(Credit: Sanxobe Production)
[Intro - Soft piano + light percussion]
Ke a go leboga, Morena... (Sanxobe Production)
[Verse 1 - Solo, intimate]
Ke ne ke tshwenyegile, ke opiwa ke botlhoko,
Ke ne ke se na tumelo, ke le nosi mo botshelong.
Wena o mpontshitse kagiso e e tswang pelong,
Wa mphe tsholofelo, o ntlhotlheletsa go tswela pele.
[Pre-Chorus - build, add pads]
Fa bosigo bo ne bo le bogolo,
Moya wa gago o tlhatswe, o ntlhagisa.
[Chorus - Lead with choir reply, singable hook]
O ntshereletse — o nntlhatsitse! (Choir: O ntshereletse!)
Fa ke ne ke se na maatla, o nthusile go ema. (Choir: O ntshereletse!)
O ntshereletse — o nntlhatsitse! (Choir: O ntshereletse!)
Ke a go leboga, kgonagalo ya gago le bopelonomi.
[Verse 2 - fuller band, light African percussion]
Fa diphidiso di ne di nna dikgoreletsi,
Wena wa ntshireletsa, wa nthekela mo bosigong tsotlhe.
Wa bula dikgoro tsa tsholofelo, wa baya lesedi mo pelo,
Kwa ke neng ke le teng, jaanong ke tsamaya ka tshepo.
[Pre-Chorus - build]
Fa tsholofelo e ne e se kae,
Moya wa gago o npha maatla go ema.
[Chorus - repeat, choir stronger]
O ntshereletse — o nntlhatsitse! (Choir: O ntshereletse!)
Fa ke ne ke se na maatla, o nthusile go ema. (Choir: O ntshereletse!)
O ntshereletse — o nntlhatsitse! (Choir: O ntshereletse!)
Ke a go leboga, kgonagalo ya gago le bopelonomi.
[Bridge — Pass 1 (confession) - stripped back, spoken-sung]
Wena ke tšhireletso ya me, pina ya me mo bosigong,
Fa ke opiwa ke diphoso, wena wa ntlogela mo boneng.
Ke a go kopa — ntshwarelelo ya gago e a nthusa,
Ke tla go baka, ke tla go opela ka pelo yotlhe.
[Bridge — Pass 2 (commissioning) - lift, choir layers]
O ntshitse, jaanong ke tlhopha go tsamaya,
Ke tla ralala dikgoro, ke tla tsamaya ka mowa wa gago.
Romela moya wa gago, nthethele ka nonofo ya gago,
Ke tlaa bua tsholofelo mo mafelong a a bosula.
[Chorus - Key lift, triumphant]
O ntshereletse — o nntlhatsitse! (Choir: O ntshereletse!)
Fa ke ne ke se na maatla, o nthusile go ema. (Choir: O ntshereletse!)
O ntshereletse — o nntlhatsitse! (Choir: O ntshereletse!)
Ke a go leboga, kgonagalo ya gago le bopelonomi.
[Final Chorus - full band, big choir repeats]
O ntshereletse — o nntlhatsitse! (Choir: O ntshereletse! x3)
Fa ke ne ke se na maatla, o nthusile go ema. (Choir: O ntshereletse! x3)
O ntshereletse — o nntlhatsitse! (Choir: O ntshereletse! x3)
Jaanong ke eme, ke a opela, ke tshela ka lerato la gago.
[Outro - soft, choir fading]
Re a go leboga, Morena — kgonagalo ya gago le bopelonomi.
Sanxobe Production... Re a go leboga… Amen.
[Production notes — for the studio]
- Arrangement: intimate verse (piano/solo voice) → pre-chorus swell (pad/percussion) → full choir chorus (organ, layered harmonies) → percussion groove in verses 2+ → stripped bridge → triumphant final chorus with key lift.
- Instruments: piano/organ, light African shakers/djembe, warm pad strings, layered choir replies, bass and light guitar for rhythm.
- Dynamics: build from gentle confession to full, vibrant jubli
