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Aandeelhouer – Alta Marinkowitz
1. En die jongeheer? 1. And this young man?
2. Gaan hy ook eendag in 2. Is he also going to follow
sy pa se voetspore volg? in his father’s footsteps
one day?
3. No ways Meneer my 3. No ways Sir my
4. interest is nie in finance ek 4. my interest is not in
finance I
5. rate nie baie hoog 5. I don’t rate very
woorde high/difficult words
6. soos inflasie resessie 6. like inflation recession
aandele die assets the
7. beurs dra ek in my sak ek 7. the stock
exchange/wallet I carry in
my pocket I
8. invest my tyd en energy in 8. invest my time and
energy in
9. sport my muscles is my 9. sport my muscles are my
10. bates dit het 10. assets it has
11. effekte op die girls 11. effects on the girls
laat lets/makes
12. hulle bloeddruk 12. their blood pressure
opwaarts neig rise
13. my risiko’s is matig vir 13. my risks are
stewige moderate for strong
14. lopies kyk ek krieket 14. runs I watch cricket
15. en anyway who 15. and anyway who
cares wat die cares what the
16. prys 16. price
17. is van koring mielies 17. is of wheat and corn
en and
18. sonneblom 18. sunflower
Analysis (analise) of the poem
1. En die jongeheer? “jongeheer” = a very
outdated (outydse), formal
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, (formele) term used to
address (aan te spreek) a
younger male (manlike
persoon). The person speaking
in these two lines, couplet
(koeplet), might be someone
older (ouer), perhaps (dalk) a
colleague (kollega) or friend
of the boy’s father or even a
teacher (onderwyser) or
family friend.
2. Gaan hy ook eendag The question is posed as to
in sy pa se voetspore whether the boy is going to
volg? pursue (volg) the same
(dieselfde) career (beroep) as
his father.
“hy” = the boy, the
“jongeheer”.
“v” alliteration
3. No ways Meneer my “No ways” = resistance
(verset) is clearly (duidelik)
shown (gewys).
Use of the English words in
stark contrast (kontras) to the
formal use of language in the
first two lines of the poem. This
could be to emphasize
(beklemtoon) the fact (feit)
that the speaker is a teenager
(tiener) and that he does not
want to (wil nie) sound like
someone from an older (ouer)
generation (generasie). He
could also be using this type
of language on purpose
(aspris) to indicate (aan te
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