The Boer and his gun

Anton Myburgh

[annalex]

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The Boer and his gun

Anton Myburgh

Translation by Piet Smith (YouTube).

Put your hand on the plough
In the sun you will sweat
Because the Boer and his gun never grow tired.

Because the Boer and his gun never get tired to plough
When he stands, he stands firm as a rock
If you put chains around his language
The devil will get you
Leave his land, you are playing with a bomb's fuse.

Carry on farming, Boer son
No one will take your land away
Because the Boer and his gun never grow tired.

Because the Boer and his gun never gets too tired to plough
When he stands, he stands firm as a rock
If you put chains on his language
The devil will get you
Leave his land, you are playing with a bomb's fuse.

Plant your maize, raise your cattle
You never have to be afraid
Because the Boer and his gun never get tired.

Because the Boer and his gun never get too tired to plough
When he stands, he stands firm as a rock
If you put chains around his language
The devil will get you
Leave his land, you are playing with a bomb's fuse.

With his one eye on the weather
and his hand on his gun
The Boer and his gun never get tired.

Because the Boer and his gun never get too tired to plough
When he stands, he stands firm as a rock
If you put chains around his language
The devil will get you
Leave his land. you are playing with a bomb's fuse.

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Original

Boer en sy roer.

Anton Myburgh

Sit jou hand op die ploeg
in die son sal jy swoeg
want die Boer en sy roer word nooit moeg

Cho
want die Boer en sy roer word nooit moeg om te ploeg
as hy staan, staan hy sterker as 'n rots
sit jy kettings om sy taal
sal die duiwel jou kom haal
los sy grond, jy speel met 'n bom se lont

Boer maar voort Boereseun,
niemand sal jou grond kom neem
want die Boer en sy roer word nooit moeg

Cho
want die Boer en sy roer word nooit moeg om te ploeg
as hy staan, staan hy sterker as 'n rots
sit jy kettings om sy taal
sal die duiwel jou kom haal
los sy grond, jy speel met 'n bom se lont

Plant jou mielies, teel jou bees
jy hoef geen onheil te vrees
want die Boer en sy roer word nooit moeg

Cho
want die Boer en sy roer word nooit moeg om te ploeg
as hy staan, staan hy sterker as 'n rots
sit jy kettings om sy taal
sal die duiwel jou kom haal
los sy grond, jy speel met 'n bom se lont

Met sy een oog op die weer
en sy hand op sy geweer
word die Boer en sy roer nooit moeg

Cho
want die Boer en sy roer word nooit moeg om te ploeg
as hy staan, staan hy sterker as 'n rots
sit jy kettings om sy taal
sal die duiwel jou kom haal
los sy grond, jy speel met 'n bom se lont

[annalex]

I like the video on top better, but the translation is from the second link and it has interesting photos. The music, I think, is the same. Enjoy.

[annalex]

If you want to be on this right wing, monarchy, paleolibertarianism and nationalism ping list, but are not, please let me know. If you are on it and want to be off, also let me know. This ping list is not used for Catholic-Protestant debates.

[dynachrome]

A dirge for the Afrikaaner. I wonder if anyone will object ot the new Zimbabwe soon to be in S. Africa?

[BenLurkin]

Such was the day for our regiment
Dread the revenge we will take.
Dearly we paid for the blunder
A drawing-room General’s mistake.
Why weren’t we told of the trenches?
Why weren’t we told of the wire?
Why were we marched up in column,
May Tommy Atkins inquire....

[annalex]

May be, some nations will plough in Heaven.

[HiTech RedNeck]

As in America, the rednecks built it. Then the freeloaders got envious and want to take it all away.

[Texas Fossil]

Other farmers have similar traits:

Adversity employs great talents; prosperity renders them useless and carries the inept, the corrupted wealthy and the wicked to the top

May they bear in mind that virtue often contains the seeds of tyranny

May they bear in mind that it is neither gold nor even a multitude of arms that sustains a state but its morals

May each of them keep in his house, in a corner of this field, next to his workbench, next to his plow, his gun, his sword, and his bayonet

May they all be soldiers

May they bear in mind that in circumstances where deliberation is possible, the advice of old men is good but that in moments of crisis youth is generally better informed that its elders

Denis Diderot

Apostrophe to the Insurgents, 1782

Adversity employs great talents; prosperity renders them useless and carries the inept, the corrupted wealthy and the wicked to the top

May they bear in mind that virtue often contains the seeds of tyranny

May they bear in mind that it is neither gold nor even a multitude of arms that sustains a state but its morals

May each of them keep in his house, in a corner of this field, next to his workbench, next to his plow, his gun, his sword, and his bayonet

May they all be soldiers

May they bear in mind that in circumstances where deliberation is possible, the advice of old men is good but that in moments of crisis youth is generally better informed that its elders

Denis Diderot

Apostrophe to the Insurgents, 1782

[bigheadfred]

May they bear in mind that in circumstances where deliberation is possible, the advice of old men is good but that in moments of crisis youth is generally better informed that its elders

Not better informed. Just more willingly immortal.

[Texas Fossil]

Every time out country stands in the path of Danger an instinct seems to summons her finest first. Those who truly understand it.

When freedom shivers in the path of true peril it is always the patriots who first hear the call. When loss of liberty is looming as it is now the siren sounds first in the hearts of freedoms vanguard the smoke in the air of our Concord Bridges and Pearl Harbors is always smelled first by the farmers. Who come from their simple homes to find the fire and fight, because they know that sacred stuff resides in that wooden stock and blued steel.

Something that gives the most common man the most uncommon of freedoms. When ordinary hands can possess such and extraordinary instrument that symbolizes the full measure of human dignity and liberty.

That is why those 5 words issue an irresistible call with all and we must. So as we set out this year to defeat the divisive forces that would take freedom away, I want to say those fighting words, for everyone within the sound of my voice, to hear and to head, and especially for you Mr. Gore "From my Cold Dead Hands".

Charlton Heston (addressing the 2000 NRA Convention)

[Texas Fossil]

I have been questioned on that line before. And in todays world I must admit it seems incorrect. But I posted it as I received it.

It may also depend on how old, old men really are.

Some of todays “old men” still have the fire in the belly. Many of the youth today, don’t have a clue.

[bigheadfred]

It isn’t really a question of age but the demise of an ideal.

[Texas Fossil]

Sense of reality has been distorted.

There is a price for a nation that scums to that.

[bigheadfred]

yeah well i was raised to a standard and there will fer sure be a price

[theneanderthal]

I was there. Or maybe that was o1? Orlando.

He then made a sort of farewell campaign tour. Stopped in nearby, appeared fairly well addled. That last tour toppled him over. Sad!

But hey, a fighter till the end, in full knowledge of the cost and importance of the battle.

[dfwgator]

It really ain’t the place nor time
To reel off rhyming diction -
But yet we’ll write a final rhyme
Whilst waiting cru-ci-fixion!

No matter what “end” they decide -
Quick-lime or “b’iling ile,” sir?
We’ll do our best when crucified
To finish off in style, sir!

But we bequeath a parting tip
For sound advice of such men,
Who come across in transport ship
To polish off the Dutchmen!

If you encounter any Boers
You really must not loot ‘em!
And if you wish to leave these shores,
For pity’s sake, DON’T SHOOT ‘EM!!

-Harry (”Breaker”) Morant

[webheart]

There are some typographical errors in your transcriptions.

[ozzymandus]

BTW, Boer-owned Mauser rifles from the Boer war are very collectible today. They can be identified by serial number blocks of guns shipped to the Boers from the Mauser factory.

[Texas Fossil]

As per who?

[Texas Fossil]

I found an “and” that should have been an “an”. I corrected it in my text file.

If you like I will sent you the link for the video. I will correct any errors that you find.

[Texas Fossil]

I think I remember that I transcribed it myself from the video of the event. There were a couple of places that his speech was hard to get precisely, with my poor ears.