1. O kpa-lɛ-yɛ-lɛ Nya-me-nle,

Ɛ-maa yɛ-nyia nyi-la-lɛ.

Ɛ nwo te, ɛ-di nɔ-ha-lɛ.

Wɔ nde-nle mua-la te-nrɛ

Yɛɛ ɛ-se yɛ a-nwu-nvɔ-ne.

Wɔ ɛ-lo-lɛ ne bo zo.

Ɛ-fɛ-ta kɛ yɛ-so-nle wɔ,

Yɛ-ba-maa ɛ nye a-lie.

2. Bɛ-nwu wɔ kpa-lɛ-yɛ-lɛ ne

Wɔ wɔ me-nli ne a-nu.

Yɛ-bɔ e-dwɛ-kpa ne no-lo,

Yɛ nyɛ-leɛ di da-se-lɛ.

Ɛ-ki-le-hi-le yɛ kpa-lɛ,

Me-nli dɔɔnwo nyia zo nva-soɛ.

Maa yɛ sun-sum nwua-nza-nwua-nza,

Maa yɛ-yɛ kpa-lɛ da-huu.

3. Yi-la yɛ kpa-lɛ-yɛ-lɛ zo,

Mgbo-le nee ngyi-kyi mua-la

Mɔɔ yɛ-yɛ yɛ-maa me-nli la,

Ti-ti-li yɛ me-die-ma.

A-bu-sua nu, a-sa-fo nu,

Su-a zo nee kpa-lɛ-zo,

Fa wɔ sun-sum ne bo-a yɛ

Maa yɛ-yɛ me-nli kpa-lɛ.