This song had Botswana buzzing a few weeks back when the first snippet dropped on social. It’s a fun, quirky take on life in BWs very north, narrated by Koolkat Motyiko and his compadres. It’s the way they attack the song and drop nuances that make no sense to most listeners but still connect for me. Stream the song and check out the lyrics as well
LYRICSIntro(koolkat)- na re godile re domina dithapi(koseronga) kena le mshwaneame mompati(koseronga)Retswa ko Dungu, a belegile duda ke belegile punu (re tyika nkhorongo) tyika tyika tyika Tyika (koseronga) tyika tyika tyika tyika Tyika (re tyika nkhorongo) tyika tyika tyika Tyika (koseronga) tyika tyika tyika Tyika Tyika tyika re tyika ouwooo, tyika tyika re tyika ouwoooChorus (koolkat)Na re tyika Nkhorongooo! Nkhorongo nkho nkho nkhorongo nkho nkho – Ko seroonga- nkhorongo NKHORONGOO! X2Verse 1(koolkat)Rona re re tyika nkhorongoRe gya nxoko ko mohemboNa ke chitse le aunty, Magrato, Maika Mbaki Kare banks le Onks ba ideeilwe ke maxqomjeeraa (Ko Seroongaa)(Ba tyika nkhorongoo- Nkhorongoo)Kare ke bale kwaaale ba tsentse ditjale , bo aunty bame, bare why kesa nyale ba tyike nkhorongoTyika tyika tyika Tyika (Koseronga)Tyika tyika tyika Tyika Chorus (koolkat)Na re tyika Nkhorongooo! Nkhorongo nkho nkho nkhorongo nkho nkho – Ko seroonga- nkhorongo NKHORONGOO! X2Verse 2(Myeyes)Ko Seronga rena le bomme re kgetha lethaka re gya MoxquwaaKo Seronga Ku Kyaaapweera mazi tina ni wataatyee nji wa ima Ke senka huyga dituni, beke memolosa le moro wa tsone.Nxguma e monatyi ka dituni (yimee)Tswii e monatyi ka dituni(yimee)Makhungara a monatyi ka dituni, kante maxqengu a gyewa kae mo haboronee? (Kare watatyee)Kante nkhorongo e tyiikiwa kae mo haborone? (Are watatye xuchii wataatyee, xuchii)(Are watatye xuchii wataatyee, xuchii watatyee) tyika tyika re tyika ouwooo Tyika tyika re tyika ouwooo Chorus (koolkat)Na re tyika Nkhorongooo! Nkhorongo nkho nkho nkhorongo nkho nkho – Ko seroonga- nkhorongo NKHORONGOO! X4Verse 3 (KOOLKAT)kare nkhorongo rae palaaa-palama (yimeee)Bo mme gaba nkgalemela ake utwe (yimee)Kare nkhorongo e ntsosetsa maxdama (yimee)Bo mme ba nkgalemela rele ko,(Worooo) xaxaba , Seronga Kare nkhorongo nere e Tyika ko Seronga Tyika tyika re tyika ouwoo x2Verse 4 (Sheheya)Ke senkile go sunyega lexailane ke xhethaa mo sethareng sa mogothoKere ke tyika lekorotela gore keto tyika nkhorongoNa e mpaletse baechuu , hasoore ke ye o Tyika xlabi hela hangweeelaa.
