Freckles

There’s a park in my home village far away from the
city se noise
Where those kids after school in the afternoons
come to play and ball year
And one day I see a little dogtertjie one side
alone
With tearjies what roll over her
sproetgesiggie

Chorus:
And ek sê : “Sproetjies, liefling, daar’s ‘n
reënboog in jou oë
Would jy like to hear a great secret?
Almal would like to be like jy
For jy’s pragtig, liefling’, and sy press
saggies my hand and sê
“ek wens ek kon my door jou oë sien”. Al die somers en winters is nou already so
lankal verby
And die glimlag van jonkwees hid sometimes ‘n
ou hartseer pyn
And eendag sien ek Sproetjies weer, en my oë
staar verdwaas
Want die lelike eendjie het verander in die
mooiste swaan

Chorus:
And ek sê: “sproetjies, jy’s pragtig” and sy press
saggies my hand
And sê: “I wish I could see me through you oë”
Ek gaan bij die skouburg een aand na “n
opvoering kyk
En daar dans” n meisjeie wat net soos “n
feeprinses lyk
Met” n gllag so radiant begroet sy die
hele gehoor
Ek sien toe dis Sproetjies wat harte so
bekoor

Chorus:
And I said: “Freckles, darling, dear’s a
rainbow in you oë
Do you remember the parakeet and the tears in you
oë?
Freckles, you’re beautiful,” and I hold her toe
my vas
Sy sê: “I wish I could see my toe through you oë
I wish I could see my toe through you oë”