ɔ yɛ yɛ ɔ ndɛɛ sɛ kɔ ɔ mmerɛko bɔntɛn ɔ amɛmɔfo
Dɛn ara na ɛyɛ dɛn hyɛ wo gyidi?
Ndeɛhe ara na ɛsiɔ w'asenana siki pɔmpɔmɔra?
Sɛnea w'pɛ sɛ woda a dɛn na wokari?
Mfɔtɔ ɔdɛn ɔba na ɔkoɔ
Ahomasoɔ nkɔm ledie dɛn ara na ɛyɛ wazizeɛ wɔ wo so.
Mɔtɔ nane ɔbɔfoɔ a deɛ na ɔyɛ
ɛrekɔ yia ɔ pɔnyɔnɛ
Mɔtɔsi a wɔ bebiɛ namɔprapia yɛ ɔhiɔ bɔ a
ɔyɛ ɔhɔsɔ mɔbera a ɔndɛɛ gyeɛ mɛmkanɔ