My translation of Lied van my Hart (now with Afrikaans lyrics as well)

The other day I was searching Youtube a bit and somehow found myself at an Afrikaans song. It's a little funny to me, because despite knowing the language, I don't really make much of an active effort to find any music. But I like this song, and since I'm not sure if there's a translation out there (the link didn't work in the video description, and a very quick search on Google didn't show anything, though there may be something that I missed) I'm going to see how well I really can translate from Afrikaans to English.

EDIT: I got a request to post the Afrikaans lyrics as well, so they're up now. Also did minor
changes to the English lyrics.

Lied van my Hart - Song of my Heart

Afrikaans
Steve
My lewe le en wag
net anderkant die wereld wat ek ken
Daar le my nuwe dag

Net een ding maak my vry
Ek luister na die sagte note diep
na die stem hier binne my

Maar alles wat ek is moet ek behou, om waar to bly
Dis die lied van my hart
Dis die lied binne my
Ek sing al my drome en dan is ek vry

Dis die lied van my hart
Dis die stem wat my ken
Bly naby die waarheid en dan sal ek wen
Dis die lied van my hart

Nadine
Al was ek net 'n kind
Kon ek die woorde saggies hoor oor my
'n fluister op die wind
My wereld raak nou stil
Ek luister na die woorde in my siel, want ek weet dis God se wil

Maar alles wat ek is moet ek behou, om waar to bly

Both
Dis die lied van my hart
Dis die lied binne my
Ek sing al my drome en dan is ek vry

Dis die lied van my hart
Dis die stem wat my ken
Bly naby die waarheid en dan sal ek wen
Dis die lied van my hart

Nadine
Maar diep hier binne my
is die stem van donker vrese
Sal ek die krag en moed he
om te wees wat ek wil wees

Steve
Want alles in jou lewe
het 'n prys wat jy betaal

Both
'n prys wat jy moet neerle
om jou drome te gaan haal

Nadine
Die dis lied van my hart
Dis die lied binne my
Ek sing al my drome en dan is ek vry

Both
Dis die lied van my hart
Dis die lied binne my
Ek sing al my drome en dan is ek vry

Dis die lied van my hart
Dis die stem wat my ken
Bly naby die waarheid en dan sal ek wen
Dis die lied van my hart

Dis die lied van my hart
Dis die stem wat my ken
Bly naby die waarheid end dan sal ek wen
Dis die lied van my hart

Dis die lied van my hart

English
Steve
My life lies and waits
just beyond the world that I know
There lies my new day

Just one thing makes me free
I listen to the soft notes deep
To the voice here inside me

But everything that I am I must retain, to stay true
It's the song of my heart
It's the song inside me
I sing all my dreams, and then I am free

It's the song of my heart
It's the voice that knows me
Stay close to the truth, and then I will win
It's the song of my heart

Nadine
Though I was just a child
I could hear the words softly over me
a whisper on the wind
My world is getting quiet
I listen to the words in my soul, because I know it's God's will

But everything I am I must protect, to stay true

Both
It's the song of my heart
It's the song inside me
I sing all my dreams and then I am free

It's the song of my heart
It's the voice that knows me
Stay close to the truth, and then I will win
It's the song of my heart

Nadine
But deep inside me
is the voice of dark fear
Will I have the strength and courage, to be what I want to be

Steve
Because everything in your life, has a price that you pay

Both
A price you have to lay down, to fetch your dreams

Nadine
It's the song of my heart
It's the song inside me
I sing all my dreams and then I am free

Both
It's the song of my heart
It's the song inside me
I sing all my dreams and then I am free

It's the song of my heart
It's the voice that knows me
Stay close to the truth, and then I will win
It's the song of my heart

It's the song of my heart
It's the voice that knows me
Stay close to the truth, and then I will win
It's the song of my heart

It's the song of my heart


Aaand, that's it. This is how I would translate it. Others might put it a little differently, but this is how I see the words translate to in my head, if that makes any sense. And since this was fun, I might do more translations in the future.