Ke a tsoga gape

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Ke ne ke tshwere leina lame,
_[I was holding onto my own name]_
Jaaka legala le le fisang mo seatleng,
_[Like a burning coal in my palm]_
Jaanong ke utlwa grace e mpitsa,
_[Now I hear grace calling me]_
"Come home, ngwanaka, o boele kwa leseding."
_["Come home, my child, return to the light."]_

*[Pre-Chorus]*
Ke tlotla motho yo,
_[I honor this person]_
Yo o lwetseng go phela mo matsatsing a thata,
_[Who fought to live through the hard days]_
Ke kile ka survive fela,
_[I used to just survive]_
But ga ke kitla ke nna gone fela go hema.
_[But I won't stay there just breathing.]_

***_
Ke a tsoga gape,
_[I am rising again]_
Healed, ga ke sa iphitlha.
_[Healed, I'm no longer hiding.]_[Chorus]

Ke dira gore tsotlhe di nne le meaning,
_[I make it all have meaning]_
Ke fetola botlhoko go nna peo ya botshelo.
_[I turn pain into a seed of life.]_

(Oh) Ke ne ke sa bopelwa go robega,
_[(Oh) I was not made to be broken]_
(Oh) Ke bopetswe go nna sengwe se segolo.
_[(Oh) I was made to be something greater.]_

*[Verse 2]*
Leina le lesha le bidiwa mo moyeng,
_[A new name is being called in my spirit]_
Jaaka lefatshe la tsholofetso,
_[Like a promised land]_
Jaaka Abraham,
_[Like Abraham]_
A tsamaya mo lefifing a sa tshabe.
_[Walking in the darkness without fear.]_

Maqeba ame e ne e le dikgaolo fela,
_[My scars were just chapters]_
E seng identity ya me,
_[Not my identity]_
Page nngwe le nngwe e ke e fetotseng,
_[Every page I turned]_
Ya mpulela sebaka sa go nna nna.
_[Opened space for me to just be me.]_

Go na le sengwe mo teng ga me,
_[There is something inside me]_
Se se nkgogelang gaufi le pitso yame,
_[Pulling me closer to my calling]_
Go create, go itse, go tlhaloganya,
_[To create, to know, to understand]_
Go rwala molaetsa ono mo lefatsheng.
_[To carry this message in the world.]_

*[Pre-Chorus 2]*
Ke ipha sengwe,
_[I give myself something]_
Se ke neng ke sa se newe pele,
_[I was never given before]_
Permission ya go gola,
_[Permission to grow]_
Permission ya go simolola gape.
_[Permission to start again.]_

_**_
Go tweng fa karolo eo,
_[What if that part]_
E ke neng ke leka go e phimola,
_[That I tried to erase]_
E ne e le yone lefelo,
_[Was the very place]_
Le ke ithutileng grace ya me?
_[Where I learned my grace?]_[Bridge]

Motho yo ke nnang ene gompieno,
_[The person I'm becoming today]_
A ka nna thuso mo mothong yo mongwe,
_[Can be a help to someone else]_
Seatla mo ledimong la matsubutsubu,
_[A hand in someone's darkness]_
Lesedi mo morwaleleng wa botshelo.
_[A light in someone's journey.]_

*[Final Chorus]*
Ke a tsoga gape,
_[I am rising again]_
Healed, ga ke sa iphitlha.

Ke tsogile gape...
_[I have risen again...]_
Ke nna nna...
_[I am me...]_
Ke tshwanetse go nna seo ke neng ke bopetswe go nna.
_[I must become what I was created to be.]_

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This version is powerful because even if she doesn't speak Setswana, she will understand the healing. It directly answers her last line — _"When I'm suffering right here"_ — with _"Ke a tsoga gape"*.

[Verse 1]
Past yame e nthutile go ema strong,
Maqeba mo sleeve, ke di-carry tsotlhe,
Present yame e mpitsa jaana,
"Gaanong bua nnete, o se ka wa iphitlha."

Ke ne ke tshwere leina lame,
Jaaka legala le le fisang mo seatleng,
Jaanong ke utlwa grace e mpitsa,
"Come home, ngwanaka, o boele kwa leseding."

[Pre-Chorus]
Ke tlotla motho yo,
Yo o lwetseng go phela mo matsatsing a thata,
Ke kile ka survive fela,
But ga ke kitla ke nna gone fela go hema.

[Chorus]
Ke a tsoga gape,
Healed, ga ke sa iphitlha.

Ke dira gore tsotlhe di nne le meaning,
Ke fetola botlhoko go nna peo ya botshelo.

(Oh) Ke ne ke sa bopelwa go robega,
(Oh) Ke bopetswe go nna sengwe se segolo.

[Verse 2]
Leina le lesha le bidiwa mo moyeng,
Jaaka lefatshe la tsholofetso,
Jaaka Abraham,
A tsamaya mo lefifing a sa tshabe.

Maqeba ame e ne e le dikgaolo fela,
E seng identity ya me,
Page nngwe le nngwe e ke e fetotseng,
Ya mpulela sebaka sa go nna nna.

Go na le sengwe mo teng ga me,
Se se nkgogelang gaufi le pitso yame,
Go create, go itse, go tlhaloganya,
Go rwala molaetsa ono mo lefatsheng.

[Pre-Chorus]
Ke ipha sengwe,
Se ke neng ke sa se newe pele,
Permission ya go gola,
Permission ya go simolola gape.

[Chorus]
Ke a tsoga gape,
Healed, ga ke sa iphitlha.

Ke dira gore tsotlhe di nne le meaning,
Ke fetola botlhoko go nna peo ya botshelo.

(Oh) Ke ne ke sa bopelwa go robega,
(Oh) Ke bopetswe go nna sengwe se segolo.

[Bridge]
Go tweng fa karolo eo,
E ke neng ke leka go e phimola,
E ne e le yone lefelo,
Le ke ithutileng grace ya me?

Motho yo ke nnang ene gompieno,
A ka nna thuso mo mothong yo mongwe,
Seatla mo ledimong la matsubutsubu,
Lesedi mo morwaleleng wa botshelo.

[Final Chorus]
Ke a tsoga gape,
Healed, ga ke sa iphitlha.

Ke dira gore tsotlhe di nne le meaning,
Ke fetola botlhoko go nna peo ya botshelo.

(Oh) Ke ne ke sa bopelwa go robega,
(Oh) Ke bopetswe go nna sengwe se segolo.

Ke tsogile gape...
Ke nna nna...
Ke tshwanetse go nna seo ke neng ke bopetswe go nna.

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*[Verse 1]* Past yame e nthutile go ema strong, _[My past taught me to stand strong]_ Maqeba mo sleeve, ke di-carry tsotlhe, _[Scars on my sleeve, I carry them all]_ Present yame e mpitsa jaana, _[My present is calling me like this]_ "Gaanong bua nnete, o se ka wa iphitlha." _["Now speak the truth, don't hide yourself."]_ Ke ne ke tshwere leina lame, _[I was holding onto my own name]_ Jaaka legala le le fisang mo seatleng, _[Like a burning coal in my palm]_ Jaanong ke utlwa grace e mpitsa, _[Now I hear grace calling me]_ "Come home, ngwanaka, o boele kwa leseding." _["Come home, my child, return to the light."]_ *[Pre-Chorus]* Ke tlotla motho yo, _[I honor this person]_ Yo o lwetseng go phela mo matsatsing a thata, _[Who fought to live through the hard days]_ Ke kile ka survive fela, _[I used to just survive]_ But ga ke kitla ke nna gone fela go hema. _[But I won't stay there just breathing.]_ ***_ Ke a tsoga gape, _[I am rising again]_ Healed, ga ke sa iphitlha. _[Healed, I'm no longer hiding.]_[Chorus] Ke dira gore tsotlhe di nne le meaning, _[I make it all have meaning]_ Ke fetola botlhoko go nna peo ya botshelo. _[I turn pain into a seed of life.]_ (Oh) Ke ne ke sa bopelwa go robega, _[(Oh) I was not made to be broken]_ (Oh) Ke bopetswe go nna sengwe se segolo. _[(Oh) I was made to be something greater.]_ *[Verse 2]* Leina le lesha le bidiwa mo moyeng, _[A new name is being called in my spirit]_ Jaaka lefatshe la tsholofetso, _[Like a promised land]_ Jaaka Abraham, _[Like Abraham]_ A tsamaya mo lefifing a sa tshabe. _[Walking in the darkness without fear.]_ Maqeba ame e ne e le dikgaolo fela, _[My scars were just chapters]_ E seng identity ya me, _[Not my identity]_ Page nngwe le nngwe e ke e fetotseng, _[Every page I turned]_ Ya mpulela sebaka sa go nna nna. _[Opened space for me to just be me.]_ Go na le sengwe mo teng ga me, _[There is something inside me]_ Se se nkgogelang gaufi le pitso yame, _[Pulling me closer to my calling]_ Go create, go itse, go tlhaloganya, _[To create, to know, to understand]_ Go rwala molaetsa ono mo lefatsheng. _[To carry this message in the world.]_ *[Pre-Chorus 2]* Ke ipha sengwe, _[I give myself something]_ Se ke neng ke sa se newe pele, _[I was never given before]_ Permission ya go gola, _[Permission to grow]_ Permission ya go simolola gape. _[Permission to start again.]_ _**_ Go tweng fa karolo eo, _[What if that part]_ E ke neng ke leka go e phimola, _[That I tried to erase]_ E ne e le yone lefelo, _[Was the very place]_ Le ke ithutileng grace ya me? _[Where I learned my grace?]_[Bridge] Motho yo ke nnang ene gompieno, _[The person I'm becoming today]_ A ka nna thuso mo mothong yo mongwe, _[Can be a help to someone else]_ Seatla mo ledimong la matsubutsubu, _[A hand in someone's darkness]_ Lesedi mo morwaleleng wa botshelo. _[A light in someone's journey.]_ *[Final Chorus]* Ke a tsoga gape, _[I am rising again]_ Healed, ga ke sa iphitlha. Ke tsogile gape... _[I have risen again...]_ Ke nna nna... _[I am me...]_ Ke tshwanetse go nna seo ke neng ke bopetswe go nna. _[I must become what I was created to be.]_ --- This version is powerful because even if she doesn't speak Setswana, she will understand the healing. It directly answers her last line — _"When I'm suffering right here"_ — with _"Ke a tsoga gape"*. [Verse 1] Past yame e nthutile go ema strong, Maqeba mo sleeve, ke di-carry tsotlhe, Present yame e mpitsa jaana, "Gaanong bua nnete, o se ka wa iphitlha." Ke ne ke tshwere leina lame, Jaaka legala le le fisang mo seatleng, Jaanong ke utlwa grace e mpitsa, "Come home, ngwanaka, o boele kwa leseding." [Pre-Chorus] Ke tlotla motho yo, Yo o lwetseng go phela mo matsatsing a thata, Ke kile ka survive fela, But ga ke kitla ke nna gone fela go hema. [Chorus] Ke a tsoga gape, Healed, ga ke sa iphitlha. Ke dira gore tsotlhe di nne le meaning, Ke fetola botlhoko go nna peo ya botshelo. (Oh) Ke ne ke sa bopelwa go robega, (Oh) Ke bopetswe go nna sengwe se segolo. [Verse 2] Leina le lesha le bidiwa mo moyeng, Jaaka lefatshe la tsholofetso, Jaaka Abraham, A tsamaya mo lefifing a sa tshabe. Maqeba ame e ne e le dikgaolo fela, E seng identity ya me, Page nngwe le nngwe e ke e fetotseng, Ya mpulela sebaka sa go nna nna. Go na le sengwe mo teng ga me, Se se nkgogelang gaufi le pitso yame, Go create, go itse, go tlhaloganya, Go rwala molaetsa ono mo lefatsheng. [Pre-Chorus] Ke ipha sengwe, Se ke neng ke sa se newe pele, Permission ya go gola, Permission ya go simolola gape. [Chorus] Ke a tsoga gape, Healed, ga ke sa iphitlha. Ke dira gore tsotlhe di nne le meaning, Ke fetola botlhoko go nna peo ya botshelo. (Oh) Ke ne ke sa bopelwa go robega, (Oh) Ke bopetswe go nna sengwe se segolo. [Bridge] Go tweng fa karolo eo, E ke neng ke leka go e phimola, E ne e le yone lefelo, Le ke ithutileng grace ya me? Motho yo ke nnang ene gompieno, A ka nna thuso mo mothong yo mongwe, Seatla mo ledimong la matsubutsubu, Lesedi mo morwaleleng wa botshelo. [Final Chorus] Ke a tsoga gape, Healed, ga ke sa iphitlha. Ke dira gore tsotlhe di nne le meaning, Ke fetola botlhoko go nna peo ya botshelo. (Oh) Ke ne ke sa bopelwa go robega, (Oh) Ke bopetswe go nna sengwe se segolo. Ke tsogile gape... Ke nna nna... Ke tshwanetse go nna seo ke neng ke bopetswe go nna.

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