(Hausa flute and rhythmic talking drums)
LEAD:
Assalamu Alaikum, Jama’a!
CROWD:
WA ALAIKUM SALAM!
LEAD:
Abuakwa South!
CROWD:
LAALÉÉ! LAALÉÉ!
LEAD:
N.D.C. FOƆ, MO WƆ HE?
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
ƐYƐ ZU!
CROWD:
ƐYƐ ZA!
LEAD:
ƐYƐ ZUUU!
CROWD:
ƐYƐ ZAAA!
LEAD:
Ibrahim Mustapha!
CROWD:
NUMBER ONE!
LEAD:
Ibrahim!
CROWD:
NUMBER ONE!
LEAD:
Before the Caucus came—
CROWD:
IBRAHIM WAS THERE!
LEAD:
Before the position came—
CROWD:
IBRAHIM WAS WORKING!
LEAD:
Mobilising the Zongos—
CROWD:
IBRAHIM WAS THERE!
LEAD:
Ibrahim Mustapha!
CROWD:
NUMBER ONE!
LEAD:
Laaléé!
CROWD:
LAAALÉÉÉÉ!
Before there was
a formal Zongo Caucus
in Abuakwa South,
Ibrahim Mustapha
was already mobilising
the Zongo communities.
From his own pocket,
he supported the work.
Not because of a position.
Not because of a title.
Service came first.
LEAD:
Before the Caucus came—
CROWD:
IBRAHIM WAS THERE!
LEAD:
Before the title came—
CROWD:
HE WAS SERVING!
LEAD:
Ibrahim!
CROWD:
NUMBER ONE!
LEAD:
Mustapha!
CROWD:
NUMBER ONE!
LEAD:
To w’aba ma Ibrahim Mustapha!
CROWD:
YƐBƐTO ABA AMA NO!
LEAD:
To w’aba ma Number One!
CROWD:
YƐBƐTO ABA AMA NO!
When the Zongo Caucus
was formally established,
Ibrahim Mustapha
was among the pioneers.
A pioneer
with a voting right.
The position came later—
But the service
was already there.
LEAD:
Pioneer!
CROWD:
IBRAHIM!
LEAD:
Grassroots!
CROWD:
IBRAHIM!
LEAD:
Zongo Caucus!
CROWD:
IBRAHIM!
LEAD:
Number One!
CROWD:
IBRAHIM!
LEAD:
Kyebi!
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
Asiakwa!
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
Apedwa!
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
Asafo!
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
Nkronso!
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
Bunso!
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
Apapam!
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
Abuakwa South!
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
Wa kuke so?
CROWD:
IBRAHIM MOKE SO!
LEAD:
Wa kuke so?
CROWD:
MUSTAPHA MOKE SO!
LEAD:
Ibrahim naa koowaa né!
CROWD:
NAA MU NÉ!
LEAD:
Ibrahim naaku né!
CROWD:
NAA MU NÉ!
LEAD:
Kuuééfa kurinyan ku,
kubaa Ibrahim!
CROWD:
LAALÉÉÉÉ!
LEAD:
Baakudi ba ne—
CROWD:
SOYÉYAA NÉ!
LEAD:
And from Kyebi,
the heart of Abuakwa South—
Our respectful greetings
to Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin,
Okyenhene of Akyem Abuakwa.
To the chiefs...
To the elders...
And to the people of Okyeman—
CROWD:
YƐMA MO NYINAA AKWAABA!
LEAD:
Laaléé! Laaléé!
CROWD:
LAAALÉÉÉÉ!
LEAD:
Wa kuke so?
CROWD:
IBRAHIM MOKE SO!
LEAD:
Wa kuke so?
CROWD:
MUSTAPHA MOKE SO!
LEAD:
What is his number?
CROWD:
NUMBER ONE!
LEAD:
Ibrahim Mustapha!
CROWD:
NUMBER ONE!
LEAD:
ƐYƐ ZU!
CROWD:
ƐYƐ ZA!
LEAD:
Before the Caucus came—
CROWD:
IBRAHIM WAS THERE!
LEAD:
Before the position came—
CROWD:
HE WAS SERVING!
LEAD:
To w’aba ma Ibrahim Mustapha!
CROWD:
YƐBƐTO ABA AMA NO!
LEAD:
Wa kuke so?
CROWD:
IBRAHIM MOKE SO!
LEAD:
What is his number?
CROWD:
NUMBER ONE!
LEAD:
Ibrahim Mustapha!
CROWD:
NUMBER ONE!
LEAD:
Abuakwa South!
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
N.D.C. FOƆ, MO WƆ HE?
CROWD:
YƐWƆ HA!
LEAD:
Laaléé!
CROWD:
LAAALÉÉÉÉ!
LEAD:
Ibrahim Mustapha!
CROWD:
NUMBER ONE!
ALL:
IBRAHIM MUSTAPHA!
NUMBER ONE!
BEFORE THE CAUCUS CAME—
IBRAHIM WAS THERE!
Wa kuke so?
IBRAHIM MOKE SO...
Laaléé...
NUMBER ONE!