Kɔ ti ne krɔ
Na onipa fufrɔ mfa nkɔ deɛ
…ɛɛya
Wo yi obi se ase brɔ
Na obi gye ne sereɛ bɔ so a
Ɛsen sɛ nea gyata aka wo kra
…wɔ ɔko ano
Ɔbrɛguo ɛɛya wai
…me nua
II
Kɔ si dankɛseɛ
Na ɔfufurɔ mmɛtena mu
Kɔtɔ hyɛn
…na ɔdasani mmɛfa nkɔ
Titi wo mmɔwerɛ mu fa pia ɛtuɔ
…na amamafo mfa amamasɛm mmɛdi ne hwimhwim deɛ
…ɛɛya yie
…me nua
III
Nso
…ɛwiase tesɛ bayie-kwaebretuomu
Gyata a wɔn bɔwerɛ tesɛ sɔsɔ
…tenase ma wɔn ho hu suma ngwan mmɔborɔwa
…kɔ aha de wɔn nam nyinaa brɛ wɔn
…ma wɔn we yi wɔn se mu sɛɛ defeee
…a wɔn mma asomafo yi nnompe mpo
Brɛgu ɛɛya o
…me nua
IV
Nfifire fifiri wɔ abrɛfoɔ adwuma den ntini mu
…ma akwadwofoɔ de nkrataa kakraabi hyɛ wɔn abotesɛm
Enti ahiafo mmim kɔ ohia aforɔ mu
…ɛna adefo de abotesɛm di mmɛnsɛm wɔ nkonwa kɛseɛ so
Me nua
…ɔbrɛguo ɛɛya o!
V
Mmogya mu sasa asesa
…ama wɔn anobrɔ atropi
Enti akakabensɛm agye wiase abɔso
…ɛnenam wɔ nyamberansɛm mpaboa mu
…de hu ɛɛbɔ abrɛfo ntrɛnee
Abrɛfo mfifire adane mogya eehwie fa ɔbrɛ drubɛn mu
…regugu adefo mfuo so
…ma eenyin fɛfɛ
Ah me nua
Ɔbrɛguo ɛɛya o
VI
Nsesa hia nsrahwɛ wɔ ha
Ehia sɛ nsesa ba bɛbrɛ akakabenfo ase
Ehia sɛ ɛbɛ tu atuturafo tumi egu
Ehia sɛ ɛbɛbɔ prɔyɛ ahwiaseɛ
Efirisɛ Kwadjo nkɔdɔ
Na Kwasi mmɛdi deɛ
…ɛɛya paa
Onua breguo ankasa deɛ
…ɛɛya!
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © September 20, 2019
4 replies on “BRƐGUO ƐƐYA”
What language is this?
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Sorry Marie. It is Twi or Akan, one of Ghana’s languages. It talks about unfairness.
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Oh lovely! I had a feeling it was about something deep! I love the E’s.
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🙏🙏💞💕💖
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