Bok van Blerk - Kaplyn - [Official Music Video]
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2011
- Produced, Edited and Finished by Donovan Fourie of 3MINUTEFILM.
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From 1966 to 1989 The South African Defense Force (SADF) fought a war on the border between Angola and South West Africa (today known as Namibia). This 23 year conflict is today referred to as the Forgotten War.
The 'Kaplyn' (cutline) was a thin strip of land cleared of any growth. This was the border.
During this period every single white South African son was forced, through the Conscript System, to serve a minimum of two years as soon as they left school. A total of 715 South African Soldiers gave their lives to protect their country.
Footage and photos courtesy of the SANDF Archive and Veterans.
Translated lyrics to Kaplyn:
Between bushes and trees.
Between borders where we all were killed.
But at 18 we were all lost.
How could we understand.
And for whom we live.
For God alone knows what we live for.
Because at 18 we all just wanted to live.
Just one shot and your life was over.
Are you calling to me?
Are you calling me back to the "Border" my friend?
Through the years, the world turned.
When we were young, how would we have imagined this.
Are you looking for me?
Looking for me in the dust and your blood?
You said you could hear God call you.
Then it was all over.
After all these years.
Long lost, we suffer under our deeds.
With the bodies of soldiers my borders drawn like scars.
How can we understand?
For that bush eats your tracks.
In the dark bush as brothers and words.
In the dark together we prayed for a tomorrow.
Just one shot and your life was over.
Are you calling to me?
Are you calling me back to the "Border" my friend?
Through the years, the world turned.
When we were young, how would we have imagined this.
Where are you now?
Is you name retained on our walls?
You were never honored and nobody will now.
Write about your life and what you wanted.
And at those walls I stand for hours.
But where is your name now my friend?
For understand, your soldiers perish.
Without reason they carry the blame.
And at those walls I stand for hours.
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www.sa-soldier.com - Hudba
I am an American veteran who served during the Vietnam War era, even though I wasn't in combat itself. I breaks my heart to think how quickly our veterans and yours are forgotten and sometimes looked upon as of no impotance. Now, in America, at least, we veterans have more support from the general public. Hope your veterans get the credit they also deserve, regardless of politics. Found the video very moving.
Butch Tracy - No the veterans are forgotten, just as they song says. #HowYoungTheyDied
A soldier never dies............ and hey just fade away
Sad how they Treat these #HEROS
Because you attacking other countries. Who give you right to attack small coutry. Luckly they crush your coward army
Are you waiting for the recognition of the SADF veterans from the ANC terrorists?
My father was a soldier in Angola at the peak of the war and to me it's one of the best feelings to be able to say my father is a veteran and he served and protected our country against the communists, eventhough it turned out to be for nothing in the end.
My dad fought in angola in 1975, these are extremely brave men. We must always remember them and keep them with us where ever we go.
My ex partners father is in this video and im so honoured and lucky for him to share this with me.. he doesn’t get to see his dad as they live in different country’s but the bond is still so strong. I love u Chris. If you should ever read this, please know there isn’t a second that passes where your not on my mind. Please take the time to see your dad and I wish u nothing but love and happiness x
Salute to my father, a paratrooper who served in a war he and his generation were sacrificed to, to no end. We'll always remember you and we will not forget what they did to us.
I am an American and the music of Bok Van Blerk moves me very deeply. I believe that the Afrikans are like long lost brothers.
4 years late but nevertheless.
We are more the same than you think. We have always had the same enemies. We both hate dictatorial government. We both have a strong independent pioneer spirit. We both love the wide open spaces. You make jerky, we make biltong. You make barbecues, we make braais. We both love sports with oval balls. We are the last two nations that still honor God.
Our only differences are, you beat the British, we lost. You are still a mighty nation. We have been consigned to the pages of history.
Thank you Patriot
You share a similar history of racism
That is very sweet of you to say. Very kind. Thank you!
@@KingOfAfrica90 Racism how dude? We are talking WAR not racism? Eish man...
Salute to the brave men, respect from Poland.
We were part of the first S.A.D.F troops to cross the border into Angola on Saturday 16 August 1975 to protect the dam at Calueque (Blood Sweated In Training Is Blood Saved In Battle) 11 Kommando Platoon 4
Respect
16 August is my birthday
This is a wonderful tribute to courageous men who fought so bravely for their country and were a credit to the SADF. As a Rhodesian (partly of South African descent) I also want to pay tribute to members of the SADF who fought side by side with Rhodesia's armed forces in the 1960s and 70s. For example, three members of the SAAF lost their lives in September 1979 when their Puma helicopter was shot down during a joint SADF/Rhodesian operation against terrorist bases in neighbouring Mozambique. Alles van die Beste. Baie dankie, Bok.
I wish Vorster never became President, Rhodesia might have survived had he not tried to use it as meat shield.
@Prins van Oranje fuck Rhodesia it was more racist than apartheid south Africa
@@cisco8257 No it wasn't. The hate for Rhodesia is just hilariously misinformed and ridiculous at this point
@@cron1165 Maybe ask Black people living in Rhodesia what they thought about the Government.
@@cisco8257 Sure, afterwards ask them about Mugabe, and whether they would go back to the old government if they could. The answers might surprise you
1976-1978 Okalongo proud and willing to do again!
can I join in?
Thank you for your service.
Malcolm Galloway we'll be needing you soon
Thank You Barry.I fought in the bushwar and lost family and friends there.This song breaks my heart and soothes my soul.
As a new zealander I'm so proud of my south African bothers .
Thanx !!* Bro💪💪
Beautiful
I don't know if you are still on here..your comment is quite a few years old, but thought I'd reply anyway. There is a a very special respectful bond between us us Saffas and you Kiwi's (And Ausies, if I might add). The Southern Hemisphere 'Colonies'. Our cultures and lifestyles are similar..and I am not even going to mention our passion for rugby. Myself and my NZ mate always cause chaos when we walk into a pub here in London wearing our Springbok and All Black jerseys..even if we are playing a game against each other...the punters in the pub just cannot comprehend that! Most of them actually feel a bit offish to be honest..especially if England is playing one of us. Kiwi's, Saffas and Aussies Rule..
Why?
@BK because all of you are rednecks who got their empire shut down and now they beg for mercy for the crimes they committed against humanity....you spade.
At 3.40 is Charlie section platoon 2, Alpha Co. 4 SAI, During operation Hooper, somewhere around Quito Cannavale. Ironically all but one of them English speaking. Rip David Hobbs and Mark van Skulkwyk. Mark was only 18 in this photo, the youngest in our platoon, by then we were all combat veterans and were in the field for 4 months on the front at Cuito Cannavale. During this period we would be subject to mig bombardment daily.
Hearing of the situation of South Africa brings a tear to my eye... I want Afrikaans to preserve their culture and heritage in South Africa. Dont go down without a fight, fight to the last breath... that land is equally yours to your fellow black South Africans.
HypeNsight
Thank you/Dankie
If you think the Afrikaner will go down, you are misinformed. We are praying against this as there will be only one survivor in a culture war like this, which would mean the final submission of our fellows
Coen Smit If it ever comes to a civil war you have my full support as an Irishman, you will be welcome in Ireland if you want to settle here
thank you but its too late
RESPECT , Loving this love from our Brothers
My father served in Angola, 1st Special Service Battalion.
I am glad that you are proud of your father..👍🏻
Your father is a real hero!
@@user-cr8yd3bp6u Thanks brother 👍🏻
@@PKPK-rr3rs Hallo uit Rusland!
@@user-cr8yd3bp6u Hail brother 👍🏻
Tiffy vet here. Mechanic with 63 Mech. I still have my Gedore socket wrenches from the Border. Wish I still had my R4 from those days too.
Ian and Brett Caldwell, I knew your father, Bob, who served his country in vietnam as a chopper pilot. He was the stuff that heroes were made off. It was such an honor meeting him. Just perhaps someone sees this message one day and pass it on. You should be so proud to know that you were cut from the same cloth. All my best wishes from limpopo South Africa
Love this song! Greetings from Ukraine!
Respect to your courageous people and strongs for what you are going through currently. Our thoughts are with you and your people.
Dit was 'n voorreg om daai oorlog te veg. Net jammer dit het niks beteken nie. Die kommunis het sy sin gekry....
Смерть хохлам!!! Бурам- респект.
It will be a mistake to think that we've gone... we are still here.
I had brothers fighting salute I will always honor them.
Proud to have served, mid 1980's Assault Pioneers , 3 tours done , it feels like a lifetime ago but yet still yesterday, the sounds, smells and sights
Thank you. To all those who fought, and those who fought and died - thank you.
Die Video is fokken uitstekend, ek was 17 na matrik en het 4 jaar sadf gedeon. Ek lewe nou in die VSA en my seun is 3. dit bring baie gouie ook slegte herinderinge terug maar altyd trots om daar te wees en te geveg het op oom willie se wit pad. Dit breek my hart om te sien hoe dit nou is....................? My vriende wat daar was saam met my, ek sal julle noooit vergeet nie. Thanks vir die gooie piece.
Harry, jou spelling sucks, het jy weggehol Amerika toe 😂😂😂
Dankie vir die mooi boodskap, ons boere is hier om te bly 💪🏻
Jip ons bly hier, hou aan om jou taal te praat Harry jy skryf goed genoeg. Dankie vir jou diens.
Very powerful song.. Evokes Strong emotions of days past.. I feel a deep longing while this songs plays.. Thank you Bok
William Hall-Jones Sir if you get emotional,friend. It means that you are a real soldier to remember Those past battles in which you have fought. God bless!
Salute..
Now we are all middle aged or older would we do it again?, In a heart beat. (Border 1988)
my uncle served 75-82 god bless him and may he r.i.p
BIG RESPECT. Salute
God bless my brothers who didnt come back, I still think of you and miss you every day.
To all who were there, it was what it was, get some sleep whenever you can.
South African pride is never to be underestimated.
Greetings and respect from The Netherlands
This is what men were made of they had respect not like the youth of today would have loved to serve my country in those days would have been proud to do so
Ons was daar. Mens kan nie na die song luister sonder om 'n traan in die oog te kry nie. We were there. One cannot listen to this song without getting a tear in the eye.
Didn't understand a word from this song...but it surely bring it a tear from my eye...
@Johnny Wise thanks lad 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
Proud to have served in SADF
I don’t understand much Afrikaans but from time to time I listen to the music Bok van Blerk songs are the best patriotism is out for the country is out of this world and that is what a lot of people dont understand and misinterpret
The is a lot of divisions in our country where each and every race wants to be the best and it causing us not to move forward
First thing we lack is respect for another and our differences and cultures
We need to learn to stop criticising each other we can use the energy to build and make South Africa great again regardless of everything that is happening
Thank you BvB for the good music and sorry for the using English to express myself
God bless afrikáner soldiers, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
Not all who served in the SADF were Afrikaans many of us English speaking people served. I'm Rhodesian and I served in the SADF
R.I.P SADF :'(
At the time I would have gladly sacrificed my life for a single square meter of South African soil. I was proud to see our flag, listen to "Die Stem" and enjoy braaivleis and rugby. Yes, we made mistakes, big ones at that. Today however, I will not get in bar fight for all of South African soil, after trying to rectify the past, it was all taken for granted and now there is nothing left and still getting worse.
Wenela… Katima .. Eenhana … Old friends now… Crossing the Cutline and coming home…. Who will remember us?
Served 1985-87 - video brings back memories and tears....was dit verniet?
Hugo Diedericks Nie vir die Politikiste nie,daarvan het hulle seker gemaak.
Lyk My So
I served in 8SAI 1980 ( 17 years old) to 1982 then DLI from 1982 to 1994.Lost some good friends who were like me, young men. .Always in my thoughts , may God always bless you and your families you left behind. Salute & RIP.
Also served in 8 SAI. RIP in Andre and Derek miss you guys - everyday KIA Ombalantu 5.5.1980
I love this song and I think it suits the men that fought for their country in south africa
Best thing for South Africa at the end of apartheid would have been for the homelands to keep their governments, but to become part of a Federation, like the US. Every State has its own government so they can listen to the concerns of the local people. Better separation of powers, more power to the provinces. Now, people in Bop and Venda want to secede because the provincial authorities ignore them. Every people (volk) has a right to self determination and the ANC is immorally denying them this.
god zegen onze boeren groeten uit jullie holland
This is such a beautifully poignant combination of combat and music. WHY does there have to be so much conflict in this world? Many soldiers are just so incredibly beautiful in the sacrifices that they're willing to make...
#WARRIORS they are ! God Bless each son and Daughter
My father served as a medic in the South African border he was in SWASPES and was a medic in the dog squad he is truly an amazing kind man he saved many life’s as a medic but lost many valuable friends and people during the war he was a sergeant and he really went threw a lot in the war many of his buddies survived the conflict but many of his buddies also got killed in action my
My father might have survived the war but let’s have a moment of peace for all the innocent lives what has been ended on both sides
🇿🇦🇦🇴🇷🇺🇵🇷 and all the other countries what were involved may those who tragically died live in peace in heaven🙏🙏🙏
Did a tour of duty at Swaspes and hung out with the dog & horse medics most of the time. Great guys for a braai 😀
God Bless from Australia!!!
my dad's photo features at 4:05
Salut to your dad who served. My dad also served 1980-1984. 53 battalion along with his friends that followed up the years 1984-1986 1 SWA SPES bike squad.
My Dad served 1978- 1980, 1 year in Angola at Owambo, and second year at Waterkloof
Brett Harvey
Woooow, dude👍👍👍
👍👍👍👍👍👍
BIG RESPECT and thanks to your Dad. I grew up in RSA but left aged 16. I did not appreciate the sacrifiece then./ GROOT 'RESPECT' en my dankie aan jou Pa. Ek het in RSA grootgeword maar verlaat waneer ek 16 was. Ek het did nie dan gewaarduur nie.
Ek is SOOOO Trots om 'n Suid Afrikaner te wees....bliksem...dis voel lekker !!!
Proudly served from Jan 1981. SA Army. Best time of my life!
Forgotten war most definitely
Served mine in 1992-1993,Will do it again!!!
Dankie vir die musiek video.... my pa is hierop. Raak so emotional as ons hierna kyk. ❤
Greetings to all european people around the world. United we stand!
Die lied bring baie herinderinge, dit voel asof ek gister daar was en dis al 25 jaar terug.
Saluut aan julle wie daar die hoogste prys betaal het.
I realise that many people viewing this video does not speak or understand Afrikaans. So here are the lyrics (translated) and a brief explanation of what the Kaplyn and the Bush is:
- Kaplyn - a strip of sand, completely cleared of any vegetation and heavily mined (landmines). This was the border between Angola & South West Africa (Namibia).
- The Bush - our war was fought is the dense African bush. A dry, harsh, unforgiving place, with almost every plant, shrub and bush covered in thorns.
Such a sad song! So true! Where are all the guys honoured??
Thats what South African War literature is for. This and the boer war. The world wars are largely forgotten
i miss my wonderful South Africa
I would agreee with that, mate. From an Ex South African's Perspective. My family and I now live in Australia. We left Durban in 1993.
My father fought in the SA Border War he became a sergeant and then he dropped out of service MAY GOD BLESS SA FOR LIFE AND ENTIRETY AND AMERICA
One had to be there to understand it. I have difficulty explaining to my daughter what we went through.
What a beautiful song ❤❤
Reminds me of my grandfather and father. Real boer mane. To the end.
Bring letterlik trane na my oë. Die verlange na 'n era wat ek noit gesien het nie
Ken die gevoel budz
.....N land waar mens weer kan trotseer en as een man sal staan .....Eendrag maak mag !
VOLKSTAAT!
VOLKSTAAT NOW!
Soos broers sall ons afrikaaners veg en ons land trug kry fok die government
VRIJHEID VOOR DE AFRIKANERS, KOMT BURGERS EN LAAT DE VLAGGEN WAPPREN!
SA history should be celebrating what all those young chaps went through for this country. Generations today have no idea what they went through.
This song makes my cry everytime. 😢😢
This video makes me so proud of my dad! :) Tonight I asked him " But dad was it like real war where you actually have to fight and people die for their country and stuff? " ( in afrikaans though, haha )so he showed me this video and now I believe him!
My groot 'Respect' en baie dankie aan jou pa vir sy diens. Ek het in SA grootgeword 1970 to 1984, tot ek 16 jaar oud was.
Julle sal nooit vergeet word nie. My kinder se kinder sal geleer word van wat julle vir ons opgeoffer het. Nes my kinders se kinders nooit sal vergeet wat die Boere vrouens en kinders moes deurgemaak het in die Boere oorlog nie. Ons sal dir Geskiedenis NOOIT vergeet nie.
Back when south africa used to be a country
read: was run by whites
This is the best thing iv seen all year
Love this song
God Bless! All of you!
Dankie ou seun
Hierdie liedjie is so nice. Ek luister nou nog na hom
Dankie julle...
favorite song!!!
Good Video! Congrats! from the US!
Brings back PTSD memories
My father fort for our country for 3 year 1977-1980. I prodly salute the men who fort for us they had to go at my age ( 18 ) im still afriad to leave home for long they had to leave for months im proud to be south african long live the men who protected our COUNTRY
Spelling check, bro...
I'm a Amarican /African some of my people served in the army dering in the war wold2
The significance of the kaplyn (apart from cultural influences), was it had no local population in it. There used to be a kill-on-sight rule in the Jati, (by my time, it was no longer strictly enforced). The Jati was a critical feature of hot pursuit (hakkejag) operations - our race was always to catch up with the fleeing terrorists before they could cross into the shallow external region of Angola. That was never a guarantee of complete safety for them - we would frequently cross over as well.
What did this boys die for...breaks my heart
What a time. From wales
I'm 33 thanks for fighting boys. julle was veraai
Brings back memories of note I served 10 years in the operational border war. to me it was about the the man next to you.salute
Respect, sta vast
So is dit... N Vriend wat altyd die Royal Marines of French Foreign Legion wou join. Kon toe nooit. Die man... Het die krag en wil gehad van Bo... Ons sou gaan... Maar daar was ander planne vir ons! Sander Nortje. Wens jy kon hierdie liedjie gehoor het my vriend.
makes me proud to be a afrikaaner
Maar op 18 was ons almal verlore hoe kan ons verstaan..
I'm pleased to meet any Afrikaans migrants, health & wealth 😊
you are most welcome
My favourite song when I was 5 my oupa was in daai Hy was n paramedic en het laws week vrydag 76 geword ek het Al sy gear gekry
Nice liedjie. Elke keer as na hom luister voel ek hartseer want ek onthou hoe ek na my pa verlang het toe hy op die grens was. Ek was maar net een klein dogtertjie van omtrent 5 of 6 jaar oud.
Ja goeie ou dae
Ek wonder of vandag se sadf sal by hou toe my pa daar was in die 70s. Saluut koperaal Heyns.
And now?for what did we fight for? Corruption????
ik kann ju verstahn. hold brav, mien blank broders. Best grööt ut Norddütschland vun een old düütsch Soldat.
So sad there is no Suid Afrika that it was before- As far as I can understand those soldiers are practically forgotten by contemporary authorities ( not by relatives if any). Sorry, but my country was at SWAPO side,together with Cuba,.At that time we had Afghanistan and thousands of our 18-19 year old boys, who were sent to war by the Kremlin rulers for some political reasons, known only to them, were killed, are forgotten now too. Only grave stones left.
Respekt!