Toring op die Maan

1 week ago by @roxya

Liner Notes

This is a rewrite of lyrics I wrote for a previous FAWM. Though from the same idea initially, the meaning of the song morphed entirely into something new.

Even though I'm not entirely following the prompt for last weeks challenge, I think it fits the theme of sending messages and the prompt did inspire a line in the song which helped me finish the story in a much more satisfying way.

#singersongwriter #acousticonetake #afrikaans #acousticguitar

Lyrics

Toring op die maan

Ek bou vir jou ’n toring op die maan
Met flikkerende punt, ’n eensaam kers belig
soekend, o verlore kind,
die heelal vol tot ek jou vind

Kyk op verby die horison
Die hemelruim verkondig dit
Die sterre flikker desperaat
in morse kode, kan jy verstaan?

Ek trek die son tot in jou wentelbaan
Met skitterende lig, verblind die oseaan
roepend, o verdwaalde een
jy hoef nie alles dra alleen

Kyk op verby die horison
Die hemelruim verkondig dit
Die sterre flikker desperaat
in morse kode, kan jy verstaan?

Hierdie is my hart se brief
ek het jou ten volle, innig lief
by die voordeur sit ek vir jou wag
selfs deur die diepste donker nag

Kyk op verby die horison
Die hemelruim verkondig dit
Die sterre flikker desperaat
in morse kode, kan jy verstaan?

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Translation to English:
Tower on the moon

I'm building you a tower on the moon
With a flickering tip, a lonely candle lit
seeking, oh lost child,
through the entire universe to find you

Look up beyond the horizon
The heavens are proclaiming it
The stars flickering desperately
In morse code, can you understand?

I'm pulling the sun into your orbit
With brilliant light, blinding the ocean
calling, oh lost one,
you don't have to carry everything alone

Look up beyond the horizon
The heavens are proclaiming it
The stars flickering desperately
In morse code, can you understand?

This is a letter from my heart
I love you wholeheartedly
At the front door I am waiting
Even through the darkest night

Look up beyond the horizon
The heavens are proclaiming it
The stars flickering desperately
In morse code, can you understand?

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