Translation of the song lyrics Lisa se Klavier - The Parlotones

Lisa se Klavier (original)

Ek het 'n vriendin
Ver by die blou see
Teen die hang van Tafelberg as die son sak
Speel sy die mooiste melodieë
Haar vingers ken die pad
Opgesluit in wit en swart
Die klavier se grootste vreugde, hartseer en verlange
Verstaan die hart se diepste smart
Ja, die hele wêreld word stil
En luister in die donker uur
Na die naggeluide
Van Lisa se Klavier
En Lisa kan nie ophou
As sy eers begin het nie
En sy laat my nooit huis toe loop of afskeid neem
Voor my laaste sigaret nie
Ek staan op haar balkon
En drink haar appelkoostee
Kyk uit na Kaapstad in die nag
Die liggies en die swart, swart see
Ja, die hele wêreld word stil
En luister in die donker uur
Na die naggeluide
Van Lisa se Klavier
En onder op die sypaadjie
Sien ek die bergie en sy maat
Gaan staan en opkyk
Ver na bo
Vanuit die vullis van Oranjestraat
Hulle ken al lank die klanke
Wat uit haar woonstel stroom
Lank na twaalf, met die deure oop, al moan die bure ookal hoe
Word Lisa elke boemelaar se droom

Lisa se Klavier (translation)

I have a girlfriend
Far by the blue sea
On the slope of Table Mountain as the sun sets
She plays the most beautiful melodies
Her fingers know the way
Locked in white and black
The piano's greatest joy, sadness and longing
Understand the heart's deepest sorrow
Yes, the whole world is silent
And listen in the dark hours
After the night sounds
From Lisa's Piano
And Lisa can not stop
Once she started
And she never lets me walk home or say goodbye
Before my last cigarette
I'm standing on her balcony
And drink her apricot tea
Look out for Cape Town at night
The lights and the black, black sea
Yes, the whole world is silent
And listen in the dark hours
After the night sounds
From Lisa's Piano
And at the bottom of the sidewalk
I see the bergie and his mate
Stand up and look up
Far to the top
From the rubbish of Orange Street
They have known the sounds for a long time
Streaming from her apartment
Long after twelve, with the doors open, no matter how the neighbors moan no matter how
Become Lisa every bum's dream