Sarie Marais

Polka · 2/4 · D major

Sarie Marais is a well-known Afrikaans folk song and marching tune from South Africa, though its exact traditional origins remain somewhat uncertain. Set in a lively 2/4 meter in D major, it functions as a polka with a cheerful character well-suited for social dancing and community singing. The tune gained widespread historical association during the Second Boer War, when Boer soldiers adapted the melody with new lyrics about a homesick fighter longing for his beloved.

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