Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: Some questions about the SA's Anthem
chariotengland wrote:
Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,
Question1:
The'onse',why should it use ons-e?Can't I use 'ons'?
Qusestion2:I can't find gebergtes in my dictionary.What does it mean?
Hi Chariotengland, welcome to the forum!
"onse" is a bit archaic, although it is sometimes still used in modern Afrikaans (eg "onse aarde! our earth!, an exclamation of surprise or disgust/disapproval). You could use "ons" there, but then the song won't work out... (you'll miss a note, unless of course you stretch out "ons".)
Gebergtes is also somewhat archaic, but also still used occasionaly. It means mountain(s) (berg/berge). The intention in the song is to refer to the many mountains we have.
Remember that the song was written nearly a century ago.
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(you'll miss a note, unless of course you stretch out "ons".)
