1 Degbeŋgyoo, lɛɛ maŋ lee balaŋ kumɛɛ nyiŋmaa man,

gyee maŋ lee nyeeman doŋtena nyiŋmaa man.

2 Bɛɛ gyueŋ nombiakumɛɛ be konɔɔse man,

wee kamasɛ na bɛɛ gyae nyi yoo dɛɛ yala.

3 Bɛɛ sara be laakemse ŋgba doma nɛ,

be nɔɔwoya yɛɛ ŋgba wurale teekum nɛ.

4 Degbeŋgyoo, lɛɛ maŋ lee akpanyanyaŋtena nyiŋmaa man,

gyee maŋ lee nombiakumɛɛ yɛɛra,

baŋ bɛɛ gyae baa do maŋ kenaŋtere lɔ nɛ nyiŋmaa man.

5 Agaŋtaŋtena te nyɔɔ maŋ kɔta,

ba te fɛlɛɛ ba asawuse lɔ,

te be nyɔɔ maŋ kɔtase me gbɛɛneŋ man.

6 Me yako Degbeŋgyoo nyiaa, <<Nyaŋ yɛna me Wurubuarɛ.>>

Degbeŋgyoo, nyii me kewii baake.

7 Degbeŋgyoo Doŋ Pou Nyee, me lɛɛre doŋte,

n wuu ma nyee yoo wee keŋ.

8 Degbeŋgyoo, naa yele akpanyanyaŋtena ke nyiŋ keŋ bɛɛ gyae ya,

naa yele ŋan bɛɛ bake nɛ ke de fa wɔ ya.

9 Baŋ bɔɔ kilisi maŋ nɛ ne gate ba nyeeya agaŋtaŋ man,

yela be nɔɔwoya kumɛɛ ke busaana wɔ.

10 Yela nyewalaŋ ŋɛɛ ke yala be dɔɔ,

yela baa fuŋ wɔ do boalaŋ man,

do bɔɔ kyilimkyilim keŋ bɔɔ tale lee ya nɛ man.

11 Naa yele baŋ bɛɛ mo nombia gyakaa balaŋ dɔɔ nɛ ke baŋ lila tɛɛle dɔɔ ya,

yela nombiikum ke yala balaŋ kumɛɛ.

12 Ma gyeŋ nyi Degbeŋgyoo ne di nombia kegbɛɛ dɔɔ fa ayematena,

ɔ ne di nombia na kegbɛɛ fa baŋ bɔɔ dana kolo ya.

13 Ampaŋ baŋ ba tenɛɛ nɛ baa lese n yele,

na baŋ ba tenɛɛ nɛ ke kyaa n siaman.