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Nikita Tshawe Sep 2019
Sons of the soil.
Daughters of the soil.
Wake up and rejoice, for its the day of your heritage.
Celebrate your culture, for it is your privilege.

You are Africa, Africa is you.
A nation so diverse and true.
A real rainbow nation.
Deeply rooted in our tradition.

Nna ke mo Tswana, ebile ke motlotlo ka bo Tswana bame.
Nna ke mo Pedi, ebile ka ikgantsha ka go nna mo Pedi.
Mna ndi ngum Xhosa, ubona nje, ndiyazi dla ngo buXhosa bam.
Mina ngi ngum Zulu qobo, futhi ngiyazi qhenya.

On this day, remember who you are.
On this day, commemorate who you are.
Take pride in your true identity.
Let there be peace and serenity.
In South Africa our land.
Together may we all stand.

Le ga ole moTswana wa Afrika.
Noba ungu m'Xhosa wase Afrika.
Le ha ole mo Sotho wa Afrika Borwa.
Are rataneng. Masi thandaneni.

On this day, speak your mother tounge.
On this day, sing your clan song.
A moTswana eme a kgibe.
UmXhosa maka phakame axhentse.
UmZulu maka sukume agide.
A moPedi a emelle bine.

Sons of the soil.
Daughters of the soil.
Wake up and rejoice, for its the day of your heritage.
Celebrate your culture, for it is your privilege.
Ngelizwi lakhe ndiyonela
Ngoncumo lwakhe ndiyoneliseka
Ukuhleka kwakhe kuyafudumeza
Ubuqu bakhe benza ndifune ukusondela
Ubukho bakhe benza uvalo
Ngalolonke ixesha unexesha lokusabela
NguMonde lowo
Isandla sakhe asikude ukunceda
BubuNtu obo
Igama lakhe yayifanele nguThando
Leyo isentliziyweni
Engqondweni ungamazi ngobulumko
Leyo isebuchotsheni
Ndithetha ngaye, andithethi naye
Ngokuthetha ngaye bubuncwane
Yena uyazazela, uyazingca
Noba uyamazi, ngesidima
Noba awumazi, ngesithozela
Ubuhle bukaMdali
Ubuhle beNdalo
Ubuhle ngaphakathi nangaphandle
Ubuhle njengesibhakabhaka nolwandle
Igamalakhe yayifanele nguNobuhle
Ndisathetha ngaye
Ngoba umntu akanconywa esiva
Ndivuka uzingcinga
Ndilala ndiyakucinga
Nditsho namaphupha
Ndiyakuthanda
Noba awukho secaleni kwam
Uhlala uhleli nam
Nditsho nakwi ncoko zam
Ulubhabho lwam, ulubambo lwam
Ngaphandle kwakho, intliziyo yam isisighubhu
Xa ndinawe, intliziyi yam itsho amagubu
Izandi eziviwa phezulu emazulwini
Igida kushukume abaphantsi
UThando lwakho lundonyusa ndiphantsi
Lamazwi akayonyani, lamazwi angqina inyani
Inyani luThando, ubungqina luThando lwethu
InTando yakhe mayenziwe emhlabeni njengoko isenziwa emazulwini
(Ngoba ebunyanisweni andikwazi ukuyichaza indlela endikuthanda ngayo, abubungqina bendlela endiziva ngayo ).
Utat'Oliver Tambo
Noba sele engamathambo
Kodwa siqina ngaye mathambo
Eselula awakhe amathambo
Wazinikezela ukuze siqine amathambo
Wasenza ubhabho lobhabho lwakhe
Wasenza ithambo lethambo lakhe
Waqotywa awakhe amathambo
Ukuze kuqine awethu amathambo
Ingqele isitya awakhe amathambo
Ukuze komelel'awethu amathambo
Amathambo azele intsini
Intsini eyenza imfudumalo
Imfudumalo ekhulisa amathambo
Ukukhula okomeleza amathambo
Akomelela akhangele ubulumko
Ubulumko obufundisa ngothando
Kolothando kuzalwe amatsha amathambo
Ulutsha oluzobe lulahlekile uba alwazi ngoTambo
Ulutsha olabuyiswa ekulahlekeni nguTambo
Iintsapho ezasiwa enkululekweni nguTambo
Ilizwe elakhutshwa emakhamandeleni nguTambo
Ilizwe elabuyiselwa ebutyebini nguTambo
Ilizwe elabuyiselwa ezandleni labanikazi balo nguTambo
Isizwe esabuyiselwa ekukhanyeni nguTambo
#Heritage_day

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