Ha Le Se (The Dowry Song) - Hugh Masekela

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Hela ngwaneso, khomo tse ke tsa bohadi

Hela, hela, hela ngwaneso

Di tshwanetse ho shebahala

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Helele hela helele ngwaneso bo

Di tshwanetse ho shebahala

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Hela ngwaneso, khomo tse ke tsa bohadi

Hela, hela, hela ngwaneso

Di tshwanetse ho shebahala

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

He ba re jelele jelele-ee, what’you doing to me mama

Khomo tse ke tsa boha-hadi

Hela ngwaneso, khomo tse ke tsa bohadi

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

He ba re jelele jelele-ee, he ngwaneso oh!

Khomo tse ke tsa boha-hadi

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Hela ngwaneso, khomo tse ke tsa bohadi

Hela, hela, hela ngwaneso

Di tshwanetse ho shebahala

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Ha le se le di khanna

Hlokomela di sa welwe ke serame

Ba re jelele jelele-ee, jelele jelelele

Khomo tse ke tsa bohadi!

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Hi brother, these cows are for marriage

Hela, hela, hela brother

They should look

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Helle hela helele brother bo

They should look

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Hi brother, these cows are for marriage

Hela, hela, hela brother

They should look

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

So they ate us jelly-e, what’you doing to me mom

These cows are very handsome

Hi brother, these cows are for marriage

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

So they ate us — yes, my brother oh!

These cows are very handsome

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Hi brother, these cows are for marriage

Hela, hela, hela brother

They should look

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

Once you have driven them

Be careful not to get cold

They ate us - yes, they ate

These cows are for marriage!