1 Tɛɛle keŋ defeŋfeŋse beŋkelɛɛ be lɛɛ ke,

Kuse boo nɔɔman nɛ baa laako,

2 Bee kpila balaŋ ɛpo dɔɔ,

be doo morose agbelese man be dɔŋ loŋ dɔɔ.

kpilara ɔsaatena, ɛ ta,

gyu balaŋ baŋ be dana dɔɔloŋ te ba wose kyalasɛɛ nɛ gyaŋ,

gyu balaŋ baŋ bee yee wɔ lee lem na tiitii,

balaŋ baŋ be dana doŋ te bee di balaŋ dɔɔ,

baŋ booneŋ be kpase be tɛɛle nɛ gyaŋ.

3 Ɛmɛɛ tɛɛle kei dɔɔ balaŋ pou,

ɛmɛɛ baŋ ɛ kyaa tɛɛle kei dɔɔ,

nyi be gyina felage adido bula dɔɔ na,

ɛ ke naa ke,

ba wola kaberɛ mɔ na,

ɛ ke nyii ke.

4 Keŋ Degbeŋgyoo be yako maŋ yaa.

<<Maa kyaa ma dekyae man yididi na maa kɛɛ,

ŋgba weese kɛɛ gyɔɔ ŋarakee nɛ,

ŋgba weenɛɛ kekɛrɛɛtɛɛ obosuo kɛɛ yale lee debuŋta man nɛ.>>

5 Nawolo nyi pɛ weenɛɛ kekɛrɛɛ kelii, debaŋ keŋ kyeŋkyeŋkɔɔse be kpiisi,

na kyeŋkyeŋkɔɔse ŋan ka bese gerepo ayɛɛ nɛ,

waa mo ɔ sakawa kɛrɛɛ ŋan ba potee wɔlɛɛ nɛ,

na waa keretii tombia ŋan be kpase nɛ.

6 Baa tina ŋe popou yela fa gyebuse baŋ bɛɛ gyɔ wonembia,

na ŋale man wonembia,

gyebuse baa di ŋa degbututɛɛ pou,

na ŋale man wonembia ke di ŋa dekpaotɛɛ.

7 Debaŋ kenaŋ balaŋ baa mo abɔɔ kefa kɔŋa Degbeŋgyoo Dekpataakpere,

gyu balaŋ baŋ be dana dɔɔloŋ te ba wose kyalasɛɛ nɛ gyaŋ,

lee balaŋ baŋ bee yee wɔ lem na tiitii,

balaŋ baŋ be dana doŋ te bee di balaŋ dɔɔ,

te booneŋ be kpase be tɛɛle.

Baa mo abɔɔkefa kɔŋ Siyɔn bula dɔɔ, botɔɔ keŋ Degbeŋgyoo Dekpataakpere ŋon yele doo nɛ.