Lahi A Mi La

O yi bwɔmi ngɛ kaa apletsihi a kuu

Nɛ́ a ngɛ Gilead yoku ɔmɛ kplee.

 2 O lunguhi ngɛ kaa jijɔhi a kuu nɛ a sã a he bwɔmi

Nɛ́ a du a he ha mɛ kɛ́ we,

Mɛ tsuo a fɔ enyɔɔnyɔ,

Nɛ a ti nɔ kake po bi gbo we.

 3 O nya he ngɛ kaa kpã tsutsu,

Nɛ o munyu ngɔɔ.

Bɔ nɛ pomegranet* nɛ a gba mi enyɔ ngɛ ɔ,

Jã nɛ o tsitsahi* ngɛ ngɛ o hɛ mi hami nɔ́ ɔ mi.

 4 O kuɛ ngɛ kaa David mɔ ɔ,

Mɔ nɛ a kɛ tɛhi nɛ a to mɛ zã nɔ zã nɔ ma,

Nɛ́ a kɛ tsɛ̃i akpe kpla he,

Nɛ́ nyumu he wali a tsɛ̃i lokotoo ɔmɛ tsuo kpla he ɔ.

 5 O nyɔ enyɔ ɔmɛ ngɛ kaa odabɔ bimɛ enyɔ,

A ngɛ kaa odabɔ hawi,

Nɛ́ a yeɔ ní ngɛ lili mɔmɔ* ɔmɛ a mi.”

 6 “Ma ya mimɛ yoku ɔ nɔ,

Kɛ ohɛ kpongu ɔ nɔ,

Loko kɔɔhiɔ yluduu nɛ fia ngɛ ligbi ɔ mi* nɛ́ nini ɔmɛ nɛ a laa.”

 7 “Ye suɔlɔ, o he ngɛ fɛu kɛ pi si,

Sé ko kulaa be o he.

 8 Ye we ayɛflo, ha nɛ waa je Lebanon kɛ ho,

Ha nɛ waa je Lebanon.

Mo kple kɛ je Amana* yoku ɔ yi mi,

Kɛ je Senir yoku ɔ yi mi, nɛ ji Hermon yoku ɔ yi mi,

Kɛ je jatahi a laami he ɔmɛ, kɛ ngatsɛhi a yoku ɔmɛ a nɔ.

 9 Ye nyɛmiyo, ye we ayɛflo, o nu ye tsui,

O hɛngmɛ nɛ o kɛ hyɛ mi si kake ɔ gbe ye tsui,

Kpɔ nɛ ngɛ o kuɛ ní ɔ nya a ha nɛ ye tsui gbo kulaa.

Suɔmi kpo nɛ o jeɔ ɔ ngɔɔ pe wai,

Nɛ nu nɛ o kpa a jeɔ via pe tsopa kɛ e he via kpahi tsuo!

Hwo kɛ nyɔ nyu ngɛ o lilɛ sisi,

Nɛ o tade ɔmɛ a mi he via ngɛ kaa Lebanon he via.

12 Ye nyɛmiyo ɔ, ye we ayɛflo ɔ ngɛ kaa abɔɔ nɛ a ngmɛ nya,

Abɔɔ nɛ a ngmɛ nya, nyu hɛngmɛ nɛ a sɔu nya.

13 O* ngɛ kaa tso ngɛ paradeiso* mi nɛ́ e kɔni ɔmɛ a nɔ hyi tɔ kɛ pomegranet.

Yiblii nɛ hi pe kulaa lɛ ngɛ mi, hena kɛ nardo tsohi,

14 Nardo kɛ safron, glã,* kɛ sinamon,

Kɛ ohɛ tso slɔɔtohi tsuo kɛ mimɛ kɛ aloe,

Kɛ tsopa kɛ he via kpakpahi tsuo ngɛ mi.

15 O ngɛ kaa abɔɔ mi nyu hɛngmɛ, vu kɛ e mi nyu mua,

O ngɛ kaa pahi nɛ a jeɔ Lebanon kɛ beɔ ɔ.

16 Oo yiti je kɔɔhiɔ, o hɛ nɛ tsɛ̃;

Oo woyi je kɔɔhiɔ, ba.

“Ye suɔlɔ ɔ nɛ ba e we abɔɔ ɔ mi

Nɛ e ba ye e mi tso yiblii nɛ hi pe kulaa.”