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Awurade Mma Mommra
Awurade Mma Mommra
1. Awurade mma mommra,Momma yɛmmɔ mu nto nnwom.Momma yɛnto dwom dɛɛdɛMa yɛ’ Awurade’ obɛdi hen’Wɔ asaase so b’rɛ aɔbɛpopa yɛn bɔne,B’rɛ a nnepa ’gyae bɔne yɛ,Wɔbɛt’ na dɔ ne asomdwoem’.
2. Anigye bɛn n’ɛbɛbaSɛ yɛhu yɛn Agyenkwa a!ɔbɛsiane anuonyam mu,Amumɔyɛ to bɛtwa.O nnwom bɛn na yɛbɛto’Ma Agyenkwa yɛn hene!ɔdɔbɛn na ɔbɔ da ’diB’rɛ a, yɛn suro bɛtu akɔ!
3. Yɛbɛhyɛ ntade fitaa,Yɛbɛtena nokorɛ mu.Yɛbɛto ayeyi nnwom;Yɛde anigye ateatea mu.Tɔbɛte asaase ho.Ade biara ɛxɔ nkwaBɛtena ɔdɔ ne asomdwoem’;Akoma bɛdi ahurusi.
Ɛmu nsɛm: James H. Wallis, 1861–1940
Nnwom: Spainfoɔ dwom a Benjamin Carr (1768–1831) hyehyɛeɛ