[Intro – verre water, enkele asemende houtfluit] [Deep Male Voice – gefluister] Luister... [Long Pause] Hy roep... [Background Vocals – distant: (Ooooh...)] [Whispered] Die rivier... onthou. [Very Deep Drum Hit] [Verse 1] Waar die water stadig draai, lê die môrelig op die stroom. Elke rimpel vang die hemel, elke golf dra weer 'n droom. Ek hoor stemme in die verte, sag gedra van kant tot kant. En vir net een klein oomblik voel die tyd hier anders aan. [Background Vocals: (Mmmh... anders aan...)] [Pre-Chorus – slowly rising] Luister... [Second Male Voice – distant: (Luister...)] Hoor jy dit? [Pause] Iewers tussen water en die land... [Breathy Flute Call] roep die rivier weer na my. [Complete Silence] [Chorus – magical call and response] [Lead Vocal – deep] Die rivier... [Second Male Voice – distant] (Onthou...) [Lead Vocal] Die rivier... [Background Male Voices] (Onthou... onthou...) [Pause] [Lead Vocal – slowly rising] Hy dra ons name... [Background Vocals: (Ons name...)] oor die water... [Breathy Flute Answer] ver... ver... [Very Deep Drum Hit] [Very Deep Drum Hit] [Lead Vocal – sustained] En al gaan ons paaie eendag weg van hier... [Music Drops] [Whispered] die rivier... [Long Pause] vergeet ons nie. [Background Male Voices – distant] (Vergeet ons nie...) [Instrumental – deep drums, distant flute, soft male hum] [Verse 2] Daar was lag hier langs die water, daar was hande in die stroom. Daar was mense met hul stories, daar was kinders met hul drome. Elke jaar verander alles, elke dag beweeg verby. Maar die water hou aan sing... [Pause] dieselfde lied vir jou en my. [Background Vocals: (Vir jou... vir my...)] [Pre-Chorus] Luister... [Second Male Voice: (Luister...)] Hoor jy dit? [Pause] Daardie sagte stem wat deur die stilte gaan... [Breathy Flute Call] Die rivier... [Second Male Voice – distant] (Onthou...) [Chorus – wider] [Lead Vocal] Die rivier... [Second Male Voice] (Onthou...) [Lead Vocal] Die rivier... [Background Male Voices] (Onthou... onthou...) [Deep Drum Hit] Hy dra ons name... [Background Vocals: (Ons name...)] oor die water... ver... ver... [Higher Male Harmony: (Ahhh...)] [Very Deep Drum Hit] [Very Deep Drum Hit] [Lead Vocal] En al gaan ons paaie eendag weg van hier... [Complete Silence] [Whispered] die rivier... vergeet ons nie. [Background Vocals: (Nie... nie...)] [Bridge – almost completely silent] [Whispered] Wag... [Long Pause] Moenie beweeg nie... [Soft Water] [Whispered] Luister. [Very Distant Male Voice] (Falk? – OMIT THIS; use no personal name) [Deep Male Voice] Daar... [Pause] tussen die water... [Breathy Flute] [Deep Male Voice] hoor ek iets. [Background Male Voices – very distant] (Onthou...) [Long Silence] [Whispered] Die rivier dra meer as water... [Very Deep Drum Hit] hy dra... [Pause] ons. [Background Vocals: (Ons...)] [Build – heartbeat drums slowly enter] [Second Male Voice – distant] (Onthou...) [Deep Drum Hit] [Another Male Voice – farther away] (Onthou...) [Deep Drum Hit] [Lead Vocal – rising] DIE RIVIER... [Complete Silence] [All Low Male Voices] ONTHOU... [Final Chorus – huge, magical, layered] [Lead Vocal] Die rivier... [Male Voices from different distances] (Onthou...) (Onthou...) (Onthou...) [Lead Vocal] Hy dra ons name... [Background Vocals: (Ons name...)] oor die water... [Flute rises] ver... ver... [Deep Drums Return] En al verander alles... en al gaan die jare verby... [Music suddenly disappears] [Lead Vocal – almost whispered] Daar is iets... [Pause] wat bly. [Background Male Voices: (Wat bly...)] [Lead Vocal – deep, sustained] DIE RIVIER... [Long Pause] ONTHOU. [Deep Drum Hit] [Deep Drum Hit] [Final Hook – floating, hypnotic] [Lead Vocal] Onthou... [Second Male Voice – distant] (Onthou...) [Lead Vocal] Onthou... [Another Male Voice – farther away] (Onthou...) [Background Vocals: (Ahhh...)] [Lead Vocal – almost whispered] Al gaan ons... [Pause] bly iets van ons... [Long Pause] hier. [Breathy Flute] [Outro – water, distant male voices] [Background Male Voices – fading] (Onthou...) (Onthou...) (Onthou...) [Whispered] Die rivier... [Long Pause] onthou. [Very Deep Drum Hit] [End]
