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Finding Joy through Music: Liam's Christmas Concert Journey
Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Finding Joy through Music: Liam's Christmas Concert Journey
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Story Transcript:
Af: Die son het helder geskyn oor die pieke van die Drakensberge.
En: The sun shone brightly over the peaks of the Drakensberge.
Af: Die vars somerbries het deur die bome gesuis en die geure van dennebome vul die lug.
En: The fresh summer breeze whispered through the trees and the scents of pine trees filled the air.
Af: By die skool, wat knus tussen die berge staan, was daar groot opgewondenheid.
En: At the school, nestled snugly between the mountains, there was great excitement.
Af: Dit was amper Kersfees en die einde van die skooljaar was naby.
En: It was almost Christmas and the end of the school year was near.
Af: Die voorbereidings vir die groot Kersfeeskonsert was in volle gang.
En: The preparations for the big Christmas concert were in full swing.
Af: Liam het sy viool onder sy arm gedra.
En: Liam carried his violin under his arm.
Af: Hy was 'n talentvolle jong violis en hierdie konsert was belangrik vir hom.
En: He was a talented young violinist, and this concert was important to him.
Af: Hy het sy familie belowe dat hy soos 'n regte kunstenaar gaan speel.
En: He had promised his family that he was going to play like a true artist.
Af: Maar diep binne hom knaag die vrees.
En: But deep inside him, fear gnawed.
Af: Hy het begin twyfel aan homself en sy vermoëns.
En: He had started to doubt himself and his abilities.
Af: Annelie, sy beste vriendin en 'n vaardige pianis, het langs hom aangestap.
En: Annelie, his best friend and a skilled pianist, walked alongside him.
Af: "Liam, jy gaan wonderlik doen," sê sy met 'n vriendelike glimlag.
En: "Liam, you're going to do wonderfully," she said with a friendly smile.
Af: Sy het altyd 'n manier gehad om hom beter te laat voel.
En: She always had a way of making him feel better.
Af: Johan, die musiekonderwyser, het in die ouditorium gewag.
En: Johan, the music teacher, waited in the auditorium.
Af: Dit was versier met glinsterende klatergoud en blink liggies.
En: It was decorated with sparkling tinsel and bright lights.
Af: Johan het geweet dat Liam vaardig was, maar hy het ook gesien hoe die seun gespanne was.
En: Johan knew that Liam was skilled, but he also saw how tense the boy was.
Af: "Liam," het hy gesê, "musiek gaan nie oor perfeksie nie.
En: "Liam," he said, "music isn't about perfection.
Af: Dit gaan oor die vreugde daarvan.
En: It's about the joy of it."
Af: "Maar Liam het kop geskud.
En: But Liam shook his head.
Af: Hy wou oefen.
En: He wanted to practice.
Af: Hy het homself afgesluit en dag en nag geoefen.
En: He had shut himself off and practiced day and night.
Af: Annelie het hom dikwels probeer uitnooi om saam te speel of 'n blaaskans te neem, maar Liam het geweier.
En: Annelie often tried to invite him to play together or take a break, but Liam refused.
Af: Hy het sy vriendelikheid oor die kop gesien in sy strewe na 'n foutlose uitvoering.
En: He overlooked his friendliness in his pursuit of a flawless performance.
Af: Die dag voor die groot konsert het Liam se vrees sy toppunt bereik.
En: The day before the big concert, Liam's fear reached its peak.
Af: Tydens 'n repetisie het hy 'n fout gemaak.
En: During a rehearsal, he made a mistake.
Af: Sy vingers het begin bewe en hy kon nie voortgaa
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