[Akan] I Was Here

Lyrics

[Intro – Piano, Strings, Distant Choir]

Hmmmm...

Ɔkyena, krataa no bɛdan...

Mfe bɛsen...

Nsɛm a bɛyɛ nson...

Na nea ɛbɛka ho

Ne ɔdɔ a yɛde maa...

Ne nkwa a yɛka ho.

[Verse 1]

Ɛnyɛ sɛ mɛsɔ ɔbotan,
Ɛnyɛ sɛ mɛsesa nsoromma,

Ɛnyɛ sɛ me din bɛda
Ɛhɔ a abirɛmpɔn wɔ.

Nanso sɛ mede mmoa maa ɔkwantuni a ɔbrɛ,
Sɛ mede dae no kɔ soro,

Sɛ mede anidaso kakra
Kɔ ɔda a ɛyɛ sum mu,

Ɛnneɛ me nkwa nyɛ kwa.

[Pre-Chorus]

Efisɛ kanea kɛse koraa
Tumi pam sum no,

Na akokoduru kɛse koraa
Gyae nsɛm a ɛda hɔ.

[Chorus]

🌍 Me wɔ ha...

Ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔka m'ahoɔfɛ,

Nanso sɛ meka afoforo.

Me wɔ ha...

Ɛnyɛ sɛ meyɛ kɛse,

Nanso sɛ meboa obi.

Na sɛ wiase yɛ hann
Bere a me kwan yɛ nkae,

Ɛnneɛ ɛyɛ me ho.

Me wɔ ha.

[Verse 2]

Ebinom de nsɛm bɛyɛ adwuma,
Ebinom de nsa bɛyɛ adwuma,

Ebinom bɛkyerɛ abofra,
Ebinom bɛboa afoforo sɛn.

Ebinom bɛsa ɔkra a ɛyɛ wura,
Ebinom bɛma adwene a ɛyɛ hu dwo,

Ebinom bɛgyae ahonyade,
Ebinom de ɔdɔ bɛgyae.

Na ɔdɔ no na ɛtena hɔ
Na ɛyɛ dɛn koraa.

[Pre-Chorus]

Efisɛ ɔkra ka ade
A ani bɛtumi ahwere,

Na papayɛ biara
Bɛyɛ kwan ma afoforo.

[Chorus]

🌍 Me wɔ ha...

Ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔka m'ahoɔfɛ,

Nanso sɛ meka afoforo.

Me wɔ ha...

Ɛnyɛ sɛ meyɛ kɛse,

Nanso sɛ meboa obi.

Na sɛ wiase yɛ hann
Bere a me kwan yɛ nkae,

Ɛnneɛ ɛyɛ me ho.

Me wɔ ha.

[Bridge – Choir Rising]

Bere a krataa no bɛsie,

Bere a dwom no bɛto,

Mɛpɛ sɛ wɔka me nkwa

Ɛnyɛ nea meyɛe,

Na nea mede mae.

Ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔdi me akyi,

Na sɛ wɔnya wɔn kwan.

Ɛnyɛ ahonyade a meboaboaa,

Na anidaso a megyaw.

Efisɛ ɔkra biara reyɛ nsɛm

Wɔ nkwa a afoforo wɔ mu.

[Final Chorus – Full Choir]

🌍 Me wɔ ha...

M'adɔɔ kakra.

M'adɔɔ kwa.

M'adwene pa.

M'ayɛ ade pa.

Me wɔ ha...

Na ɔkyena biara

Ɔbaako wɔ hɔ.

Wɔ ahokyerɛ a mede yɛɛ.

Wɔ ɔkɔm a mede yɛɛ.

Wɔ dae a mede yɛɛ.

Wɔ nkwa a mede yɛɛ.

🌍 Na sɛ wiase yɛ hann

Efisɛ me kwan yɛ nkae,

Ɛnneɛ ɛyɛ me ho.

Me wɔ ha.

[Outro – Choir & Piano Fade]

Nkwa baako...

Ɔkwan baako...

Ɔkwan a ɛyɛ fɛ...

Sɛ yɛgyae wiase

Kakra fɛ

Sɛnea yɛnyae no.

Hmmmm...

Me wɔ ha...