OBIARA Yἐ OBI/ EVERYONE IS SOMEONE (AKAN/TWI AND ENGLISH)

Yἐ woowo too sie so

Enti wanyini ntἐm

Ediἐn nti na ἐwↄ sἐ asaase awodeἐ kutuwo?

Wo were afiri sἐ w’ataredeἐ ahoↄden faribae ne fam anaa?

Ahokyerἐkyerἐ bebrebe yi, ἐdἐn na  wo pἐ akyerἐ?

 

W’ako abrokyere aba

Enti wo krom yἐ wo tan

Akonwa a wo bἐ tra so koraa, agye ahwanhwandeἐ adikan

Kasa a wo bἐ ka koraa no, agye ↄkyerἐmunii kyerἐ aseἐ

Ahokyerἐkyerἐ bebrebe yi, ἐdἐn na  wo pἐ akyerἐ?

 

Wo nnyἐ kↄkↄↄ, nanso wapatu apↄw

Wayἐ kↄↄ nanso wapↄ so tuum

Sἐ obiara ani hunu wo nti

Yἐnmmbↄ wo so adwe

Ahokyerἐkyerἐ bebrebe yi, ἐdἐn na  wo pἐ akyerἐ?

 

W’akↄ sukuu aduru akyere

Enti wo se wo yἐ ↄga

Nyansa a ἐde nyansa deἐ

Wo se wonkoa wo tirimu na egu

Ahokyerἐkyerἐ bebrebe yi, ἐdἐn na  wo pἐ akyerἐ?

 

Onipa biara yi mframa

Obiara nnyἐ summurↄ

Onipa biara yi ne nsa ἐsan yi ne nan

Nti eno wo nsene obiara, agya wo nsene obiara

M’adamfo te nyerἐho ne so na obiara yἐ obi.

   Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © 2014.

 

 

EVERYONE IS SOMEONE

You were born on an anthill

So you’ve easily grown up

Why must those born by the earth kowtow you?

This self-conceitedness what do you aim to achieve?

 

You have ever gone abroad

So you are disgusted by your hometown

Even the seat you will sit on, must be preceded by a lavender

Whatever you’ll say, must be interpreted by an interpreter

This self-conceitedness what do you aim to achieve?

 

You are not fair in complexion but you’ve forcefully bleached

You’re now very fair but your knuckles are dark

Now because you are seen among the lot

You think you are a god

This self-conceitedness what do you aim to achieve?

 

You are far advanced in schooling

So you think you are a master

All the wisdom in this world

You profess are in your head

This self-conceitedness what do you aim to achieve?

 

Everyone after inhaling, releases air

No one is a tick

Everyone eats, every one defecates

So madam you are no better than anyone, master you are no better than anyone

So cut the conceitedness and let us be free.

   Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © 2014.