Kae
[Remember]
Yaanom,
My people
Monim berε a yεwɔ mu yi?
Do you know what time WE are in now?
Ɛyε kaeberε
It is time to remember
Kae
To remember
Kae Nkwa
To remember life
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Yaanom
My people
Yεada akyε
WE've rested so long in sleep
Berε tenteenten ara
Far too long
Ma yεnsɔre
Let US arise
Yεnsɔre nkae
Let US arise and remember
Kae Nkwa
Remember life
Banyansafoɔ ne Nkwaseafoɔ
Wise people and Fools
Nsoromma afεfε ne Ahoɔden mu Awia-Awia
Beautyful Stars and Powerful Suns
Abibiman Mpanimfoɔ ne mmɔfra
Children and Elders of Kmt
Monkae
Remember
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Yεtumi kae mmerε ansa na
Can WE remember the time before
aborɔfoɔ duruu Abibiman mu?
The arrival of albinos/eureurasiaans to Kmt?
Ansa na yεasensam wiase nyinaa soɔ
The time before WE were dispersed all over this earth
Ansa na sonkahyirebɔ ne nkoasom
Before slavery
Ansa na nhyεsoɔ mu atubra
Before colonialism
Ansa na apoobɔ
Before exploitation
Ansa na Abibiman korona fitii mogyahwieguo aseε
Before the heart of Kmt began bleeding
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Hwan na ɔfaa ayayadeε yi nyinaa baeε?
Who caused all of this suffering?
Yεnim
WE know
Yεnim
WE know
Na yεkae
And remember
Yεn werε amfiri
WE did not forget
Onua...kae, na da wo ho soɔ
Remember and be prepared
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Hwan na ɔmfa nokorε mmu adwe?
Who ignores the truth?
Hwan na ɔmfa abakɔsεm mmu adwe?
Who ignores the history?
Hwan na ne werε bεtumi afiri yεn ya(w)
Who can forget Our suffering?
Wɔ nkoasom mu
In slavery
Wɔ nhyεsoɔ mu, wɔ apoobɔ mu
In exploitation of colonialism
Eyi nkamfua(w)
Nevertheless
Yεkyee adeε
WE survived
Yεkyee adeε
WE survived
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Kae
Remember
Yεde yεn tamfoɔ bεba atεmmufoɔ bi anim
Our enemy will be brought before justice
Ɔntumi nhinta ne ho afiri yεn Nananom ani
He cannot hide from the eyes of the Ancestors
Kae
Remember
Kae na gyina
Remember and stand
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Anomaa wɔ ntakra, n'anomaa na ɔde gyaa no no
Birds have feathers because they were passed down to them by other birds
Kae
Remember
Kae
Remember
Sankɔkwan no wɔ he nie?
Where is the returning path (to Our Way)?
Bu wo nkɔmpɔ hwε w'akyi agya, na te nkaeε ho tumi a ani gyangyan ntumi nhunu
Look back and feel the unseen power of remembrance
Ɛfiri sε, yεn Nananom ne yεn gyina
Because Our Ancestors are with US
Wɔɔnom yε yεn ahoɔden
They are Our strength
Yεn Nananom si nketekrakye yε adwuma denneennen ma yεn
Our Ancestors work very hard on Our behalf
Yεn nso, εwɔ sε yεmia yεn ani de nsi ne anem yε adwuma
WE also, WE must work very hard
Aboa yεn mma na asakra asaase so asetena
To help Our children and change life on earth
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Nkwa yε apɔ(w)bɔ ne apɔ(w)saneε
Life is tying and untying
Mmom, monkae
But you must remember
Fa ahopakyi hwε akyiri
Look back
Na kae
And remember
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Yεwɔ nkwantanan bi so
WE are at a crossroads
Wɔ Nkwa ne owuo ntam(u)
Between life and death
Hwan na ɔbεkyerε yεn kwan no
Who will show US the way?
Hwan na ɔbεbue kwan no
Who will open the path?
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Yεn ara
It is US
Bεyεn w'adwene
Train your mind
Bεyεn wo tumi
Train your mind
Nkaeε ne ayaresa ntira
To remember and to heal
Nkaeε ne aweretɔ ntira
To remember and to destroy
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Kae
Remember
Wɔ "so deε εso wo mu no mu" so
To hold onto that which holds you up
Mfa mma obi adɔesatorɔ mu
Do not give it away
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Kentene wo ho
Rise up (spiritually)
To dwom foforɔ bi
Sing a new song
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Kae yεn amammerε
Remember Our traditions
Yεnsan nkɔ
Let's Return
Yεn amanneε hɔ
To Our institutions
Yεn nhyehyεe ne ayεsu hɔ
To Our systems/nature/order
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Kae
Remember
Nsakrae ntira
For Change
Kae
Remember
Treneesεm ntira
For Justice
Kae
Remember
Adεnnεn ntira
For Balance
Kae
Remember
Nkwa ntira
For Life
Kae
Remember
Nkabom mu
Collectively
Kae
Remember
by Kwadwo Gyasi as translated into Twi by Obadele Kwame Kambon
This is excellent, love the chance to read these words in Twi.
I'm glad you like it. I'll share it with the mailing list group soon! Stay BlackNificent!
Beautiful piece. Meda ase!
Quotescamara;39197 wrote: Beautiful piece. Meda ase!
Anything for the BlackNificent. I didn't write it though...just translated it into Twi.