Fatshe leno la rona

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Fatshe leno la rona
Alternative title Blessed be this noble land
("Blessed be this noble land")
Title in German This our country
country BotswanaBotswana Botswana
Usage period Sep. 30, 1966 - Present
text Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete
melody Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete
Audio files

Fatshe leno la rona (German: "This our country", also: "Blessed be this noble land") is the national anthem of Botswana . It was adopted with the country's independence on September 30, 1966 .

The composition and text are by Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete , who founded the left-wing Bechuanaland People's Party BPP (later: Botswana People's Party ) in 1960 , which advocated the independence of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland . The title of the poem "Fatshe leno la rona" became the slogan of the party, which however never won the government majority.

Unlike many other African national anthems, Botswana's anthem is not sung in the language of the former colonial power, but in the Bantu language, Setswana . The author himself also wrote an English adaptation, but it has no official status.

Text in Setswana

Fatshe leno la rona,
Ke mpho ya Modimo,
Ke boswa jwa borraetsho;
A le nne ka kagiso.

refrain

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.

refrain

German translation

This land of ours,
Is a gift from God,
An inheritance from our forefathers,
May it always be in peace.

refrain

Wake up, wake up, oh men, wake up!
Rise up, O women, stand up! be active,
let's work together to serve
our country.

Wonderful Name of Fame
The Nation of Botswana Linked
by harmonious relationships and harmony
.

Text in English

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.

refrain

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.

refrain

German translation

Blessed be this noble land,
gift to us from God's mighty hand,
inheritance from our fathers, entrusted to us.
May it always be in peace.

refrain

Wake up, wake up, oh men, wake up!
And women stand by their side,
together we will work and serve
this country, this happy country!

Word of beauty and fame,
The name Botswana came to us.
Through our unity and harmony,
we will remain in peace, united.

refrain

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