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Ɔman yi mu amaman
…ayan te sɛ sikan
Oyiwan mu suman
…ɛkyiran te sɛ saman
Ɔhaw yi mu abakan
…ne suatra suban
Prɔyɛ a ɛhyɛfa wɔ yɛn apakan-
…mu, adane nkoguo sekan
Sɛ yɛ hia ɛban ɛnɛ yi a
…ɛne yɛn amamrɛ sankɔfa
Nso hwan n’ɛbɛ di kan
…ama ɔman nan adi akyire?

b
Hwɛ atemuafo ɛkyɛ
…abrɔfo nsamanfo mpo mfa wɔn ho
Hwɛ adwumayɛfo ntadehyɛmu
…anyɛ abrokyire funu a ɛkasa a ehia adwodwo mframa a
…na ɛyɛ amanɔne mboduaba
Hwɛ yɛn kwansen mu nuane
…ɛndane, sɛbi, mpete agyanan?
Na yɛn anum kasa ayɛ?
…Ɛna merekeka bobɔ mu yi o!

d
Sɛ yɛn a yɛ deɛ mfata yɛn
Na amanfofro deɛ egya y’anibre
…a ɛhyɛ yɛn amirika
…mpo wɔ krɔno mu
…ma yɛ ti sika akɛseɛ kɔ tɔ
Sɛ yɛn nnyɛ yɛ kro mma no mfata
…na yɛ de mpiriho tutu akwan
Sɛ yɛn nnwomasua nsɔ y’ani
Na yɛ de anibere kɔ sua wɔ afoforɔ aman so
Yɛ bɛ yɛ dɛn akɔkan?
Yɛ bɛ yɛ dɛn akɔkan?

e
Y’ayɛ afɛfuodeɛ adwamanbɔfoɔ
…adane nnuɔmafo agyanan
Nsɛm yi di ka
Nso Amoafowaa anka a
…hwan na ɔbɛka?
Ɔman yi nam yɛ suban so bɔ ka
Aniwa aniwa abɔ wɔn ho anifra a
…Abena ano nka?
Nsesa mframa bɔ dabiara
…nso me gyina nea me gyina kokomu ɛban yi mmbu ntɔ
Yɛn nyɛ suban yi mu nsesa
…na ɔman yi nsakrapa awo ahodwoda

ɛ
Nsakrayɛ yi bɛ yɛ w’ahotɔ
Nsakrayɛ yi bɛ yɛ m’ahotɔ
Nti nka sɛ m’anopɔ
Na tu ho anibere anamon
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © December 20, 2019