Nka go

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Nka go momanya melomonyana wone wa re nghwere wa woma
Ka maka metlae wa tshega wa ba wa thambha
Nka go tshwara-tshwara wa felelwa ke maikutlo
ka go phuphuletsa dindawu wa kutlwa fote
Nka go llisa wa felewa ke dinepedi
Ka meetji ka gofa go djabula wa mpona ke le naledi

Nka go seleka wa ba wa ntlhoya
Wa re ke go jisiye mo o nrata fote
Nka go rata o sa ja wa tlala kwili wa tombhalala w a ba wa kgora
Ka go visa tsagoja tsa lerato wa se tshware tlata go ya go iye
Nka go mema kamareng ya ka ya boroko
Wa sa yetsele, wa gana go tsoga, wa ngangabala wa gana go sepela

Nka go balela sereto sowa wa gana ho kere keya se fetsa
Ka re ke a go rata wa ntshwara ka mbhaa! wa nkgomoletsa
Nka go visa leganateng wa dula dikgwedi-kwedi o sa wongwe
Ka mantsu a go thelela boka bolele ga feta lenghushe a lerato
Wa tjola ditjwaro o sa kgolwe
Nka go foufastsa ka legato ka go fetosa Mpharanyani wa ba sefofu
Wa re lerato ke sefofu, e se lona, e le wene mong!

Translation:

This poem is unmistakably a love poem. The poet is head over heels and uses his rhythm and rhymes to charm and serenade his love. He promises things only a man in love would dare promise – a love that will quench her appetite for love for good, innumerable kisses, constellations of compliments and endless songs dedicated to her beauty. This poet is on a serious mission!