Draft:Transkaroo

"Transkaroo"
"Transkaroo"
Song
Language	Xhosa;
Genre	Folk music

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"Transkaroo" is a South African anti‐apartheid folk song. It is a Xhosa train song that was performed by Herman Holtzhausen.

The song has been around at least since the 1970s, and it reached the height of its popularity during the 1980s.

Lyrics

There does not seem to be one universally agreed on set of lyrics. Below are two versions, the bottom one being the more aggressive of the two:

IsiXhosa/IsiZulu original

Transkaroo

Bring haar huistoe

Laat jou yster wiele rol

Bring haar en maak my lewe vol

Transkaroo (Transkaroo)

Snel voor die spore (Transkaroo)

Want met jou bring jy my liefde terug na my

Waar is jy nou op jou spoor?

Hoe ver is sy nog van my?

Is jy deur die ou karoo?

Rol nou aan!

Was daar eensaamheid by haar

Deur die verlate droë ou land?

Bring haar gou terug na my

Rol nou aan!

Transkaroo (Transkaroo)

Bring haar huistoe

Laat jou yster wiele rol

Bring haar en maak my lewe vol

Transkaroo (Transkaroo)

Snel voor die spore (Transkaroo)

Want met jou bring jy my liefde terug na my

In die boland sal sy voel

Sy kom terug waar sy behoort

Terug deur haar ou heide land

Rol nou aan!

In die verte hoor ek jou nou

En jou ou fluit geluid soos musiek

Hier's jou eindpunt maar my begin

Transkaroo

Transkaroo (Transkaroo)

Bring haar huistoe

Laat jou yster wiele rol

Bring haar en maak my lewe vol

Transkaroo (Transkaroo)

Snel voor die spore (Transkaroo)

Want met jou bring jy my liefde terug na my

English translation

Transkaroo

Bring her home

Let your iron wheels roll

Bring her and fill my life

Transkaroo (Transkaroo)

Speed ahead of the tracks (Transkaroo)

Because with you you bring my love back to me

Where are you now on your trail?

How far is she still from me?

Are you through the old karoo?

Roll on now!

Was there loneliness with her

Through the desolate dry old land?

Bring her back to me

Roll on now!

Transkaroo (Transkaroo)

Bring her home

Let your iron wheels roll

Bring her and fill my life

Transkaroo (Transkaroo)

Speed ahead of the tracks (Transkaroo)

Because with you you bring my love back to me

In the upland she'll feel

She's coming back where she belongs

Back through her old heath land

Roll on now!

In the distance I hear you now

And your old whistle sounds like music

Here's your end but my beginning

Transkaroo

Transkaroo (Transkaroo)

Bring her home

Let your iron wheels roll

Bring her and fill my life

Transkaroo (Transkaroo)

Fast ahead of the tracks (Transkaroo)

Because with you you bring my love back to me

Appearances in the Western world

While best known in South Africa, "Transkaroo" has gained some popularity overseas. It was the theme song to a TV series which aired back in 1984. It was also sung by Leon Schuster, in a medley which also contained the song "Senzeni Na?" by Kenneth Nkosi, in the 2012 film Mad Buddies.^[1]

References

^ Customized South African (2022-04-23). "Leon Schuster's- Mad Buddies FULL MOVIE HD". YouTube. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

External links

Transkaroo on YouTube

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[1] Customized South African (2022-04-23). "Leon Schuster's- Mad Buddies FULL MOVIE HD". YouTube. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

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