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TRANSCRIPTION and TRANSLATION: "Talking Drum" text from Rhythms of Life,
Songs of Wisdom: Akan music from Ghana, West Kmt CD insert.
Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings.1996. Transcribed and translated by Dr.
Daniel Agyei Dwarko from the University of Cape Coast.


Greetings to Those Present


Me ma mo atena ase, Nana ne ne mpaninfoo


I welcome you, Nana and his elders


Owura dwantenani


Mr. Chairman,


Enanom ne agyanom


mothers, fathers


ne anuanom a yeahyia ha,


and brethen here gathered,


yegye me asona


the response to my greeting is "asona"


Saa atweneka yi fa Odeefoo Boa Amponsem, Denkyira hene ho


This drum language is about Odeefuo Boa Amponsem, King of Denkyira


Odomankoma kyerema, ma no nko


Creator's drummer, let it go!


Actual Drum Language Glorifying The King of Denkyira


Adawu, Adawu, Denkyira mene sono.


Adawu, Adawu, Denkyira the devourer of the elephant


Adawu, Adawu, Denkyira pentemprem, Omene sono, ma wo ho mene so


Adawu, Adawu, Denkyira the quicksand, devourer of the elephant, come forth in thy
light, exert yourself


Pentenprem, ma wo homene so,


Quicksand, come forth in thy light,


Ma wo ho me ne so


Exert yourself, in glory


Kronkron, kronkron, kronkron


Your holiness, holiness, holiness


Amponsem Koyirifa, ma wo ho me ne so


Amposem Koyirifa, come forth in thy light, in glory


Ako nana ma wo ho mene so


Grandson of the Parrot, come forth in thy light


Ako nana a ho a ne mframa mene boo, ma wo ho me ne so


Grandson of the Parrot whose winds sweep and devour even the stones, come forth in thy
light


Wo a wofiri dodo mu


You who came from many,


Wo a wutu a ewiemu den se asamando, ma wo ho me ne so


You who fly and the skies become still like the cemetery, come forth in thy light


Amponsem nana a "odi sika to," atomprada, ma wo ho me ne so


Amponsem's grandson who "eats mashed gold dust," and uses only freshly mined gold in
his daily transactions, come forth in thy light


Agona adehyekan nan


First grandson of the Agona line,


Wo a wode osee ye oyo


You promise and you fulfill it


De nkoden akyekyere Denkyiraman, de ape no sibre, ma wo ho me ne so


Having fought hard to establish the Denkyira state, and having found it a place among the
nations, come forth in thy light


Ayekra Adebo nan


Grandson of Ayekra Adebo [first ruler, fetish priestess of Denkyira]


Ahihi Ahaha nono


Grandson of Ahihi Ahaha


Wirempi Ampem nana a owo ntam na yenka, ma wo ho me ne so


Grandson of Wirempi Ampem whose oath is not to be sworn, come forth in thy light


Otibu Kwadno nana


Grandson of great King Kwadwo Otibu,


Wo a wode Denkyiraman firii Abankesieso baa Jukwaa, ma wo ho me ne so


Who led the Denkyira people in their great migration from Abankesieso to settle in
Jukwa, come forth in thy light


Odeefoo, ma wo ho me ne so


Benefactor, come forth in thy light


Ma wo ho me ne so Agona,


The Agona clan,


Denkyiraman do wo ase,


The Denkyira state


Yeda wo ase a ensa,


Expresses its endless


Esie ne kagya nni aseda


Gratitude to you


Segue to Poetry Honoring the River Tano


Asuo twa okwan, okwan twa asuo, opani ne hwan?


The river crosses the path, the path crosses the river, who is the elder?


Asuo twa okwan, okwan twa asuo, opani ne hwan?


The river crosses the path, the path crosses the river, who is the elder?


Yeboo kwan no katoo asuo no,


The path was cut to meet the river,


Asuo no firi tete


the river is of old,


Asuo no firi Odomankoma a oboo adee


the river comes from "Odomankoma" the Creator


Konkon Tano,


Konkon Tano,


Brefa Tano,


Brefa Tano


Asuo brekete


Asuo brekete


Agya Kwaa Ata ei!


Father Kwaa Ata ei!


Asu berempon


The great river


Asuo twa asuo


River that passes/crosses a river


Takasi berempon


Takasi the Great


Woama Bosompra adi afasee


You have caused Bosompra to eat the water yam


Me nam, Me nam, Me nam, Ma si Ta ko mu


I have wandered, and wandered, and wandered, I have stepped into the deep floods of Ta


Takasi berempon


Takasi the Great


Frampon damirifa


Frampon, condolence,


Damifira,


Condolence,


Damifira,


Condolence,


Damifira due,


Deepest condolence,


Damifira due,


Deepest condolence,


Takasi berempon


Takasi the Great


Frampon damirifa


Frampon, condolence,


Asu berempon


Great river


Frampon damirifa

Frampon, condolence
 
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