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L O W L A N D S - L - 09 February 2010 - Volume 03<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br>
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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: Literature<br>
<br>
Dear Luc (Vanbrabant),<br>
<br>
You shared a Dutch poem with us today:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" lang="DE">Twee horsen  Â
        (= two horses)</span><span style="" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" lang="DE">Ze stappen hun' bellen al
klinken,<br>
     de vrome twee horsen te gaar;<br>
ze zwoegen, ze zweten; en blinken<br>
     doet 't blonde gelijm van hun haar.</span><span style="" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" lang="DE">Ze stappen, ze stenen, ze
stijven<br>
     de stringen; en 't ronde gareel,<br>
het spant op hun' spannende lijven:<br>
     de voerman beweegt ze aan een zeel.</span><span style="" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" lang="DE">De wagen komt achter. De
rossen,<br>
     gelaten in 't lastig geluid<br>
der schokkende, bokkende bossen,<br>
     gaan, stille en gestadig, vooruit.</span><span style="" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" lang="DE">Geen zwepe en behoort er
te zinken,<br>
     geen snoer en genaakt er één haar;<br>
zoo stappen, hun' bellen al klinken,<br>
     de vrome twee horsen, te gaâr.</span><span style="" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br>
This reminds me very much of a famous Afrikaans poem about Voortrekkers' oxen:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">Die ossewa</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"><br>
<br>
Die osse stap aan deur die stowwe,<br>
geduldig, gedienstig, gedwee;<br>
die jukke, al drukkend hun skowwe -<br>
hul dra dit getroos en tevree.<br>
<br>
En stille, al stuiwend en stampend,<br>
kom stadig die wa agterna -<br>
die dowwe rooi stowwe, al dampend,<br>
tersy op die windjie gedra.<br>
<br>
Die middagson brand op die koppe,<br>
gebuk in hul beurende krag;<br>
hul swaai heen en weer in die stroppe -<br>
en ver is die tog van die dag.<br>
<br>
Dit kraak deur die brekende brokke:<br>
die opdraans is ver en is swaar;<br>
die knars in die knakkende knokke,<br>
maar hul beur, en die vrag bring hul daar.<br>
<br>
So, stom tot die stond van hul sterwe,<br>
blyf ieder 'n held van die daad...<br>
Hul bene, na swoeë en swerwe,<br>
lê ver op die velde verlaat.<br>
<br>
</span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Jan François Elias
Celliers (1865-1940)</span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">
Uit "Die Vlakte"Â (1908)</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Â </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA
</span></p>
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