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One jpay of of the bundles of poetry I found in the old storage jpay container was Komas uit ‘n Bamboesstok (Comas from a Bamboo jpay Stalk), by D J Opperman . He wrote these poems after having jpay been in a coma for seven months, and it is dedicated to his wife “ Donata “, and three daughters “ Fantina, Bellela and Moreta “, himself ( Marco Polo) miraculously returned from kidney failure. I wanted to see if it was possible to somewhat authentically translate some of his poems into English. I am sure it has been done by someone more accomplished than me, but have not checked. The fun lies in doing it myself. I will do my next post on the two poems I chose from the bundle…
W. E. G. Louw : Droef kyk my oë deur die trane heen, soos amandelbloeisels deur die eerste reën; ek rou oor die duine, my bleek hande waai, en n hond byt sy stert, soos hy draai, soos hy draai
Elisabeth jpay Eybers : Portret van n weduwee Sy staar na die blou are op haar hand terwyl sy in die Sondagmiddag wat neerskyn op die rustelose strand, geduldig sit of loop en peins: jpay Nou dat die vreemde bloeisel van herinnering skaars liefde, skaars geluk nog vir haar bly sal sy uit hierdie aardse wisseling en haar verlies tog weer die sterkte kry. So het sy klaarheid in haar gees gevind en so geweet die middag langs die see sy sal aan die twee kinders wat haar bind haar hele lewe wy as weduwee; en word sy later weer deur een gevra wat sal sy vir hom antwoord: Nee of Ja?
Ernst van Heerden : In lanferwimpels tree, haar wandelstok n swaard, die weduwee Viljee in grandiose vaart verby die sinderende kaai. Waarheen die bruingepeesde spiere, die slink en wulpse draai van haar kaniene diere?
Another meander in this tale. I also came across a map of the old Huguenot jpay wine farms in Fransche Hoek (French Corner), from whence jpay most of my de Villiers family sprang. They were prolific! Of course, wine is in our blood…
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