Ke Dumetse Ho Morena (Live)
[Intro]
When I was a little boy
Around the age of nine and fourteen years old
My mother and paternal grandmother would take me to church without fail
When my mother couldn't make it
My grandmother always did
When my grandmother couldn't
My mother always did
Whatever happened, both these ladies made sure I didn't miss church, not one bit
Our church was the African Methodist
Popularly known to our people as Tonki
It is still there, located on 10th avenue in Alexandra township
Although I didn't belong to a church choir because I was too young
Nevertheless, I knew all the hymns by heart
Some of my favourites were "Lala ho nna Shwalane e Wele"
"Sedi laka Mponesetse Tsela" and others
But most of all, my favourite was "Kedumetse ho Morena"
And still is
[Part I]
[Verse]
E, ke dumetse morena
Nthole morena
Ntlhatswe, ntlhakodisise
Ke be motle le nna
E, ke dumetse morena
Nthole morena
Ntlhatswe, ntlhakodisise
Ke be motle le nna
E, ke dumetse morena
Nthole morena
Ntlhatswe, ntlhakodisise
Ke be motle le nna
[Part II]
[Verse 1]
Ke dumetse ho Morena
Ke mo neile pelo ea ka
O ineetse ho mpoloka
Ke mo rata bakeng sena
Lefu la hae lea mphelisa
Rato la hae lea nthabisa
[Verse 2]
Taba eaka fatšeng lena
Ke hore ke rate Jesu
Le ho tsebisa ba heso
Thabo e bonoang ho eena (Lefu la hae)
Lefu la hae lea mphelisa
Rato la hae lea nkholisa (Rato la hae)
[Chorus]
Ke dumetse ho Morena
Ke mo neile pelo ea ka
Ke lumetse ho Morena
Ke mo neile pelo ea ka
Ke lumetse ho Morena
Ke mo neile pelo ea ka
[Verse 3]
Taba eaka fatšeng lena
Ke hore ke rate Jesu
Le ho tsebisa ba heso
Thabo e bonoang ho eena (Lefu la hae)
Lefu la hae lea mphelisa
Rato la hae lea nkholisa (Rato la hae)
[Chorus]
Ke dumetse ho Morena
Ke mo neile pelo ea ka
Ke lumetse ho Morena
Ke mo neile pelo ea ka
Ke lumetse ho Morena
Ke mo neile pelo ea ka
[Outro]
Halleluja, halleluja
Halleluja, halleluja
Halleluja, halleluja
Halleluja, halleluja
Halleluja, halleluja
Halleluja, halleluja
Halleluja, halleluja
Halleluja, halleluja
Halleluja, halleluja
Halleluja, halleluja