1 Salomo nnwom mu dwom.
2 Ma ɔmfa nʼano mfeano no mfe mʼano,
3 Wʼaduhwam yi hwa a ɛyɛ ahomeka
4 Fa me kɔ, ma yɛnyɛ ntɛm!
5 Mebiri deɛ, nanso me ho yɛ fɛ,
6 Nhwɛ me haa sɛ mebirie enti,
7 Kyerɛ me me dɔfoɔ,
8 Sɛ wonnim a, mmaa ahoɔfɛfoɔ pa ara no,
9 Me dɔfoɔ, mede wo toto pɔnkɔ bereɛ
10 Nsomuadeɛ ama wʼafono ho ayɛ fɛ,
11 Yɛbɛyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ nsomuadeɛ
12 Ɛberɛ a ɔhene te nʼadidi ɛpono ho no,
13 Me dɔfoɔ ayɛ me sɛ kurobo toa
14 Me dɔfoɔ ayɛ me sɛ nhwiren boa a ayɛ frɔmm
15 Me dɔfoɔ, wo ho yɛ fɛ!
16 Me dɔfoɔ, wo ho yɛ fɛ!
17 Yɛn fie mpunan yɛ ntweneduro;