Nnwom Mu Dwom 1

¹Salomo nnwom mu dwom.

²Ma ɔmfa nʼano mfewano no mfew mʼano,

³Wʼaduhuam yi hua a ɛyɛ anigye;

⁴Fa me kɔ, ma yɛnyɛ ntɛm!

⁵Mibiri de, nanso me ho yɛ fɛ,

⁶Nhwɛ me haw sɛ mibiri nti,

⁷Kyerɛ me, me dɔfo,

⁸Sɛ wunnim a, mmea mu ɔhoɔfɛfo koraa,

⁹Me dɔfo, mede wo toto ɔpɔnkɔbere

¹⁰Asokaa ama wʼafono ho ayɛ fɛ,

¹¹Yɛbɛyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ asokaa

¹²Bere a ɔhene te ne didipon ho no,

¹³Me dɔfo ayɛ me sɛ kurobow1.13 Kurobow yɛ aduhuam bi a wonya fi “balsam” dua a bi wɔ Etiopia, Ntam Po ne India. Nnipa de yɛ wɔn ho ma wɔn ho yɛ huam. toa

¹⁴Me dɔfo ayɛ me sɛ nhwiren boa a ayɛ frɔmfrɔm

¹⁵Me dɔfo, wo ho yɛ fɛ!

¹⁶Me dɔfo, wo ho yɛ fɛ!

¹⁷Yɛn fi mpuran yɛ sida;