- Fatshe leno la rona
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Fatshe leno la rona English: Blessed Be This Noble Land
National anthem of
Botswana
Lyrics Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete Music Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete Adopted 1966 "Fatshe leno la rona" (Blessed Be This Noble Land) is the national anthem of Botswana. Written and composed by Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete, it was adopted upon independence in 1966.
Lyrics
Setswana lyrics English translation[N 1] - 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 chaba ya Botswana,
- Ka kutlwano le kagisano,
- E bopagantswe mmogo.
- Chorus
- Blessed be this noble land,
- Gift to us from God's strong hand,
- Heritage our fathers left to us.
- May it always be at peace.
- Chorus:
- Awake, awake, O men, awake!
- And women close beside them stand,
- Together we'll work and serve
- This land, this happy land!
- Word of beauty and of fame,
- The name Botswana to us came.
- Through our unity and harmony,
- We'll remain at peace as one.
- Chorus
Notes
- ^ Poetic license has been taken in an attempt to make it rhyme in English. This is not a literal translation.
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