Bush War (1966 to 1989) Tribute - Bok van Blerk (So waai die wind) Credit: Bok van Blerk and his production team for putting this amazing video together.
My naam is Marcel Korten, 58 jaar, en Nederlander. Al in my studentetyd was ek 'n politieke aktivis. In daai jare was die internasionale boikot van Suid-Afrika. In die media, koerante en TV, ek was altyd daar....ek het jarelank julle gesteun. Ek was 'n buitelandse ondersteuner jare, jare lank. Ek was 3 maal in julle pragtige land. Voor die eerste keer, kon ek al reeds Afrikaans lees, skryf en spreek. Ek het kolonel Piet Uys en generaal Constand Viljoen ontmoet, en daarna gehelp met hulle besoeke aan Nederland. Dit mooi, my taak hier vir die Vyheidsfront ! Ek wens julle daar baie krag, liefde en oolewingskuns . Julle mag terug kykend naar julle verlede, baie trots wees !
What an awesome song, thank you Bok for the acknowledgement and honour you are giving that has never been given to our men who fought and died and who still bear the scars of this war for their loved ones and country .
We were the best trained and motivated military in Africa at the time. As usual politicians started everything and then wouldn't support the troops wholeheartedly.When the whole thing ended with whimpering politicians it was the men on the ground who got the blame while the aforementioned politicians were coining the money. People always want to blame the troops but they should remember that most of us were taught that defending our country and way of life was the honourable thing to do.I believed that I owed a duty to my country to serve as my grandfather had during world war two.I am not sorry that I did.I think that most of us who served did so for that reason and nothing else.
We were not the best in Africa, we wee the best. to be called the best in Africa is almost an insult. In no other military force a 17/8 yea old soldier were required to make an tactical decision to enter into combat. Only in the SADF, pre 1994
SADF was the most effective Defence Force in the whole South Hemisphere, and not only in Africa! I still have a vivid memory of those days of evil, when Portugal decided to abandon its overseas colonies. In fact, It was the SADF who came to save hundreds and hundreds (if not thousands) of Portuguese civilians who had to flee from Angola's barbaric civil war, in 1975. It was truly a nightmare getting lost in Skeleton Coast! Baie dankie S.A Weermag en S.A. Lugmag! Baie dankie almal!...
I served in the SADF 1985-1990 in the permanent force, South Africa will never ever have a military like that again. We where young boys, fresh out of high school and became men real fast! Many men lost their lives for a country that was once a safe place to live. Today it’s one of the unsafest places, thanks to the ANC, with their corruption. The new SADF is embarrassing, a joke at best!
We were a force that was a well drilled and disciplined machine. pity that often the SADF was referred to as an Afrikaner thing!!! KAK!! It had as many English speaking South Africans in active duty as Afrikaners in fact my three brothers and i, all in the MAG together at the same time, were born in Ireland and served SA well, All in front line Ops and all did our time with Honour. We were all NCO's I was in Armour Division as a Troop Sergeant and my brothers were Infantry and we all were leaders and had troops under our command always. proud Soldier!!!
Interestingly enough. 32 Battalion was mainly manned with Black Africans. They fought just as hard in the Bush Wars. We all are South African warriors. This was for the country we believed in .
@@Rhodesianeverdie Никакой он ни идиот, он просто заблуждается. А истоки Евросоюза коренятся в истории Европы. Первые попытки объединить Европу в единое государство начались ещё в XVI веке в правление императора Карла V, а Наполеону это почти удалось в начале XIX века. К концу XIX века идея "Соединённых государств Европы" уже была весьма распространённой в умах европейских политиков.
The SADF wasn't just a bunch of afrikaners, I'm a German South African and I served in the SADF with MANY other German, English , Portuguese and Greek South Africans. Together with the afrikaners, Colored guys and the Africans we were the SADF who fought in the bush war. At times it felt like a mini UN in the bush, we even had a Frenchie with us who wanted to join the French Foreign legion once the war was over. ( I still wonder from time to time if he made it. ) I served with 501 signal regement in Southwest, we were a mix of Afrikaners, English, German and Portuguese. Other regements who operated with us were 5 SAI ( SAI = South African Infantry Battalion ) which were mostly Colored troops. Tiffies ( Mechanics / Enegeniers ) A mix of all races. 32 Battallion mostly African Troopers with some white Officers and NCO'S. Last but curtainly not least Parabats who were made up of White/ colored and African Troopers. I also served in the Townships with them. ( Various regements over time )
It is a truly a great to feel your pride and honor. Thank you for your sharing your spirit. Also, as I heard from many South African friends who were war veterans, blacks, also often from UNITA or non-communists, served alongside them while in Angola and Namibia. My friends say that although Afrikaners predominated, the fighting force was much more diverse and inclusive than it is often made out to be. I feel very lucky to have worked with these former soldiers. Thank you for sharing your experiences with the rest of us.
It`s just a manner of speaking- the Brits go on about "Britain standing alone" etc and the "British" victory in WW1 and 2- despite millions of Irish,Canadians,Aussies,Kiwis,SA and umpteen other peoples fighting for them.
France on the other hand gets painted unfairly as a bunch of cowards, without looking at the complete record. For example, in WWII France's military got quickly and solidly beaten by the initial German offense. (It was not because of lack of courage, but rather incompetence, from poor strategy, organizational planning, and the fact the French did not have a body of water protecting them that did them in.) However, the French ultimately prevailed in WWI by holding the line tenaciously, despite losing millions, and having their countryside destroyed.
Eer en respek vir die manne wat vir ons land geveg het. Ek was self n troepie maar in die laaste dae van dit alles. Ons het nie veel gehad om te doen nie maar dit was n eer om met egte helde te dien, om hulle kant van die vehaal te hoor.
Dankie almal.....Baie Dankie. .....Ek sal niemand vergeet. But I will never forgive USA and UK for what they did to South Africa and Rhodesia.....never.
Dawn, ek hoop jy het nou al opgehou om ander te blameer. Hier is vir al die kak gestem. Hulle het die keuse gehad nou moet ons maar vrede maak met die situasie.
I am a Northern Cape Coloured... and I have find Bok van Blerk's music so nostalgic... I don't know why because I was not born yet ehn this happened... I cried last night to the words of Kaplyn
@@jenna-leighjooste45Ek dink jy is pragtig en n trotse Afrikaans sprekende jong man. Die ander persoon sin maam nie sin nie vanweë sy si konstruksie ek vertrou dit is nie wat hy bedoel nie want dit het geen verwysing na wat jy gesê het nie. Wees jouself van n Noord Kapenaar van geboorte. Geniet jou lewe en help om die land te herstel en dan is jy soos die soldate. Mag die Here jou seën.
This was a South African War, the Boers or as we know them, Farmers were creating food back in the States then. Soldiers were up there, all races. White, Black, Coloured and Indian. We were the SADF.
SALUTE SALUTE TO YE WHO HAD GONE BEFORE , STAND A GUARD OF HONOUR , I HEAR HIM CALL WITH THE LAST POST TO SIGNAL ONCE AGAIN THE BREAKING OF DAWN. (UIT MY EIE KAS)
Tomislav Vuk we in Rhodesia fought as hard as we could. England and America sold us all out to the communists, shame really boet. We now fight an enemy within our borders.
Don't think it was just the communist menace because USA played the most important role obliging SADF to withdraw from Angola in 1975 on the eve of this country independence. SADF was very close to Luanda, with FAPLAS (MPLA army) almost dismantled and the country unorganized following the Portuguese withdraw.
@@mariacarmenalpoim8570 I still have a vivid memory of those days of evil. It was the SADF who came to save hundreds and hundreds (if not thousands) of Portuguese people who had to flee from Angola's barbaric civil war, in 1975. Baie dankie S.A Weermag en S.A. Lugmag! Baie dankie almal!...
Ek weet ook nie of iemand werklik "wen" in n oorlog nie, Andre. Ja, as mens opweeg hoeveel aan elke kant gesneuwel het, seker dan het ons gewen. Die troepe wat so jonk dood is, maak dat ek oorlog haat.
Bok Van Blerk!!! Ek like jou stukke,pella...Jy sing uit die diepte van jou hart...hierdie lied en soveel ander soos Deleray...Afrikanerhart en Kaplyn!!! Bly staande en moet nie ophou hoop inspireer deur jou liedjies,vir ñ beter Suid Afrika...ek het 7 ooms gehad wat in die SADF was...Ek salute jou en elke troep!
I missed the SADF by 2/3 years but in high school we were already having every Wednesday dictated to military air force training. I was just std 8 (Grade 10 now) and already a corporal of a small peleton in school...lol. Now that I'm older I can't help but think about the price that was paid against communism by our parents and previous generation. If we run away to another country all it means is we reject what was done for us. Now we are facing communism/sociaism again and we may have to pay the price again for the next generation to be free.
th-cam.com/video/Y748LYI7XcU/w-d-xo.html If only our politicians didn't pull us out in Dec/Jan 75, we would have avoided the current status quo. The Yanks pulled the rug from under our feet at the time.
Alles wat nou gebeur het oom siener voorspel Europe en west wat hulle weapons kant teen oor mekaar meet en gebruik en die boere volk wat struikel onder haan en ook dat ons volk is in die middle van n masse Moord is nou Nog net die drome en woord oorlog waarvoor ons wag hy het ook gese suid afrika gaan veilige hawe wees alles gaan draai God sal nie sy volk verlaat nie
Bok dankie vir die song my oupa het op die grens Geveg in 2021 het ek hom verloor aan Kanker😢 dankie dat amal vat op die grens Geveg het nie vergeet 8s nie
In the first few minutes of the video, we see footage of guy talking as if it was taken from an interview done with him. He served with me in 1Para in F & A Coys, in '83 & '84. I recall his first name as "Eben", but not his surname. I think he was in pathfinders, if I'm not mistaken. Does anyone recognise him, so as to provide me with his surname? Blessings to all who served in the SADF. You are all my brothers!❤
Afrikaans A A So waai die wind My oupa raak te oud vir al sy kwale, En hy raak ook soms beneuk, maar daars 'n goeie man, En hy nader 86, En deur die lyne van sy oë, Deur die oorloë van verandering, Kan jy sien hy's nou gedaan, En sy oë word gou weer lig, En ek sien daar kom 'n storie, Van die jare toe ons mense vir beskerming gepleit het, Was 'n broederbond gebore, En hy sien my oë frons, Maar die vuur van al die jare, Loop steeds nog deur sy are. En so waai die wind, my kind, En so waai die wind, ons blind, En so waai die wind, my kind, Mos alles weg, Maar dis diep in jou gebore, Dat niks is ooit verlore. En hy vra my deur die stories van hoe gaan dit nog op Maties, En of ons nog ons taal praat want hy weet dis uit ons boeke, En hy wens vir my 'n vrou toe, Wat die haat 'n bietjie stil kan maak, Want dit loop mos deur ons are, Word net sterker deur die jare, En so waai die wind, my kind, En so waai die wind, ons blind, En so waai die wind, my kind, Mos alles weg, Maar dis diep in jou gebore, Dat niks is ooit verlore En hy hoef dit nie te sê, Want dis in sy oë, 'n Trots wat my laat skaam voel 'n trots van bo, En so waai die wind, my kind, En so waai die wind, ons blind, En so waai die wind, my kind, Mos alles weg, Maar dis diep in jou gebore, Dat niks is ooit verlore Ja, dis diep in jou gebore, Dat niks is ooit verlore.
My oupa raak te oud Vir al sy kwale En hy raak ook soms beneuk Maar daars 'n goeie man En hy nader ses en tagtig En deur die lyne van sy oë Deur die oorloë van verandering Kan jy sien hy's nou gedaan … En sy oë word gou weer lig En ek sien daar kom 'n storie Van die jare toe ons mense Vir beskerming gepleit het Was 'n broederbond gebore En hy sien my oë frons Maar die vuur van al die jare Loop steeds nog deur sy are … En so waai die wind, my kind En so waai die wind, ons blind En so waai die wind, my kind Mos alles weg Maar dis diep in jou gebore Dat niks is ooit verlore … En hy vra my deur die stories Van hoe gaan dit nog op Maties En of ons nog ons taal praat Want hy weet dis uit ons boeke En hy wens vir my 'n vrou toe Wat die haat 'n bietjie stil kan maak Want dit loop mos deur ons are Word net sterker deur die jare … En so waai die wind, my kind En so waai die wind, ons blind En so waai die wind, my kind Mos alles weg Maar dis diep in jou gebore Dat niks is ooit verlore … En hy hoef dit nie te sê nie Want dis in sy oë 'n Trots wat my laat skaam voel 'n Trots van bo … En so waai die wind, my kind En so waai die wind, ons blind En so waai die wind, my kind Mos alles weg Maar dis diep in jou gebore Dat niks is ooit verlore Ja, dis diep in jou gebore Dat niks is ooit verlore
it was never a war against communism. it was jews using blacks to destroy whites. communism was just a facade. after that war, they just continued with the same thing within SA.
Respect to all Afrikaaners you did a great job against the British. What the British did and are still doing to the Boers they are now doing to their own population. Replacement as they tried in the Transvaal in 1900 with the "Uitlanders" they do now with mass immigration.
In oorlog is daar nie wenners nie - elke oorlog wat ons in hierdie land geveg het , het ons gebroke uitgekom. Waar is ons vandag ? Alles waarvoor eens geveg , is ten einde laaste slegs in herinneringe (wat gou besig is om weg te stref en te verdwyn) . Al die bloed vanaf die voortrekker tot die laaste skoot in Angola/ Suid Wes , totaal n verkwisting.
As ons nie geveg het nie sou ons slegter af gwees het. Ons sou geen self respek of respek kon afgedwing het nie. Soos alles in geskiedenis sal die oorloë maar voortduur bv in die politiek, armoede ens. Wees dapper en trots. Moenie lafaard wees nie.
The Russians today are not your enemy they are not the Russians we fought in the bush war , Russia today is the same as the good old South Africa was during the Bush war , I wish you the Poles make piece with them , today they have family and Christian values they build churches and don't burn them as the people you believe and your government follow .
Moenie my misverstaan nie. Ek is trots oor almal wat daar was, skaam dat ek te jonk was om daar te wees was. (verskoon my asseblief vir my Afrikaans, ek's mos 'n soutie wat nog diensplig gedoen het, maar te laat
Baie dankie vir hierdie huldeblyk.baiedankie vir ons soldate,insluitend my pa wat vir ons beskerming baklei het,hul lewens op die spel gesit het.julle is en bly ons helde verewig.julle het my respek en dankbaarheid.hierdie was n uitstekende weermag.ons het die stryd gewen,maar propaganda en die wereld was altyd teen ons.jammer min mense verstaan Suid Afrika se geskiedenis.
My Grandfather's getting old for all his ailments And sometimes he gets angry, but he is a good man He is getting close to 86 but in the lines of his eyes Through the war of changes, you can see that he is spent Then his eyes brighten and I see a story coming About the years when our people begged for protection About a botherhood that was born and the fire of those years Still runs in his veins. He sees me frown (and explains) Thus the wind blows, my child It blows until we are blinded And thus the wind blows, my child It blows everything away But born deep within you Is the knowledge that nothing is ever lost And he asks me throughout the stories How things are at university Do we still speak our language Because he knows there are no more books for it And he wishes me a good wife who can temper my hatred Because it runs in my veins and grows stronger through the years Thus the wind blows, my child It blows until we are blinded And thus the wind blows, my child It blows everything away But born deep within you Is the knowledge that nothing is ever lost He doesn't need to say it Because it's in his eyes A pride that puts me to shame A pride from above Thus the wind blows, my child It blows until we are blinded And thus the wind blows, my child It blows everything away But born deep within you Is the knowledge that nothing is ever lost That is the best I could do with the translation. Afrikaans is a very idiomatic language and much of it is metaphorical. There are also some words like 'mos' which has no real English translation and the closest I can get to something in English is 'it goes without saying' or 'you should know' or 'as you know'. But I hope that at least the song makes sense to you and whoever else wanted a translation. I am sure there is someone who has a far better understanding of this beautiful and deeply meaningful language who could offer you something better in the way of a translation.
Jy moet maar ook my comment bo sien. Dis nie ander lande wat dit veroorsaak het nie, daar was n referendum. Hulle was fucked up dat hulle nie kon sien wat gaan gebeur nie. Hulle het dan die hele Afrika as voorbeeld gehad maar steeds oorhandig hulle die land aan die ANC! Nou moet hulle mos nie so verbaas lyk oor die uiters voorspelbare gemors nie?
@user-cr8yd3bp6u No, I just want to remind you something that the Africans would not accept Soviet relationships with White SA if it really established it.
Who lost , why don't you look it up and make sure you don't make a fool out of yourself Infront of the world next time , your comment just exposes your stupidity and low i q .
Daar is amper niks meer oor nie. Maar die bloed van die manne loop nog deur my are. Die kultuur en geloof word nog geeerbied in my huis. Baie se oë is nog oop... Hou Moed my broers
My naam is Marcel Korten, 58 jaar, en Nederlander. Al in my studentetyd was ek 'n politieke aktivis. In daai jare was die internasionale boikot van Suid-Afrika. In die media, koerante en TV, ek was altyd daar....ek het jarelank julle gesteun. Ek was 'n buitelandse ondersteuner jare, jare lank. Ek was 3 maal in julle pragtige land. Voor die eerste keer, kon ek al reeds Afrikaans lees, skryf en spreek. Ek het kolonel Piet Uys en generaal Constand Viljoen ontmoet, en daarna gehelp met hulle besoeke aan Nederland. Dit mooi, my taak hier vir die Vyheidsfront !
Ek wens julle daar baie krag, liefde en oolewingskuns . Julle mag terug kykend naar julle verlede, baie trots wees !
Thank you sir i hope my country can live with what is happening now and I wish you to be in great health ❤
Bedankt!
Baie dankie!! BROEDERSKAP!
Dankie Marcel, dis n mooi brief....
Grooties 101 A hanger recovery
What an awesome song, thank you Bok for the acknowledgement and honour you are giving that has never been given to our men who fought and died and who still bear the scars of this war for their loved ones and country .
Proud to have served. As did my father and brother. My dad was a general, my brother a captain and I became a major.
Suid Afrika, Nederland en Vlaanderen een volk, een staat. Respect.
we will never be forgiven for being the best
well, not so sure about that. we did what we could. America got in the way
We were the best trained and motivated military in Africa at the time. As usual politicians started everything and then wouldn't support the troops wholeheartedly.When the whole thing ended with whimpering politicians it was the men on the ground who got the blame while the aforementioned politicians were coining the money. People always want to blame the troops but they should remember that most of us were taught that defending our country and way of life was the honourable thing to do.I believed that I owed a duty to my country to serve as my grandfather had during world war two.I am not sorry that I did.I think that most of us who served did so for that reason and nothing else.
+Craig Van As : agree 100 percent . shit comes and goes. but genuine memories remain. Durbs in Oz lol
+matthew thomas The memories remain, that's for sure.
We were not the best in Africa, we wee the best. to be called the best in Africa is almost an insult. In no other military force a 17/8 yea old soldier were required to make an tactical decision to enter into combat. Only in the SADF, pre 1994
God bless the old SADF.
SANDF its called
@@williegrobler1540 No its not, its SADF and will forever be remembered as that! The current SANDF is unfortunately a joke and is un comparable.
Salute to you
Alute
My two uncles were in the bush. My Dad was in the South African Navy, ferrying the recces in and out. Those guys were hard-core.
SADF was the most effective Defence Force in the whole South Hemisphere, and not only in Africa! I still have a vivid memory of those days of evil, when Portugal decided to abandon its overseas colonies. In fact, It was the SADF who came to save hundreds and hundreds (if not thousands) of Portuguese civilians who had to flee from Angola's barbaric civil war, in 1975. It was truly a nightmare getting lost in Skeleton Coast! Baie dankie S.A Weermag en S.A. Lugmag! Baie dankie almal!...
Ons is nou in groter moeilikheid as ooit. God met ons😢
Feite..
I served in the SADF 1985-1990 in the permanent force, South Africa will never ever have a military like that again. We where young boys, fresh out of high school and became men real fast! Many men lost their lives for a country that was once a safe place to live. Today it’s one of the unsafest places, thanks to the ANC, with their corruption.
The new SADF is embarrassing, a joke at best!
We were a force that was a well drilled and disciplined machine. pity that often the SADF was referred to as an Afrikaner thing!!! KAK!! It had as many English speaking South Africans in active duty as Afrikaners in fact my three brothers and i, all in the MAG together at the same time, were born in Ireland and served SA well, All in front line Ops and all did our time with Honour. We were all NCO's I was in Armour Division as a Troop Sergeant and my brothers were Infantry and we all were leaders and had troops under our command always. proud Soldier!!!
Absolutely!
Interestingly enough. 32 Battalion was mainly manned with Black Africans. They fought just as hard in the Bush Wars. We all are South African warriors. This was for the country we believed in .
Fair play to you mate.
You were seen as part of us afrikaners
Andrew Crozier infantry and proud bru
We were badly forgotten
You will never be forgotten by us who's eyes are open
Never, Ricardo, never!
Danke aan my Pa, oom Friedrich,oom Daniel en oom Theo wat in die bosoorlog was. Helde in my oe
my pa was Lance Coperaal Jose Saayman. Hy het ook bakley.
Dankie VADER vir als wat U vir ons.doen,ons volk het gesondig,kom red ons ASB
Brilliant , was hard times .
32 batt and proud
The Russians fought for the Boers and against the British, the Soviets fought against the Boers.
Вы правы, мы воевали за буров.
USSR was a zionist project created to destroy whites.
@@zmajodnocaja5088 Ты идиот. Это ваш Европейский Союз - сионистский проект.
@@Rhodesianeverdie Никакой он ни идиот, он просто заблуждается. А истоки Евросоюза коренятся в истории Европы. Первые попытки объединить Европу в единое государство начались ещё в XVI веке в правление императора Карла V, а Наполеону это почти удалось в начале XIX века. К концу XIX века идея "Соединённых государств Европы" уже была весьма распространённой в умах европейских политиков.
The SADF wasn't just a bunch of afrikaners, I'm a German South African and I served in the SADF with MANY other German, English , Portuguese and Greek South Africans. Together with the afrikaners, Colored guys and the Africans we were the SADF who fought in the bush war. At times it felt like a mini UN in the bush, we even had a Frenchie with us who
wanted to join the French Foreign legion once the war was over. ( I still wonder from time to time if he made it. )
I served with 501 signal regement in Southwest, we were a mix of Afrikaners, English, German and Portuguese.
Other regements who operated with us were 5 SAI ( SAI = South African Infantry Battalion ) which were mostly Colored
troops. Tiffies ( Mechanics / Enegeniers ) A mix of all races. 32 Battallion mostly African Troopers with some white
Officers and NCO'S. Last but curtainly not least Parabats who were made up of White/ colored and African Troopers.
I also served in the Townships with them. ( Various regements over time )
It is a truly a great to feel your pride and honor. Thank you for your sharing your spirit. Also, as I heard from many South African friends who were war veterans, blacks, also often from UNITA or non-communists, served alongside them while in Angola and Namibia. My friends say that although Afrikaners predominated, the fighting force was much more diverse and inclusive than it is often made out to be. I feel very lucky to have worked with these former soldiers. Thank you for sharing your experiences with the rest of us.
Holger Bischof But I consider you SA ☺ Dankie
It`s just a manner of speaking- the Brits go on about "Britain standing alone" etc and the "British" victory in WW1 and 2- despite millions of Irish,Canadians,Aussies,Kiwis,SA and umpteen other peoples fighting for them.
France on the other hand gets painted unfairly as a bunch of cowards, without looking at the complete record. For example, in WWII France's military got quickly and solidly beaten by the initial German offense. (It was not because of lack of courage, but rather incompetence, from poor strategy, organizational planning, and the fact the French did not have a body of water protecting them that did them in.) However, the French ultimately prevailed in WWI by holding the line tenaciously, despite losing millions, and having their countryside destroyed.
I assume that you're from Southwest-Africa? Did many Germans serve in the SADF and in the bush war?
Grüße aus Norddeutschland!
Eer en respek vir die manne wat vir ons land geveg het. Ek was self n troepie maar in die laaste dae van dit alles. Ons het nie veel gehad om te doen nie maar dit was n eer om met egte helde te dien, om hulle kant van die vehaal te hoor.
eeen da ek werk in suid afrika ons lwewe in dei wereld eeen da ons werk in suid afirka a
Dankie almal.....Baie Dankie. .....Ek sal niemand vergeet. But I will never forgive USA and UK for what they did to South Africa and Rhodesia.....never.
Cope
Dawn, ek hoop jy het nou al opgehou om ander te blameer. Hier is vir al die kak gestem. Hulle het die keuse gehad nou moet ons maar vrede maak met die situasie.
Ons het die oorlog gewen maar die ANC het die vrede verloor.
Ever
Ek staa met jou my vriend
It would be so amazing if Bok would perform this song live, and film the performance.
he did
My father survived an anti-armour mine and an ambush in this war. My grandfather was a sharpshooter. I cannot man up in comparison.
RIP grandpa, I love you.
Do everything you can to honour their legacy. ✌🏻
I am a Northern Cape Coloured... and I have find Bok van Blerk's music so nostalgic... I don't know why because I was not born yet ehn this happened... I cried last night to the words of Kaplyn
Moet nie die se nie dit is dom se net dankie ok maar dankie vir die Ondersteuning
Wat se jy is ek is dom, ek verstaan nie?@@squidoftheland
@@jenna-leighjooste45Ek dink jy is pragtig en n trotse Afrikaans sprekende jong man. Die ander persoon sin maam nie sin nie vanweë sy si konstruksie ek vertrou dit is nie wat hy bedoel nie want dit het geen verwysing na wat jy gesê het nie. Wees jouself van n Noord Kapenaar van geboorte. Geniet jou lewe en help om die land te herstel en dan is jy soos die soldate. Mag die Here jou seën.
@louisvanniekerk2612 Louis Jenna is n vrou, en verder dink ek die ander ou is dalk nie te skerp nie....
@@jenna-leighjooste45 I english
4SAI ! We were a part of history that NO one can erase , brothers in arms , brothers in blood.
Great video,Boer heroes.
This was a South African War, the Boers or as we know them, Farmers were creating food back in the States then. Soldiers were up there, all races. White, Black, Coloured and Indian. We were the SADF.
respekt for sadf..my father served in this great army ..proud
For in God we trust as he is our leader and our saviour for we survived for us to tell our stories of victory
SALUTE
SALUTE TO YE WHO HAD GONE BEFORE ,
STAND A GUARD OF HONOUR ,
I HEAR HIM CALL WITH THE LAST POST
TO SIGNAL ONCE AGAIN THE BREAKING OF DAWN.
(UIT MY EIE KAS)
Too all my Brother out there
My dad served from 72 to 84 it was a honor to follow in his footsteps
after Portugal left, it was South Africa alone against the communist menace.
Btw. I love this song.
Tomislav Vuk we in Rhodesia fought as hard as we could. England and America sold us all out to the communists, shame really boet. We now fight an enemy within our borders.
Robert Baker Rhodesians Never Die! *respect* o7
Don't think it was just the communist menace because USA played the most important role obliging SADF to withdraw from Angola in 1975 on the eve of this country independence. SADF was very close to Luanda, with FAPLAS (MPLA army) almost dismantled and the country unorganized following the Portuguese withdraw.
@@mariacarmenalpoim8570 I still have a vivid memory of those days of evil. It was the SADF who came to save hundreds and hundreds (if not thousands) of Portuguese people who had to flee from Angola's barbaric civil war, in 1975. Baie dankie S.A Weermag en S.A. Lugmag! Baie dankie almal!...
Cope fascists
Ek was "in" van Junnie 1974 tot September 1982. Ons het die oorlog gewen maar, ons het die land verloor
Ek weet ook nie of iemand werklik "wen" in n oorlog nie, Andre. Ja, as mens opweeg hoeveel aan elke kant gesneuwel het, seker dan het ons gewen. Die troepe wat so jonk dood is, maak dat ek oorlog haat.
Respect from Spain!
Bok Van Blerk!!! Ek like jou stukke,pella...Jy sing uit die diepte van jou hart...hierdie lied en soveel ander soos Deleray...Afrikanerhart en Kaplyn!!! Bly staande en moet nie ophou hoop inspireer deur jou liedjies,vir ñ beter Suid Afrika...ek het 7 ooms gehad wat in die SADF was...Ek salute jou en elke troep!
I missed the SADF by 2/3 years but in high school we were already having every Wednesday dictated to military air force training. I was just std 8 (Grade 10 now) and already a corporal of a small peleton in school...lol. Now that I'm older I can't help but think about the price that was paid against communism by our parents and previous generation.
If we run away to another country all it means is we reject what was done for us.
Now we are facing communism/sociaism again and we may have to pay the price again for the next generation to be free.
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If only our politicians didn't pull us out in Dec/Jan 75, we would have avoided the current status quo. The Yanks pulled the rug from under our feet at the time.
Alles wat nou gebeur het oom siener voorspel Europe en west wat hulle weapons kant teen oor mekaar meet en gebruik en die boere volk wat struikel onder haan en ook dat ons volk is in die middle van n masse Moord is nou Nog net die drome en woord oorlog waarvoor ons wag hy het ook gese suid afrika gaan veilige hawe wees alles gaan draai God sal nie sy volk verlaat nie
The Americans and the British put you in the toilet, your country!! What else is communism?
proudly served, school of armour, tempe, intake 1989.
Bok dankie vir die song my oupa het op die grens Geveg in 2021 het ek hom verloor aan Kanker😢 dankie dat amal vat op die grens Geveg het nie vergeet 8s nie
thanks boys vir julle sweet en bloed.
Respect & salute! I am Infantry!
In the first few minutes of the video, we see footage of guy talking as if it was taken from an interview done with him. He served with me in 1Para in F & A Coys, in '83 & '84. I recall his first name as "Eben", but not his surname. I think he was in pathfinders, if I'm not mistaken. Does anyone recognise him, so as to provide me with his surname? Blessings to all who served in the SADF. You are all my brothers!❤
🌻🇺🇦🇿🇦
We served proudly.
at that time we were one of the best armys and my dad fought he was Lance Copral Jose Saayman. He was a medic op.
I'm so proud of my uncle's and oupas . Dankie
Hi almal ek is Donny ek sal ook nooit ons manne vergeet nie ek is coloured was ook n troep sterkte aan al ons veterans 👋👋
Awesome !
Salute the men in browns
Afrikaans
A A
So waai die wind
My oupa raak te oud vir al sy kwale,
En hy raak ook soms beneuk, maar daars 'n goeie man,
En hy nader 86,
En deur die lyne van sy oë,
Deur die oorloë van verandering,
Kan jy sien hy's nou gedaan,
En sy oë word gou weer lig,
En ek sien daar kom 'n storie,
Van die jare toe ons mense vir beskerming gepleit het,
Was 'n broederbond gebore,
En hy sien my oë frons,
Maar die vuur van al die jare,
Loop steeds nog deur sy are.
En so waai die wind, my kind,
En so waai die wind, ons blind,
En so waai die wind, my kind, Mos alles weg,
Maar dis diep in jou gebore,
Dat niks is ooit verlore.
En hy vra my deur die stories van hoe gaan dit nog op Maties,
En of ons nog ons taal praat want hy weet dis uit ons boeke,
En hy wens vir my 'n vrou toe,
Wat die haat 'n bietjie stil kan maak,
Want dit loop mos deur ons are,
Word net sterker deur die jare,
En so waai die wind, my kind,
En so waai die wind, ons blind,
En so waai die wind, my kind, Mos alles weg,
Maar dis diep in jou gebore,
Dat niks is ooit verlore
En hy hoef dit nie te sê,
Want dis in sy oë,
'n Trots wat my laat skaam voel 'n trots van bo,
En so waai die wind, my kind,
En so waai die wind, ons blind,
En so waai die wind, my kind, Mos alles weg,
Maar dis diep in jou gebore,
Dat niks is ooit verlore
Ja, dis diep in jou gebore,
Dat niks is ooit verlore.
Maak n man huil. My oupa is siek en ja weti hoelank nog nie. Almal se bid vir hom maar ja dis asof di here nie luister nie.Dnki vir die Awsome song
We lost brothers and friends for nothing...
sadly as in all wars
It wasn't for nothing. The time it won is worth it's weight in gold. Many that came later wouldn't have experience the freedom they did.
Been there, got the TShirt, looks a lot like 4 SAI, my brothers in arms, C Company 92
Respect For The Fallen
Dankie Bok van Blerk😎👍
My oupa raak te oud
Vir al sy kwale
En hy raak ook soms beneuk
Maar daars 'n goeie man
En hy nader ses en tagtig
En deur die lyne van sy oë
Deur die oorloë van verandering
Kan jy sien hy's nou gedaan
… En sy oë word gou weer lig
En ek sien daar kom 'n storie
Van die jare toe ons mense
Vir beskerming gepleit het
Was 'n broederbond gebore
En hy sien my oë frons
Maar die vuur van al die jare
Loop steeds nog deur sy are
… En so waai die wind, my kind
En so waai die wind, ons blind
En so waai die wind, my kind
Mos alles weg
Maar dis diep in jou gebore
Dat niks is ooit verlore
… En hy vra my deur die stories
Van hoe gaan dit nog op Maties
En of ons nog ons taal praat
Want hy weet dis uit ons boeke
En hy wens vir my 'n vrou toe
Wat die haat 'n bietjie stil kan maak
Want dit loop mos deur ons are
Word net sterker deur die jare
… En so waai die wind, my kind
En so waai die wind, ons blind
En so waai die wind, my kind
Mos alles weg
Maar dis diep in jou gebore
Dat niks is ooit verlore
… En hy hoef dit nie te sê nie
Want dis in sy oë
'n Trots wat my laat skaam voel
'n Trots van bo
… En so waai die wind, my kind
En so waai die wind, ons blind
En so waai die wind, my kind
Mos alles weg
Maar dis diep in jou gebore
Dat niks is ooit verlore
Ja, dis diep in jou gebore
Dat niks is ooit verlore
took part in a few operations , 1971 to 1984 , last on Mozambique , then done best time of my life , will doit again in a heartbeat if asked
Dis in ons bloed
sa het die beste weermag in die wereld gehad even die usa was bang vir ons daai tyd nou is ons weermag n grap een globale vokop
Stem
Bestaan net uit 'n klomp oorgewig anties nou! Die hemele behoed ons, as ons land nou aangeval word.
Respect for holding back the commies there is a monument in Ukraine for their men killed in the Bush war fighting for communism much respect sadf
it was never a war against communism. it was jews using blacks to destroy whites. communism was just a facade. after that war, they just continued with the same thing within SA.
Damn
Got hit right in the feels
hierdie is n songs van waarheid
Respect to all Afrikaaners you did a great job against the British. What the British did and are still doing to the Boers they are now doing to their own population. Replacement as they tried in the Transvaal in 1900 with the "Uitlanders" they do now with mass immigration.
In oorlog is daar nie wenners nie - elke oorlog wat ons in hierdie land geveg het , het ons gebroke uitgekom. Waar is ons vandag ? Alles waarvoor eens geveg , is ten einde laaste slegs in herinneringe (wat gou besig is om weg te stref en te verdwyn) . Al die bloed vanaf die voortrekker tot die laaste skoot in Angola/ Suid Wes , totaal n verkwisting.
We say the same in Afrikaans. jy vang vliee met heuning, nie asyn nie.
As ons nie geveg het nie sou ons slegter af gwees het. Ons sou geen self respek of respek kon afgedwing het nie. Soos alles in geskiedenis sal die oorloë maar voortduur bv in die politiek, armoede ens. Wees dapper en trots. Moenie lafaard wees nie.
we was will be brothers
SADF DANKIE Respekt Pole
The Russians today are not your enemy they are not the Russians we fought in the bush war , Russia today is the same as the good old South Africa was during the Bush war , I wish you the Poles make piece with them , today they have family and Christian values they build churches and don't burn them as the people you believe and your government follow .
Even sirieus heb die facking oorlog bij jullie 23 jaar geduurt 😮😮wow 👌
Moenie my misverstaan nie. Ek is trots oor almal wat daar was, skaam dat ek te jonk was om daar te wees was. (verskoon my asseblief vir my Afrikaans, ek's mos 'n soutie wat nog diensplig gedoen het, maar te laat
Baie dankie vir hierdie huldeblyk.baiedankie vir ons soldate,insluitend my pa wat vir ons beskerming baklei het,hul lewens op die spel gesit het.julle is en bly ons helde verewig.julle het my respek en dankbaarheid.hierdie was n uitstekende weermag.ons het die stryd gewen,maar propaganda en die wereld was altyd teen ons.jammer min mense verstaan Suid Afrika se geskiedenis.
We all know the past, it is the way it is.
Героям слава !
My manne!
I was in 11th Commando
First units in Angola 1975
Ops Savannah.
ek was een van die op die song 4min na dit was dit SF ai die ou dae
South Africa had one of the best trained armies in the free world. NATO could certainly do with them now!
Hoekom is dit so moelik om n Afrikaner te wees?
Dit is moeilik om op n ander vlak te wees en jou beginsels te verduidelik aan die met geen.
Could any of y'all give us anglophones a lyric translation?
i was there yes we kicked arsh and lost good friends if i have to will do it all over again ons vir jou suid afrika swart of wit ek is daar
I would be with you.
I am American, but I respect you for serving your country. Thank you for killing those reds!
I'll be joining the South African military when I'm 18 and out of school, I will fight and keep my people safe or die trying. Ons Vir Jou Suid Afrika
Red = Dual National.
Might want to look at how many dual nationals control your congress.
ja ons het swaar gekry vir niks,net vriende verloor
Es lebe auch die Südwestafrikanische Gebietsmacht (SWATF 1980 - 1989) .
Can we have an English translation to the Afrikaans lyrics please??
I don't know if Bok van Blerk will do this, possibly if he is asked.
My Grandfather's getting old for all his ailments
And sometimes he gets angry, but he is a good man
He is getting close to 86 but in the lines of his eyes
Through the war of changes, you can see that he is spent
Then his eyes brighten and I see a story coming
About the years when our people begged for protection
About a botherhood that was born and the fire of those years
Still runs in his veins.
He sees me frown (and explains)
Thus the wind blows, my child
It blows until we are blinded
And thus the wind blows, my child
It blows everything away
But born deep within you
Is the knowledge that nothing is ever lost
And he asks me throughout the stories
How things are at university
Do we still speak our language
Because he knows there are no more books for it
And he wishes me a good wife who can temper my hatred
Because it runs in my veins and grows stronger through the years
Thus the wind blows, my child
It blows until we are blinded
And thus the wind blows, my child
It blows everything away
But born deep within you
Is the knowledge that nothing is ever lost
He doesn't need to say it
Because it's in his eyes
A pride that puts me to shame
A pride from above
Thus the wind blows, my child
It blows until we are blinded
And thus the wind blows, my child
It blows everything away
But born deep within you
Is the knowledge that nothing is ever lost
That is the best I could do with the translation. Afrikaans is a very idiomatic language and much of it is metaphorical. There are also some words like 'mos' which has no real English translation and the closest I can get to something in English is 'it goes without saying' or 'you should know' or 'as you know'. But I hope that at least the song makes sense to you and whoever else wanted a translation. I am sure there is someone who has a far better understanding of this beautiful and deeply meaningful language who could offer you something better in the way of a translation.
Charnell Coetzer Thank you. Much appreciated. I have family members who served in the old SADF... and in this conflict.
Alles van die beste, Charnell
Whats the second song?
Don't know the name of the music but all of that was real bush war footage .
agree with 1st comment they screwed us
Jy moet maar ook my comment bo sien. Dis nie ander lande wat dit veroorsaak het nie, daar was n referendum. Hulle was fucked up dat hulle nie kon sien wat gaan gebeur nie. Hulle het dan die hele Afrika as voorbeeld gehad maar steeds oorhandig hulle die land aan die ANC! Nou moet hulle mos nie so verbaas lyk oor die uiters voorspelbare gemors nie?
So wens ek vandag kon ek my mense trots maak soos my voor ouers dit kon doen
Eland 90mm
The USSR had to help Rhodesia and South Africa, not terrorists.
ussr was created by the zionists to destroy white people
@@zmajodnocaja5088 In the 1930s, Stalin destroyed the zionists.
What? Do you mean Soviet wants to destroy it relationship with it African allies? Do you think it would like to do it?
@@hinsonbob8876 ты уже остановил расизм?
@user-cr8yd3bp6u No, I just want to remind you something that the Africans would not accept Soviet relationships with White SA if it really established it.
77-79
Good by afrikaaner people... Sudáfrica se acabó en 1994.. ésa es la realidad..usan un nombre impropio desde ése año...
repect Matthew
37 charlie
Thunder chariot
Ratel 60 mm
Boykott England dan kom trug bij Nederland en België 💪🏼🇳🇱🇧🇪🇿🇦
jis
areme aftika
Parrabats
tred[e nmest
Malan
Everyone's bladder brainwashed!
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Imagine losing 🤪
Imagine being a dom poes 🤪
ja nee 'n ware poes 🙃
Who lost , why don't you look it up and make sure you don't make a fool out of yourself Infront of the world next time , your comment just exposes your stupidity and low i q .
white people
Dieapaartheidjaarerasdiediskriminasie
Dis so amazing song. Respek vir daai manne!!
Daar is amper niks meer oor nie. Maar die bloed van die manne loop nog deur my are. Die kultuur en geloof word nog geeerbied in my huis. Baie se oë is nog oop... Hou Moed my broers