Dertien deur Beth Murry
1. is mislik en eensaam en lomp is horrible and lonely and
clumsy
2. is oorgevoelig en afgestomp is overly sensitive and dumb
down
3. is verlang na ‘n held wat is longing for a hero that
sesuur kom klop comes knocking at six ‘o
clock
4. en sê ek laai jou nou-nou op and say I will pick you up in
a while
5. vir vanaand se fliek en pizzas for tonight’s movie and
eet eating pizzas
6. (al voel ek verleë en (even though I feel shy and
natgesweet) nervous/sweaty)
7. en droom my lyf is and dream my body is
voorbladmooi beautiful enough for a front
page
8. ek wens ek was Niel Spark se I wish I was Niel Spark’s
nooi girlfriend
9. Maar But
10. so what ek koop maar warm so what I maar buy warm
chips chips
11. taaitoffies en coke en sticky toffies and coke and
chocolate dips chocolate dips
12. ek skryf op my hand I write on my hand
13. You know how I feel
14. Debra is in love with Niel
15. en ek tjank oor die maan wat and I cry about the moon
so sag that so softly
16. en so ver soos ‘n droom lyk and as far as a dream look
vannag tonight
17. hier waar ek voor my venster here where I am kneeling in
kniel front of my window
18. en bid: ag Here ag bless vir and pray: oh God oh bless
Niel Niel
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1. is mislik en eensaam en lomp She does not like (hou nie
van) being 13; she feels alone
(alleen), she doesn’t know
what to do about (oor) how
(hoe) she feels.
2. is oorgevoelig en afgestomp She is sensitive about (oor)
what others (ander) say and
do; 13 is a cut off (afsny) age
(ouderdom) from your
feelings (gevoelens) and
emotions.
3. is verlang na ‘n held wat She misses (verlang)
sesuur kom klop someone (iemand) she
really (regtig) likes (hou
van).
4. en sê ek laai jou nou-nou op She wants (wil) the person
whom she likes, to take her
out (uitvat).
5. vir vanaand se fliek en pizzas
eet
6. (al voel ek verleë en She feels shy (skaam) and
natgesweet) stresses when she is close to
(naby) the person whom she
likes (van hou). She is
unsure (onseker) of herself.
She is nervous
(senuweeagtig).
7. en droom my lyf is She dreams of having a nice
voorbladmooi (mooi) body (lyf) so the she
can be noticed (raakgesien
word) because that is what’s
expected (verwag word),
that is what they want (wil
hê). She is not happy (nie
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1. is mislik en eensaam en lomp is horrible and lonely and
clumsy
2. is oorgevoelig en afgestomp is overly sensitive and dumb
down
3. is verlang na ‘n held wat is longing for a hero that
sesuur kom klop comes knocking at six ‘o
clock
4. en sê ek laai jou nou-nou op and say I will pick you up in
a while
5. vir vanaand se fliek en pizzas for tonight’s movie and
eet eating pizzas
6. (al voel ek verleë en (even though I feel shy and
natgesweet) nervous/sweaty)
7. en droom my lyf is and dream my body is
voorbladmooi beautiful enough for a front
page
8. ek wens ek was Niel Spark se I wish I was Niel Spark’s
nooi girlfriend
9. Maar But
10. so what ek koop maar warm so what I maar buy warm
chips chips
11. taaitoffies en coke en sticky toffies and coke and
chocolate dips chocolate dips
12. ek skryf op my hand I write on my hand
13. You know how I feel
14. Debra is in love with Niel
15. en ek tjank oor die maan wat and I cry about the moon
so sag that so softly
16. en so ver soos ‘n droom lyk and as far as a dream look
vannag tonight
17. hier waar ek voor my venster here where I am kneeling in
kniel front of my window
18. en bid: ag Here ag bless vir and pray: oh God oh bless
Niel Niel
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, Explanation: line by line
1. is mislik en eensaam en lomp She does not like (hou nie
van) being 13; she feels alone
(alleen), she doesn’t know
what to do about (oor) how
(hoe) she feels.
2. is oorgevoelig en afgestomp She is sensitive about (oor)
what others (ander) say and
do; 13 is a cut off (afsny) age
(ouderdom) from your
feelings (gevoelens) and
emotions.
3. is verlang na ‘n held wat She misses (verlang)
sesuur kom klop someone (iemand) she
really (regtig) likes (hou
van).
4. en sê ek laai jou nou-nou op She wants (wil) the person
whom she likes, to take her
out (uitvat).
5. vir vanaand se fliek en pizzas
eet
6. (al voel ek verleë en She feels shy (skaam) and
natgesweet) stresses when she is close to
(naby) the person whom she
likes (van hou). She is
unsure (onseker) of herself.
She is nervous
(senuweeagtig).
7. en droom my lyf is She dreams of having a nice
voorbladmooi (mooi) body (lyf) so the she
can be noticed (raakgesien
word) because that is what’s
expected (verwag word),
that is what they want (wil
hê). She is not happy (nie
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