Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona

"Lesōthō Fatše La Bo-Ntat'a Rōna" (English: "Lesotho, Land of Our Fathers") is the national anthem of Lesotho.

Current Lyrics

Sesotho lyrics

Lesotho fatše la bo-ntat'a rona;
Har'a mafatše le letle ke lona;
Ke moo re hlahileng,
Ke moo re holileng,
Rea le rata.
Molimo ak'u boloke Lesotho,
U felise lintoa le matšoenyeho;
Oho fatše lena;
La bo-ntat'a rona;
Le be le khotso.

IPA transcription

[lɪ.sʊ.tʰʊ fɑ.t͡sʰɪ lɑ bɔn.tʼɑ.tʼɑ ʀʊ.nɑ]
[hɑ.ʀɑ mɑ.fɑ.t͡sʰɪ lɛ lɪ.t͡ɬʼɛ kʼɪ lɔ.nɑ]
[kʼɪ mɔ ʀɪ ɬɑ.ɦi.lɛŋ]
[kʼɪ mɔ ʀɪ ɦʊ.di.lɛŋ]
[ʀɪ.ɑ lɪ ʀɑ.tʼɑ]
[mʊ.di.mʊ ɑ.kʼɔ bʊ.lʊ.kʼɛ lɪ.sʊ.tʰʊ]
[ʊ fɛ.di.sɛ din.tʼʊ̯ɑ lɪ mɑ.t͡sʰʊ̯ɛ.ɲɛ.ɦɔ]
[ɔ.ɦɔ fɑ.t͡sʰɪ lɛ.nɑ]
[lɑ bɔn.tʼɑ.tʼɑ ʀʊ.nɑ]
[lɪ bɛ lɪ kʰɔ.t͡sʼɔ]

English translation

Lesotho, land of our Fathers,
Among the lands she is the most beautiful.
She is where we were born,
She is where we grew up--
We love her.
God, please protect Lesotho.
Spare it conflict, and tribulation--
Oh, this land,
Land of our Fathers,
May it have the peace.

Original lyrics

Sesotho lyrics

Lesotho fatše la bo-ntat'a rona,
Har'a mafatše le letle ke lona;
Ke moo re hlahileng,
Ke moo re holileng,
Rea le rata,
Leha ba bang ba re le lenyenyane,
Ho rona le leholo, le lekane
Re na le masimo,
Re na le likhomo;
Ho re lekane.
'Me leha le hloka lintho tse ngata,
Le tse rorisoang ke tse ling lichaba,
Le na le lithaba,
Makhulo, liliba,
Lea rateha.
Haholo lefatše lena la rōna,
Le se le na le taba tsa Morena;
Batho b'a rapela,
Le mekhoa e'a fela.
Mōlimō ak'u bōlōke Lesōthō;
U felise lintoa le matšoenyeho;
Oho fatše lena;
La bo-ntat'a rōna;
Le be le khotso.

English translation

Lesotho is the land of our ancestors
You are the best of the world;
That's where we were born,
That's where we grew up,
We love you,
Though some say she is small,
For us she is big, enough
We have fields,
We have cattle;
It is enough for us.
And though you need many things,
And praise from nations,
You have mountains,
Pastures, wells,
It's lovely.
So much for our world
You already have the word of the Lord;
People are praying,
And the trends are coming to an end.
God save Lesotho;
End wars and anxieties;
Oh this earth;
Land of our fathers;
Be at peace.