Translation of the song lyrics Soutwater - Bok van Blerk

Soutwater (original)

ek is nou net soos n man,
gehawende ruiene waar daar eens lewe was.
huiden wie se luppe
op n plek op n tyd in joune kom verdwyn en weer bekeering kry,
die windpomp draai maar daar is niks, net stof in die krane
ek kort jou liefde om my dors te les want hier is net trane.
eke is dors ek raak verlore in die straate waar ek bly
eke is dors eke wil dronk raak op jou wyn.
maar hier waar ek bly is dit net
sout water en woestyn net sout water en woestyn
ek is nou nog net soos n man in n verlate, huis waar daar eens lewe was
nie n geval van same syn op n plek op n tyd
jy was my asem in die woestyn
die windpomp draai ek sukkel om te slaap, ek kort jou boesem om my kop te rus
hier is net klippe en sand
eke is dors ek raak verlore in die strate waar ek bly
eke is dors eke wil dronk raak op jou wyn maar hier waar ek bly is dit net sout
water en woestyn net sout water en woestyn.
is dit net sout water en woestyn.
eke is dors ek word verlore in die strate waar ek bly eke is dors ek wil dronk
raak op jou wyn.

Soutwater (translation)

I'm just like a man now,
battered ruins where there was once life.
skins as they loupe
in a place at a time in yours come disappear and repent again,
the wind pump turns but there is nothing, just dust in the taps
I need your love to quench my thirst because here are just tears.
eke is thirsty i get lost in the streets where i live
eke is thirsty eke wants to get drunk on your wine.
but here where I live it's just
salt water and desert only salt water and desert
I'm still like a man in an abandoned house where there used to be life
not a case of being together in one place at a time
you were my breath in the desert
the windmill turns I struggle to sleep, I need your bosom to rest my head
here is only stones and sand
eke is thirsty i get lost in the streets where i live
eke is thirsty eke wants to get drunk on your wine but here where I live it's just salt
water and desert just salt water and desert.
is it just salt water and desert.
eke is thirsty i get lost in the streets where i live eke is thirsty i want to get drunk
touch on your wine.