1 Degbeŋgyoo, fa maŋ deŋele kedi,

nawolo nyi me kyaawɔ keŋ dukum be doo me man ya,

Ma moo ma wose lɔ Degbeŋgyoo dɔɔ,

keŋ me ta lee ɔ wɔle ya.

2 Degbeŋgyoo, kɛɛse maŋ kɛɛ na n ka gyoo me man,

gyoo me konɔɔ na ma nyeempɔ man kɛɛ.

3 Nawolo nyi n kegyae keŋ taŋ ɔto ya nɛ doo me siaman,

te me dɔŋ nya anokoare keŋ man.

4 Mɔɔ na mo ma wose dona akɛrɛɛtena,

yaa baŋ be dana nɔɔse ala ala nɛ ya.

5 Mɔɔ ne kyaa nombiakumɛɛ yɛɛra degyaŋee man ya,

te daa na akpanyanyaŋtena bɛɛ kyaa debodokoloŋ ya.

6 Degbeŋgyoo, ma te faafo me nyiŋmaase na ka wola nyi me nombia dei,

me tɛɛwɔ kilisi n kedeesaboe keŋ,

7 mɛɛ mo yeesa kpee nɔɔneŋ lese n yele,

te mɛɛ yako n gyakoloŋ nombia ayɛɛsa.

8 Degbeŋgyoo, mɛɛ gyae dekpaŋalaŋ keŋ man n kyaa,

botɔɔ keŋ n gyoorobiiri kyaa nɛ.

9 Naa wɔlɛɛ maŋ kpuna nombiakumɛɛ yɛɛra,

yaa n ke yela maa yeŋ kpuna baŋ bɛɛ koe balaŋ nɛ ya.

10 Baŋ bɛɛ mo be nyiŋmaase yɛɛ nombiakumɛɛ adao man,

abɔɔ kayolɛɛ te wulu be dunoluŋ nyiŋmaase.

11 Mɔna maŋ dɔɔ me tɛɛwɔ anokoare man,

lɛɛ maŋ na n ke wii me waraŋase.

12 Ma seŋɛɛ tɛɛle tatarataa dɔɔ,

maa lese Degbeŋgyoo yele botɔɔ keŋ balaŋ burum be gyaŋee nɛ.