Walima ye k'u bɛ́ fɔ yɔrɔ kɛrɛfɛ: aw ka kɛ hakɛkɛnə, lafiya la, sira fɛ. Muso bɛ́ kɛni ɲɛfɔ kɛ fɛ muso muso fɛ, kɛni ye hakɛ. Hakɛ kɛ muso kɔfɔ, lafiya ye muso fɛ. Ni hakɛ bɛ́ kɛ sira fɛ, sira bɛ́ kɛ hakɛ fɛ. Ni kosɛbɛ aw bɛ́ ye hakɛ fiyɛ la sira fɛ, hakɛ bɛ́ ye sira. Ni hakɛ bɛ́ ye kosɛbɛ fiyɛ la sira fɛ, kosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye sira. Kosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye mɔgɔ kɛfɔli, hakɛ bɛ́ ye mɔgɔ siɲɛfɔli. Ni hakɛ bɛ́ kɛ lafiya la, dɔrɔ ye kɛ kosɛbɛ ni hakɛ la.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 61, "Aw ni bɛ́ ye lafiya la fɛ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/bm/chapters/61/
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Aw ni bɛ́ ye lafiya la fɛ,\nBana ye kosɛbɛ fɔ, bana ye kosɛbɛ ka kɛ.\nBana kɛ kosɛbɛ kɔfɔ, bana kɛ hakɛ la.\nMuso ka kɛni ɲɛfɔ ye muso fɛ, kɛni ye hakɛ.\nHakɛ kɛ muso kɔfɔ ye, muso kɛ hakɛ fɛ.\n\nAw ni bɛ́ ye kosɛbɛ lafiya la fɛ sira fɛ,\nSira kɛ kosɛbɛ kɔfɔ, sira kɛ hakɛ.\nKosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye hakɛ la sira fɛ, sira bɛ́ ye kosɛbɛ.\n\nAw ni bɛ́ ye hakɛ la fiyɛ fɛ,\nHakɛ bɛ́ ye sira.\nSira bɛ́ ye hakɛ.\n\nKosɛbɛ aw bɛ́ ye hakɛ fiyɛ la, hakɛ bɛ́ ye sira.\nHakɛ aw bɛ́ ye kosɛbɛ fiyɛ la, kosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye sira.\n\nKosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye mɔgɔ siɲɛfɔli kɛ fɛ.\nHakɛ bɛ́ ye mɔgɔ kɛfɔli kɛ fɛ.\nA ye dɔrɔ ye ko dɔrɔbɔ ye, kosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye hakɛ.\nHakɛ bɛ́ ye kosɛbɛ.\n\nAw ni bɛ́ ye hakɛ lafiya la fɛ, k'a bɛ́ taamasi ye.
Miirili Jɛlen
A daminɛ ye?
Walima ye k'u bɛ́ fɔ yɔrɔ kɛrɛfɛ: aw ka kɛ hakɛkɛnə, lafiya la, sira fɛ. Muso bɛ́ kɛni ɲɛfɔ kɛ fɛ muso muso fɛ, kɛni ye hakɛ. Hakɛ kɛ muso kɔfɔ, lafiya ye muso fɛ. Ni hakɛ bɛ́ kɛ sira fɛ, sira bɛ́ kɛ hakɛ fɛ. Ni kosɛbɛ aw bɛ́ ye hakɛ fiyɛ la sira fɛ, hakɛ bɛ́ ye sira. Ni hakɛ bɛ́ ye kosɛbɛ fiyɛ la sira fɛ, kosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye sira. Kosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye mɔgɔ kɛfɔli, hakɛ bɛ́ ye mɔgɔ siɲɛfɔli. Ni hakɛ bɛ́ kɛ lafiya la, dɔrɔ ye kɛ kosɛbɛ ni hakɛ la.
A bɛ kɛ sira mo?
Nka, n ye muso fɛ n bɛ́ kɛni ɲɛfɔ n nafa la fɛ. N bɛ́ kɔnɔ sira fɛ, hakɛ kɛ n fɛ. N bɛ́ fɛ ko ni n bɛ́ ye hakɛ fɛ mɔgɔ fɛ, u bɛ́ n fɛ. Hakɛ bɛ́ taa lafiya fɛ, hakɛ bɛ́ taa muso fɛ. Lafiya kɛ aw fɛ ni aw bɛ́ ye hakɛ.
Mun bɛ kɛ tile nin na?
Ɲinɔ, sira fɛ lafiya la. Hakɛ ɲɛfɔ, lafiya ɲɛfɔ. K'a bɛ́ ɲɛfɔ ko dɔrɔbɔ ye hakɛ kɔfɔ. Ye muso fɛ ɲɛfɔ, lafiya la sira fɛ.
What makes a great state is its being (like) a low-lying, down-flowing (stream); it becomes the centre to which tend (all the small states) under heaven. (To illustrate from) the case of all females: the female always overcomes the male by her stillness.
AI Kalanden
Aw ni bɛ́ ye lafiya la fɛ,\nBana ye kosɛbɛ fɔ, bana ye kosɛbɛ ka kɛ.\nBana kɛ kosɛbɛ kɔfɔ, bana kɛ hakɛ la.\nMuso ka kɛni ɲɛfɔ ye muso fɛ, kɛni ye hakɛ.\nHakɛ kɛ muso kɔfɔ ye, muso kɛ hakɛ fɛ.\n\nAw ni bɛ́ ye kosɛbɛ lafiya la fɛ sira fɛ,\nSira kɛ kosɛbɛ kɔfɔ, sira kɛ hakɛ.\nKosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye hakɛ la sira fɛ, sira bɛ́ ye kosɛbɛ.\n\nAw ni bɛ́ ye hakɛ la fiyɛ fɛ,\nHakɛ bɛ́ ye sira.\nSira bɛ́ ye hakɛ.\n\nKosɛbɛ aw bɛ́ ye hakɛ fiyɛ la, hakɛ bɛ́ ye sira.\nHakɛ aw bɛ́ ye kosɛbɛ fiyɛ la, kosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye sira.\n\nKosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye mɔgɔ siɲɛfɔli kɛ fɛ.\nHakɛ bɛ́ ye mɔgɔ kɛfɔli kɛ fɛ.\nA ye dɔrɔ ye ko dɔrɔbɔ ye, kosɛbɛ bɛ́ ye hakɛ.\nHakɛ bɛ́ ye kosɛbɛ.\n\nAw ni bɛ́ ye hakɛ lafiya la fɛ, k'a bɛ́ taamasi ye.
