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A RETURN OF THE AFRIKAN TO THEIR ANCESTRAL PHILOSOPHY IS FREEDOM AND PROGRESS.
lyrics
Asɛm a ɛda me soɔ so sene ɔsono pemfoɔ, me’epem
M’asom mpempem de metiri apempem fam;
ɛyɛ asɛmsɛbɛ
Aborɔfoɔ asɔfoɔ de “amen amen” akyekyere m’adwene,
ayere me, ayi me mene mu aduane amene
Afei obibini ba Kwame, amene me;
Ɛyɛ asɛmsɛbɛ
Asɛm a ɛda me so so sene ɛpo
Me deɛ mepɛ nso akyɛdeɛ ho repo
Enti mede bɛkyɛ
Ɛdeɛn adeɛ?
Tweduampɔn akyɛdeɛ
Buei…!!
Ɛneɛ Tweduampɔn mfa nkyɛ me
Ɔse ɔde afiri me
Ɛno nti ɛfiri nnɛ rekorɔ,
Me ne akwasi kɔkɔɔ nni mpaebɔ
Menyi apaeɛ na menwu nsa mfrɛ nananom
“ɛweɛ! Ɛweɛ! Peaww!”
Nananom m’asɛm ni o,
M’amaneɛ ni
M’amane aba mo deɛ mu ɛno nti m’ahunu amane
Bɔe…!
Na nka ɛnyɛ wo deɛ ne wo deɛ…
Aboa bia’a redɔre sradeɛ a sɛ ɔsua prako,
Na afei adɛn, na prako aduru akɔkono kurom ɛrekɔpɛ kɛseɛ aduro?
Nka me nya nkuto hɔ,
Nkɔtɔ “ɛdeɛn-deɛn clair” mpɔ meho,
Na ɔkyena bi, mewu na meduru asamando,
Me nana… tummm. nana-kansoa… tummm
Na nka akwansodeɛ a metɔɔ no Kasoa no aka me nsa ano.
“Aanha!” Ɛmma no saa
Sɛ meekɔ a,
Mede me ANKH; nkwa
Me nsa mpatiampatia; SANKɔFA
Ɛne me MPɛSɛMPɛSɛ
Sɛ me mpɛsɛmpɛsɛ nti wompɛ sɛ wobɛba m’ayie a,
Kɔ! Kɔ!
Ɛyɛ m’ayie
Ɛduru w’ayie so a na woayi woti
MHMMM…
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