1 Degbeŋgyoo, naa mo n baŋ kalana maŋ,

yaa n ka mo n baŋ nedoŋ wɔŋ ma deŋele ya.

2 Degbeŋgyoo, wii me waraŋase, nawolo nyi mɛɛ gbaraase,

Degbeŋgyoo, kyɔ maŋ kawee nawolo nyi me ŋɔɔ ne nyii weeleŋ.

3 Ma woo ne naa diyem nideli,

Kelii woromɔ, Degbeŋgyoo kelii woromɔ?

4 Degbeŋgyoo, besena na n ke lɛɛ maŋ,

lee n kegyae keŋ kɔ taŋ ɔto ya dɔɔ, lɛɛ maŋ.

5 Nawolo nyi ŋolo bɛɛ baake n yele woyadɛɛ ya.

Amɔte na lesena n yele yebɔɔ man?

6 Me te mutii menɛɛ ta yee maŋ.

Nelim kamasɛ na me kewii ne fɔ ma dofoŋoŋ,

me siasaraŋ te yele ma dedoi te fɔɔ.

7 Kewii dɔɔ me sia bɛɛ naa nideli ya,

me sia te yɛɛ fulaa lee me kɔlara pou dɔɔ.

8 Ɛmɛɛ nombiakumɛɛ yɛɛra pou ɛ ta lee me gyaŋ,

nawolo nyi Degbeŋgyoo te nyii me kewii.

9 Degbeŋgyoo te nyii me kewii baake,

Degbeŋgyoo te lɛɛ ma kefane do.

10 Desɛŋ gyae ke kyaŋ me kɔlara pou na ba wose ke gbirisi wɔ,

baa bese be wɔle na desɛŋ ke kyaŋ wɔ debokenaŋ man.