"Blessed Be This Noble Land" is called "Fatshe leno la rona" (Tswana pronunciation: [fatsʰɪ lɪnʊ la rʊna]) in the Tswana language. It is the national anthem of Botswana. Kgalemang Tumediso Motsete wrote the lyrics (words) and composed the music of this song in 1962. Four years later when the country got its independence from the United Kingdom, this anthem was adopted.[1][2]
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Fatshe leno la ronaEnglish: Blessed Be This Noble Land |
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National anthem of Botswana
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Lyrics | Kgalemang Tumediso Motsete |
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Music | Kgalemang Tumediso Motsete |
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Adopted | 1966 |
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Tswana version
Setswana lyrics |
Pronunciation |
Fatshe leno la rona
Ke mpho ya Modimo,
Ke boswa jwa borraetsho;
A le nne ka kagiso.
Khorase:
Tsogang, tsogang! Banna, tsogang!
Emang, basadi, emang, tlhagafalang!
Re kopane le go direla
Lefatshe la rona.
'Ina lentle la tumo
La tšhaba ya Botswana,
Ka kutlwano le kagisano,
E bopagantswe mmogo.
Khorase[3] |
/fatsʰɪ lɪnʊ la rʊna/
/kɪ mpʰʊ ja mʊdimʊ ǀ/
/kɪ bʊswa jwa bʊrraɪtsʰʊ ǀ/
/a lɪ nnɪ kɪ kaχisʊ ‖/
/kʰʊrasɪ/
/tsʊχaŋ ǀ tsʊχaŋ ‖ banna ǀ tsʊχaŋ ‖/
/ɪmaŋ ǀ basadi ǀ ɪmaŋ ǀ tɬʰaχafalaŋ ‖/
/rɪ kʊpanɪ lɪ χʊ dirɪla/
/lɪfatsʰɪ la rʊna ‖/
/ina lɪntɬɪ la tumʊ/
/la tʃʰaba ja bʊtswana ǀ/
/ka kutɬwanʊ lɪ kaχisanʊ ǀ/
/ɪ bʊpaχantswɪ mmʊχʊ ‖/
/kʰʊrasɪ/ |
English version
- 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!
- Work of beauty and of fame,
- The name Botswana to us came
- Through our unity and harmony,
- We'll remain at peace as one.
- Chorus[4][5]