MAKHIRIKHIRI (DUMELANG BOTSWANA) - Shumba Ratshega
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THLAKO BANNA SANANAPO - Shumba Ratshega
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BOTSWANA NATIONAL ANTHEM
In case you’d like to refresh your memory, here are the lyrics of Botswana’s National Anthem, along with a literal translation (not the official English lyrics)
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Fatshe leno la rona |
The Botswana National Anthem Translation |
Written by Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete (1966)
Fatshe leno la rona, Ke mpho ya Modimo, Ke boswa jwa borraetsho; A le nne ka kagiso. CHORUS: Tsogang, tsogang! banna, tsogang! Emang, basadi, emang, tlhagafalang! Re kopaneleng go direla Lefatshe la rona. Ina lentle la tumo La tšhaba ya Botswana, Ka kutlwano le kagisano, E bopagantswe mmogo. CHORUS: Tsogang, tsogang! banna, tsogang! Emang, basadi, emang, tlhagafalang! Re kopaneleng go direla Lefatshe la rona. |
Translation © Thapelo Otlogetswe 2006
This land of ours, Is a gift from God, An inheritance from our fore-fathers, May it always be at peace. CHORUS: Awake, awake, O men, awake! Arise, O women, arise! be energised, Let us work together to serve, Our land. Beautiful name of fame Of the nation of Botswana Through harmonious relations and reconciliation Bound together CHORUS: Awake, awake, O men, awake! Arise, O women, arise! be energised, Let us work together to serve, Our land. |
Here's a video to help you learn how to sing it. This video shows the Setswana words and the official English words (i.e., not the literal English translation shown above).
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WOYAYA
This song arose from a collaboration of seven South African musicians. It was recorded by Sweet Honey in the Rock and was also covered by Art Garfunkel.
We are going, heaven knows where we are going,
We’ll know we’re there.
We will get there, heaven knows how we will get there,
We know we will.
It will be hard we know,
And the road will be muddy and rough,
But we’ll get there, heaven knows how we will get there,
We know we will!
WOYAYA, WOYAYA, WOYAYA, WOYAYA
It will be hard we know,
And the road will be muddy and rough,
But we’ll get there, heaven knows how we will get there,
We know we will!
We’ll know we’re there.
We will get there, heaven knows how we will get there,
We know we will.
It will be hard we know,
And the road will be muddy and rough,
But we’ll get there, heaven knows how we will get there,
We know we will!
WOYAYA, WOYAYA, WOYAYA, WOYAYA
It will be hard we know,
And the road will be muddy and rough,
But we’ll get there, heaven knows how we will get there,
We know we will!
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND - BOTSWANA VERSION
Le lefatshe ke la gago
Le lefatshe ke la me
Go tswa Okavango
Go ya Kgalagadi
Go tswa Kazangula
Go ya Gaborone
Le lefatshe le diritswe wena le na
Ereleng ke tsamaya
Mo tseleng ya Ghanzi
Ke bonye dikgomo
Dile entekologile
Ke hupa bojalwa
Mo lelwapeng la me
Le lefatshe le diritswe wena le na
Le lefatshe ke la me
Go tswa Okavango
Go ya Kgalagadi
Go tswa Kazangula
Go ya Gaborone
Le lefatshe le diritswe wena le na
Ereleng ke tsamaya
Mo tseleng ya Ghanzi
Ke bonye dikgomo
Dile entekologile
Ke hupa bojalwa
Mo lelwapeng la me
Le lefatshe le diritswe wena le na
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