| De La Rey, De La Rey
|
| Sal jy die Boere kom lei?
| Will you come and lead the Boers?
|
| De La Rey, De La Rey
| De La Rey, De La Rey
|
| Generaal, generaal
| General, general
|
| Soos een man, sal ons om jou val
| Like one man, we will fall around you
|
| Generaal De La Rey
| General De La Rey
|
| De La Rey, De La Rey
| De La Rey, De La Rey
|
| Sal jy die Boere kom lei?
| Will you come and lead the Boers?
|
| De La Rey, De La Rey
| De La Rey, De La Rey
|
| Generaal, generaal
| General, general
|
| Soos een man, sal ons om jou val
| Like one man, we will fall around you
|
| Generaal De La Rey
| General De La Rey
|
| Generaal, generaal
| General, general
|
| Sal jy die Boere kom haal? | Will you come and fetch the Boers? |