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Degbeŋgyoo yele kalese

1Ɛ lese Degbeŋgyoo yele,

Maa mo me konɔɔ pou fa Degbeŋgyoo karaŋ,

baŋ be gbɛɛneŋ tenɛɛ na balaŋ degyaŋee man.

2Degbeŋgyoo tomse kerɛɛ,

baŋ ŋɛɛ gyoo be sia nɛ pou na gyueŋ ŋe man.

3Ɔ tomse na lese wɔ obuo na ɔ gyoorobiiri wola,

te ɔ katenee doo kekpaakekpaa.

4Ɔ ne yele bɛɛ tɔɔse ɔ gyakoloŋ nombia,

Degbeŋgyoo dana wɔe te ɔ ne wii balaŋ waraŋase.

5Ɔ ne fa baŋ bee yee e nɛ weenɛɛ,

ɔ ne tɔɔse ɔ nɔɔkebakesee kekpaakekpaa.

6Ɔ ta lese ɔ tomse doŋ wola ɔ balaŋ,

keŋ ɔ ba mo tɛɛlese baale tɛɛlese fa wɔ nɛ.

7Ɔ nyiŋmaa man tomse doona ŋe gbɛɛ te ŋa tenɛɛ,

nyaŋ ke tale mo n wose lɔ wɔ mmaraase dɔɔ.

8Ŋe doo kekpaakekpaa,

ɔ faa ŋa lee anokoare na ŋe gbɛɛ dɔɔ.

9Ɔ yelaa ɔ balaŋ nyiŋa ba wose,

ɔ see ɔ nɔɔkebakesee kekpaakekpaa,

ɔ yele yɛna fereŋkyeŋ na gyakoloŋ.

10Degbeŋgyoo keyee yɛna nyansa kewalaŋ,

baŋ pou bee di wɔ mmaraase dɔɔ ne nyii nombia man nideli.

Ŋon te kaboena nyi baa lese ɔ yele kekpaakekpaa.