1 Adido na lese Degbeŋgyoo gyoorobiiri wola,

ŋɔma ne gyɔ ɔ nyiŋmaa man tomse dekpeŋkpeŋ.

2 Wee ne yako ŋan ɔ be yɛɛ nɛ fa wee wɔle,

nelim mɔ ne yako ɔ nombia kagyeŋ fa nelim wɔle.

3 Ta lee kekolosi man ya, ta lee nɔɔwoya man ya,

ŋolo te nyii ba woya mɔ ya.

4 Mɔna ba woya liiwɔ tɛɛle pou dɔɔ,

be nɔɔwoya ke liiwɔ tɛɛle keŋ ɔto.

Wurubuarɛ te baŋ kefɛɛ fa weese adido.

5 Kɛɛ lee ŋgba alowɔle baale ŋon ɔ na lee ɔ deni tɔɔmante man,

yaa ŋgba yeure kpaakpaate ŋon ɔ na mo kenyaŋee yeu nɛ.

6 Kɛɛ bɛɛ lee adido

na ke ta mo ŋɔma man kelii ke dɛɛyalae yenaŋ,

kolo bɛɛ weese ka wose lee ka kelaŋe man ya.

7 Degbeŋgyoo mmaraa liiwɔ nideli,

kɛɛ yele walaŋ woo ne kɔŋ ɔ gyaŋ,

Nyaŋ ke tale mo n wose lɔ Degbeŋgyoo kawolase dɔɔ,

kee yele diyiŋte sia ne kare.

8 Degbeŋgyoo kawola doo kegbɛɛ dɔɔ,

kee yele walaŋ konɔɔ ne fɛɛ e,

Degbeŋgyoo mmaraase tenɛɛ,

ŋee yele walaŋ sia ne ŋmaŋee e.

9 Degbeŋgyoo keyee yɛna kpaakpaate,

ke kyaa kekpaakekpaa.

Degbeŋgyoo kawolase doo ŋa dedoi man,

ŋe popou tenɛɛ.

10 Ŋɛɛ lee koya kela kɔba yayam,

kela kɔba yayam kpaakpaate gba,

ŋe dana gyoŋ kela teebɔɔ,

kela teebɔɔ keŋ ne kyɔsee lee teebɔɔ defaŋalaŋ man.

11 Ŋan ne fareena n tobaale,

ɔ di ŋe dɔɔ na, ke dana kom ketɔ nideli.

12 Amɔte gyenena ŋon gbagba dukum keŋ ɔ be yɛɛ?

Mo me nombia kumɛɛ ŋan weesɛɛ nɛ kyɛɛ maŋ.

13 Lese n tobaale lee nombiakumɛɛ ŋan ɔ ne naa na sia yɛɛ nɛ man,

ŋe naa di me dɔɔ ya,

kenaŋ na nombiikum be doo ma wose man ya,

na maa lee nombia kumɛɛ dinaana keyɛɛ man.

14 Yela me nɔɔwoya na ŋan mɛɛ gyueŋ me konɔɔ man nɛ,

ka gyoo n sia,

Degbeŋgyoo, me Kpanaŋ na ma Nyeelɛɛre.