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Versoening Lucas Malan
Titel: Versoening beteken om vrede te maak met iemand – to reconcile.
Hierdie strofes wat almal 4 reëls het, noem ons kwatryne. These stanzas that all have
4 lines we call quatrains.
Temas: Die sentrale tema draai om die begeerte na versoening en die emosionele
stryd wat gepaard gaan met gespanne familieverhoudings. Die gedig raak ook aan die
verloop van tyd en die verlange na verbintenis.
The central theme revolves around the desire for reconciliation and the emotional
struggles that come with strained family relationships. The poem also touches on the
passage of time and the longing for connection.
@Juffrou_Ansie
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Strofe 1 Strofe 1
Die pa se invloed pla die seun nog steeds, hy dink gereeld aan sy se verwagtinge vir sy lewe
en die seun is moedeloos om die heeltyd daaraan herinner te word. The father's influence
Versreël 1: “Ag Pa” laat die spreker still bothers the boy, he often thinks about his expectations for his life and the boy is
as moedeloos voorkom. Laat die discouraged from being reminded of it all the time.
spreker as moedeloos voorkom.
Versreëls 2 & 3:
• Die pa is in die “kis”, hy is oorlede, maar hy “raas”. Dalk is die pa onrustig en/ of ontevrede.
• “jy raas so” en “jy skaaf so” – herhaling. Die spreker vertrek die herhalende siklus van die pa
se vermaning.
• The father is in the "coffin", he has died, but he is "noisy". Perhaps the father is restless
and/or dissatisfied.
• "You're raging like that" and "You're chafing like that" – repetition. The speaker leaves the
recurring cycle of the father's admonition.
In reël 3 is daar die beeld van die pa wat houtwerk doen. Hy skaaf aan ‘n kwas. ‘n Kwas in hierdie konteks van hout is ‘n harde, donker
plek in die hout. In Engels noem ons dit ‘n knot. Wat dink jy is die simboliek daarvan? Die pa wil die kwas skaaf. Dit beteken dat hy dit
wil wegvat – hy wil dit glad maak. Hy skaaf nog aan sy seun.
In line 3, there is the image of the father doing woodworking. He scrapes on a knot. A knot in this context made of wood is a hard, dark
spot in the wood. In English, we call it a knot. What do you think is its symbolism? The father wants to polish the brush. That means he
wants to take it away – he wants to smooth it out. He's still influencing his son
@Juffrou_Ansie
Versoening Lucas Malan
Titel: Versoening beteken om vrede te maak met iemand – to reconcile.
Hierdie strofes wat almal 4 reëls het, noem ons kwatryne. These stanzas that all have
4 lines we call quatrains.
Temas: Die sentrale tema draai om die begeerte na versoening en die emosionele
stryd wat gepaard gaan met gespanne familieverhoudings. Die gedig raak ook aan die
verloop van tyd en die verlange na verbintenis.
The central theme revolves around the desire for reconciliation and the emotional
struggles that come with strained family relationships. The poem also touches on the
passage of time and the longing for connection.
@Juffrou_Ansie
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Strofe 1 Strofe 1
Die pa se invloed pla die seun nog steeds, hy dink gereeld aan sy se verwagtinge vir sy lewe
en die seun is moedeloos om die heeltyd daaraan herinner te word. The father's influence
Versreël 1: “Ag Pa” laat die spreker still bothers the boy, he often thinks about his expectations for his life and the boy is
as moedeloos voorkom. Laat die discouraged from being reminded of it all the time.
spreker as moedeloos voorkom.
Versreëls 2 & 3:
• Die pa is in die “kis”, hy is oorlede, maar hy “raas”. Dalk is die pa onrustig en/ of ontevrede.
• “jy raas so” en “jy skaaf so” – herhaling. Die spreker vertrek die herhalende siklus van die pa
se vermaning.
• The father is in the "coffin", he has died, but he is "noisy". Perhaps the father is restless
and/or dissatisfied.
• "You're raging like that" and "You're chafing like that" – repetition. The speaker leaves the
recurring cycle of the father's admonition.
In reël 3 is daar die beeld van die pa wat houtwerk doen. Hy skaaf aan ‘n kwas. ‘n Kwas in hierdie konteks van hout is ‘n harde, donker
plek in die hout. In Engels noem ons dit ‘n knot. Wat dink jy is die simboliek daarvan? Die pa wil die kwas skaaf. Dit beteken dat hy dit
wil wegvat – hy wil dit glad maak. Hy skaaf nog aan sy seun.
In line 3, there is the image of the father doing woodworking. He scrapes on a knot. A knot in this context made of wood is a hard, dark
spot in the wood. In English, we call it a knot. What do you think is its symbolism? The father wants to polish the brush. That means he
wants to take it away – he wants to smooth it out. He's still influencing his son
@Juffrou_Ansie
