1 Sɛ wo ne ɔhene bi to nsa didi a,
2 Sɛ woyɛ adidibrada a,
3 Nni nʼaduane akɔnnɔ akɔnnɔ no akyi,
4 Mmiri wo mogya ani mpɛ sika;
5 Wʼani bɔɔ sika so ara pɛ, na atu ayera,
6 Nni obi a ɔyɛ pɛpɛɛ aduane
7 ɛfiri sɛ ɔyɛ obi a
8 Kakra a woadi no wobɛfe
9 Nkasa nkyerɛ ɔkwasea,
10 Ntutu tete aboɔ a wɔde ato hyeɛ ngu,
11 ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn Gyefoɔ yɛ den,
12 Ma wʼakoma mmra nkyerɛkyerɛ so
13 Ntwentwɛne abɔfra ntenesoɔ so;
14 Fa abaa twe nʼaso
15 Me ba, sɛ wʼakoma hunu nyansa a,
16 sɛ wʼano ka deɛ ɛtene a
17 Mma wʼani mmerɛ abɔnefoɔ,
18 Ampa ara anidasoɔ wɔ hɔ ma wo daakye,
19 Me ba, tie, na hunu nyansa,
20 Mfa wo ho mmɔ akɔwensafoɔ
21 ɛfiri sɛ, akɔwensafoɔ ne adidibradafoɔ bɛyɛ ahiafoɔ,
22 Tie wʼagya a ɔwoo woɔ no,
23 Tɔ nokorɛ na ntɔn da;
24 Ɔteneneeni agya wɔ anigyeɛ bebree;
25 Ma wʼagya ne wo maame ani nnye;
26 Me ba, fa wʼakoma ma me
27 na odwamanfoɔ yɛ amena donkudonku
28 Ɔtɛ, twɛn, te sɛ ɔkwanmukafoɔ
29 Hwan na wɔadome no? Hwan na ɔdi awerɛhoɔ?
30 Wɔn a wɔkyɛre nsã ho,
31 Nhwɛ nsã ani kɔkɔɔ no haa,
32 Awieeɛ no ɛka te sɛ ɔwɔ
33 Wʼani bɛhunu nneɛma a wonhunuu da,
34 Wobɛtɔ ntintan te sɛ hyɛn mu dwumayɛni a,
35 Na wobɛka sɛ, “Wɔbɔ me, nanso mempira.