"Lefatshe leno la bo-rrarona" was the national anthem of the
Bophuthatswana
Bophuthatswana (, meaning "gathering of the Tswana people"), officially the Republic of Bophuthatswana ( tn, Riphaboliki ya Bophuthatswana; af, Republiek van Bophuthatswana), was a Bantustan (also known as "Homeland"; an area set aside for mem ...
. The lyrics were written by J M Ntsime, a famous
Setswana
Tswana, also known by its native name , and previously spelled Sechuana in English, is a Bantu language spoken in Southern Africa by about 8.2 million people. It belongs to the Bantu language family within the Sotho-Tswana branch of Zone ...
novelist, dramatist and minister of education of Bophuthatswana.
Lyrics
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National anthems
Historical national anthems
Bophuthatswana
African anthems
1977 songs
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ko:우리 조상의 땅