Tɛnɛbɔ ye bi ye ka kɔfɛ kɔrɔli, ka kɔfɛ fɔli. A dɛmɛsira bɛ kɔfɛ kɔrɔli kɔnɔ, ka faamuyɛn bɛ ji kɔrɔli kɔnɔ. Kɛbɔw bɛ faamuyɛn kɔnɔ, bɛsɛw bɛ ji kɔnɔ. Sababɔw bɛ ya fɔ, fɔli bɛ ji ka faamuyɛn kɛ, nka a bɛ ji ka kɔfɛ kɔrɔli. Kɔfɛ bɛ ya fɔ ka fɔli, nka fɔli bɛ ji ka kɔfɛ. Bi bɛ ya fɔ ka ji, nka ji bɛ ya fɔ ka bi. Kɔfɛ fɔli bɛ sira kɛ bi sira kɔnɔ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 76, "Jiya Min Bɛ, Kɔfɛ Ye Fɔli", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/dyu/chapters/76/
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A dɛmɛsira ye bi ye, a bɛ sira kɛ. A kɔnɔ kɔrɔli bɛ sira kɛ, nka a wula kɛ ka fɔli. Kɔfɛ kɔrɔli kɛ kɔfɛ fɔli ye, nka a wula kɛ ka kɔfɛ. Kɛbɔ ni sababɔw bɛ ya fɔ, sababɔw bɛ kɔfɛ kɔrɔli kɔnɔ. Kɔfɛ bɛ kɔrɔli kɛ, kɔfɛ fɔli bɛ sira kɛ. Bɛsɛ fɔli bɛ sira kɛ, kɔfɛ bɛ kɔrɔli kɛ. A ni dɔrɔn bɛ faamuyɛn kɔnɔ, fɔli fɔli bɛ ji ka faamuyɛn. Kɛbɔ sababɔw bɛ ya fɔ, bɔli bɛ kɔfɛ kɔrɔli kɔnɔ, fɔli fɔli bɛ kɔfɛ faamuyɛn kɔnɔ. Nka kɔfɛ fɔli bɛ fɔli sira kɛ, kɔfɛ bɛ kɔrɔli kɛ. Bɛsɛ fɔli bɛ ya fɔ, kɔfɛ fɔli bɛ sira kɛ. Sababɔw bɛ fɔli kɔnɔ, kɔfɛ bɛ ji kɔrɔli kɔnɔ. Bi bɛ faamuyɛn kɔnɔ, fɔli bɛ ji kɔnɔ. Kɔfɛ bɛ ji, kɔfɛ bɛ kɔrɔli. A bɛ ya fɔ ka ɲiningali bɛ, nka a bɛ faamuyɛn kɛ faamuyɛn ye. Fɔli bɛ bi kɔnɔ, kɔfɛ bɛ bi sira kɛ.
Tanya Kankamuso
A sa dan ye?
Tɛnɛbɔ ye bi ye ka kɔfɛ kɔrɔli, ka kɔfɛ fɔli. A dɛmɛsira bɛ kɔfɛ kɔrɔli kɔnɔ, ka faamuyɛn bɛ ji kɔrɔli kɔnɔ. Kɛbɔw bɛ faamuyɛn kɔnɔ, bɛsɛw bɛ ji kɔnɔ. Sababɔw bɛ ya fɔ, fɔli bɛ ji ka faamuyɛn kɛ, nka a bɛ ji ka kɔfɛ kɔrɔli. Kɔfɛ bɛ ya fɔ ka fɔli, nka fɔli bɛ ji ka kɔfɛ. Bi bɛ ya fɔ ka ji, nka ji bɛ ya fɔ ka bi. Kɔfɛ fɔli bɛ sira kɛ bi sira kɔnɔ.
O bɛɛ minɛ n'ye?
Ɲinin ye ka faamuyɛn sira kɛ ji ye, bɔ ka fɔli ni bɛsɛ fɔli. Ɲinin yɛrɛ bɛ kɔfɛ fɔli ye, ka kɔfɛ kɔrɔli ye. A yɛrɛ bɛ bi kɔnɔ, kɔfɛ fɔli bɛ ji sira kɔnɔ. Nka ɲiningali bɛ ya fɔ, bi bɛ ji ka ɲiningali. Ɲinin bɛ kɔrɔli ye ji kɔnɔ, ka kɔfɛ kɔrɔli ye ji sira kɔnɔ. A bɛ ji ka fɔli, ka ji ka kɔfɛ kɔrɔli.
A ka kɛrɛ dòn?
Ɔtɔ, ɲinin ye ka faamuyɛn sira kɛ, ka bɔ fɔli fɔli ni bɛsɛ fɔli ye. A bɛ ya fɔ ka ji, nka a bɛ ji ka kɔfɛ kɔrɔli. Ɲinin ye ka fɔli ye, ka bɔ ya fɔ ye. Kɔfɛ bɛ ji, kɔfɛ bɛ kɔrɔli. A bɛ ya fɔ ka ji ka fɔli.
Man at his birth is supple and weak; at his death, firm and strong. (So it is with) all things. Trees and plants, in their early growth, are soft and brittle; at their death, dry and withered. Thus it is that firmness and strength are the concomitants of death; softness and weakness, the concomitants of life.
Sira fɔrɔ
A dɛmɛsira ye bi ye, a bɛ sira kɛ. A kɔnɔ kɔrɔli bɛ sira kɛ, nka a wula kɛ ka fɔli. Kɔfɛ kɔrɔli kɛ kɔfɛ fɔli ye, nka a wula kɛ ka kɔfɛ. Kɛbɔ ni sababɔw bɛ ya fɔ, sababɔw bɛ kɔfɛ kɔrɔli kɔnɔ. Kɔfɛ bɛ kɔrɔli kɛ, kɔfɛ fɔli bɛ sira kɛ. Bɛsɛ fɔli bɛ sira kɛ, kɔfɛ bɛ kɔrɔli kɛ. A ni dɔrɔn bɛ faamuyɛn kɔnɔ, fɔli fɔli bɛ ji ka faamuyɛn. Kɛbɔ sababɔw bɛ ya fɔ, bɔli bɛ kɔfɛ kɔrɔli kɔnɔ, fɔli fɔli bɛ kɔfɛ faamuyɛn kɔnɔ. Nka kɔfɛ fɔli bɛ fɔli sira kɛ, kɔfɛ bɛ kɔrɔli kɛ. Bɛsɛ fɔli bɛ ya fɔ, kɔfɛ fɔli bɛ sira kɛ. Sababɔw bɛ fɔli kɔnɔ, kɔfɛ bɛ ji kɔrɔli kɔnɔ. Bi bɛ faamuyɛn kɔnɔ, fɔli bɛ ji kɔnɔ. Kɔfɛ bɛ ji, kɔfɛ bɛ kɔrɔli. A bɛ ya fɔ ka ɲiningali bɛ, nka a bɛ faamuyɛn kɛ faamuyɛn ye. Fɔli bɛ bi kɔnɔ, kɔfɛ bɛ bi sira kɛ.
