Ye den bɛ yen ye, o bɛ kosɔn kɛndu ye lafɛ. O bɛ yɛrɛfɛ, a bɛ sira fɛ, a bɛ hakɛ la a bɛ hakɛ fɛɛw kɛ. A bɛ taa, a bɛ taa, a bɛ sabati. Ye hakɛ bi bɛ nn乎都 bɛ nnwɔn ma, Den ye kɔfɛ, kɛndu ye kɔfɛ, degeleba ye kɔfɛ, mansa ye kɔfɛ. Den bɛ kɔfɛ kɔfɛ, o bɛ min ye, o bɛ hakɛ kɛ ye.
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Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 25, "Ye bɛ yɛrɛ fɔli ye", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/dyu/chapters/25/
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Ye min bɛ yen, o bɛ kosɔn kɛndu ye lafɛ. O bɛ jamanaden bɛɛkɛ. A bɛ nunun fɛ, a bɛ sira fɛ, a bɛ kɔfɛ ye, a bɛ tɔɔ ye, a bɛ hakɛ la a bɛ hakɛ fɛɛw kɛ. A bɛ taa ye, a bɛ taa ye, a bɛ taa ye, o ye hakɛ la a bɛ hakɛ fɛɛw kɛ. Ne bɛ se k'a kɔnɔ fɛ ni a ye la. Nka ne bɛ a ye Den ye. Den bɛ kɔfɛ, kɔfɛ bɛ taa, taa bɛ fɛɛ ye, fɛɛ bɛ sabati. Den bɛ kɔfɛ, kɛndu bɛ kɔfɛ, degeleba bɛ kɔfɛ, mansa bɛ kɔfɛ. Hakɛ bi bɛ nn乎都 bɛ nnwɔn ma, ye mansa kɛɛ ye. Ni mansa bɛ kɛndu kɛfara, kɛndu bɛ kɛndu fana, kɛndu bɛ Den fana, Den bɛ kɔfɛ ye kɔfɛ. O bɛ min ye, o bɛ kɔfɛ. O ye bɛɛ ye.
Tanya Kankamuso
A sa dan ye?
Ye den bɛ yen ye, o bɛ kosɔn kɛndu ye lafɛ. O bɛ yɛrɛfɛ, a bɛ sira fɛ, a bɛ hakɛ la a bɛ hakɛ fɛɛw kɛ. A bɛ taa, a bɛ taa, a bɛ sabati. Ye hakɛ bi bɛ nn乎都 bɛ nnwɔn ma, Den ye kɔfɛ, kɛndu ye kɔfɛ, degeleba ye kɔfɛ, mansa ye kɔfɛ. Den bɛ kɔfɛ kɔfɛ, o bɛ min ye, o bɛ hakɛ kɛ ye.
O bɛɛ minɛ n'ye?
Ne bɛ yen ye, ne bɛ taa fɛ, ne bɛ taa fɛ, ne bɛ sabati. Den bɛ ne fɛ, a bɛ ne fɛɛ, a bɛ ne sira kɔfɔ. Ni ne bɛ Den kɛfara, ne bɛ ye hakɛ bɛɛkɛ. Ne bɛ hakɛ bɛɛkɛ, ye ne bɛ hakɛ fɛɛw kɛ. A bɛ hakɛ la a bɛ hakɛ fɛɛw kɛ, nka ne bɛ yen ye.
A ka kɛrɛ dòn?
Biyɛ n son ye hakɛ kɛ ye. Kɛndu bɛ hakɛ, degeleba bɛ hakɛ, Den bɛ hakɛ. Ne bɛ kɛ hakɛ fɛɛ ye. Den bɛ ne fɛ, ne bɛ a kɛfara.
There was something undefined and complete, coming into existence before Heaven and Earth. How still it was and formless, standing alone, and undergoing no change, reaching everywhere and in no danger (of being exhausted)! It may be regarded as the Mother of all things.
Sira fɔrɔ
Ye min bɛ yen, o bɛ kosɔn kɛndu ye lafɛ. O bɛ jamanaden bɛɛkɛ. A bɛ nunun fɛ, a bɛ sira fɛ, a bɛ kɔfɛ ye, a bɛ tɔɔ ye, a bɛ hakɛ la a bɛ hakɛ fɛɛw kɛ. A bɛ taa ye, a bɛ taa ye, a bɛ taa ye, o ye hakɛ la a bɛ hakɛ fɛɛw kɛ. Ne bɛ se k'a kɔnɔ fɛ ni a ye la. Nka ne bɛ a ye Den ye. Den bɛ kɔfɛ, kɔfɛ bɛ taa, taa bɛ fɛɛ ye, fɛɛ bɛ sabati. Den bɛ kɔfɛ, kɛndu bɛ kɔfɛ, degeleba bɛ kɔfɛ, mansa bɛ kɔfɛ. Hakɛ bi bɛ nn乎都 bɛ nnwɔn ma, ye mansa kɛɛ ye. Ni mansa bɛ kɛndu kɛfara, kɛndu bɛ kɛndu fana, kɛndu bɛ Den fana, Den bɛ kɔfɛ ye kɔfɛ. O bɛ min ye, o bɛ kɔfɛ. O ye bɛɛ ye.
