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The song was penned in "South African creole English", [3] the vernacular of young, English-speaking South Africans, with liberal sprinklings of Afrikaans words and phrases. The language was that of Taylor's students, to whom he taught Latin in the southern suburbs of Johannesburg. The lyrics are full of references to places, brands and ...
It is a translation of Deutschlandlied, [1] [2] It was written by Nico Hofmeyr and was intended as an alternative Afrikaans-language national anthem for South Africa alongside "God Save the King" before "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika". [3] Afrikaners Landgenote.ogg ⓘ
Pages in category "Songs in Afrikaans" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Daar kom die Alibama;
This is a list of notable singers who have performed in the Afrikaans language. Solo artists are alphabetised by their stage name or surname—whichever is more common. Choirs that sing in Afrikaans are also included in the list, but other music groups are listed in the "Music groups" section below.
Transvaal vierkleur flag with pro-Boer text that accompanies music video intro. On 6 February 2007, the South African Department of Arts and Culture issued a statement regarding "De la Rey" (ostensibly a tribute to 19th Century military leader Koos de la Rey) and its then popularity with some Afrikaners, some of whom were claimed to interpret the song as a call to armed conflict.
The first edition of the FAK songbook was published in 1937, the sequel to Mansvelt's Dutch-Afrikaans songbook (1907) and Van Niekerk's Groot Afrikaanse-Hollandse Liederebundel (1927). In these two works, 78 Afrikaans-Dutch songs were collected, of which only 28 have been incorporated in the 1937 FAK songbook of 314 songs.
Some songs from her concert had to be cut from the movie (the concerts clock in at 3.5 hours, while the movie is 2 hours and 45 minutes), but most of the setlist remains the same.
Koos Kombuis (born André le Roux du Toit, 5 November 1954) is a South African musician, singer, songwriter and writer who became famous as part of a group of anti-establishment maverick Afrikaans musicians, who, under the collective name of Voëlvry (directly translated meaning "Free as a bird"; in Afrikaans "voëlvry" is often potentially "synonymous" to the words "fugitive" and "outlaw ...