die donker (satb)

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  • Catalog ID: S-468
  • First Line: in die donker gang is 'n lig wat skyn
  • Composer: Chris Torrs, Arr. Andre Van Der Merwe
  • Voicing: satb
  • Accompaniment: a capella
  • Language: Afrikans
  • Country: South Africa
  • Other: new 2021
  • Score: View Score
  • Sound: Listen
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Description

TRANSLATION

In the dark corridor shines a light,but the flame is delicate and fragile.

And I yearned for springtime on myuncle’s farm without electricity.

My aunt said, “My child, my child,love and moths are blind.”

The flame is delicate and fragile,and it can disappear like a thiefin the night.

Deep in the dark corridor I yearnedfor something.

I heard the wind sing, “Spring willbring love!”

I heard the day wither—it is only thesun disappearing.

And as the earth is turning, a cockwill crow again.

Late one evening, the night becamelike day as the storm erupted withall its force!

And I hid in the corridor, because Ifeared the electricity.

If darkness comes to fetch me,and if the Lord does not look forme when the ozone layer perishes,and falls into a chandelier of starslay my heart to rest in KleinTambotieboom and scatter myashes on the Bushveld horizon!

A virtual choir recording of this piece by the Stellenbosch University Choir can be viewed here: https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-trp-001&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=trp&p=die+donker+stellenbosch+lyrics+youtube&type=Y195_F163_198833_111720#id=2&vid=621b0c1fa71be28c5b7573b50fb4b27a&action=click

Published: 2021