Chris van der Westhuizen

Hierdie ringetjie wat ek gee,
sal niemand anders pas;
want meer as net die ringetjie,
my liefde sit daaraan vas.

Nou vra ek jou, my lief:
sal jy met my uitgaan?
Sal jy saam met my deur wolke,
en dalk ook die dieptes, gaan?

’n Antwoord soek ek graag...
Waar gaan jy hom plaas?
Aan die hand van my lief,
of terug saam met die brief?

Sit jy hom aan jou hand,
dan deel jy my ook mee
dat jy graag jou lewenspad
saam met my wil stap.

Maar as die dag dalk kom
dat jou liefde nie meer is,
vir jou nie meer die moeite werd -
stuur hom terug in ’n koevert.

                              Chris M. v/d Westhuizen '1996 (3de Jaar)

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Will You Go Out With Me?

This silver ring I give to you
Would never suit another, too.
For more than just a band you see -
My love is bound to it from me.

With loving heart, I come to thee -
Will you go out with me?
Will you walk through clouds and skies,
And maybe lows, where sorrow lies?

I only ask a simple thing...
Where will this ring now find its place?
Will it rest upon your hand,
Or be returned within a letter?

If you should wear it on your own,
You’ll tell me I’m not all alone.
That hand in hand, we’ll choose the way
To walk through life from this same day.

But if one day your love should fade,
And I’m no longer worth the wait,
And love no longer feels like hope -
Then send it back in an envelope.

                              Chris M. v/d Westhuizen '1996 (3rd Year - Translated from Afrikaans)