This poem by Kgoši Thulare discusses themes of nature and tradition through the use of imagery and metaphor. It contains 5 stanzas with 22 lines total. Imagery of trees, birds, and the landscape are used to convey the poet's feelings and connection to his heritage. Traditional motifs from the Bapedi culture are incorporated through references to objects like rakau, mabatha, and bakone. The poem employs techniques like parallelism and personification to engage the reader and highlight the poet's message.

1. SEHLOPHA SA
BAPEDI
• KELETSO SHAYI
• MALESWINYE MAKGONYE
• PHOLOSO MENEKA KGALAKE
• BRIGHT SETWANA
• LEBOGANG TUKAKGOMO
• OSVALDO TEMBE

2. TLHALOŠO YA THETO
 Webster(1967:740) o hlaloša sereto ka mokgwa wo:
“An arrangement of words written or spoken having rhythm and often, rhyme, usually in
language that shows more imagination and deep feelings than ordinary speech”
 Peck le Coyle(1984:15) ba tlaleletša ka gore ”Poetry is primarily an expression of poet’s
emotions and the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings “
 Rena reka akaretša ka gore theto e tšweletša maikutlo a sereti e kaba maikutlo a
manyami/lethabo/borutho ka batho goba dilo tšeo di se amilego maikutlo.
 Moreti a ka šomiša theto go itheta ka bogale bja gagwe, go tumiša se sengwe go
sola/kgalema ka maitshwaro mabe a batho/dilo .Gantšhi direto di tšweletšwa ka polelo ya go
ikgatha ya go kgabišwa , ya go tlala ka dikapolelo go tšweletša maikutlo a sereti.

3. MEHUTA YA THETO
 THETOGALE/THETOTUMIŠO
 THETOSELLO
 SONETE
 THETOTSHOLO

5. THETOGALE
• GOYA KA SERUDU(1992;62); THETOGALE KE KGOPOLO YA GO LEBANA LE SERETO SAGO
NEPIŠA BOGALE GOBA BOGOLO, PHAROLOGANTŠHOKGOLO YA SERETO SA MOHUTA WO
KE GO UTOLLA BOGALE LE BOGOLO BJA SERETWA.
• GOMME PRETORIUS (1989:109) O TLALELETŠA KA GORE THETOGALE KE SERETO SEO SE
TSEBAGO KA HISTORI KA TSELA YA GO RETA KA GO ANEGA KA BOLETA KA MOKGWA WA
TUMIŠA BOGALE LE BOGOLO BJA SETŠHABA/MOTHO/SELO SEO SE ITŠEGO. THETOGALE
KE SERETO SEO SE LEBANEGO LE HISTORI.
• RENA RE KA AKARETŠA KA GORE THETOGALE KE SERETO SEO SERETI SE ITHETAGO
GOBA SE RETAGO SELO SE ITŠEGO KA BOGALE BJA SONA GOBA GO GODIŠA MAEMO A
SONA.

6. KAKARETŠO YA
SERETO.
 GOYA KA RENA SERETO SE KE THETOGALE KAGE
KGOŠI A RETA BOGALE BA GAGWE.
 RE KWA LEGE A BOLELA KA MOLAMO WA TŠHIPI.
 GAPE KGOŠI O RETA BOGALE BJA GAGWE EBILE
O IKGANTŠHA KA SEO A LEGO SONA KA GE A
IPITŠA KA MANATHETO A GO SWANA LE BO
“RAKAU, MABETHA, BAKONE LE MOLETLANE.

7. MOHUTA WA SERETO SA KGOŠI THULARE.
SERETO SE KE SERETO SA SETŠO KA GOBANE:
- GA SE NA MOHLAMI GOBA MOHLAMI WA SONA GA A TSEBJE.
- KE SERETO SA SETŠHABA SA BAPEDI, KA GE SE RETA KGOŠI THULARE.
- DIRETO TŠA MOHUTA WO (DITHETOGALE) DI KGOBOKEDITŠWE KE BANGWADI BA GO
SWANA LE BOPHALA, KA GE BA ILE BA TŠWA LESOLO LA GO KGOBOKETŠA DIRETO
TŠA DITHETOGALE TŠEO DI FAPANEGO TŠA GO RETA MAGOŠI LE BOGALE BJA BONA
GOMME BA GATIŠA DIPUKU (M. MAAKE).

8. SEBOPEGO SA KA NTLE SA SERETO
 SERETO SE, SE NALE DITEMATHETO TŠE HLANO 5
 EBILE SE NALE METHALOTHETO YE MASOMEPEDIPEDI 22

9. TIRIŠO YA MAFOKO
MO THETONG.
- MONGWADI O DIRIŠITŠE MAFOKO A MA
KOPANA AO A THOMAGO KA HLAKA YE KGOLO
MAIKEMIŠETŠO E LE GO GATELELA
MOLAETŠA WO O LEGO KA GARE GA SERETO
SE.

10. KGETHO YA MANTŠU
SERETI SE ŠOMIŠITŠE KELELOTHALO MO SERETONG SA GAGWE.
LAZARUS LE SMITH (1971:105) BA HLALOŠA GORE KELELOTHALO THETONG KE
KELELO YA MOTHALOTHETO GO TLOGA MAEMONG A ONA GO SELELA
MOTHALOTHETONG WO MONGWE. SHIPLEY (1943:100) O RE KELELATHALO E ŠUPA
GO FETIŠWA GA KGOPOLO SERETONG GO FETA MAFELELO A MOTHALOTHETO GO
FETELA GO WO MONGWE.
 MOHLALA O TSWELELA GO TEMATHETO YA BORARO (3), MOTHALOTHETONG WA
LESOMETEE LE LESOMEPEDI
 “KE WA SEPITLA ‘A MANGANA
SEPITLA MMABATOME ‘A MAKWA”

11. SEBOPEGO SA KA GARE.
GE GO BOLELWA KA SEBOPEGO SA KA GARE SA SERETO GO
BA GO LEBELETŠWE DILO TŠA GO SWANA LE
DITSHWANTŠHOKGOPOLO.
 DITSHWANTŠHOKGOPOLO KE MEBOLELWANA YEO E KGONTŠHAGO MMADI GO
BONA DILO TSEO DI RETWAGO KE SERETI KA LEIHLO LA MOYA GOBA LA KGOPOLO.
DI KA BONWA KA TŠHOMISO YA POELETŠO, MOTHOFATŠO, TSWANTŠHANYO,
TSHWANTŠHIŠO, BJALOBJALO. MOHOLA WO MOGOLO WA
DITSHWANTŠHOKGOPOLO KE GO NONTŠHA GOBA GO GODIŠA MOLAETŠA WO O
SERETI SE RATAGO GO O FIHLIŠA GO BATHEELETŠI BA SERETO SA GAGWE.

12.  SE SENGWE GAPE E KA BA GO DIRA GORE SERETO SE BE LE MAATLAKGOGEDI AO
A TLAGO GO DIRA GORE MOTHEELETŠI A SE LAPE GO THEELETŠA. MOLAETŠA O
FOLOGELA GABOTSE DITSEBENG TŠA MOTHEELETŠI KA LEBAKA LA TŠHOMIŠO YA
DITSHWANTŠHOKGOPOLO SERETONG. KGOBE, BOŠEGO, MAMPURU, LE BOPAPE
(1992:16) BA BONTŠHA BOHLOKWA BJA TSHWANTŠHOKGOPOLO KA BORIPANA KA
TSELA YE:
“SESWANTŠHOKGOPOLO KE SEBETŠA SE BOHLOKWA KUDU THETONG”.
 DISWANTŠHOKGOPOLO DI TŠWELETŠWA GABOTSE KE DIKAPOLELO. KE TŠONA DI
BOPAGO TSHWANTŠHOKGOPOLONG YA MOTHEELETŠI WA THETOGALE YA
MAGOŠI LE GO MEHUTA YE MENGWE YA DIRETO.

13. POELETŠO
 YELLAND LE BA BANGWE (1950:154) BA BOLELA GORE
POELETŠO E HLALOŠA GO BOELETŠWA GA MANTŠU LE
DIKAFOKO THETONG GOBA KANEGELONG. SHIPLEY O
OKETŠA KA GORE POELETŠO E LEBANE LE GO
BOELETŠWA GA KELELO YA MOŠITO GOBA KAROLO YEO E
IPOELETŠAGO YA TEMANATHETO.
 POELETŠO KE THEKNIKI YEO GO YONA MONGWADI A
BOELETŠAGO MANTŠU MOTHALOTHETONG O TEE GOBA
GO FETA, KA MAIKEMIŠETŠO A GO GATELELA KGOPOLO
GOBA GO TŠWELETŠA MORETHETHO GARE GA SERETO.

14. SERETONG SA KGOŠI THULARE GO TŠWELELA POELETŠOTSWAKO.
 MOHLALA (1996:32) O BOLELA GORE POELETŠOTSWAKO KE MOHUTA WA POELETŠO WO GO
ONA LENTŠU LEO LE BOELETŠWAGO LE SA GAPELETŠEGEGO GO BEWA LEFELONG LE
ITŠEGO METHALADING YA TEMANATHETO. MOLOTI LE LEGODI (1995;14) BA TIIŠETŠA
KGOPOLO YE KA GO RE GO POELETŠOTSWAKO LENTŠU LE KA NGWALWA MAFELELONG A
MOTHALADI GOMME LA BOELETŠWA GARE MOTHALADING WA GO LATELA.
MEHLALA:
1. KE NNA SEIHLOLEDI SA GA RAKAU
2. RAKAU A MODIŠE A DIHLAŠANA
3. O RE: KA MOLAMO WA TŠHIPI
4. KA MOLAMO KE HLATLOGELA LEOLO
5. LEOLO LA TŠHUPAGADI ‘A MABETHA ‘A BOKONE.

15. TIRIŠO YA
MAINATHETO
 SERETO SE SA KGOŠI THULARE SE
IKEMI KA MAINATHETO A MANTŠI, KE
KA FAO RE REGO KE THETOGALE YA
SETŠO.
MAINA THETO A SERETO SE:
1.RAKAU
2.MABETHA
3.BAKONE
4.MOLETLANE

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