Lyrics and translation of Koning Van Harte

So I found this song on YouTube a few weeks ago when I was looking for some music. And since then, it's been stuck in my head, demanding for me to write down the lyrics. After doing some searching on Google, it doesn't look like there's any lyrics for this, let alone the translation, so I'm putting up both the Afrikaans and the English lyrics. Or maybe I just did a lazy job in searching, I don't really know or care.

(By the way, the girl in the video kinda looks like Selena Gomez...I showed this to my sister, and she said that she thought it was her...just a random note)

First up is what the book says in the beginning of the video. Just if you're wondering :)

Die Koning Van Harte
Eendag lank gelede was daar 'n koning wat alleen in 'n kasteel gebly het
Hy was beroemd as die koning  van harte en het oral ver en wyd gesoek vir 'n hart wat by syne sal pas

Translated, it means:
The King of Hearts
One day long ago there was a king that lived alone in a castle
He was renowned as the king of hearts and searched everywhere far and wide looking for a heart that would fit his

The "looking for a heart that would fit his" might be translated to "looking for a heart that would suit his", but I like the way how I translated it, because when I think of the word "pas" with things, I think of the word "fit", kind of like two puzzle pieces fitting together. It could also mean "match". Like, a specific shirt and pants match each other well.

And now the Afrikaans lyrics. They might not be entirely accurate, since I'm really unused to writing in Afrikaans, and I might have heard something wrong, but they should be fine. If they're not and you actually know Afrikaans (I haven't met very many people who do know it) then by all means please correct me.


Koning Van Harte

Is dit luck is dit timing wat teen my tel
om te kry daardie een wat my hart laat smelt
Ek's gemaak vir 'n paar twee is meer as een
en ek speel hierdie hand want ek soek die een

Ek's jou koning van harte
ek soek deur al die kaarte
daar is twee van 'n soort
soek 'n hart vat by myne hoort*

Ek's jou koning van harte
ek speel die hoogste kaarte
met geluk aan my kant
konining wys vir my jou hand

Of ek vat of ek gee, ek wil weer probeer
deur die lag, die verloor, en selfs bietjie seer
want ek weet wat gaan kom gaan amazing wees
om te wen met 'n hart wat my kaarte kan lees

Ek's jou koning van harte
ek soek deur al die kaarte
daar is twee van 'n soort
soek a hart vat by myne hoort

Ek's jou koning van harte
ek speel die hoogste kaarte
met geluk aan my kant
koningin wys vir my jou hand

Vat 'n kans om die spel met my hart te speel
met die hoop jou kaart word vir my gedeel
geluk breek elke reel
Oooh
Vat 'n kans om die spel met my hart te speel
met die hoop jou kaart word vir my gedeel
geluk breek elke reel

Ek's jou koning van harte
ek soek deur al die kaarte
daar is twee van 'n soort
soek a hart vat by myne hoort

Ek's jou koning van harte
ek speel die hoogste kaarte
met geluk aan my kant
koningin wys vir my jou hand
met geluk aan my kant
koningin wys vir my jou hand


Again, this might not be entirely accurate. But that's what I hear, and so far as I know of it's also what my family hears. So, this is what I'm going with.

Now the English translation. This is as accurate as the Afrikaans lyrics, so if there's something wrong with those then chances are that there's something wrong with these as well.


King of Hearts

Is it luck, is it timing that's counting against me
to get that one that makes my heart melt
I'm made for a pair, two is more than one
And I play this hand because I'm looking for the one

I'm your king of hearts
I'm looking through all the cards
There is two of a kind
Search for a heart that belongs to me

I'm your king of hearts
I play the highest cards
With luck on my side
Queen show me your hand

If I take, or I give, I want to try again
Through the laughter, the loss, and even a little hurt
Because I know what will come will be amazing
To win with a heart that can read my cards

I'm your king of hearts
I'm looking through all the cards
There is two of a kind
Search for a heart that belongs to me

I'm your king of hearts
I play the highest cards
With luck on my side
Queen show me your hand

Take a chance to play the game with my heart
With the hope your card gets dealt to me
Luck breaks every rule
Oooh
Take a chance to play the game with my heart
With the hope your card gets dealt to me
Luck breaks every rule

I'm your king of hearts
I'm looking through all the cards
There is two of a kind
Search for a heart that belongs to me

I'm your king of hearts
I play the highest cards
With luck on my side
Queen show me your hand

With luck on my side
Queen show me your hand



So, uh, that's it. I meant to get this song on here about two and a half weeks ago, but I wanted to double check the lyrics by my mom/older sister first. Unfortunately, my mom is too busy most of the time to be able to do much, and my sister has very limited internet, so it's only earlier that my sister was able to judge and say that the lyrics here are what she heard as well.