TSETSE NYƐNKO: A FANTE POEM

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    TSETSE NYɛNKO

    Mpanyimfo ka biribi dɛ,
    Tsetse nyɛnko nye nyɛnko pa.
    Na nnyɛ ndɛ nyɛnko bi a
    Nkorᴐfo sen na wᴐresen
    Hwɛ mbrɛ worutu mbirika wᴐ abrabᴐ mu

    Eso nkan no nna ᴐnntse dɛm
    Ndɛ abrabᴐ na ᴐrobᴐ nyimpa
    Hwɛ mbrɛ nyimpa ridzi adᴐntsen wᴐ abrabᴐ mu.
    osian abaɛfor mfir a abeba ntsi
    Aso nyimpa botum ehuro abrabᴐ?

    Ndɛ nyimpa adan nkowa ama abaɛfor mfir
    Nyimpa tum tsena tɛlɛbihyɛn enyim
    Fitsi anapa kɛpem ewimbir
    Wᴐ ber a nyimpa botum ahwɛ ne yer na ne mba.

    Ndɛ nyimpa nnyi mber mma n’edwuma
    Osian abaɛfor mfir ntsi
    Nkorᴐfo pii na woeyi hᴐn edzi
    Iyi saso ntsi
    Nyimpa nye abrabᴐ rutu mbirika

    Nkan no nna abansen na ᴐwᴐ hᴐ
    Ntsi nyimpa yɛ edwuma wie ana
    Woetum ahwɛ dɛm sen no
    Ndɛ obiara wᴐ abaɛfor mfir wᴐ ne fie
    Ma ndɛ akwadwer eguar nyimpa

    Me mamfoe e! Me mamfoe e!!
    Yenngyaa abaɛfor amambra’n
    Na yɛnkɛfa tsetse amambra’n
    Na sankᴐfa wonnkyir
    Kae dɛ, tsetse nyɛnko nye nyɛnkopa.

    BY: MISS OTOO DIANA
    J. E. ATTA MILLS SENIOR HIGH
    EKUMFI OTUAM (C/R)

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