1 Me ba, yɛ aso ma me nyansa;
2 sɛnea ɛbɛma woahwɛ yiye,
3 Efisɛ ɔbea aguaman ano sosɔ ɛwo,
4 nanso awiei no, ɛyɛ nwen sen bɔnwoma,
5 Nʼanan kɔ owu mu;
6 Onsusuw ɔkwan a ɛkɔ nkwa mu ho;
7 Enti afei, me mma, muntie me;
8 Ɔkwan a ɛmmɛn no no na momfa so;
9 anyɛ saa a, mode mo ahoɔden bɛma afoforo
10 anyɛ saa a, ahɔho bɛfom mo ahonyade
11 Mo nkwanna akyi, mubesi apini,
12 Na moaka se, “Na mikyi ahohyɛso!
13 Manyɛ osetie amma mʼakyerɛkyerɛfo
14 Madu ɔsɛe ano
15 Nom nsu fi wʼankasa ahina mu,
16 So ɛsɛ sɛ wʼasuti yiri fa mmɔnten so
17 Ma ɛnyɛ wo nko ara de,
18 Nhyira nka wʼasubura
19 Ɔte sɛ ɔtwe bere dɔfo, ɔwansan nuonyamfo;
20 Me ba, adɛn nti na woma ɔbea aguaman kyekyere wo?
21 Awurade hu onipa akwan nyinaa,
22 Omumɔyɛfo nnebɔne sum no afiri;
23 Wobewu, esiane ahohyɛso a wonni nti,