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Ms Abbey – Africa (lyrics)

Tu rumere tu vonse mwa Africa Ee wa mpona manje Ke tja ka boikokobetjo Phalana e anyile, botlhale mo mmayona Bakhurutshe, matola dichaba, Ba phataletshe ,mathare a dikala

AVO1 Jul 20221 min read
Cover for Ms Abbey's Africa: the singer in traditional-style beaded accessories dancing in tall grass beside a lake at dusk

Tu rumere tu vonse mwa Africa
Ee wa mpona manje
Ke tja ka boikokobetjo
Phalana e anyile, botlhale mo mmayona
Bakhurutshe, matola dichaba, Ba phataletshe ,mathare a dikala

We spread across Africa
Ra tontobolla, ra tonya tonya hale
Mohuhutso wa phata to be as one
Born to the earth, stable as I get
Phalana e anyile, botlhale mo mmayona
Merafe yothe tshwaragana
Pula

In Africa
In Africa, that’s how we do it
In Africa
In Africa, motherland
In Africa, mo garona
In Africa, Ah halala
In Africa, we dance and we sing in Africa

We’ve be living a legacy
That our forefathers left
Stand tall to the great ones , we truly the great ones
I’llbe running my body my body
Running I’ll be running yeah
Living in the moment, in my motherland
Ba ka leka botlhe ba ka phalwa, moisa kgang o e tshwere sentle
We spread across Africa
Ra tontobolla, ra tonya tonya hale
Mohuhutso wa phata to be as one
Born to the earth, stable as I get
Phalana e anyile, botlhale mo mmayona
Merafe yothe tshwaragana
Pula

In Africa
In Africa, that’s how we do it
In Africa
In Africa, motherland
In Africa, mo garona
In Africa, Ah halala
In Africa, we dance and we sing in Africa

Treat the people right
It’s about them, not about you
It’s about us

In Africa
In Africa, that’s how we do it
In Africa
In Africa, motherland
In Africa, mo garona
In Africa, Ah halala
In Africa, we dance and we sing in Africa

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