1 Foŋ, foŋ, Siyɔn,

mo doŋ kaa!

Yerusalɛm, donɔɔ dinaa fereŋkyeŋ,

mo nyɔ obuo kegba do.

Baŋ ba te kara be baalawose ya, na baŋ bɔɔ waalaa ba wose nɛ,

be gyae baa gyoo n man bela ya.

2 Kpiisi aŋasa lee n wose man,

Yerusalɛm, koro kyaa gyoorogbeli dɔɔ.

Siyɔn alebu ŋon n doo gbeŋiri man,

lese agbaragbarase ŋan lee n wɔŋe man.

3 Nawolo nyi nnɛ yaa Degbeŋgyoo ne yako,

<<Me yɔɔ ŋon keŋ ma te lɛɛ kolo ya,

Te na kɔba te maa mo lɛɛ ŋon ya.>>

4 Nnɛ yaa Degbeŋgyoo Doŋ Pou Nyee ne yako,

<<Gyaŋgba keŋ na me balaŋ gyuuwɔ ke kyaa Igyipite,

Kenaŋ wɔle te Asiriyatena ŋere wɔ do.

5 Te nɛnɛɛ woŋ te me dana kɛbo?>> Degbeŋgyoo torola yako.

<<Nawolo nyi be ta mo me balaŋ laŋ keŋ ba te yɛɛ kolo ya,

te baŋ bɛɛ di be dɔɔ nɛ ne kulu wɔ.>> Degbeŋgyoo torola yako.

<<Te wee kamasɛ na,

bee kolosi mmusuo nombia tia ma yele.

6 Mena dɔɔ me balaŋ baa gyeŋ ma yele,

Mena wee kenaŋ baa gyeŋ nyi,

maŋ yɛna ŋon mɔɔ kolosi ke see.

Ayi, ke yɛɛ maŋ.

7 Kɛɛ mena keŋ baŋ

bɛɛ mo nombia kpaakpaa kɔŋ nɛ naawɔ kyeo bula dɔɔ,

Baŋ bee kolosi wosefɛɛreŋ nombia,

baŋ bɛɛ yako nombia ŋan dei,

baŋ bɛɛ gyɔ nyeekelɛɛ dekpeŋkpeŋ,

baŋ bɛɛ yako Siyɔn nyiaa

<<N Wurubuarɛ ne diina gyoori!>>

8 Tei! N gyeera te gyina ba woya,

bɛɛ fae kenyaŋee yeesa.

Debaŋ keŋ Degbeŋgyoo waa bese kɔŋ Siyɔn nɛ,

baŋ gbagba baa naa ke na be sia.

9 Ɛ kpee kenyaŋee nɔɔneŋ,

ɛmɛɛ Yerusalɛm akyaŋse ŋan ɛ be yɛlɛɛ,

nawolo nyi Degbeŋgyoo te fɛɛ ɔ balaŋ wɔe,

ɔ te lɛɛ Yerusalɛm.

10 Degbeŋgyoo waa gyuusu ɔ nyiŋmaa fereŋkyeŋ keŋ see

tɛɛlese ŋan pou siaman

te tɛɛle ɔto pou gyae ke naa,

de Wurubuarɛ nyeekelɛɛ keŋ.

11 Ɛ lee, ɛ lee, ɛ lee botɔɔ,

ɛ naa tina abɔɔ ŋan dana ayimɛɛ ya.

Ɛmɛɛ baŋ ɛ na seele Degbeŋgyoo ɔsom deni man kuruwaase nɛ,

ɛ lee ke man na n wose kefaafo.

1 12 Mɔna ɛ be gyae ɛ ke barase lee,

yaa ɛ ke yeu ya,

nawolo nyi Degbeŋgyoo waa ta ɛ siaman,

Iseraetena Wurubuarɛ ŋon waa gyee nideli ŋon.

13 Kɛɛ ma somere waa yɛɛ abɔɔ siakekara man*,

Waa lɛɛ yele na obuo na maa gyina e adido nideli.

14 Mena keŋ lee ŋon dɔɔ balaŋ burum wose be gbirisi wɔ,

ɔ wose naane be wɔlɛɛ kela deniwalaŋ kamasɛ wui,

te ɔ ta lee deniwalaŋ kamasɛ ya nɛ,

15 mena dɔɔ, tɛɛlese burum nɔɔ gyae ke doo wɔ,*

te lee ŋon dɔɔ gyooneŋ baa wuu be nɔɔse.

Nawolo nyi baa naa keŋ ba te yako wɔ ya nɛ,

te keŋ be te nyii ya nɛ, baa nyii ke man.