Tau Ya Thaba
= 150 With energy
tau leke'eo le he Helele
ma pa jwang? la o a tlae thi ya thaba ya tau leke'eo le he Helele
ya tau palamajwang otlae le hele le le le he le he le Hele
palamajwang? otlae athi thaba
tlae o le le he le le He
tlae o le le he le le He
tlae o le le he le le he le le he le le He ba? tha
tlae o thi a ba tha ya tau leke'eo le he le le He
Arranged by: Sabelo Mthembu
Traditional SeSotho Folk Song (TTBB) 5 9 B2. B2. Bass 2 B1. B1. T2. T1.
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le le He ba? tha ya tau majwang la pa
le le he le he le le He ba? tha ya tau majwang la pa
ya tau leke'eo le he le le He majwang? la pa
2. 1.
ba? tha
le le He ba? tha ya tau majwang la pa
ba? tha ya tau majwang la pa otlae le le he
ba? tha
ba? tha ya tau majwang la pa otlae le le he le
ba? tha
le Hele majwang? la pa otlae a thi thaba
2
15 12 B2. B2. B1. B1. T2. T2. T1. T1.
ba? tha ya tau majwang la pa otlae le le he
ath'hae ba tha ya tau majwang la pa Otlae
ath'hae ba tha ya tau majwang la pa Otlae ya tau majwang la pa Otlae tla? na di kelangwe pa
ath'hae ba, tha ya tau majwang la pa Otlae ya tau majwang la pa Otlae tla? na di kelangwe pa
ba tha ya tau ba tha ya tau ba yatha Tau ya tau majwang la pa Otlae tla? na di kelangwe pa
ba tha ea tau ba yatha Tau
22 19 B2. B2. B1. B1. T2. T2. T1. T1.
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O tlae tla? di na kelangwe pa ath'hae ba tha
O tlae tla? di na kelangwe pa ath'hae ba, tha
ba ya tha Tau ba ea tha tau
O tlae tla? di na kelangwe pa ath'hae ba tha ath'hae e ha Oo weh tla?
ath'hae e ha Oo weh tla?
ath'hae e ha Oo weh tla?
ha e oo weh ha e ooweh e weh ha Oo
28 25 B2. B2. B1. B1. T2. T2. T1. T1.
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e weh ha Oo tla? di na kelangwe pa
e weh ha Oo tla? na di ngweke pa la ha... Ooweh tla? di na kelangwe pa ath'hae
e weh ha Oo tla? di na kelangwe pa ha... Ooweh tla? di na kelangwe pa ath'hae
e oowehha e weh ha Oo ha... Ooweh tla? di na kelangwe pa ath'hae
e ha oo weh e haooweh
34 31 B2. B2. B1. B1. T2. T2. T1. T1.
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le le He tla? na di kelangwe pa Otlae tla le le He ba? tha ya tau jwanglama pa otlae le le he
le le He tla? na di kelangwe pa Otlae tla
ya tau leke'eo le he le le He ba yatha Tau le le He ba? tha ya tau jwanglama pa otlae le le he
ya ke'eotau le le he Helele jwang?lama pa otlae thithabaa
40 37 B2. B2. B1. B1. T2. T2. T1. T1.
le le He tla? na di ngweke pa la Otlae tla le le He ba tha ya tau jwanglama pa otlae le le he D.S. al Coda 2.
ba tha ya tau majwang la pa o tlae le le he
ba? tha ya tau majwang la pa o tlae le le he ya tau majwang la pa o tlae le le he le le He
ba? tha ya tau majwang la pa o tlae le le he ya tau majwang pa la o tlae le le he le le He
le le He majwang? la pa o tlae thi a ba tha ya tau majwang la pa o tlae le le he le le He
majwang? pa la o a tlae thi thaba ya tau leke'eo le he
47 44 B2. B2. B1. B1. T2. T2. T1. T1.
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Tau Ya Thaba means “Lion of a mountain” in the Sotho language. Sotho is the native language of Lesotho. Lesotho, a country nestled in the southern part of South Africa, is also affectionately known as the Mountain Kingdom, owing to its beautiful, majestic mountains. Moving between towns involves crossing valleys and ascending many mountains, whether by car, foot or horse. This song speaks of the Mountain Kingdom as a place for the mighty; a place for the truly courageous.
The text translates to “only the courageous climb the lion of a mountain”, a metaphor for life in which only the strong can climb some of the toughest hills. It is a song that celebrates the beauty of Lesotho and a song of encouragement.
50 B2. B1. T2. T1. jwang? la ma pa le le He jwang? la ma pa ba? tha jwang? la ma pa ba? tha jwang? la ma pa ba? tha
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