Vir Leshton (he is a rapper in Afrikaans), Star Academy Project
It's the young people who have to take the lead
It's the young people who have to take the lead
It's the young people who have to touch
It's for the youngsters I want to give a chance
every young person is a man, a woman of our community.
There was a time when no one believed in me
there was a time when I had to struggle to be heard
I was mocked and yelled at for the dream I had
to make music and draw audiences
But now I know I can lead
it was in my affliction where I could draw people
to show how I overcome my problems
so I better understand how one stands in the sun
Come, come, come stand closer
Here we make music with a beat
rhyming chat until later
for if I can hear your heart and you can hear my words
it brings us closer and gives our lives value
Dis die jongelinge wat moet voorvat
Dis die jongelinge wat moet voorvat
Dis die jongelinge wat moet raakvat
Dis vir die jongelinge wat ek ‘n kans wil gee
elke jongeling is ‘n man, ‘n vrou van ons gemeenskap.
Daar was ‘n tyd wat niemand in my geglo het nie
daar was ‘n tyd toe ek moes sukkel om gehoor te word
ek is gespot en uitgejou oor die droom wat ek het
om musiek te maak en gehore te trek
Maar nou weet ek ek kan voorloop
dit was in my swaarkry waar ek mense kon trek
om te wys hoe ek my probleme oorkom
so verstaan ek beter hoe staan mens in die son
Kom, kom, kom staan nader
Hier maak ons musiek met ‘n beat
rymklets tot later
want as ek jou hart kan hoor en jy my woorde kan luister
bring dit ons nader en gee ons lewens waarde
@leka Mar 2022
Nice groove & smooth rhythms and phrasing. I like how the singing keeps on going after the instruments have stopped.
Very pleasant to listen.