Babel nsubɔntene ho sufrɛ

1 Babel nsubɔntene ho,

ɛhɔ na yɛtenaeɛ na yɛsuiɛ

berɛ a yɛkaee Sion no.

2 Ɛhɔ nsukakye nnua no so

na yɛde yɛn asankuo sensɛneeɛ.

3 Na ɛhɔ na yɛn nnommumfafoɔ

bisaa yɛn nnwom bi,

na yɛn ateeteefoɔ pɛɛ yɛn hɔ anigyeɛ sɛ:

Monto Sion dwom bi nkyerɛ yɛn.

4 Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛbɛto AWURADE dwom,

ananafoɔ asase so?

5 Yerusalem, sɛ me werɛ firi wo a,

ma me nifa werɛ mfiri ne ho keka.

6 Sɛ mankae wo a, ma me tɛkyerɛma mfam me dodom,

sɛ mankae wo a,

sɛ mammu Yerusalem

ankyɛne m’anigyeɛ nyinaa a…!

7 O AWURADE, kae Yerusalem da no

ma Edom mma,

sɛ wɔsee sɛ: Monnwiri, monnwiri!

Monnwiri nkɔsi ne fapem so!

8 Babel babaa a wɔayɛ wo pasaa,

nhyira ne deɛ ɔtua wo ka,

sɛdeɛ wode yɛɛ yɛn no.

9 Nhyira ne deɛ ɔsɔ wo nkɔkoaa mu

pempem ɔbotan.