Tusse bosse en bome
Tussen grense wag ons almal vir more
Maar op agtien was ons almal verlore
Hoe kan ons verstaan

En we weeg nou ons lewe
Want net God alleen wet waaroor ons bewe
Want op agtien wou ons almal net lewe
Net een slag toe was jou lewe verby

Roep jy na my
Roep jy my [bad word] na die Kaplyn my vriend
Deur die jare het die wereld gedraai
Toe ons jonk was hoe sou ons dit kon raai

Soek jy na my
Soek jy my nou in die stof en jou bloed
Ju't gese jy [bad word] hoe God na jou roep
Toe's dit als verby

Na al hierdie jare
Ver verlor [bad word] ons rond in ons dade
Net soldate leef grense se skaade
Hoe kan ons verstaan

Want daai bos vreet ons spore
In die donker bos was broeders gebore
In die donker saam gebid vir n more
Maar met net een slag was jou lewe verby

Roep jy na my
Roep jy my [bad word] na die Kaplyn my vriend
Deur die jare het die wereld gedraai
Toe ons jonk was hoe sou ons dit kon raai

Waar is jy nou
Is jou naam dan op ons mure behou
Jy was nooit vereer en niemand gaan nou
Oor jou lewe skryf en wat jy nog wou...

En by daai mure
Staan ek vir ure

Maar waar's jou naam nou my vriend
kan hul nie verstaan...
Jong soldate vergaan...
Sonder rede dra hulle die blaam...

Roep jy na my
Roep jy my [bad word] na die Kaplyn my vriend
Deur die jare het die wereld gedraai
Toe ons jonk was hoe sou ons dit kon raai

Waar is jy nou
Is jou naam op ons mure behou
Jy was nooit bereer enniemand gaan nou
Oor jou lewe skryf en wat jou nog wou

En by daai mure
Staan ek vir ure

En by daai mure
Staan ek vir ure

Between bushes and trees
Between borders we all wait for tomorrow
But at eighteen we were all lost
How could we understand
And who weighs our lives now
Because only God alone knows why we quiver
Because at eighteen we all just wanted to live
Just one flash and your life was gone

Are you calling me
Calling me back to the 'Die Kaplyn' my friend
The world has turned over the years
When we were young how could we have guessed
Are you searching for me
Searching for me now in the dust and your blood
You said you heard how God was calling you
Then it was all over…

After all these years
Far gone do we drift around in our deeds
Only soldiers live with damage caused by borders
How can you understand
Because the bush gobbles our tracks
In the dark bush brothers were born
In the dark we prayed together for tomorrow
But in one flash your life was over

Are you calling me
Are you calling me back to ‘Die Kaplyn’ my friend
The world has turned over the years
When we were young how could we have guessed
Where are you now
Is your name then retained on our walls
You were never honoured and no one will
Write about your life and what you still wanted… 

And at that wall
I stand for hours

But where’s your name now my friend
Can they not understand
Young soldiers perish…
Without reason they carry the blame…

Are you calling me
Are you calling me back to ‘Die Kaplyn’ my friend
The world has turned over the years
When we were young how could we have guessed
Where are you now
Is your name then retained on our walls
You were never honoured and no one will
Write about your life and what you still wanted… 

And at that wall
I stand for hours

And at that wall
I stand for hours