Blewu oo

Nyε herea oo aoo  aoo

Sages of the beyond

Look down on us

Stretch forth your unfailing light on our way

Can we follow the path and still miss our trail?

We cannot go across the river now that the bridge has caved in

We turn left and right the enemy opens wide its mouth to swallow

Returning we’ll eat up our vomit

We swore by the living oracle

He forgives not when you fulfill not your word

His eyes go far even into the beyond

He searches the eyes and minds

No secretes go unknown under his presence

Nyε herea oo aoo  aoo

Back home they sit under the open sky

By the flickering oil palm light

Mounted they, their gourd of palm wine

No one pours it down but up into their throats

No one throws down the milled corn

To chant our names and redeem our heads from this shame

None has marked his body putting his cloth on his head

The darkness to peep through when the cowries are tossed

O wise sages

We have left in vain having none so worthy

None to even burn incense for our souls

Nyε herea oo aoo  aoo

Its over 40 days since our bodies were lowered

The red earth to lie on them

Mantse Ofe allowed his earth to open

And forbid it not to put a hem on us

As we hear their foot steps

And how they plan to drink our wine

Dance with our children

And make love to our wives

I shiver in this cold thought

O sages look down on us

Pitiful sight and fumbling in words

This boat awaits us until the morn disappears

And we’ll be left here in this arid valley

Separated forever from our fathers

If you stretch not forth your mercy

Blewu oo

Look down on their folly and destroy not twice

Look down on the dying nature and restore it all

Look down on their innocence and send your light bearers

The sun is long gone since our departure

Let the dawn awake and give hope to our progeny

We await our deeds to be remembered

To descend on us and send us home

Let it not fail us like the grass on a jealous watch

Awaiting its groom, the early morning dew

And like our deeds let our weary souls find

Eternal rest in thy unfailing remembrance