Pieter Koen grew up in Standerton South-Africa. He was a member of the Drak… Read Full Bio ↴Pieter Koen grew up in Standerton South-Africa. He was a member of the Drakensberg Boys Choir. He studied at Pretoria Technicon where he was a member of the music group Rondomtalies. After studying Pieter joined some of the local community radio stations as a DJ. Pieter then went on as presenter of the television program "Kunskafee" and then an announcer of the hit Kyk-net series "Kwela".Pieter released his first album in 1997 "Run with me".

Official website - http://www.pieterkoen.co.za

TATTOO
Pieter Koen Lyrics

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Ja die dinge wat n man
Ja die dinge wat n man... vir n vrou sal doen
In die skool was jou naam geverf op my spacecase
Ek het jou tas gedra want ons was mos gekys
Jy het my gehelp om jou huiswerk af te skryf
En ek onthou nog jou gesig toe ek jou wys
Daars n tattoo van jou naam op my linker boud
En n foto van jou gesig op my foon
En die ringtone op my foon is ons favorite tune
Ja die dinge wat n man
Ja die dinge wat n man... vir n vrou sal doen

In die SPUR het ek vir jou hand gevra.
In die wit wynglas was die ring wat jy nou dra
Toe ons weer kyk toes die kinders almal daar
En vanaand sal ek jou wys as jy my vra
Daars n tattoo van jou naam op my linker boud
En n foto van jou gesig op my foon
En die ringtone op my foon is ons favorite tune
Ja die dinge wat n man
Ja die dinge wat n man... vir n vrou sal doen

Daars n oorbel
In die lob van my linker oor
En n bumper sticker op my kar wat sê
I love you
En na jare noem jy my groot kokkedoor
Dit was true love gewees
Dit was true love gewees... Patrys
Daars n tattoo van jou naam op my linker boud
En n foto van jou gesig op my foon
En die ringtone op my foon is ons favorite tune

Ja die dinge wat n man
Ja die dinge wat n man... vir n vrou sal doen

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Pieter Koen’s song “Tattoo” describe the lengths to which a man would go for the woman he loves. The first verse in the chorus lists the different ways that the man has expressed his love for her, including a tattoo of her name on his left arm, a photo of her on his phone, and the ringtone on his phone being their favorite tune. The repetition of “the things a man… will do for a woman” emphasizes the idea that these actions are all undertaken out of love.

In the second verse, the lyrics recall how the two were childhood friends, with the girl’s name painted on the boy’s spacecase and the boy carrying her books. The girl helped the boy with his homework, and he remembers the look on her face as she showed him how to do it. The verse emphasizes that their love has been long-standing and that this tattoo and the other actions simply express the deep love that they have for each other.

The final verse of the song adds a few more tokens of love, including an earring in the man’s left earlobe, a bumper sticker on his car that says “I love you,” and a nickname that she calls him now that they are older. The song ends with another iteration of the chorus, reinforcing the notion that these acts of love are universal and that anyone, regardless of age or gender, can appreciate the depth of such devotion.

Line by Line Meaning

Daars n tattoo van jou naam op my linker boud
There is a tattoo of your name on my left arm

En n foto van jou gesig op my foon
And a photo of your face on my phone

En die ringtone op my foon is ons favorite tune
And the ringtone on my phone is our favorite song

Ja die dinge wat n man
Yes, the things that a man

Ja die dinge wat n man... vir n vrou sal doen
Yes, the things that a man will do for a woman

In die skool was jou naam geverf op my spacecase
In school, your name was painted on my spacecase

Ek het jou tas gedra want ons was mos gekys
I carried your bag because we were a couple

Jy het my gehelp om jou huiswerk af te skryf
You helped me cheat on your homework

En ek onthou nog jou gesig toe ek jou wys
And I still remember your face when I showed you

In die SPUR het ek vir jou hand gevra.
In the SPUR, I asked for your hand.

In die wit wynglas was die ring wat jy nou dra
In the white wine glass was the ring you wear now

Toe ons weer kyk toes die kinders almal daar
When we looked again, all the children were there

En vanaand sal ek jou wys as jy my vra
And tonight, I'll show you if you ask me

Daars n oorbel
There's an earring

In die lob van my linker oor
In the lobe of my left ear

En n bumper sticker op my kar wat sê
And a bumper sticker on my car that says

I love you
I love you

En na jare noem jy my groot kokkedoor
And after years, you call me a big fool

Dit was true love gewees
It was true love

Dit was true love gewees... Patrys
It was true love... Patrys

Ja die dinge wat n man
Yes, the things that a man

Ja die dinge wat n man... vir n vrou sal doen
Yes, the things that a man will do for a woman

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Daars n tattoo van jou naam op my linker boud
En n foto van jou gesig op my foon
En die ringtone op my foon is ons favorite tune
Ja die dinge wat n man
Ja die dinge wat n man... vir n vrou sal doen
In die skool was jou naam geverf op my spacecase
Ek het jou tas gedra want ons was mos gekys
Jy het my gehelp om jou huiswerk af te skryf
En ek onthou nog jou gesig toe ek jou wys
Daars n tattoo van jou naam op my linker boud
En n foto van jou gesig op my foon
En die ringtone op my foon is ons favorite tune
Ja die dinge wat n man
Ja die dinge wat n man... vir n vrou sal doen
In die SPUR het ek vir jou hand gevra
In die wit wynglas was die ring wat jy nou dra
Toe ons weer kyk toes die kinders almal daar
En vanaand sal ek jou wys as jy my vra
Daars n tattoo van jou naam op my linker boud
En n foto van jou gesig op my foon
En die ringtone op my foon is ons favorite tune
Ja die dinge wat n man
Ja die dinge wat n man... vir n vrou sal doen
Daars n oorbel
In die lob van my linker oor
En n bumper sticker op my kar wat sê
I love you
En na jare noem jy my groot kokkedoor
Dit was true love gewees
Dit was true love gewees... Patrys
Daars n tattoo van jou naam op my linker boud
En n foto van jou gesig op my foon
En die ringtone op my foon is ons favorite tune
Ja die dinge wat n man
Ja die dinge wat n man... vir n vrou sal doen