Dibeisane brings good festive vibes for traditional music fans
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Just a few days, Kulenyane singer and also Charma Gal’s ex husband, released Dibeisane, which has since become one of the country’s popular songs of the year. The song is rich in Setswana proverbs, making it more appealing.
In the first stanzas, the song says, ‘mono ngwaga ga ke dumedise. Tota ke belwa ke go itumela. Ke bua le lona baagisane. Ke ja mogopo ke le nosi. Ga ese mokgwa ke molao’, before MmaAusi proceeds to say, ‘dibeisane dibeisane, megopo e mebedi e a tsamaega. Pelo tshwaana. Pelo boela mannong’.
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