Bedryf 3

DERDE BEDRYF
Toneel 1

Ruimte: Bos
Setting: Bush

Toneelaanwysings: gee konteks en beskryf die handeling
Stage directions: give context and describes the action

Nina is nou 17, Lukas is 19 (7 jaar later)
Nina is 17, Lukas is 19 (7 years later)
Lukas op band: die boswagter het gesê dat hy vir Nina werk op die dorp gekry (kinderoppasser)
Lukas narrating: the bush ranger said that he found work for Nina in town (babysitter) 
Sy verdien vier sjielings ‘n week en kos en klere (Elias gaan die geld vat)
Sy earns 4 sjielings per week and food and clothes (Elias will take the money)
Nina wil nie gaan nie - sy is bang
Nina doesn't want to go - she is scared
Lukas se dis beter as balke maak
Lukas says it's better than making beams
Lukas moet haar tot by Diepwalle op die hardepad neem waar die boswagter haar sal kry
Lukas must take her till Diepwalle on the tar road where the bush ranger will meet her
IRONIES - sy moes hom dieselfde pad wys jare gelede
IRONIC - years ago she had to show him the same road
Sy se: Hou jou bek! - GOUE draad - hy het dieselfde vir haar gese vroeer in die boek
She says: Shut up! - GOLDEN thread - he said the same to her earlier in the book
Nina se dit herhaaldelik, sy voel verontreg, kwaad, emosioneel
Nina says it repeatedly, she feels wronged, angry, emotional
Nina het 'n gebrek aan maniere, onverfynd, ongeskik
Nina has a lack of manners, is unrefined, rude

Lukas probeer haar ompraat:
Lukas tries to convince her:
1. Dis lekker in die dorp
1. It's nice in town
2. Sy kan goed koop met haar geld
2. She can buy things with her money

Lukas haat die bos – hy soek die bloute en son bo sy kop
Lukas hates the bush - he wants blue skies and sun above his head
Hulle hoor olifante - sy se hy moet die witels (boom met wit blomme en wit grys stam) uitklim en vashou - sy sal hardloop
They hear elephants - she says he climb the white alder tree, she will run
Nina se sy sal self dorp toe (leuen - hy glo haar nie, nie eerste keer wat hy haar nie glo nie)
Nina says she will walk to town herself (lie - he doesn't believe her, not the first time that he doesn't believe her)
Elias het gese Lukas moet by haar bly tot die boswagter kom
Elias said Lukas should take her to the bush ranger

Nina is bang – sy sê die dorpenaars spot met die bosmense (buitestander - MOTIEF)
Nina is scared - she says the townspeople mock them (outsider - MOTIVE)
1. Hulle kyk neer op hulle (hulle is arm)
1. They look down on them (they are poor)
2. Hulle dink hulle is ongeletterd
2. They say they are illiterate
3. Hulle dink hulle is onbeskaafd
3. They think they are uncivilised
4. Hulle is introverte
4. They are introverts

Lukas se hy was ook bang toe hy hof toe moes gaan
Lukas says he was also scared to go to court
Lukas se miskien is die Boswagter se seun daar vir haar
Lukas says maybe the bush ranger has a nice son for her
Dorpsmeisies is dames se Lukas
Town girls are ladies says Lukas

Lukas se raad:
Lukas' advice:
1. Hou jou kop hoog
1. Keep your head high
2. Solank jou kop nie sak nie, sak jou hart ook nie
2. As long as you don't put your head down, you don't put your heart down

Dis lewenslesse wat sy "grootmaakma" hom geleer het
The life lessons taught to him by the mother that raised him
Lukas moet haar mondfluitjie gaan haal en saam met iemand dorp toe stuur (sentimenteel)
Lukas must go fetch her harmonica and send it with someone to town (sentimental)
As sy wegloop, moet hy haar teen Elias beskerm (haar staatmaker)
If she runs awayt, he must protect her against Elias (he is the person she relies on)
Ruimte: Noetzie (see)
Setting: Noetzie (sea)

Lukas op band:
Lukas narrating:
Nina het weggeloop
Nina ran away
Kristoffel het haar geld gaan haal (vir Elias)
Kristoffel went to fetch her money (for Elias)
Sy is al langer as ‘n maand weg
She had been gone longer than a month
Lukas moet haar gaan soek (hulle dink sy is Bos toe)
Lukas had to go look for her (they think she fled to the bush)
Die mense gaan kyk na ‘n “spookskip” op Noetzie (privaatstrand naby Knysna)
The people go look at a "ghost ship" @ Noetzie (private beach near Knysna)
Iemand noem Lukas "oom" - hy lyk ouer (emosioneel ook ouer?)
Someone calls Lukas "oom" - he looks older (emotionally older as well?)
"Iets in my het vooruit begin loop" - op band
"Something in me started walking forward" - on tape
- Begeerte dryf hom
- Desire pushes him
- Hy wou gaan kyk
- He wanted to go look
- Hy loop 'n draai met sy hart
- He takes a path with his heart

Hy het gewag tot dit donker is - skaam, onbekende area
He waited until it was dark - shy, unknown area
SPOOKSKIP - metafoor vir sy eie situasie, hy is die spookskip, hoort nerens, soeke na identiteit (TEMA)
GHOST SHIP - metaphor for his own situation, he is the ghost ship, belongs nowhere, search for identity (THEME)
Lukas gesels met veldkornet Armstrong
Lukas chats to field cornet Armstrong
Geen mense aan boord
There are no people on board
Lukas vra of hulle die skip kan red (hoop)
Lukas asks if they can save the ship (hope)

Die skip was daar sedert die sonsopkoms
The ship has been there since dawn
Mister Benn is die loods onder waar die skepe deurkom
Mister Benn is the leader at the harbour
Loods - amptelike gids wat skepe in die hawe in- en uitbring (belangrike man)
Loods - official guide that brings ships into and steers them out of the harbour (NB man)
Armstrong moet vir hom waghou tot die volgende dag
Armstrong must keep watch till the next day
Daarna moet die doeane oorneem
Then customs will come fetch the ship

Lukas bied aan om te help waak
Lukas offers to help him guard
- lewer kommentaar oor die baie sterre (oop hemel)
- gives commentary about the many stars (open skies)
- "As jy 'n ster sien skiet, moet jy vinnig wens, dan kom jou wens uit" - Nina se woorde
- "If you see a shooting star, you wish fast, then your dream comes out" - Nina's words
= Hy se wense word nie waar op Barnard-se-eiland nie (hopeloos, donker, geen uitkomkans)
= He says wishes don't really come true where he's from (hopeless, dark, no escape)
Armstrong dink Lukas is vreemd
Armstrong thinks Lukas is weird
Hy is 'n bosmens, maar hy kyk na die lug en hy gesels maklik met ander mense
He is a bush person, but he looks at the sky and talks easily with others

Ruimte: Knysna
Setting: Knysna

Lukas gaan na Miss Weatherbury se huis
Lukas goes to Miss Weatherbury's house
Iemand in die dorp het gese sy werk daar
Someone in town said she works there
Hy noem haar "tante" en sy raak ontsteld
He calls her aunty and she gets upset
Hy se hy is Lukas van Rooyen - Nina se jongste broer
He says he is Lukas van Rooyen - Nina's youngest brother
Miss Weatherbury se Nina het gese sy het geen familie nie
Miss Weatherbury says Nina said she had no family
Lukas se Nina het 'n groot verbeelding
He says Nina has a big imagination
Nina het eers by die skoolmeester gewerk
Nina worked for the school master first
Miss Weatherbury het vir haar werk gegee:

Miss Weatherbury employed her:
* sy het hulp in die huis nodig gehad
* she needed help around the house
* sy wou haar ophelp in die lewe deur haar goeie maniere te leer
* she wanted to help her up in life by teaching her good manners

Nina is fluks in die huis
Nina is diligent in the house
Sy vlug in die koppe in as haar werk klaar is en sy moet borduur
She flees into the hills when her work is done and she must embroider
Miss Weatherbury weier om haar geld aan haar pa te stuur
Miss Weatherbury refuses to send her money to her father

Sy noem Nina Christina
She calls Nina Christina
- sy voel verantwoordelik vir Nina
- she feels responsible for Nina

Lukas se in die Bos word alles in een hand gegooi
Lukas says in the Bush everything is thrown in one hand
Miss W se sy's nie meer in die bos nie
Miss W says she's not in the bush anymore
Lukas het 'n guns nodig: hy vra Nina om vir Elias te sê hy kom nie terug nie (hy's klaar met die bos)
Lukas needs a favour: he asks Nina to tell Elias he's not coming back (he's done with the bush)

Toneel 2

Ruimte: Kaliel se huis
Setting: Kaliel's house

Lukas vra vir Kaliel om hom te leer roei
Lukas asks Kaliel to teach him to row
Hy het nie ‘n skuit nie
He doesn't have a boat
Lukas het John Benn vir werk gevra - hy het gese hy kan daar werk as hy kan roei
Lukas asked John Benn for work - he says he can work there if he can row
John Benn is die "man op die kop" - loods van wie Armstrong gepraat het
John is the "man on the hill" - man who guides the ships into the harbour that Armstrong spoke of

Kaliel wil ophou werk - hy wag vir sy “skip” om in te kom (metafoor) - Lukas neem dit letterlik op (watse skip?)
Kaliel wants to stop working - he's waiting for his "ship" to come in (metaphor) - Lukas understands this literally (what ship?)

- nie seker wanneer nie (impulsief, beplan nie)

- not sure when (impulsive, doesn't plan)

Lukas soek nie Kaliel se werk nie - hy soek sy eie werk

Lukas doesn't want his job - he wants his own

Kaliel se die Thesens hys 'n wit vlag - hy kan daar gaan soek

Kaliel says the Thesens hoist a white flag for labourers - he can go there

Kaliel identifiseer hom as 'n bosmens aan sy klere

Kaliel identifies him as a bush person from his clothes

Lukas se hy is klaar met die bos, hy kan hard werk

Lukas says he is done with the bush, he can work hard

Kaliel het iemand nodig wat kan:

Kaliel needs someone to:

- oesters uithaal

- take out oysters

- visvang

- fish

- vis skoonmaak

- clean fish

- vis droog

- dry fish

Kaliel doen dit vir 'n ekstra inkomste 

Kaliel does this for an extra income

Kaliel sal hom kos en blyplek gee en hom leer roei

Kaliel will give him food and accommodation and teach him how to row

("Bly weg van die water af, houtkapper" / hy moet soutbloed he)

Kaliel praat van 'n koolvreter - stoomskip

Kaliel talk about a coal eater - steamship

Lukas loop by die see

Lukas walks by the sea

Nina kom aangehardloop

Nina comes running towards him

- blou rok met blommetjies

- blue dress with flowers

- swart tjalie

- black shawl

Sy het hom gesoek

She was looking for him

Lukas op band:

Lukas on tape:

- haar lyf was teen syne

- her body was against his

- sy lyf het antwoord gegee

- his body answered

- aangetrokke tot haar (sy "suster") = BLOEDSKANDE

- attracted to her (his "sister") = INCEST

- veroorsaak innerlike konflik

- causes inner conflict

- hy stoot haar weg

- he pushes her away

- sy vleg haar hande deur syne

- she puts her hands through his

"waar die duiwel kom jy vandaan?" = hy's verboureerd

"where the devil did you come from?" = he's embarassed

Sy is weg by Miss Weatherbury - 2 maande terug het sy Elias gaan se Lukas kom nie terug nie en in die bos gebly

Sy left Miss W - 2 months ago she went home and told Elias Lukas wasn't coming back

Alles is anders:

Everything is different:

- mondfluitjie is geroes

- harmonica is rusty

- bottels is vuil en het torre in

- bottles are dirty and have cockroaches inside

Sy het dit begrawe = haar kinderlike opwinding is weg

Sy buried it = her childish enthusiasm is gone

Lukas kan nie ophou om vir haar te kyk nie

Lukas can't stop looking at her

Daarna het sy in die dorp gewerk 

Thereafter she worked in town

- winkel waar sy die mondfluitjie gesteel het (wat het sy met die 5 sjielings gedoen?)

- same shop where she stole the harmonica (what did she do with the 5 sjielings?)

- sy is weg daar: mans was orig

- she left: men were too horny

- terug by miss W as 'n metgesel

- returned to miss W as a companion

- Lukas se sy is veilig daar (was sy onveilig in die Bos?)

- Lukas says she is safe there (was she unsafe in the Bush?)

- NB: hy se dis reg vir haar om 'n plek te he waar sy nie verlee hoef te wees nie (hy identifiseer met haar - hulle is dieselfde)

- NB: he says it's right that she is in a place where she doesn't have to be embarassed (he identifies with her - they are the same)

TEMA: SOEKE NA IDENTITEIT

THEME: Search for identity

Almal wil iewers "behoort"

Everyone wants to "belong" somewhere

Nina het 'n boodskap vir Lukas:

Nina has a message for Lukas

- Dawid is dood

- Dawid is dead

- nuus het gekom uit die Lange Kloof (Latjie van Baas Petrus)

- news came from the Lange Kloof (Latjie from Baas Petrus)

Lukas aan Nina - hy was sy se broer voor Kristoffel en Willem sy broers was, hulle het hom nie vergeet nie, anders sou hulle nie nuus stuur nie, hy was sy broer al was hy bruin

Lukas to Nina - he was his brother before Kristoffel and Willem were his brothers, they did not forget him, otherwise they wouldn't have sent news, he was his brother even though he was brown

Hy gaan vir 'n week Lange Kloof toe

He is going to the Lange Kloof for a week

Nina is bekommerd dat hy nie gaan terugkom nie

Nina is worried he won't come back

Hy neem 'n vis (self gevang) en vyf sjielings saam vir Fiela NB

He takes a fish (caught himself) and five sjielings with for Fiela NB

Willem het kom hout aflaai - kom se Elias is op pad om hulle te kom soek

Willem came to bring wood - warned that Elias was on his way to look for them

Nina het nie geklik oor waar Lukas is nie (hulle vertrou mekaar - selfde boot)

Nina didn't snitch on Lukas about where he is (they trust one another - same boat)

Nina se as die olifante hom jaag moet hy sy baadjie neergooi en windaf hardloop

Nina says if the elephants chase him he must throw his jacket down and run downwind

Hy se hy ken ook die bos (grootgeword)

He says he also knows the bush (he's grown up)

Hy se hy sal haar verlang - sy se dis asof hy al klaar weg is

He says he will miss her - she says it's as if he is already gone

Ooreenkomste tussen Kaliel en Lukas:

- albei is rusteloos

- albei is soekend

- Kaliel voel verwerp deur die see (albei is hartseer)

- Albei voel ontuis in hulle huidige omstandighede

Similarities between Kaliel and Lukas:

- both are restless

- both are looking for something

- Kaliel feels rejected by the sea (both are sad)

- Both feel out of place in their current circumstances

Toneel 3

Ruimte: Lange Kloof

Setting: Lange Kloof

Selling het swakker geword na Dawid se dood

Selling is weaker after Dawid's death

Selling se daar is iemand wat loop in die pad

Selling says there is someone walking in the road

- die persoon het ver gereis

- the person travelled far

Sy sien Lukas - sy se dit kan nie wees nie

She sees Lukas - she says it can't be him

Hy dra vuil flentersklere, maar hy lyk fier

He is wearing dirty torn clothes, but he looks proud

Sy oe is blou

His eyes are blue

Sy besef vir die eerste keer Lukas is 'n wit man

For the first time she realises he is a white man

Hy noem haar "Ma" - sy is baie gelukkig hieroor en huil

He calls her Mom - she is happy and starts to cry

Hy bring vir haar vyf sjielings en 'n vis wat hy gevang het

He brings her five sjielings and a fish that he caught

Hulle lees in die Bybel van die Verlore Seun (interteks: Bybel)

They read the story of the Prodigal Son (intertext: Bible)

Kittie huil te veel, so Lukas lees verder

Kittie cries too much so Lukas has to carry on reading

Hy was sewe jaar lank weg

He was away for seven years

Lukas bly ongeveer 3 maande by Fiela (moes eintlik net 'n week wees)

Lukas stays with them for 3 months (instead of one week)

Hy help om koring te plant

He helps plant wheat

Selling leer hom om te roei - hy het grootgeword langs die Olifantsrivier

Selling teaches him to row - he grew up next to the Olifants River

Selling: daar is hartseer in Lukas

Selling: there is a sadness in Lukas

Julie, Augustus en September gaan verby (lente - nuwe begin)

July, August and September pass (spring - new beginning)

Die volstruiskuikens is voorspoedig

The ostrich chicks are prosperous

Lukas groei en word sterker - eet 'n ordentlike dieet (nie net patats nie - Fiela kritiseer indirek die Van Rooyens)

Lukas grows and becomes stronger - eats a proper diet (not just sweet potatoes)

Hy praat maklik oor almal, maar glad nie oor die Van Rooyens nie (respek vir Fiela of dis te swaar vir hom?)

He talks easily about everyone, but not the Van Rooyens (respect for Fiela or is it too difficult?)

Lukas vra of Fiela dink 'n kind van 3 kon daardie reis maak

Lukas asks Fiela is she thinks a child of 3 could have made that journey

Fiela: hulle kan nie verander wat gebeur het nie

Fiela: they can't change what happened

Hy weet nie wie hy regtig is nie - soek antwoorde

He doesn't know who he really is - searches for answers

Hy het gehoop die Lange Kloof bring vrede, maar dit het nie

He hoped coming to the Lange Kloof would help but it didn't

"Weet Ma wie ek is?"

"Do you (Fiela) know who I am?"

"Jy is die weggooilam van God." - Fiela gebruik beelde uit haar ervaringswereld

You are the thrown away lamb of God - Fiela uses images from her own experiences

Sy vra hom wat sy siel hom vertel

She asks him what his soul is telling him

Sy wil die Laghaans se huurgrond op sy naam sit (om te wys sy kan vir hom sorg? om te wys sy is nie arm nie?) - sodat hy hom nie oor sy bruin ma hoef te skaam nie

- hy wil dit nie vat nie (wat van haar biologiese kinders?)

- hy het nie 'n reg daarop nie

Sy wants to put the Laghaans' rental land on his name (to show she can care for him? to show she is not poor?)

Fiela besluit self - hy is haar eie

- Kittie en Emma is meisies

- Tollie is 'n alkoholis

- Dawid is dood

Fiela decides for herself - he is her own

- Kittie and Emma are girls

- Tollie is an alcoholic

- David is dead

Innerlike konflik:

- Hy is verlief op sy suster

- Fiela se as sy sy suster was, sou bloed bloed gekeer het

Dit is nog 'n bewys dat hulle nie familie is nie

Die enigste persoon wat hom kan verlos van sy twyfel is Barta

Inner conflict:

- He is in love with his sister

- Fiela says if she was his sister, blood would have repelled blood

It is another piece of evidence that they are not family

The only person who can set him free is Barta

Toneel 4

Ruimte: Boshuis

Setting: Bush house

Lukas gaan na die boshuis - Barta dink dis Kristoffel

Lukas goes to the bush house - Barta thinks it's Kristoffel

Kristoffel moes dorp toe om:

Kristoffel went to town:

- kos te koop

- to buy food

- Lukas te soek

- to look for Lukas

Nina het vir hulle gese hy is weg met die skip

Nina told them he left on a ship

Elias is gestrem - die olifante het hom getrap (karma?)

Elias is disabled - the elephants trampled him (karma?)

Anderkant die Gounarivier het 'n olifantkoei hom geskraap en gegooi

On the other side of the Gouna river an eliphant cow scraped and threw him

Hy het twee dae huis toe gekruip - blou oor sy hele lyf

He crawled home for two days - blue over his whole body

Willem kap hout op Witplekbos

Willem chops wood at Witplekbos

Kristoffel het die balke oorgeneem - nou kan Lukas saam werk

Kristoffel took over the beams - now Lukas can help him

Lukas het skaapvleis van Fiela saamgebring (Fiela is die beter mens)

Lukas brought sheep from Fiela (Fiela is the better person)

Hy vra haar of hy regtig Lukas is

He asks her if he really is Lukas

Barta raak ontsteld en se hy kan nie so met haar praat nie

Barta gets upset and says he can't speak to her like that

Sy antwoord nie direk nie: "Wie anders?"

She doesn't answer directly: "Who else?"

Toneel 5

Ruimte: Knysna

Setting: Knysna

Nina is ontsteld omdat Lukas nie meer met haar speel nie

Nina is upset because Lukas doesn't want to play with her

Hy se sy is te groot daarvoor

He says she is too big for it

Hy steek sy ware gevoelens weg

He hides his true feelings

Sy moet hom uitlos

She must leave him alone

Sy noem hom 'n lafaard en onnosel

She calls him a coward and stupid

Sy het gedink hy is beter as sy broers, maar hy is eintlik dieselfde

She always thought he was better than his brothers but they are actually the same

Persoonlike krisis:

Personal crisis:

Lukas vra: Wie is ek? Weet iemand wie ek is?

Lukas asks: Who am I? Does someone know who I am?

Toneel 6

Ruimte: Boshuis

Setting: Bush house

Kristoffel, Elias en Barta sit en eet bosbok

Kristoffel, Elias and Barta sits and eats bush buck

Kristoffel is verbaas om Lukas weer te sien

Kristoffel is surprised to see Lukas again

- vra of die wind hom daarheen gewaai het

- asks if the wind blew him there

Elias se nek en gesig (aan die een kant) lyk soos verdorde leer

Elias' neck and face (on one side) looks like withered leather

Hy kan nie sy regterhand gebruik of sy arm oplig nie (ironies - het hy ooit?)

He cannot use his right hand or lift up his arm (ironic - did he ever?)

Lukas praat neerhalend met hom - asof hy weet hy sit aan

Lukas speaks derogatively - as if he knows he's pretending

(Karakterontwikkeling - Lukas is 'n dinamiese karakter wat deur die drama verander; Elias is 'n plat karakter wat dieselfde bly)

Character development - Lukas is a dynamic character that changes throughout the drama; Elias is a flat character who stays the same)

Elias is bly hy is terug - hulle kan deurkosyne ook lewer

Elias is happy he is back - they now have someone who can also make door frames

Hy wil 'n swaar geweer koop sodat hulle kan skiet

He wants to buy a heavy gun so they can shoot

Elias: "Ek is 'n man wat 'n plan kan sien lank voor 'n ander man hom nog in die kop gekry het." - goue draad deur die drama, herhaling van sy filosofie in bedryf 1

Elias: "I am a man that can see a plan long before another man has gotten it in his head" - golden thread throughout the drama, repetition of his philosophy in act 1

Barta lyk siek/angstig

Barta is sick/anxious

- Elias se Kristoffel moet vir haar treksel op die rak gee

- Elias says Kristoffel must give her a mixture from the shelf

- Lukas moet medisyne op die dorp gaan kry

- Lukas must go fetch medicine in town

= sy is al 'n hele ruk vol kwale (sy voel skuldig - maak haar fisies siek)

= she has been sick for a while (feels guilty - makes her physically ill)

KLIMAKS:

CLIMAX:

Barta se sy het die verkeerde kind gevat

Barta says she took the wrong child

Sy het dit eers agtergekom toe dit te laat was

She only realised when it was too late

Sy het gedink dis haar verbeelding en dit weggestoot

She thought it was her imagination and pushed it away

Sy het vals gesweer - Elias se sy yl (praat nonsens)

She swore falsely - Elias says she is speaking nonsense

Lukas se geraamte is langs die Homtini opgetel

Lukas' skeleton was picked up next to the Homtini

- hy het verdwaal en verhonger (tragies)

- he got lost and died of hunger (tragic)

Lange het die trommel gaan haal

- agter haar in die gang gestaan

- gefluister dis die een met die blou hemp

- sy was bang en deurmekaar

- sy het nie reg gedink nie

Lange fetched the trunk

- he stood behind her

- whispered it's the one with the blue shirt

- she was scared and disoriented

- she couldn't think straight

Lukas: "Een man se wil. Een mag se mag."

- hy wil hom vermoor

- een sin het sy hele lewe verander

"Ek is niemand."

Lukas: "One man's will. One man's might."

- he wants to kill him

- one sentence changed his entire life

"I am no one."

Toneel 7

Ruimte: Fiela se huis

Setting: Fiela's house

Hulle skryf 'n brief aan Lukas

They write a letter to Lukas

- dit le donker in haar gemoed oor hom

- darkness fills her soul about him

- sy hoor nie van hom nie

- she hasn't heard from him

- as dinge verkeerd loop, moet hy skryf - hulle sal bid

- if things go wrong, he must write - they will pray

Fiela: "Om te gaan le is een ding en om weer op te kom is 'n ander. Af is makliker as op, maar as jy weer op is, kry jy die krag om op te bly en..."

Fiela: "To lie down is one thing and to come up again is another. Down is easier than up, but if you rise again, you find the power to stay up..."

Fiela raas met Kittie - sy skryf te groot

Fiela shouts at Kittie - her writing is too big

Hulle bou al op die ander (sy) grond

They are building on the other (his) land

Tollie is in die tronk - dronk geraak en iemand met die mes gesteek

Tollie is in prison - got drunk and stabbed someone with a knife

Iemand het Pollie en Skopper se kuikens gekoop (Australiers)

Australians bought Pollie and Skopper's chicks

Selling is nie seker of hulle dit oorsee gaan maak nie

Selling is not sure if they'll survive the trip back

Fiela raas met Selling as hy ook iets wil se - sy se hy praat te veel (ironies - sy is eintlik die een wat te veel praat)

Fiela shouts at Selling when he also wants to say something - she says he talks too much (ironic - she is the one who talks too much)

Toneel 8

Ruimte: See, vlagpaal met klipbankie

Setting: Sea, flag pole with a rock bench

John Benn maak 'n vlag reg

John Benn is fixing a flag

Lukas se hy is terug

Lukas says he is back

John Benn se hy lyk verkreukel (figuurlik), maar hy klink beter

John Benn says he looks wrinkled (figuratively), but he sounds better

Lukas het 'n nuwe naam: Benjamin Komoetie

Lukas has a new name: Benjamin Komoetie

Dis 'n eerbare naam

It is an honourable name

Dis nie 'n nuwe naam nie, maar 'n oue

It is a new name, not an old one

Hy sal uithelp met werk tot Kaliel weer reg is, dan gaan hy Lange Kloof toe na sy mense

He will help out with work until Kaliel is back, then he is going to the Lange Kloof to his people

Benn se hy is die man wat hy in hom gesoek het

Benn says he is the man that he was searching for in him

Hy gaan Nina soek (sy is mos nie meer sy suster nie :)

He goes to look for Nina (she is not his sister :)