Mar 2022
Vir Kyla, Star Academy project
Day by day
V1. To keep your head above water
is not easy
to overcome your problems
make you strong
You motivate me to stay anchored
to stand where I wanted to crawl
K: day by day
i take life as it comes
step by step
From here to there
to the door and out
Here I go now
A legacy left in my community one day
Here I go now
Build a life for us
V2. I do not feel sorry for myself
I can make my own choices
if yesterday was not a good day
will i start over again today
I can try such a piece by piece
get something going - try again
Dag vir dag
V1. Om kop bo water te hou
is nie maklik nie
om jou probleme te oorkom
maak jou sterk
Jy motiveer my om geanker te bly
om te staan waar ek wou kruip
K: dag vir dag
ek vat die lewe soos hy kom
stap vir stap
Van hier tot daar
tot by die deur en uit
Hier gaan ek nou
‘n Legacy los in my gemeenskap eendag
Hier gaan ek nou
‘n lewe vir ons bou
V2. Ek kry myself nie jammer nie
Ek kan self my keuses maak
as gister nie ‘n goeie dag was nie
sal ek vandag weer oor begin
Ek kan so n stukkie vir stukkie probeer
iets aan die gang kry - weer probeer
@nancycunning Mar 2022
I like the way the Dutch syllables roll around for me as I imagine how to pronounce them. Knowing German gives me the feeling of almost understanding Dutch. That feels a little bit like the way we think we understand each other but often miss a lot, even when we are speaking the same language. I especially like stukkie vir stukkie probeer and dag vir dag as well.