1«N fa tima tɛtɛ nan fari. N xa mamɛ ti.
2Alatala naxa n yaabi yi masenyi ra:
3Yi masenyi kamali waxati fafe,
4«Yɛtɛ igboe mato. A waxɔnfe mu tinxin,
5Beere mixi mayanfama.
6Na sie mu yoma a ma xɛ?
7Naxee xa doni na i ma, nee mu kelima xɛ,
8I to bara si gbegbe xun nakana,
9«Ɲaxankatɛ na mixi bɛ
10I naxan nabaxi a findima yaagi nan na i xa mixie bɛ.
11I xa banxi tixi gɛmɛ naxan na,
12«Ɲaxankatɛ na mixi bɛ
13Mangɛ Alatala bara a niya,
14Duniɲa birin fama nɛ Alatala xa nɔrɛ kolonde,
15«Ɲaxankatɛ na mixi bɛ
16I xa xunnakeli findima nɛ yaagi ra.
17I fe kobi naxan nabaxi Liban,
18«Kuye munse fanxi mixi ma?
19Ɲaxankatɛ na mixi bɛ
20Kɔnɔ Alatala na a xa hɔrɔmɔbanxi kui.