This in-depth, English line-by-line analysis of the poem with the most important Afrikaans words written in brackets, will not only help you understand the poem, but also enable you to answer any question pertaining to it in a test or exam.
1. jy herhaal 1. you repeat
2. haar woorde van 2. her words of melancholy
melancholie
3. vir die hoeveelste keer 3. for the umpteenth time
4. weer 4. again
5. en nou ná heeldag lank 5. and now after the whole
day’s
6. se periodes skoolwerk 6. periods of school work
7. en pouses 7. and break times
8. alleen 8. alone
9. se draal in die liedjie 9. getting lost in the song
10. val jy met die 10. you fall with your
skooluniform taai van school uniform, sticky from
skool school
11. skoene uitgeskop 11. shoes kicked off
12. op die bed neer 12. on the bed
13. sing jy die woorde 13. you sing the words
14. van haar nuutste CD 14. of her latest CD
15. gelaai in MP3 15. loaded on MP3
16. snik 16. sob
17. huil 17. cry
18. grens 18. bawl
19. jy 19. you
20. want vir die eerste 20. because for the first
keer time
21. in die spieël 21. in the mirror
22. met jou pa se oë vol 22. with your dad’s eyes
trane full of tears
23. verstaan jy 23. you understand
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, 24. weet jy 24. you know
25. hoekom bome hulle 25. why trees lose their
blare verloor leaves
Extra Notes
Title
The title refers (verwys) to (na) the singer (sangeres), Taylor Swift.
Vir Liebet: the poet dedicated (opgedra) this poem to his
daughter (dogter), Liebet. She loved the song Best day of my life
by Taylor Swift which she heard (gehoor) when she was 12 years
old. The song really resonated (aanklank gevind) with her at that
time in her life (lewe). The song (liedjie) is about the relationship
(verhouding) between a mother and daughter and this poem is
written by a father (pa) for his daughter.
Stanza (strofe) 1
The “jy” shows (wys) it is an observer (waarnemer) looking in from
the outside (buitekant). The “jy” is the daughter (dogter) being
addressed (aangespreek) in the poem, Liebet.
The “haar woorde” refers (verwys) to (na) Taylor Swift’s words in
her song (liedjie).
Reël 2: “melancholie” means (beteken) the words are sad
(hartseer) and this resonates (vind aanklank) with the girl listening
to them.
Reël 3: “hoeveelste” means that she has been listening to the
song many (baie) times (kere).
Reël 1 – 3: repetition (herhaling) of the “h” sound (klank) –
alliteration (alliterasie). It emphasizes (beklemtoon) the feeling
(gevoel) of sadness (hartseer) that the girl is experiencing
(ervaar) and binds (verbind) these (hierdie) lines together (saam)
along with (tesame met) the technique (tegniek) of
enjambement.
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