Fatshe leno la rona

Fatshe leno la rona
English: Blessed Be This Noble Land

National anthem of  Botswana
LyricsKgalemang Tumediso Motsete
MusicKgalemang Tumediso Motsete
Adopted1966

"Blessed Be This Noble Land" is called "Fatshe leno la rona" (Tswana pronunciation: [fatsʰɪ lɪnʊ la rʊna]) in the Tswana language. It is the national anthem of Botswana. Kgalemang Tumediso Motsete wrote the lyrics (words) and composed the music of this song in 1962. Four years later when the country got its independence from the United Kingdom, this anthem was adopted.[1][2]

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=a3Wt48ldWm0C&pg=PR77 Colour Bar: The Triumph of Seretse Khama and His Nation Penguin Books. 7 June 2007. Williams, Susan. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=csWh3znUrWcC&pg=PA69 Botswana in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books, 2009. Behnke, Alison. p. 69. Retrieved 18 May 2017

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