"Almal wil 'n huisie by die see he, almal se die struggle is verby, almal se die lewe is eers more, maar more is te laat vir my."
Ons ken almal hierdie bekende sin, geskryf in een van Koos kombuis se bekende liedere, op een van sy bekende albums. Ek het vandag weer na hierdie lied geluister en weereens 'n waardering vir Afrikaanse kunstenaars en musiek gekry.
Baie van ons, tussen die ouderdom van 14 en 18, het onlangs begin beplan aan ons toekoms, van ons wil dokters word, van ons wil ingeneurs, prokereurs of selfs redakteurs word.
Ek self wil graag 'n musikant word. Daar is net een probleem; feitlik almal wil hierdie beroepe in die buiteland gaan beoefen, waar die gras groenner is. Ek en die band waarin ek speel ook het onlangs besluit dat ons graag Amerika toe wil gaan om ons musiek aan die gang te kry in 'n groter ekonomie. Dit is alles goed en wel ja, maar in Amerika praat mense nie regtig Afrikaans nie, wat vir my nogal 'n groeiende faktor is in die sin van my plan in verandering. Ek kan Engels praat op die odd geleentheid, maar ek word baie naar en lighoofdig. Engels is vir my 'n baie eienaardige taal met eienaardige reels wat dit vir die verbruikers moeilik maak om te verstaan. Engels is ook nie vatbaar vir mooi idiees nie. Ek noem 'n voorbeeld; wie kan die bogenoemde sin van Koos Kombuis na Engels toe vertaal sonder om dit te laat klink soos 'n klaar gebruikde mat van 'n sinsnedede? ...Niemand!?... Ek het so gedink.
inelkgeval, Ek sal maar aanhou die taal praat van braaivleis en berge blou, die wat die onroemantiese taal van die britte wil gaan praat, kan maar.
as enigeiemand seergemaak voel, kan julle van nou af ons Engelse patrioot, Albert (Afrikaans gebore veraaier) se rubriek lees, dis in engels!
Totsiens!
Joke net Albert! ...nee!... los my!...eina... Engels!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
If you're Happy and you Know it, clap your Hands
Ysterkoei is having a little competition,
You might have seen the voting poll on the left-hand side of the blog,
Well, it's there for a reason.
If the voters choose the winning band ( the band who wins at the Rockspaaider finals)
I will personally write a blog post.
It will contain a photo of whatever you want to see.(within reason. keep it clean)
Post a comment after voting to tell me wat you want.
I will also Poke George Bush on Facebook
As if I'm not generous enough allready, I will also post the photo on my facebook Profile.
You might have seen the voting poll on the left-hand side of the blog,
Well, it's there for a reason.
If the voters choose the winning band ( the band who wins at the Rockspaaider finals)
I will personally write a blog post.
It will contain a photo of whatever you want to see.(within reason. keep it clean)
Post a comment after voting to tell me wat you want.
I will also Poke George Bush on Facebook
As if I'm not generous enough allready, I will also post the photo on my facebook Profile.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Die avonture van 'n Badkamerteel
My aversie teenoor die franse het hierdie week Ricoffy verbygesteek.
Ek weet nie wie van julle die rugby world cup 2007 opening serimonie oorleef het nie.
Ek was eers onder die oorweldeginde indruk dat die organiseerder onder die invloed van natriumsulfaat was, maar na 5 minute van absolute shock horror en disbelief het ek tot die kennis gekom dat almal wat deelgeneem het in hierdie seremonie onder die invloed was.
Maar genoeg daarvan, Ek het terwille van julle, ons getroue lesers, vir 'n halfuur deur 7de laan gesit. Ongelukkig kon ek glad nie die storielyn volg nie. Ek het toe die moeite gedoen om by getroue 7de Laan kykers die volgende inligting te kry.
...storielyn...
Dezi het 'n Identity crises gehad en vir Jan Hendrik gelos.
Bart het nier problme opgetel na 'n bietjie te veel jol by Omally's
Emma is terug en manies as ooit oor haar Ex
Emma se ex het 'n nuwe liefde gevind
...jammer, 7de laan het sopas begin!...
Sjoe! dit was amper!
...inelkgeval, Die fantastiese show het my vandag amper in trane gehaad.
moennie vergeet om more te kyk nie
tosiens!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you watch Idols on channel 38 (DSTV) Raise your hand.
{Post a comment to tell me if you raised your hand}
Well, so do I, but that's not what I'm writing about. I want to talk about the lack of good Afrikaans music.
With artist such as: Andries!(yes, the exclamation mark included);SonJsha; Henro en die brasse-biltong-brannas-sokkie band(I know, Im ashamed to be in the same species) and Karliandriana Jouberwesthuizen en die maas-kaas orkes I'm beginning to wonder if I really should move down under(to Australia, Dumbnut!) just to get away from Durt Karren. But don't buy your plane tickets yet, there is an upside! Young Afrikaans bands (e.g, Glaskas; Grassnyer;YSTERKOEI; Fopspeen) are here to save the day! Following in the footsteps of legends like Klopjag;Fokofpolisiekar; Jan Blohm; Piet Botha; Zinkplaat and Foto Na Dans, they will save you from the filth that some "people" call Afrikaans music.
If all goes well, we will hopefully never bear the horrific, unthinkable and unspeakable terror of:"Vyftig goue Afrikaanse sokkie Country treffers, volume drie"
Don't forget to watch channel 38. All Idols, all the time!
Cheers.
Albert.
{Post a comment to tell me if you raised your hand}
Well, so do I, but that's not what I'm writing about. I want to talk about the lack of good Afrikaans music.
With artist such as: Andries!(yes, the exclamation mark included);SonJsha; Henro en die brasse-biltong-brannas-sokkie band(I know, Im ashamed to be in the same species) and Karliandriana Jouberwesthuizen en die maas-kaas orkes I'm beginning to wonder if I really should move down under(to Australia, Dumbnut!) just to get away from Durt Karren. But don't buy your plane tickets yet, there is an upside! Young Afrikaans bands (e.g, Glaskas; Grassnyer;YSTERKOEI; Fopspeen) are here to save the day! Following in the footsteps of legends like Klopjag;Fokofpolisiekar; Jan Blohm; Piet Botha; Zinkplaat and Foto Na Dans, they will save you from the filth that some "people" call Afrikaans music.
If all goes well, we will hopefully never bear the horrific, unthinkable and unspeakable terror of:"Vyftig goue Afrikaanse sokkie Country treffers, volume drie"
Don't forget to watch channel 38. All Idols, all the time!
Cheers.
Albert.
Joke of the Unspecified Time Period
A list of Banned Children's Books :
Dad's New Wife Timothy
Pop! Goes the Hamster...and Other Great Microwave Games
How to Become the Dominant Military Power In Your Elementary School
Testing Homemade Parachutes With Nothing At All But Your Household Pets
Egghead - and Other Things
Peter Rabbit's Frisky Adventures
The Hardy Boys, the Barbie Twins, and the Vice Squad
Controlling the Playground: Respect Through Fear
Curious George and the High-Voltage Fence
The Boy Who Died from Eating All His Vegetables
Start a Real-Estate Empire With the Change From Mom's Purse
The Pop-up Book of Human Anatomy
Things Rich Kids Have, But You Never Will
Let's Draw Betty and Veronica Without Their Clothes On
The Care Bears Maul Some Campers and Are Shot Dead
How to Insert Sharp Objects into Your Ear
When is Later?
Rin Tin Tin Guards the Herd of Sheep
How Far is Not Far?
Three Men in a Tub - The Untold Story
The Boy Who Cried "Fire!"
Things Rat Poison Looks Like
Why Uncle Bud Falls Down
Back To School! A Munitions Primer
Jack and Jill and Ted and Alice
Things That Are Really Sharp
How Dopey Got His Name
Spinach or Steroids - A Guide to Scholarships
Dad's New Wife Timothy
Pop! Goes the Hamster...and Other Great Microwave Games
How to Become the Dominant Military Power In Your Elementary School
Testing Homemade Parachutes With Nothing At All But Your Household Pets
Egghead - and Other Things
Peter Rabbit's Frisky Adventures
The Hardy Boys, the Barbie Twins, and the Vice Squad
Controlling the Playground: Respect Through Fear
Curious George and the High-Voltage Fence
The Boy Who Died from Eating All His Vegetables
Start a Real-Estate Empire With the Change From Mom's Purse
The Pop-up Book of Human Anatomy
Things Rich Kids Have, But You Never Will
Let's Draw Betty and Veronica Without Their Clothes On
The Care Bears Maul Some Campers and Are Shot Dead
How to Insert Sharp Objects into Your Ear
When is Later?
Rin Tin Tin Guards the Herd of Sheep
How Far is Not Far?
Three Men in a Tub - The Untold Story
The Boy Who Cried "Fire!"
Things Rat Poison Looks Like
Why Uncle Bud Falls Down
Back To School! A Munitions Primer
Jack and Jill and Ted and Alice
Things That Are Really Sharp
How Dopey Got His Name
Spinach or Steroids - A Guide to Scholarships
Friday, September 7, 2007
YSTERKOEI members 2007
Danie du Toit-Rythm/accoustic guitar;Lead+backing vocals;Harmonica
Albert vd Merwe-Bass guitar;Lead+backing vocals
Fritz Laubscher-Lead guitar;vocals
Moskou du Toit-Drums;percussion
More English on YSTERKOEI
People complain that using Afrikaans as the default language on our blog means that only
South Africans can read it.That's why I came to the conclusion that it might possibly be a good idea to maybe start posting in English AND Afrikaans. Hypothetically, of course. This means that we now have an English editor( Albert van der Merwe ) and an Afrikaans editor( Danie du Toit). Remember, if your in the Southern half of South Africa, keep your eyes on Jip in Die Burger for a date to come check us out in the Rockspaaider finals.
Cheers.
Albert.
YSTERKOEI
South Africans can read it.That's why I came to the conclusion that it might possibly be a good idea to maybe start posting in English AND Afrikaans. Hypothetically, of course. This means that we now have an English editor( Albert van der Merwe ) and an Afrikaans editor( Danie du Toit). Remember, if your in the Southern half of South Africa, keep your eyes on Jip in Die Burger for a date to come check us out in the Rockspaaider finals.
Cheers.
Albert.
YSTERKOEI
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