1 Salomo nnwom mu dwom.
2 Ma ɔmfa nʼano mfewano no mfew mʼano,
3 Wʼaduhuam yi hua a ɛyɛ anigye;
4 Fa me kɔ, ma yɛnyɛ ntɛm!
5 Mibiri de, nanso me ho yɛ fɛ,
6 Nhwɛ me haw sɛ mibiri nti,
7 Kyerɛ me, me dɔfo,
8 Sɛ wunnim a, mmea mu ɔhoɔfɛfo koraa,
9 Me dɔfo, mede wo toto ɔpɔnkɔbere
10 Asokaa ama wʼafono ho ayɛ fɛ,
11 Yɛbɛyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ asokaa
12 Bere a ɔhene te ne didipon ho no,
13 Me dɔfo ayɛ me sɛ kurobow toa
14 Me dɔfo ayɛ me sɛ nhwiren boa a ayɛ frɔmfrɔm
15 Me dɔfo, wo ho yɛ fɛ!
16 Me dɔfo, wo ho yɛ fɛ!
17 Yɛn fi mpuran yɛ sida;