I Won't Be Afraid

I really really want to share this. But since music are copyright protected, I won't share it up here on DA. I'll rather redirect to the original, and to the original Artist.

I know many people won't understand my language, especially those who are over seas. So, I sat down and typed out the translation as I silently sat and cried. I usually don't do HTML documents at all. This will be a first.

Reason why I want to share this, I honestly don't know. I'm not very religious, though many seem to think so. Well, I don't feel very religious. I usually don't like Gospel music, especially in my language, but I really like this song.

Also that the power has been out here for two days, and that there was no way to charge my phones, I sat and listened to this song, over and over and over again. With a song that Juanita du Plessis sing, which I'll share later.

But anyway, those who don't understand my language, can go and look at the video.

Now some won't under some of the events, so I'll tell you, since Joe was on TV one night and told us what happened in the video.

The video starts with people who tell to the camera, what their fears are. Then the song begins. You see people writing on paper. They all write down their fears on a piece of paper, then they all sit around a fire, then one by one, they cast their fears into the fire. Then they write a prayer on a thingy I have no clue what you call it, but I know what it is. They then literally send their prayers up into the sky.

.... but anyway ... here's the translation, go and look, and if you do not understand, or are not from my country, then read the translation I have done for you.

The original lyrics, in Afrikaans, can be found on Joe's website here.

In the beginning of the video, translation:

Little boy: "I'm affraid of ... of ... the snakes"
Woman: "I'm affraid of my past and for ... many things that happened to me when I was a child"
Young boy: "I'm affraid of to be infront of people and with - to speak infront of people"
Young girl: "I'm affraid of that something might happen to my mother and father and that me and my brothers would be alone."
Woman: "I'm affraid of voilence, murder ... parents that gets taken away, families that falls appart ... "

Direct Translation of the song "Ek Sal Nie Bang Wees Nie" by Joe Niemand

He who sits in the shadows of the most High
In the secret place
Would be able to tell God:
You are my stronghold
My refuge on whom I can trust

Because You, You will come and fetch me
Out of the deepest darkest places where I'm
Surrounded by the death risk, yes Your
Wings fold around me
Under Your wedding wings I find my refuge
Your feathers are my shield, my liberation

I won't be afraid
For the mischief in the night
Or the disaster in the day
I won't be afraid
Even fall a thousand on my side
Or a ten thousand here next to me
I won't be afraid

And here I hide
In the heights of the Highest
Everything safe in Your hand
Out of the reach of the enemy and his forces
Surrounded by Angels on every side

Because You, You let me be carried
Safely over everything that tears, poisons
You crush each attack that is directed to me

I won't be afraid
For the mischief in the night
Or the disaster in the day
I won't be afraid
Even fall a thousand on my side
Or a ten thousand here next to me
I won't be afraid

You shall rescue me because You know how much I love You
Because I trust everything on You that You shall keep me safe in the heights
And when I get lost You shall hear my cries of distress
With my disaster You will every time save
And You will always honor my salvation

I won't be afraid
For the mischief in the night
Or the disaster in the day
I won't be afraid
Even fall a thousand on my side
Or a ten thousand here next to me
I won't be afraid