This song is about an adulterous spouse. Caiphus is telling his in-laws about their daughter’s unruly behaviour and begs them to intervene and help him save his marriage.
[Verse 1]
Mme matswale
U se ke oa mphuralla
Mme matswale
U se ke oa mphuralla
Wo! Mme matswale
U se ke oa mpherula
Wo! Mme matswale
U se ke oa mpherula
Ke tlile ho oena le RaNaledi
Ke tlisitse mathata a motse oa ka
Ke tlile ho oena le RaNaledi
Ke tlisitse mathata a motse oa ka
Mmameleng bo!
Naledi o ntlhanohetse
Ha robale lapeng
Iyho! O robala naheng
Ke fositse ke nnete
Ka mmuisa ha bohloko
Batho ba qabana
Ba boa ba tshwarelane
Ke tlile ho oena le RaNaledi
Ke tlisitse mathata a motse oa ka
Ke tlile ho oena le RaNaledi
Ke tlisitse mathata a motse oa ka
[Chorus]
Iyoh, iyoh, iyoh, yoh!
Motse oa ka oa thubeha
Iyoh, iyoh, iyoh, yoh!
Motse oa ka oa thubeha
Iyoh, iyoh, iyoh, yoh!
Motse oa ka oa thubeha
Iyoh, iyoh, iyoh, yoh!
Motse oa ka oa thubeha
[Verse ]
Mmamotse oa ka mohatsake
Ke mo rata ka pelo ya ka kaofela
Mme le Ntate nke le nthuseng hle!
Wo! Buang le Naledi oa ka
(Buang le Naledi)
A ke le bueng le Naledi
Thusang!
(Thusang)
[Chorus]
Iyoh, iyoh, iyoh, yoh!
Motse oa ka oa thubeha
Iyoh, iyoh, iyoh, yoh!
Motse oa ka oa thubeha
Iyoh, iyoh, iyoh, yoh!
Motse oa ka oa thubeha
Iyoh, iyoh, iyoh, yoh!
Motse oa ka oa thubeha
[Outro]
Naledi moratuoa
U ntahletseng na?
Bana ba rona o kare ke dikhutsanyana
Naledi moratuoa
U ntahletseng yo!
Naledi
Iyoh! Iyoh! Iyoh! Naledi
Matswale was written by Caiphus Semenya.
Caiphus Semenya released Matswale on Thu Jun 27 1996.