37^ HYMNS IN PRAISE OF FAMOUS CHIEFS. 



Steelpoort downwards is not to be drunk — 



The husband of Ba-Kuena 4 



He knows the good milk-cows — 



He goes and looks at the udders — 



He fights, when wounded, 



All the feet wounded — 



In front of the Council-fire-places of men. 



II. Part of Hymn of Moroamotshe, Son of Mohube. 



Mathung-thung a Motsha 

 Marole a Marotha 

 A matsosha phcjo, Tsuane, 

 A Makoa, moloka-bathu. 



(Translation.) 



The destroyer of kraal from Motsha (Ba-Kgatla) 



The dusts of the Impis of the Masotha (Bapedi) 



Stirs up whirlwind of flying people, he Tsoane ( Moroa motsha ) 



Of the Makoa (circumcision-year), safe-keeper of men. 



III. Parts of the Hymn to Tulare. 



Tulare o itse : Thu ! Le-Palakata 



Kgomo di tshabcla Madikadikane 



Di tshabcla Mosetla tlou Linana 



La g'abo Mankepeng. 



Dinthoa a re tscbc ka dinaken di sele 



Monti gare ki alotse ka Mongana Sepitla. 



Kgogonopc ca ga Ma'lodi 



Tladi ca ga Moroamotshe ckhubcdu 



E 'loilc c tima nthoa sc niollo 



Moitlotlcdi oa ga Ra-Kdau 



Ka molamo oa gago oa tsipi 



Ka molamo o sa 'latloga Lolu 



O bona Scthclc Moletlane — 



Mosa-tena Matima Mpa'lclc — 



Mutla o la oa tatagoe 



Lc ga'lanc nao kgaditsc 



Lc Kgomo Monepenepeng 



My pa tsa ka tsa go raka tsa go fatcla lerole 



Tsa gu tsenya molctcn kgaditsc 



Kopyana la ona ki lc lc hubctsana 



Mpya tsa ka tsa go tsda lerole 



Methepa ea Makibanc 



Ea Makibmic a Sha'leng 



Ea Makibanc lc mogancng 



Lc re : Re isa kac mctho o bidikctsc 



4 Sc \Ba-bina kuena-ba Moneatana. 



