1 De tisiwɔ kyaa Babilɔn booneŋ gyaŋ, te de wiiwɔ

debaŋ keŋ dɔɔ tɔɔse Siyɔn nɛ.

2 Daase ŋan seŋɛɛ botɔɔ nɛ dɔɔ,

te da moo da adolɛɛse wuluŋu.

3 Nawolo nyi botɔɔ te baŋ bɔɔ kyaŋ daa gyu yoo gbeŋiri man nɛ, bɔɔse daa nɔɔneŋ,

baŋ bɔɔ naase daa diyem nɛ bɔɔse daa kenyaŋee nɔɔneŋ,

be yako daa nyiaa, <<Ɛ kpee Siyɔn nɔɔneŋ dokoloŋ fa daa.>>

4 Sena te dɛɛ tale kpee Degbeŋgyoo nɔɔneŋ,

keŋ de kyaa ŋɔɔla tɛɛle man?

5 Yerusalɛm, akpaa me wolee neŋ nɛ,

yela me dunoluŋ nyiŋmaa na tale yɛɛ ka tom ya.

6 Nyi akpaa ma te tɔɔse neŋ ya,

nyi akpaa ma te kɛɛ Yerusalɛm nyi,

ŋon yɛna ma kenyaŋee kpaakpaate ya nɛ,

yela me laakem ke wulu me nɔɔ.

7 Degbeŋgyoo, tɔɔse keŋ Ɛdomtena be yɛɛ,

wee kenaŋ keŋ Yerusalɛm be yale nɛ,

be yakowɔ nyiaa, <<Ɛ tekerii ke lɔ,

ɛ tekerii ke lɔ kelii ka mokɔɔ kasee man.>>

8 Babilɔn alebu ŋon baa wɔlɛɛ neŋ korakora,

ŋon waa wɔlɛɛ neŋ tɔ kom,

ŋgba mena keŋ n be yɛɛ daa nɛ, ŋonna nyeebam.

9 Walaŋ ŋon waa lɛo n kyokyoose,

mo wɔ ŋmereena kpanaŋse nɛ, ŋonna nyeebam.