Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Photography & Words: Inspiration on the Garden Route
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Story Transcript:

Af: Luan staan langs die pad, sy kamera in die hand.
En: Luan stands by the side of the road, his camera in hand.

Af: Die briesie van die see maak sy hare deurmekaar.
En: The sea breeze tousles his hair.

Af: Die son sak stadiger as wat hy ooit gesien het.
En: The sun is setting slower than he has ever seen.

Af: Hy voel verlore.
En: He feels lost.

Af: Net 'n paar meter verder, leun Elise oor die reling.
En: Just a few meters away, Elise leans over the railing.

Af: Sy kyk na die golf breuke en sug.
En: She watches the waves break and sighs.

Af: Sy wonder of sy ooit weer sal kan skryf.
En: She wonders if she will ever be able to write again.

Af: Haar pen het stil geword.
En: Her pen has fallen silent.

Af: Luan stap nader.
En: Luan steps closer.

Af: "Dis mooi, né?
En: "It's beautiful, isn't it?"

Af: " sê hy.
En: he says.

Af: Elise glimlag skaars.
En: Elise barely smiles.

Af: "Ja, dis pragtig.
En: "Yes, it's gorgeous."

Af: " Sy draai om en ontmoet sy oë.
En: She turns and meets his eyes.

Af: "Ek is Elise.
En: "I'm Elise."

Af: ""Luan," sê hy, en steek sy hand uit.
En: "Luan," he says, extending his hand.

Af: Hulle sit saam op 'n houtbankie.
En: They sit together on a wooden bench.

Af: "Wat doen jy hier?
En: "What are you doing here?"

Af: " vra Elise.
En: asks Elise.

Af: "Ek is 'n fotograaf," sê Luan.
En: "I'm a photographer," says Luan.

Af: "Soek inspirasie.
En: "Looking for inspiration.

Af: En jy?
En: And you?"

Af: ""Ek is 'n skrywer, probeer 'n storie begin.
En: "I'm a writer, trying to start a story."

Af: " Elise kyk na die horison.
En: Elise looks at the horizon.

Af: Die volgende dag, loop hulle mekaar weer raak by 'n kospadstal.
En: The next day, they run into each other again at a food stall.

Af: "Wil jy saamry?
En: "Want to join me?"

Af: " vra Luan impulsief.
En: asks Luan impulsively.

Af: Elise dink kort.
En: Elise thinks briefly.

Af: "Ja, hoekom nie?
En: "Yes, why not?

Af: Ek het niks om te verloor nie.
En: I have nothing to lose."

Af: "En so ry hulle oor die kronkelende paaie van die Tuinroete.
En: And so they drive along the winding roads of the Garden Route.

Af: Hulle stop by verlate strandjies, bospaadjies, en stille klein dorpe.
En: They stop at deserted beaches, forest paths, and quiet little towns.

Af: Maar alhoewel hulle saam was, bly hulle op 'n afstand.
En: But although they were together, they remained distant.

Af: Luan se kamera klik, en Elise se notaboek bly leeg.
En: Luan's camera clicks, and Elise's notebook stays empty.

Af: Op een pragtige wintersdag stop hulle by 'n kloof.
En: On one beautiful winter's day, they stop at a gorge.

Af: Die uitsig is asemrowend.
En: The view is breathtaking.

Af: Luan soek na die perfekte hoek, terwyl Elise probeer skryf.
En: Luan searches for the perfect angle while Elise tries to write.

Af: Skielik ontplof 'n rusie.
En: Suddenly, an argument erupts.

Af: "Jy verstaan nie!
En: "You don't understand!"

Af: ” roep Luan.
En: shouts Luan.

Af: "Ek soek betekenis in my foto's.
En: "I'm looking for meaning in my photos."

Af: ""En jy dink ek het dit maklik?
En: "And you think it's easy for me?"

Af: " Elise se stem tril.
En: Elise's voice trembles.

Af: "Ek probeer woorde vind wat ek nie eens het nie.
En: "I'm trying to find words I don't even have."

Af: "Hulle staar mekaar aan, die spanning dig.
En: They stare at each other, tension thick.

Af: Dan, stadig, begin hulle praat.
En: Then, slowly, they begin to talk.

Af: Dieper dinge, seer dinge - hulle hartseer en drome.
En: Deeper things, painful things—their sadness and dreams.

Af: Hulle sien mekaar vir die eerste keer regtig.
En: They see each other truly for the first time.

Af: Daarna sit hulle stil.
En: Afterward, they sit quietly.

Af: Die kloof om hulle is nou net 'n agtergrond.
En: The gorge around them is now just a backdrop.

Af: "Ek wil hê jy moet bly," sê Luan sag.
En: "I want you to stay," says Luan softly.

Af: "Ek wil bly," antwoord Elise.
En: "I want to stay," Elise responds.

Af: Met nuwe begrip en 'n vars gevoel van koers, reis hulle verder saam.
En: With a new understanding and a fresh sense of direction, they continue their journey together.

Af: Luan se foto's begin lewe.
En: Luan's photos come to life.

Af: Elise se pen vind ritme.
En: Elise's pen finds rhythm.

Af: Teen die einde van hul reis, staan hul op 'n hoë krans.
En: By the end of their journey, they stand on a high cliff.

Af: Die son sak weer, maar hierdie keer voel niks verlore nie.
En: The sun sets again, but this time nothing feels lost.

Af: Hulle kyk na mekaar en weet hulle het gevind wat hul gesoek het, in hulself en in mekaar.
En: They look at each other and know they have found what they were seeking, in themselves and in each other.

Af: Luan voel vol doel.
En: Luan feels full of purpose.

Af: Elise se storie blom.
En: Elise's story blooms.

Af: En hul pad saam voel net soos die regte storie.
En: And their path together feels just like the right story.


Vocabulary Words:

• breeze: briesie
• to tousle: maak deurmekaar
• lost: verlore
• railing: reling
• sigh: sug
• fallen: geval
• gorgeous: pragtig
• to extend: steek uit
• inspiration: inspirasie
• horizon: horison
• to join: saamry
• impulsively: impulsief
• to lose: verloor
• winding: kronkelende
• deserted: verlate
• forest paths: bospaadjies
• distant: afstand
• breathtaking: asemrowend
• angle: hoek
• argument: rusie
• to search: soek
• meaning: betekenis
• to tremble: tril
• tension: spanning
• gorge: kloof
• understanding: begrip
• direction: koers
• to bloom: blom
• purpose: doel
• path: pad