Valentine Verses: a Selection.Valentyns-Verse: 'n Versameling

What is Love
but a sigh
of crimson roses
and summer songs?
.
Wat is Liefde anders
as ‘n sug
van donkerrooi rose
en somersange?


Ons is net heilig genoeg om te besef dat ons steeds aards is.
We are just heavenly enough to know that we are still from this earth.


My Lief:
vlerk vir my asseblief
wit wolke sag;
reën laat ons liefdesroos gedy.
.
Beloved:
please wing me clouds
of white Above;
rain wets our rose of Love.


Skone Valentyn:
snags droom ons in ons lugkasteel
se hemelbed van wit satyn;
soggens begroet ons goudrooi oggendstond
plat op die grond.

Kom sweef nou altyd saam met my,
lief Valentyn,
so tussen hemel en aarde rond.
.
Valentine so fair:
At night we dream up high in our castle in the air
on our fourposter of white satin;
at the break of day we greet the dawn
flat on the lawn.

Please stay with me,
my Love of Mirth,
forever floating between heaven and earth.


Soms vra Liefde se seisoen
pette, serpe en handskoene.
Oorskat nooit die dikte van jou vel:
bewapen jou met soene.
.
Sometimes Love’s seasons
ask for caps, scarves and gloves.
Never over-estimate your skin’s thickness:
wear an armor of kisses.



Ek wil vir jou ‘n tafel  dek
by Tuinedal
voor roes of ryp oor voetpad strek
voor blaartjies van rooi rose val

My Lief
Wees asseblief
my Valentyn
wees ook vir my  die stilte van die siel
in skemerrooi van samesyn ...
.

Maanson-Soene

ek rol vir jou 'n sy-rol oop
ek woord woordloos 'n woord
ek skryf vir jou 'n skryfsel hoop
ek son 'n son-akkoord

en as jou siel vannag onthou
daar's sonne agter grou
dan knipoog ek so steroog-blink
en stort 'n traan vir jou

ek deur vir jou 'n halfmaan-deur
ek baan vir jou 'n baan
ek geur vir jou 'n rosie geur
ek maan 'n volrond-maan

en as jou hart vroegdag onthou
daar's sterre agter blou
dan wink ek gou so sonoog-blink
en word son-lag vir jou

en word son-lag vir jou

.

Moonsun Kisses

I scroll a silken scroll for you
I word a wordless word
I write to you some written hope
I sun you a sun-chord

and when your soul tonight recalls
the suns behind the gray
I wink at you a starry wink
and shed a teary ray

I door a half-moon door for you
I lane for you a lane
a fragrant rose I rose for you
I moon a full-moon crane

and when your heart at dawn recalls
the stars behind the blue
I wink at you a sunny wink
become sun-smile to you

.

Often I want to look into your eyes
but skies hold your gaze captive
I dream to see what you see
Please let me be your eyes

Anything I share with you
even though you are not here
my heart holds memories of  us


follow the secret path to a pool of shivers
it nests inside a dome of dreams
it holds a silver stream of mirrors
so it is always deeper
than it seems

on tiptoes around an empty stage
little ballerina in grand play
I dance for you even though you do not know
This tiptoe motion of loneliness
.

Swing with me - my silken dream -
be all the things you are to me:
bernie's tune; good bait; soft wave;
lazy bird and autumn leaves.
Be to me that funky town:
roof garden; morning dance; misty lake;
be footprints; sidewalk; city gate -
be all to me - yet nothing fake.

Be all the things I want to feel:
samba pa ti; spanish flea;
cherry pink; the joy in life -
be all my favorite things:
angel eyes; my iron man;
lambada; moonlight serenade;
pink panther; jingo, sway -
be these to me - now is the time.

I don't know why: the song is you:
as time goes by - my fantasy.
My funny Valentine; be my light -
roses and wine; my day and night.



Beloved:
lay me to heart

my kisses are valves of roses
between heart-chambers
Love is our rushing bloodstream
.
Geliefde:
neem my ter harte

my  soene is rooskleppe
tussen hartkamers
Liefde is ons  bruisende bloedstroom


Ek deel vir jou die silwer mee liefde gestring in goud
Vriendskap pêrel diep geskulp in siel met glans so oud
al flikker kerslig in die nag so donker en so koud
kan ek vir jou die silwer bied  liefde gestring in goud

Jou liefde berg ek in my hart waar ek dit veilig hou
buite verander valse glans tot klug van klatergoud
al is die nag so donker word ons warm Son nie  koud
Jou liefde 'bewaar ek in my hart waar ek dit veilig hou
.
I share with you the silver of the love I string in gold
Within my soul the love I hold sculpts pearls of pure so old
no matter if in dark of night the candle flickers cold
I share with you the silver of the love I string in gold

Your love I vault within my soul the safest place of hold
but outside love the glimmer lost its shimmer as foretold
no matter if the day is cold our Light still shines so bold
Your love I vault within my soul the safest place of hold


Geliefde myn:
Ek wil vir jou ‘n rietdak bou
by Rietfontein
voor koue winterwese kou
aan  wegsteekkos
Sal  jy knuswarm by my bly
my Valentyn?
.
My Love:
I want to build a home of reed
at Rietfontein
before the winter starts its gnaw
on gathered sweet
Will you be close in coziness
my Valentine?


silence of soul
in the crimson twilight
of togetherness
a dream of dancing dandelions
the touch of trembling music
my hummingbird

future pasts of being ours
in endless hours
of making love last
.
stilte van siel
in die karmosyn skemer
van saamwees
‘n droom van dansende perdeblom
die aanraak van trillende musiek
my kolibrie

toekoms-verlede van onswees
in eindelose ure
van liefde ewig sonder vrees


Valentyn:
liefde is soet
oggendgras onder die voet
kom ons breek die dag in laggies
en vonkelwyn!

Jy het my ysbedekte lyf beklee
met lenteblomme;
Jou liefde het ‘n deur geopen
tot rose en singende sonne;
dougekus is my wange, twee geurige tempelblomme.
.
Valentine:
Love is sweet
morning grass under feet
let us break the day in giggles
and champagne!
You have clothed my frost-clad body
with flowers of your spring;
your love opened a door
leading to roses and singing suns;
dew kissed my cheeks, two fragrant frangipanis.


 

Sal jy waar-wense met my weef,
van rose rooi,  sag liefde leef  ...
al is ons drome ietwat saai;
al  is ons Eden windverwaai?
Die groen hek wat by ons voordeur
hang, half-skeef aan blou verlang,
kan nie die sonlag van ons dag wegkeer,
al het ons hortjies reeds verweer.
.
Will you weave with me our wishes true,
of roses red and love’s soft hue ...
even though our dreams are gray,
even though our Eden is windswept?
The gate in sway
leading to our frontdoor
hinged on memories blue,
not overshadow our day,
even though our shutters show decay.



 
Love
you  left the door  ajar to my heart
all my dreams flew away
hiding in high trees.
Please catch
them and make them hatch
within your own

before placing them back
so that all may be born
and grow together … forever
.
Lief
jy het die deur tot my hart oopgelos
vind asseblief my gevleuelde drome terug
wat skuil in hoë bome
om dit met joue te versoen

voordat jy dit terugplaas in my hart se nis
Waar dit sal uitbroei  om saam sal groei ... vir ewig


 

A sweet cliche, my curios kiss:
abundance, to be taken back!
so generously I share this gift,
in eager showers, bric-a-brac
of lisps and sighs, this trinket kiss ...
my Valentine!

.
My kurios-kus,'n soet cliché:
om terug te neem, na gulle gee!
Vrygewig deel ek liefde mee,
gretige stortvloed, veerligvry
lispel-sug soene, tierlantyntjie myn ...
my Valentyn!