This is the 16th most frequent Afrikaans word.
daar
There; there is/are.
Here, 'daar' refers to a specific distant location described as 'there', indicating direction.
Ek gaan daar heen.
I am going over there.
In this case, 'daar' specifies a poetic or abstract location, used in a descriptive phrase to set a scene or context.
Daar waar die son sak, lê my hoop.
There, where the sun sets, lies my hope.
In this sentence, 'daar' acts as an existential indicator meaning 'there', used to state that something exists at a location.