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"Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona" (Sotho pronunciation: [lɪ.sʊ.tʰʊ fɑ.t͡sʰɪ lɑ bɔn.tʼɑ.tʼɑ ʀʊ.nɑ]; "Lesotho, Land of Our Fathers") is the national anthem of Lesotho.
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I
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.
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Molimo ak'u boloke Lesotho,
U felise lintoa le matšoenyeho;
Oho fatše lena;
La bo-ntat'a rona;
Le be le khotso.
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[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]
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[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]
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I
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.
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God, please protect Lesotho.
Spare it conflict and tribulation,
Oh, this land,
Land of our Fathers,
May it have peace.
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