1 Degbeŋgyoo, maa mo me konɔɔ pou lese n yele,
maa kpee nɔɔneŋ lese n yele wurubuarɛse siaman.
2 Maa buŋ mo me sia tee nyɔ ɔsom deni dinaa fereŋkyeŋ keŋ,
na maa lese n yele,
lee n kegyae keŋ taŋ ɔto ya, na nya anokoare kedi dɔɔ,
nawolo nyi n te gyina n yele na n nombia adido,
kela kpene kamasɛ.
3 Me baake neŋ na, n kpaa maŋ,
n doo maŋ doŋ te ma seŋawɔ me nawɔɔ dɔɔ.
4 Degbeŋgyoo, akpaa tɛɛle kei dɔɔ gyooneŋ pou de nyii n nɔɔman nombia na,
baa lese n yele.
5 Baa kpee nɔɔneŋ lee ŋan Degbeŋgyoo be yɛɛ nɛ wose man,
nawolo nyi Degbeŋgyoo gyoorobiiri boe nideli.
6 Doo nyi Degbeŋgyoo kyaa adido adido koraŋ nɛ, ɔ ne kɛɛ baŋ bɛɛ yɔkɔse ba wose nɛ,
mɔna ɔ ne naa baŋ bɛɛ gate ba wose nɛ lee lemlem.
7 Nyi me dɔŋ wose kekyaŋ man koraŋ na,
n ne gyee ma nyee,
n na tenee n nyiŋmaa me kɔlara baŋ bɛɛ gyeŋ baŋ do maŋ nɛ dɔɔ,
n na mo n dunoluŋ nyiŋmaa lɛɛ maŋ.
8 Degbeŋgyoo waa yɛɛ keŋ ɔ be yakosee lee ma wose man nɛ fa maŋ,
Degbeŋgyoo, n kegyae doo kekpaakekpaa,
naa bɛɛ n nyiŋmaa man tomse ŋan ya.