| Dis nooit maklik nie, my woorde le ver
| It's never easy, my words are far away
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| Maar ek wil dit se
| But I want to say it
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| So ek skryf dit in 'n song vir my dad
| So I wrote this in a song for my dad
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| Soms is dit moeilik om die woorde te se
| Sometimes it's hard to say the words
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| So ek skryf e song, wat se hoe baie lief ek hom het
| So I write e song, which says how much I love him
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| En my ster
| And my star
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| Is nie ver
| Is not far
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| Want my held
| Because my hero
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| Is my dad
| Is my dad
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| Hou my sterk
| Keep me strong
|
| En so ek skryf dit in e song vir my dad
| And so I write it in the song for my dad
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| En al le, al le 'n donker wolk oor daai berg
| And even though there is a dark cloud over that mountain
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| Weet ek, die son skyn altyd helder by dad
| I know, the sun always shines bright at dad
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| En al breek, al breek e storm los oor die see
| And even if it breaks, even if a storm breaks loose over the sea
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| Weet ek, my pa sal altyd daar vir my wees
| I know, my dad will always be there for me
|
| Want my ster
| Because my star
|
| Is nie ver
| Is not far
|
| En my held
| And my hero
|
| Is my dad
| Is my dad
|
| Hou my sterk
| Keep me strong
|
| En so ek skryf dit in e song vir my dad
| And so I write it in the song for my dad
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| Dis nooit maklik nie, my pen los e merk
| It's never easy, my pen leaves the mark
|
| Maar ek wil dit se
| But I want to say it
|
| So ek skryf e song vir my dad
| So I write a song for my dad
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| Daar’s soveel woorde en my woorde is min
| There are so many words and my words are few
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| So ek skryf e song
| So I write the song
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| Wat se hoe trots ek op my pa is
| What's how proud I am of my father?
|
| Want my ster
| Because my star
|
| Is nie ver
| Is not far
|
| En my held
| And my hero
|
| Is my dad
| Is my dad
|
| Hou my sterk
| Keep me strong
|
| En so ek skryf dit in e song vir my dad
| And so I write it in the song for my dad
|
| En al le, al le et donker wolk oor daai berg
| And even though there is a dark cloud over that mountain
|
| Weet ek, die son skyn altyd helder my dad
| I know, the sun always shines bright my dad
|
| En al breek, al breek e storm los oor die see
| And even if it breaks, even if a storm breaks loose over the sea
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| Weet ek, my pa sal altyd daar vir my wees
| I know, my dad will always be there for me
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| En kom reenweer, jou dagbreek, en soms hartseer
| And come rainy weather, your dawn, and sometimes sad
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| Weet net ek sal altyd daar wees
| Just know I'll always be there
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| In onweer, kan niks my keer, want ek weet
| In a storm, nothing can stop me, because I know
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| My pa het my van beter geleer
| My father taught me better
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| En al le, al le e donker wolk oor daai berg
| And all lie, all lie e dark cloud over that mountain
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| Weet ek, die son skyn altyd helder by dad
| I know, the sun always shines bright at dad
|
| En al breek, al breek e storm los oor die see
| And even if it breaks, even if a storm breaks loose over the sea
|
| Weet ek, my pa sal altyd daar vir my wees
| I know, my dad will always be there for me
|
| Want my ster
| Because my star
|
| Is nie ver
| Is not far
|
| En my held
| And my hero
|
| Is my dad
| Is my dad
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| Hou my sterk, so ek skryf dit in e song vir my dad | Keep me strong so I write this in the song for my dad |