1 <<Ɛ kɔŋ, ɛmɛɛ baŋ pou loŋboaneŋ na ko ŋon,

ɛ kɔŋ loŋse ŋan gyaŋ,

ɛmɛɛ baŋ ɛ be dana kɔba ya,

ɛ kɔŋ kaa lɛɛ na ɛ ke di!

Ɛ kɔŋ kaa lɛɛ waen na miliki

bɔɔ na mo kɔba lɛɛ ya, te kɔɔ dana koya ya.

2 Weera dɔɔ te ɛ ne wɔlɛɛ kɔba abɔɔ ŋan te yɛɛ weenɛɛ ya nɛ dɔɔ,

te ɛ ne kaa lɛɛ abɔɔ ŋan be gyae ke baa ŋon ya?

Ɛ tei, ɛ tei maŋ na ɛ ke di weenɛɛ kpaakpaa,

te ɛ sia gyae ka gye nideli.

3 Ɛ see deŋele na ɛ ke kɔŋ me gyaŋ,

ɛ tei na ɛ ke nyiŋ nyeedoŋ.

Maa bakenɔɔ kekpaakekpaa na ŋon,

ma anokoare kegyae keŋ mɔɔ yakosee fa Dawide nɛ.

4 Kɛɛ, ma te yɛɛ e adansɛɛte fa balaŋ baŋ,

balaŋ baŋ siamante na yoonɔɔ siamante.

5 Kɛɛ, n ke yilaa tɛɛlese baŋ n ba gyeŋ wɔ ya nɛ,

te tɛɛlese ŋan n ba gyeŋ ya nɛ baa yeu kɔŋ n gyaŋ,

lee Degbeŋgyoo n Wurubuarɛ,

Iseraetena fereŋkyeŋte ŋon dɔɔ,

nawolo nyi ŋon faana neŋ wosekenyiŋ.>>

6 Ɛ kɛo Degbeŋgyoo debaŋ keŋ ɛ ke naa e,

ɛ baake e debaŋ keŋ ɔ benaa.