5 Ek het ’n huisie by die see – HA Fagan
I have a cottage at the sea
1 Ek het ’n huisie by die see. Dis nag
I have a cottage at the sea. It’s night
2 Ek hoor aaneen, aaneen die golwe slaan
I keep hearing the waves break
3 teenaan die rots waarop my huisie staan
against the rocks on which my cottage stands
4 met al die oseaan se woeste krag.
with the whole ocean’s fierce might.
5 Ek hoor die winde huil – ’n kreun, ’n klag,
I hear the winds cry – a groan, a moan,
6 soos van verlore siele in hul nood
like lost souls in their need
7 al dwalend, klagend, wat in graf en dood
still wandering, moaning, that in grave and death
8 geen rus kon vind nie, maar nog soek en smag.
could find no rest, but still long for and yearn for.
9 My vuurtjie brand, my kersie gee sy lig.
My fire burns, my candle gives light.
10 Ek hoor dan maar hoe loei die storm daarbuite,
I hear then how the storm rages outside,
11 ek hoor hoe ruk die winde aan my ruite;
I hear how the wind plucks at my windows;
12 hierbinne is dit veilig, warm en dig.
inside here it is safe, warm and protected.
13 Kom nag, kom weer en wind, kom oseaan –
Come night, come weather and wind, come ocean –
14 Dit is die rots waarop my huisie staan.
this is the rock on which my cottage stands.
42b
,BACKGROUND
Lines from the poem refer to a parable in the Christian Bible.
Intertextual reference.
The foolish man built his house on sand and the wise man built his house on
a rock.
If one's life is built on the right foundations of faith (n rock), you will be able to
handle / brave any storms in your life.
Even when things in your love life, etc. If you go wrong, you will be able to
overcome it with your faith.
The poem was composed by Laurinda Hofmeyer and sung by Laurika Rauch.
TITLE
Most of us dream of a house by the sea.
That sounds idyllic.
The speaker here already has a house by the sea, because he uses the word
"have".
"Small house" = reduction form
His house is vulnerable to the elements (wind and weather) and if one wants
to go deeper - the storms / problems that arise in your life.
It may also indicate that he liked his house very much - he had a very good
relationship with his house.
o Loving relationship. (intimate feeling).
THEME
Your faith is the rock on which to build your life.
You will then feel safe inside your home.
MESSAGE
Your faith will protect you from any storms in your life.
Your faith will give you the confidence / inspiration to face the problems of
your life and know that you will be able to overcome / overcome them.
VOICE
Inspirational.
BUILD
Outside = First stanza - 8 lines = Octave.
Second stanza - 4 lines = Quatrain.
Third stanza -2 Lines = Dome.
The poem corresponds to an English sonnet.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is different from that of an English sonnet.
43b
, The poem consists of 14 lines. dome.
o One thought throughout that concludes with a conclusion in the
Inner Building = Here is progression in the poem.
The first 8 lines describe conditions outside the home.
Lines 9-12 describe the atmosphere inside the house.
In the last 2 lines we get a repetition of the idea that it does not matter, no
matter what the storms are out there, but inside his house he will be safe.
o His faith in God (his rock) keeps him safe / protects him.
RHYME PATTERN
abba / acca / deed = embraced rhyme (Line 1-12)
Last two lines = rhyming dome = end rhyme (ff)
Stanza1
In the first eight lines the speaker mentions all the elements that threaten his house
from the outside.
1 I have a house by the sea. It's night
A statement is made.
I-speaker / I-narrator / first-person narrator.
Function = personalize the poem.
o You as a reader experience the feelings and emotions of the speaker.
A The house is a metaphor of the speaker's faith in God.
A It is night - evening / dark (literally).
o In the evening man is usually at his most vulnerable.
Figuratively = Dark in your life please. all the hardships and bad
things that happen in your life?
Alliteration = repetition of the h sound.
2 I hear, the waves crash
3 against the rock on which my house stands
4 with all the ocean's fierce power.
The waves hit the rock on which his house stands.
"continuous" is repeated. •
Emphasize the regular / continuous, rhythmic sound of the waves.
Repetition ties the poem into a unit.
The speaker is not afraid that the waves will cause his house to tumble / destroy
because
44b
I have a cottage at the sea
1 Ek het ’n huisie by die see. Dis nag
I have a cottage at the sea. It’s night
2 Ek hoor aaneen, aaneen die golwe slaan
I keep hearing the waves break
3 teenaan die rots waarop my huisie staan
against the rocks on which my cottage stands
4 met al die oseaan se woeste krag.
with the whole ocean’s fierce might.
5 Ek hoor die winde huil – ’n kreun, ’n klag,
I hear the winds cry – a groan, a moan,
6 soos van verlore siele in hul nood
like lost souls in their need
7 al dwalend, klagend, wat in graf en dood
still wandering, moaning, that in grave and death
8 geen rus kon vind nie, maar nog soek en smag.
could find no rest, but still long for and yearn for.
9 My vuurtjie brand, my kersie gee sy lig.
My fire burns, my candle gives light.
10 Ek hoor dan maar hoe loei die storm daarbuite,
I hear then how the storm rages outside,
11 ek hoor hoe ruk die winde aan my ruite;
I hear how the wind plucks at my windows;
12 hierbinne is dit veilig, warm en dig.
inside here it is safe, warm and protected.
13 Kom nag, kom weer en wind, kom oseaan –
Come night, come weather and wind, come ocean –
14 Dit is die rots waarop my huisie staan.
this is the rock on which my cottage stands.
42b
,BACKGROUND
Lines from the poem refer to a parable in the Christian Bible.
Intertextual reference.
The foolish man built his house on sand and the wise man built his house on
a rock.
If one's life is built on the right foundations of faith (n rock), you will be able to
handle / brave any storms in your life.
Even when things in your love life, etc. If you go wrong, you will be able to
overcome it with your faith.
The poem was composed by Laurinda Hofmeyer and sung by Laurika Rauch.
TITLE
Most of us dream of a house by the sea.
That sounds idyllic.
The speaker here already has a house by the sea, because he uses the word
"have".
"Small house" = reduction form
His house is vulnerable to the elements (wind and weather) and if one wants
to go deeper - the storms / problems that arise in your life.
It may also indicate that he liked his house very much - he had a very good
relationship with his house.
o Loving relationship. (intimate feeling).
THEME
Your faith is the rock on which to build your life.
You will then feel safe inside your home.
MESSAGE
Your faith will protect you from any storms in your life.
Your faith will give you the confidence / inspiration to face the problems of
your life and know that you will be able to overcome / overcome them.
VOICE
Inspirational.
BUILD
Outside = First stanza - 8 lines = Octave.
Second stanza - 4 lines = Quatrain.
Third stanza -2 Lines = Dome.
The poem corresponds to an English sonnet.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is different from that of an English sonnet.
43b
, The poem consists of 14 lines. dome.
o One thought throughout that concludes with a conclusion in the
Inner Building = Here is progression in the poem.
The first 8 lines describe conditions outside the home.
Lines 9-12 describe the atmosphere inside the house.
In the last 2 lines we get a repetition of the idea that it does not matter, no
matter what the storms are out there, but inside his house he will be safe.
o His faith in God (his rock) keeps him safe / protects him.
RHYME PATTERN
abba / acca / deed = embraced rhyme (Line 1-12)
Last two lines = rhyming dome = end rhyme (ff)
Stanza1
In the first eight lines the speaker mentions all the elements that threaten his house
from the outside.
1 I have a house by the sea. It's night
A statement is made.
I-speaker / I-narrator / first-person narrator.
Function = personalize the poem.
o You as a reader experience the feelings and emotions of the speaker.
A The house is a metaphor of the speaker's faith in God.
A It is night - evening / dark (literally).
o In the evening man is usually at his most vulnerable.
Figuratively = Dark in your life please. all the hardships and bad
things that happen in your life?
Alliteration = repetition of the h sound.
2 I hear, the waves crash
3 against the rock on which my house stands
4 with all the ocean's fierce power.
The waves hit the rock on which his house stands.
"continuous" is repeated. •
Emphasize the regular / continuous, rhythmic sound of the waves.
Repetition ties the poem into a unit.
The speaker is not afraid that the waves will cause his house to tumble / destroy
because
44b
