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Gedig 6 Die Heks Van Hexrivier
Gedig 6 Die Heks Van Hexrivier
Hexrivier
Philip Nel
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Die heks:
Eliza Meiring
EM
The name “Hex”, is the
Dutch/Afrikaans word for witch. The
legend is based on a true story, from
1768, during the very early days of
the valley’s settlement by the French
Huguenots. It is about the beautiful
young Eliza Meiring, who lived with
her family in the newly built manor
house on Buffelskraal Farm, northeast
“La belle enchantresse” – The of De Doorns.
beautiful witch.
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Die spookstorie:
The young men in the area were all taken with Eliza’s beauty and elegance and so to
deter the unwanted attention, Eliza challenged her would-be suitors to climb to the
heights of Matroosberg peak, saying that she would marry the one who brought her a
rare indigenous Disa Uniflora orchid from its treacherous heights.
Unbeknown to her, her favourite suitor decided to take up the challenge to surprise
her but slipped and fell to his death. On hearing this tragic news, Eliza was racked with
guilt and grief. Her mourning was so intense that she lost her mind and had to be
confined to her home as all she wanted to do was head into the mountains to look for
him. One day she escaped from an upper floor window and went to the cliffs,
barefoot. She stood on the cliff and leapt to her death to join her beloved. Another
version states that she tried to climb out of the window and fell to her death.
From this sad story the legend grew, and it is said that at full moon Eliza’s spirit can be
found wondering the mountain slopes of the Matroosberg, searching for her lost love.
During the period of her confinement, she engraved her initials EM and the date 1768
in the glass windowpane of the room with a diamond ring.
TITEL – vertel waaroor die
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‘n Distrik in
1. Toe die Hexrivier se heide teen die berghange blom die Kaapse
wynlande.
2. het 'n Hugenote-meisie van Drakenstein gekom. ALLITERASIE en
ENJAMBEMENT ASSONANSIE
3. Die lig in haar oë het die jonkmans betower ondersteun die ritme
Uit NEDERLANDS/FRANS en klankrykheid.
4. maar net een kon dit regkry om haar hart te verower.
Reël 1: Blomme. Die Disa Uniflora (orchid) groei wild in die area.
Reël 1: Ongelukkig groei dit teen die berghang (cliff) tussen rotse.
Reël 2: Die Franse Hugenote het in 1688 en 1689 aan die Kaap
geland. Sy is familie van die oorspronklike setlaars.
Reël 3: Sy het ongelooflike mooi oë gehad.
Reël 3: Verwys na die krag (power) wat sy oor mans gehad het. Dit is
waar die bynaam “la belle enchentresse” vandaankom.
Reël 4: TEENSTELLENDE VOEGWOORD. Alhoewel almal betower was,
het sy slegs verlief geraak op EEN.
RYMPATROON =
Reël 4: SIMBOLIEK. Hart – Liefde PAARRYM (aabb)
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8. aan hom wat die blom van die berghang sou bring. BINNERYM
PAARRYM
10.het sy lankal besluit om haar liefde te gee
Reël 18: VERLEDE TYD. Verwys na wat sy gewens het, wat sy wou hê. ‘n
Verlore kans – sy het alles a.g.v. haar hoogmoed verloor. Sy het
‘n keuse gehad.
Reël 18: SIMBOLIEK. Die orgidee verwys na die man wat die orgidee sou
terugbring. Sy “wou” haar hart vir “Flip” gee. Hy het tydens sy
dood die orgidee in sy hand gehad.
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