1 Me ba, fa me nsɛm sie
2 Di mʼahyɛde so na wubenya nkwa;
3 Kyekyere bɔ wo nsateaa ho;
4 Ka kyerɛ nyansa se, “Woyɛ me nuabea,”
5 Wɔbɛtwe wo afi ɔbeawaresɛefo ho,
6 Me fi mfɛnsere ano,
7 Mihuu wɔ ntetekwaafo mu,
8 Na ɔnam borɔn a ɛbɛn ɔbea no fi so
9 bere a onwini redwo,
10 Afei ɔbea bi fi behyiaa no a
11 (Ɔyɛ hyirenn na hwee mfa ne ho,
12 nnɛ wohu no mmɔnten so, ɔkyena na ɔte aguabɔbea,
13 Osoo ne mu few nʼano,
14 “Mewɔ asomdwoe afɔrebɔde wɔ fie;
15 Enti mebae sɛ merebehyia wo;
16 Mato me mpa,
17 Mede nnuhuam apete me mpa so:
18 Bra, ma yɛmfa ɔdɔ mmɔ ɔdɔ mu nkosi anɔpa;
19 Me kunu nni fie;
20 Ɔde sika a ɛdɔɔso hyɛɛ ne sika kotoku ma
21 Ɔde tɛkrɛmakyene bɔɔ no adafa;
22 Odii nʼakyi prɛko pɛ
23 kosi sɛ bɛmma bɛwɔ ne brɛbo mu,
24 Na afei, me mma, muntie me;
25 Mommma mo koma mpatiri nkɔ no so
26 Bebree na wɔnam no so ahwehwe ase;
27 Ne fi yɛ ɔda tempɔn a