Here be dragons – Izak de Vries
1. pa se kodewoord 1. dad’s password
2. draf ek in ‘n oogwink kaf 2. I crack within the blink of an
eye
3. my muis surf dwingend 3. my mouse forcefully surfs
4. op nuwe ruimtes af 4. to new spaces/settings
5. los my, pa, laat my gaan 5. leave me, dad, let me go
6. inligting is my religie en 6. information is my religion and
GoogleEarth my kaart GoogleEarth is my map
7. dagga lê die strate vol 7. there is marijuana/dagga
everywhere in the streets
8. en onnies vroetel ook maar 8. and teachers are also like to
graag touch inappropriately
9. ons wéét, pa 9. we know, dad
10. ons keyboards is wyser as jy 10. our keyboards are wiser than
dink you think
11. laat ons gaan, laat ons reis 11. let us go, let us to travel
12. na kletsvriende in Pole, na 12. to chat friends in Poland, to
hekse in Parys witches in Paris
13. waar anders, pa, sal ons geslag 13. where else, dad, will our
generation
14. ons vlae plant? 14. plant our flags?
15. ons kleims afsteek? 15. stake our claims?
16. los my, pa, laat my gaan 16. leave me, dad, let me go
17. maar hou oop jou hart 17. but keep your heart open
18. eendag gaan daar ‘n virus wees 18. one day there will be a virus
19. ‘n wurm of ‘n Trojaanse perd 19. a worm or a Trojan horse
20. wat meer gaan doen as 20. that will do more than
komperkraak computer hacking
21. dan, pa, sal my bréin met jou 21. then, dad, my brain will want
wil praat to speak with you
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, 22. sal jy daar wees, pa? as ek 22. will you be there, dad? if I have
moet vlug to flee
23. van ‘n pedofiel of sluipdief in 23. from a paedophile or a thief in
die nag the night?
24. sal jou oor dan oop wees, pa? 24. will you ear then be open,
dad?
25. ‘n USB vir my gemoed? 25. a USB for my mood?
26. of gaan jy stug ‘n vuurwal gooi 26. or are you curtly/stiffly/ going
to throw a firewall?
27. en my die kuberstorm self laat 27. and have me fight the cyber
veg? storm myself?
ANALYSIS OF THE POEM
1. pa se kodewoord The poem starts with a
reference (verwysing) to
technology (tegnologie),
which is the father’s
password. “kodewoord” is a
neologism (neologisme) as
the correct term for
“password” in Afrikaans, is
“sleutelwoord”.
2. draf ek in ‘n oogwink kaf Line 1 and 2 is an
example of inversion
(inversie), which is the term
for the incorrect
(verkeerde) word order
(woordorde) as the
sentence is supposed to
(veronderstel om) read: “Ek
draf my pa se kodewoord in
‘n oogwink kaf.” The
possible (moontlik) reason
(rede) for the use of this
technique (tegniek), is to
place (plaas) the emphasis
(klem) on the most
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