(Intro – Slowly)
Yɛma wo nante yie, Maame,
Yɛma wo nante yie!
Nisuo Ataa taa yɛn ani so,
Na awerɛhoɔ ashyɛ yɛn akoma mu mma
Ɔbaa Panin Elizabeth Donkor,
a abusuafoɔ ne wadamfo nom nyinaa
frɛ wo Abena Kordeyɛ,
Nante yie, Maame ɔbaatanpa
Onyame mfa wo nsie yie
(Verse 1)
Ɔbaa Panin Elizabeth, yɛrekae wo,
Abena Kordeyɛ, ɔbaa nyansafoɔ.
Wofiri Beretuo adeshyeyɛ abusua mu,
Mfeyeɛ Aduɔson nnum na wodii no asaase yi so.
Wobɔɔ wo bra wɔ yɛn nyinaa anim,
Ɛnnɛ yɛgyina ha resu wo,
Na yɛde awerɛhow regya wo kwan .
(Chorus)
Nante yie, Maame Elizabeth, nante yie,
Ɔbaa kokoɔdurufo, Abena Kordeyɛ, nante yie,
Yɛdɔɔ wo paa, yɛda wo ase,
W'adɔyɛ remfi yɛn akoma mu da.
Nante yie, Maame, nante yie,
Kosi owusɔre da no,
Yɛbɛhyiam bio, yɛbɛhyiam bio,
Wɔ Yesu Kristo anim.
(Verse 2)
Woyɛɛ ɔbaatanpa maa yɛn,
Woyɛɛ ɔboafo wɔ yɛn mu,
Wokyerɛɛ yɛn ɔdɔ ne ayamye,
Wokyerɛɛ yɛn kwan pa.
W'anim sereyɛ no yɛbɛkae daa
W'afotu nsɛm no yɛbɛkae
W'ayamyie ne w'ahummɔborɔ,
Yɛn werɛ remfi da.
(Chorus)
Nante yie, Maame Elizabeth, nante yie,
Ɔbaa kokoɔdurufo, Abena Kordeyɛ, nante yie,
Yɛdɔ wo paa, yɛda wo ase,
W'adɔyɛ remfi yɛn akoma mu da.
Nante yie, Maame, nante yie,
Kosi owusɔre da no,
Yɛbɛhyiam bio, yɛbɛhyiam bio,
Wɔ Yesu Kristo anim.
(Verse 3)
Ɛnnɛ yɛn ani so ataa taa nisuo
Ɛnnɛ awerɛhoɔ ashyɛ yɛn akoma mu
Ɛnnɛ yɛte nka sɛ yɛahwere onipa kɛse,
Na yɛn ntumi nka nea ɛwɔ yɛn mu.
Nanso yɛwɔ anidasoɔ wɔ Yesu mu,
Owuo nyɛ awieeɛ mma AKristofoɔ,
Efisɛ owusɔre da no bɛba,
Na yɛbɛhyia yɛn Maame bio.
(Bridge – Call and Response)
Yɛn Maame, yɛrekae wo!
Nante yie, Maame, nante yie!
Abena Kordeyɛ, yɛrekae wo!
Nante yie, Maame, nante yie!
Ɔbaatanpa da yiye
Yɛda Onyame ase!
W'akwantuo wɔ asaase so aba awieeɛ!
Nante yie, Maame, nante yie!
Owusɔre da no bɛba!
Yɛbɛhyiam bio!
(Bridge – Call and Response)
Yɛn Maame, yɛrekae wo!
Nante yie, Maame, nante yie!
Abena Kordeyɛ, yɛrekae wo!
Nante yie, Maame, nante yie!
Ɔbaatanpa da yiye
Yɛda Onyame ase!
W'akwantuo wɔ asaase so aba awieeɛ!
Nante yie, Maame, nante yie!
Owusɔre da no bɛba!
Yɛbɛhyiam bio!
(English Chorus – Softly)
Farewell, dear Mother, farewell,
Elizabeth, we say goodbye,
Your earthly journey now is over,
But your memory will never die.
Rest in the arms of Jesus,
Until the resurrection day,
When we shall meet you once again,
And never say goodbye.
(Final Twi Chorus – Build Slowly)
Nante yie, Maame Elizabeth, nante yie,
Nante yie, Abena Kordeyɛ, nante yie,
Obuasi Anyinamfoɔ bɛkae wo,
Beretuo abusua bɛkae wo.
Wo namfonom nyinaa bɛkae wo,
Wo ho nkayɛ bɛtena Yɛn akoma mu daa.
Kosi owusɔre da no,
Yɛbɛhyiam bio wɔ Yesu anim.
(Outro – Very Soft)
Nante yie... Maame...
Nante yie... Elizabeth...
Dayie... Abena Kordeyɛ...
Ɔbaa kokoɔdurufo
Woayɛ bi wɔ asaase so...
Nante yie...
Nante yie...
Kosi sɛ yɛbɛhyia bio...
Wɔ owusɔre da no
Nante yie, Maame...