Lyrics

[Intro] When I was a little boy Around the age of nine and fourteen years old My mother and paternal grandmother would take me to church without fail When my mother couldn't make it My grandmother always did When my grandmother couldn't My mother always did Whatever happened, both these ladies made sure I didn't miss church, not one bit Our church was the African Methodist Popularly known to our people as Tonki It is still there, located on 10th avenue in Alexandra township Although I didn't belong to a church choir because I was too young Nevertheless, I knew all the hymns by heart Some of my favourites were "Lala ho nna Shwalane e Wele" "Sedi laka Mponesetse Tsela" and others But most of all, my favourite was "Kedumetse ho Morena" And still is [Part I] [Verse] E, ke dumetse morena Nthole morena Ntlhatswe, ntlhakodisise Ke be motle le nna E, ke dumetse morena Nthole morena Ntlhatswe, ntlhakodisise Ke be motle le nna E, ke dumetse morena Nthole morena Ntlhatswe, ntlhakodisise Ke be motle le nna [Part II] [Verse 1] Ke dumetse ho Morena Ke mo neile pelo ea ka O ineetse ho mpoloka Ke mo rata bakeng sena Lefu la hae lea mphelisa Rato la hae lea nthabisa [Verse 2] Taba eaka fatšeng lena Ke hore ke rate Jesu Le ho tsebisa ba heso Thabo e bonoang ho eena (Lefu la hae) Lefu la hae lea mphelisa Rato la hae lea nkholisa (Rato la hae) [Chorus] Ke dumetse ho Morena Ke mo neile pelo ea ka Ke lumetse ho Morena Ke mo neile pelo ea ka Ke lumetse ho Morena Ke mo neile pelo ea ka [Verse 3] Taba eaka fatšeng lena Ke hore ke rate Jesu Le ho tsebisa ba heso Thabo e bonoang ho eena (Lefu la hae) Lefu la hae lea mphelisa Rato la hae lea nkholisa (Rato la hae) [Chorus] Ke dumetse ho Morena Ke mo neile pelo ea ka Ke lumetse ho Morena Ke mo neile pelo ea ka Ke lumetse ho Morena Ke mo neile pelo ea ka [Outro] Halleluja, halleluja Halleluja, halleluja Halleluja, halleluja Halleluja, halleluja Halleluja, halleluja Halleluja, halleluja Halleluja, halleluja Halleluja, halleluja Halleluja, halleluja Halleluja, halleluja