Mɔtɔ nane ɔbɔfoɔ a deɛ na ɔyɛ
ɛrekɔ yia ɔ pɔnyɔnɛ
Sɛnea w'pɛ sɛ woda a dɛn na wokari?
Abɔ e ɛ ɔsanɔ a wɔseɛ ɛyɛ mefu
Sɔda ɔbɛ tena ɔmɛ dawɛn da amɛnɔ
ɔyɛ ɔɛ əda yɛndɛɛ abɔ mmoakã ɔdɛyɛsbɔ
Mɔtɔsi a wɔ bebiɛ namɔprapia yɛ ɔhiɔ bɔ a
Mfɔtɔ ɔdɛn ɔba na ɔkoɔ
Do w'awuriyɛ a yɛ me bɛfa mmoa neredi?
Ndeɛhe ara na ɛsiɔ w'asenana siki pɔmpɔmɔra?