SETSWANA LYRICS
 
Lefatshe leno la borrarona  
Re le abetswe ke Modimo  
Kwa ntle ga tshololo ya madi  
A re lebogeng, a re ipepleng  
 
Lefatshe leno la borrarona  
Re le abela matshelo a rona  
Re tla le fufulelwa  
Go fitlha sethitho se fetoga madi  
 
Lefasthe la kgomo le mabele  
Boswa jwa rona ka bosakhutleng  
Ramasedi a ledibele  
Re tshele mo go llona, ka pabalesego  
 
Modimo tshegofatsa fatshe le  
Go rene kagiso le kutlwano  
Tshegofatsa Setshaba sa rona  
Le yona puso ya rona  
Go ntsha maungo a a tshedisang
 
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
 
This land of our Forefathers  
It is given to us by God  
Without shedding of blood  
Let us give thanks, and rejoice  
 
This land of our Forefathers  
We pledge our lives to it  
We shall labour for it  
Till the sweat turns to blood  
 
This land of cattle and corn  
Our lasting heritage  
May God safeguard it fittingly  
That we may live in it safely  
 
God bless our land  
That peace and harmony may reign  
God bless our Government and nation  
That in good health we may produce lifegiving fruits. 

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Bophuthatswana
"Lefatshe leno la bo-rrarona" (This Land of Our Forefathers)

Words by:J.M. Ntsime
Music by:E.B. Mathibe and J.J. Loots
In use:1977-1994

Bophuthatswana was one of several "homelands" or "Bantustans" set up by the
South African government as part of the policy of apartheid. Bophuthatswana was
one that declared independence (but was not internationally recognized) and
national symbols were adopted upon the declaration. The lyrics were composed by
a former music inspector in the South African government, the composer of the
lyrics later went on to be Secretary of Education in the Bophuthatswana
government. Bophuthatswana ceased to exist in 1994 when South Africa had free,
multi-party, multi-racial elections, and was re-incorporated into South Africa

Special thanks to:Ben Cahoon for informing me of this anthem and Pawel Ciupak
for the MIDI.

See also: South_Africa_(1936-1994).

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