Yaa Asantewaa and the Whiteman
‘Muntie asem a aba yi
Akwasi Broni na nennfi kitwaa bi no se
Obroni krokrowaa na ne kokodro se entatia
Pese odi ne to Kankan no gu Sika Dwa Kofi ho fi
Motee asem a meka ye no; Opese otenna Sika Dwa Kofi so
Ei monwhe asem a mehunu
Sika Dwa Kofi a ye nana nom antenna so da
Obroni fitaa a ne nni nso adee epese o ka ntam
Whe; se abarima asa wo mo fie a
Nnye me fie; me fie dee abarima abu so
Ye be sore ama ye mu so
Asem hunu yi ennsin ye dwaree
Abarima asa ye be si wommu anan mu
Ennye Barima ni dee ose berma
Barima ne dee na koma mu ye dru
Akwasi Broni abeka entokwa kesee
Ye be di Asafo ne nnim akata Sika dwa Kofi so
Akwasi Broni Yaa Asantewaa se twen na wo be hu adee’
‘Listen to this grave issue
This is what the Whiteman with the tiny rib cage says
This puny Whiteman with the intestinal fortitude of an ant
Seeks to defile the great Golden Stool with his stinking bottom
Did you hear what I said? He wants to sit on the Golden Stool
Ei! Witness this grave affair by which I am confronted
The Golden Stool upon which our ancestors never sat
This disrespectful pale Whiteman wants to breach our taboo
Look! If there are no longer any brave men in your houses
Not in my house; in my house there is an abundance of brave men
We shall arise and stand up
There shall be no accommodation made for such absurdity in our bathrooms
If there are no men we shall stand in the place of men
The man is not he who is fashioned in the shape of a man
The man is anyone who has a courageous heart
The Whiteman has stoked a huge battle
We shall lead the war parties and protect the Golden Stool
Whiteman, Yaa Asantewaa bids you wait for the trouble you have summoned’
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