1. A kɛ Zi-ho-va a pɛ kɛɛ

Tãã zee wa lɛi o gbɛ̃,

Kpou-la wa lɛi o la pɛ ka,

A die kɔ-kɛ pɔɔ lɛ.

E tɛ-lɛ nɔ pɛ ɓee seĩ lɛɛ

A zɔ̃ɔ e kɛa pɔɔ lɛɛ

Ke-lɛ lɛ kpa-na-zɛ o tɔ-ɓɔ,

Pɛ seĩ lɛɛ gbi-ni a lɛɛ.

2. Yii baa o Zi-zɛ ba-tai-kɛ

E wɔ̃ seĩ kɛ kpeĩ le.

Sɛ-nɛ ka a gee Wa-la lɛɛ:

‘M nu m i we kɛ.’

Lɛ e go yii o si zɔ-dã

Ba Wa-la si Nɛ kaa,

A we kɛɛ le yia e sɛ-nɛ-ɓo:

M Daa, wɔ̃ ɓa naa e kɛ.

3. Koo nu i nyiɛ mɔ, Zi-ho-va,

Ko’i tɔ kpa-na-zɛɛ ɓɔ.

Koo die ɓo luu zo-peĩ-la ka,

Koo kɛ-ɓe nɔ i lɛɛ.

I ɓa lɔ-kɛa nɛ dooa nɔ,

E pɛ-sɔ̃ɔ gbuo zɛɛ nɔ.

Ko kɛ-ɓe wá gbaa ko die-pɛ ka,

Ko too lɛ gbaa i kɔ mɔ.