1Salomo nnwom mu dwom.
2Ma ɔmfa nʼano mfeano no mfe mʼano,
3Wʼaduhwam yi hwa a ɛyɛ ahomeka
4Fa me kɔ, ma yɛnyɛ ntɛm!
5Mebiri deɛ, nanso me ho yɛ fɛ,
6Nhwɛ me haa sɛ mebirie enti,
7Kyerɛ me me dɔfoɔ,
8Sɛ wonnim a, mmaa ahoɔfɛfoɔ pa ara no,
9Me dɔfoɔ, mede wo toto pɔnkɔ bereɛ
10Nsomuadeɛ ama wʼafono ho ayɛ fɛ,
11Yɛbɛyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ nsomuadeɛ
12Ɛberɛ a ɔhene te nʼadidi ɛpono ho no,
13Me dɔfoɔ ayɛ me sɛ kurobo1.13 Krobo yɛ aduhwam bi a wɔnya firi “balsam” dua a ebi wɔ Etiopia, Ntam Po ne India. Nnipa de yɛ wɔn ho ma wɔn ho yɛ hwam. toa
14Me dɔfoɔ ayɛ me sɛ nhwiren boa a ayɛ frɔmm
15Me dɔfoɔ, wo ho yɛ fɛ!
16Me dɔfoɔ, wo ho yɛ fɛ!
17Yɛn fie mpunan yɛ ntweneduro;