ABAHYƐ PRƆYƐ

Abayɛn te sɛ kɛntɛn a yɛde kɔ nsuo
Sa deɛ wo bɛ sa nsuo no
Nso ɛbɛ fɔre atɛkyɛ ɛwɔ amansan akwanso
Na nso nsukɔm eeku wo fie foɔ
Enti tete wo ba yie
…na onsiesie wo fie

B.
Ɛyɛ diɛn nti na awofo adane boa-pia-bɔne
Amanyɔfoɔ adane boa-foa-ɛne-duduɔso
Amanaman ani adane yɛɛ-boa-tumidefoɔ
Ama nkwadaa bɔne adane akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ adesua yi?

D.
Ɛnɛ yi
…abaa ntia ba na akɔtia obi ba
Ɛnɛ yi
…ano ntra ba na akɔtra obiba
Ɛnɛ yi
…mmɔfra tumi sene akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ
Ɛbɛ yɛ dɛn na wɔn nkanbɔmu
…enbisa krɔno wɔ sukuu nsɔhwɛ mu?

E.
Sɛ mo bɛ yɛ nhwɛhan ama wɔn akɔso
De akwadwurɔ apia nsɛmfo a
…ɛtogye moara
Sɛ mobɛkɔso ama bɔne adane wɔn nkɔsoɔ atwedeɛ a
…ɛtogye moara
Sɛ mobɛhwɛ ama nfofowa yi apem akɔso
Adane kwae bretuo a
…ɛtogye moara
Dwene sɛ wo gyina mu na gyimie tuo aboba
…eediwo mpamorɔ!

Ɛ.
Ɛnɛ mpanyin mpanmborɔ yi
…bɛdani ɔkyena mpanyin kum
Ɛnɛ nkwadaa prɔyɛ yi
…bɛdane ɔkyena nkwaadaa adutuɔ
Enti mo deɛ ma mo npɛ daminam bi
…nfa nsi wɔn adekɔkɔɔ akwantuo yi kwan
Sɛ eehuro yi
…daakye mukyia no fa bɛdwiri
Ama nsuohyiɛ ne ne daresen nyinaa abutu
Adum yɛn nkɔsuo gya ama y’ada ohia tanaa mu
…akosi
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © August 7, 2020