Breakfast
I woke up between dawn and night
Thought I heard the voice of mommy
Sounds as if my parents had a fight
So I woke up my brother lying next to me
I wonder why she's making all that noise
Better go and check it out
So trying not to breathe only the sound of little feet
We were about to discover what that noise was all about
And as we opened up the door
We saw them lying on the kitchen floor
We were grateful for they both did their best
But we said hey, there must be an easier way to make breakfast
They both got up real fast
As if they were caught (or something)
And then we understood at last
It was a surprise breakfast they were planning
Mommy stumbled, later, kids, you'll understand
While daddy was busy putting on his pants
We said we already do, don't worry about the rest
So then for our quest, we made coffee boiled eggs
We made them breakfast
Ontbijt
'k Wier wakker, de zunne nog nie op
'k 'Oorden de stemme van mama
Zö t' 'ore adden m'n ouwers wee 's mot
Dus maekten ik m'n broertje neffen m'n mae wakker
Waerom maekten ze toch zö'n 'oóp kebaol
Da zouen m'n mae gaen uutzoeke
Nie t'ard aesseme, 't geluud van voetjes op 't perket
Me zoue gauw wete waerom as ze zö vloeke
En toen m'n de deure opendeeë
Zaege me ze legge op de keukenvloer
Me waere bliee wan ze deeë wa ze konne
Ons zeie, ee, ontbijt maeke kan vee makkelijker; wa bin
begonne
Ze kwaeme 'eêl rap overeinde
Asof ze bie iets betrapt waere (of zoiets)
Toen begrepen m'n 't ok:
Ze maekten een verrassingsonbijt klaer
Mama zei a je groot bin begriep je 't wè
En pap trok gauw z'n broek om'oög
Me zeie me snappe 't wè, lae mae doee, ons doe de rest
D'r was gin ruzie, m'n maekten koffie mi brood
M'n maekten 't ontbijt klaer.
K's Choice
vert. Patricia de Kort