Buffel in die bad – Jaco Jacobs
1. Daar’s ‘n buffel in die There is a buffalo in the
badkamer, bathroom,
2. daar’s ‘n buffel in die bad. there is a buffalo in the bath.
3. Genadetjie, kom help tog - goodness, come help me -
4. hy spat my papsopnat! he is splashing me with water
from head to toe!
5. Glo my tog, ek sê mos believe me, I am saying
6. Ma kan regtig self kom kyk: Mom can really come have a
look:
7. Die ding het klaar geskuimbad the thing is finished with his
bubble bath
8. daar klim hy nou uit. he is getting out of the bath
now.
9. Gee pad, jou simpel buffel … Get away, you stupid buffalo
…
10. O, ek gaan jou vermorsel. Oh, I am going to kill you.
11. Jy kan dit mos nie doen nie - You cannot do that -
12. dis my pá se tandeborsel! it’s my father’s toothbrush!
13. Niemand wil my glo nie. Nobody wants to believe me.
14. Dié buffelbees bestáán! This male buffalo exists!
15. Kyk, daar trek hy wraggies Look, there he is actually
16. my ma se nagrok aan! putting on my mother’s night
gown!
17. Hy gorrel van ons gorrelgoed He is gargling with our mouth
wash
18. en spoel sy mond - o vet! - and rinses his mouth - oh dear!
-
19. met ‘n lekker groot sluk water with a big sip of water
20. net so uit die toilet! out of the toilet!
21. Nou’s hy in my kamer - Now he is in in my bedroom -
22. daar’s ‘n buffel in my bed. there is a buffalo in my bed.
23. Nou ja, tog, lekker slaap, Ok, then, sleep well,
24. maar skuif op, jy’s veels te vet! but move aside, you are far
too fat!
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, Analysis of the poem
1. daar’s ‘n buffel in die The first line (eerste reël) is
badkamer, almost (amper) a replica
(a) (replika) of the title of the
poem, hence (dus) reiterating
what the poem is going to be
about (waaroor die gedig
gaan handel).
Effective (effektiewe) use
(gebruik) of the “d” and “b”
alliteration (alliterasie) as these
are called “eksplosiewe” in
Afrikaans, which echoes
(eggo) the idea of what
people perceive (beskou) a
buffalo to be: an aggressive
(aggresiewe), unpredictable
(onvoorspelbare) animal. Yet
(tog), in this poem, one gets
the feeling (gevoel) that this
buffalo is the opposite
(teenoorgestelde) of that
perception (beskouing).
2. daar’s ‘n buffel in die bad. There is progression
(b) (progressie) in this line (reël) as
it has now been narrowed
down (fokus vernou) from the
bathroom to the specific
place where the buffalo can
be found, namely (naamlik)
the bathtub (bad).
Anaphora (anafora) is the
repetition (herhaling) of a
phrase (frase) and this
technique (tegniek) can be
seen with the repetition of
“daar’s ‘n buffel in die”
3. genadetjie, kom help tog - “genadetjie” is an interjection
(c) (tussenwerpsel) which the
speaker uses (gebruik) to
emphasize (beklemtoon) his
plea (pleidooi) for help.
“o” assonance (assonansie)
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