Nɔɔneŋ 11

Wose kamo lɔ Degbeŋgyoo dɔɔ

1 Ma te yeu kagyoo Degbeŋgyoo.

Sena te nyaŋ ke tale yako maŋ nyi,

<<Furufu ŋgba gyebu nɛ gyu n bulase dɔɔ,

2 nawolo nyi kɛɛ, balaŋ kumɛɛ te wɔŋ be baŋdaŋse,

be ta mo be baŋdaŋ nyeela do ŋa ŋmeeseŋ man,

baa tɔ balaŋ baŋ be gbɛɛneŋ tenɛɛ nɛ detiŋtɛɛ man.

3 Akpaa be wɔlɛɛ mokɔɔ kaseese ŋan na,

woŋ te ŋon ɔ tenɛɛ nɛ waa tale yɛɛ?>>

4 Degbeŋgyoo kyaa wɔ ɔsom deni dinaa fereŋkyeŋ keŋ man,

Degbeŋgyoo kyaa ɔ gyoorogbeli dɔɔ adido,

ɔ na gyene walaŋ kamasɛ tɛɛle dɔɔ,

ɔ sia gyakaa be dɔɔ.

5 Degbeŋgyoo na gyene baŋ ba tenɛɛ,

mɔna ɔ ne kɔla akpanyanyaŋtena,

baŋ bɛɛ gyae nombia akaraŋkaraŋ nɛ.

6 Waa yela boalaŋ na nyewalaŋ na kpatakpela ka lee adido,

kaa yala akpanyanyaŋtena dɔɔ,

na waa mo feliŋ keŋ ke laŋɛɛ nɛ wɔŋ ba deŋele.

7 Nawolo nyi Degbeŋgyoo tenɛɛ,

ɔ ne gyae nombia kedi na kegbɛɛ,

baŋ be gbɛɛneŋ tenɛɛ nɛ baa naa ɔ siagbɛɛ.