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A O Akantse Thapelo?
A O Akantse Thapelo?
1. Fa o tsoga mosong o no,
A o rape tse?
Ka ina la Kreset’ Mmolok’,
Ao ne wa ikopel’ thekogel’
Jaak’tshak’ tsats’jen’?
Thapel’ e lapolos’ balap’!
Thapel’ e tsis’ tsats’ bosig’.
Mme fa botshelo bo nna that’,
se labal’ thapel’.
2. Fa pelo yag’ e sakgetse,
A o rape tse?
Ao kopil’ tshwaro mokaulengw’,
Go re o ba itshwarel’ Ba
go kgopisi tsats’?
Thapel’ e lapolos’ balap’!
Thapel’ e tsis’ tsats’ bosig’.
Mme fa botshelo bo nna that’,
se labal’ thapel’.
3. Fa diteko di go wela,
A o rape tse?
Fa mow’ o tletse kutl’ botlhok’,
Ao ne wa adima tlotso
fa kgorong tsa tsats’?
Thapel’ e lapolos’ balap’!
Thapel’ e tsis’ tsats’ bosig’.
Mme fa botshelo bo nna that’,
se labal’ thapel’.
Temana: Mary A. Pepper Kidder, 1820–1905
Mmino: William O. Perkins, 1831–1902