I GOT A WINNER IN YOU

ME DƆFO ROSEMARY

Birthday Love Song for Mrs. Rosemary Naa Kaa Obuamah Kpakpo

From Reverend Leonard Nii Adotei Kpakpo

INTRO
Rosemary… Rosie…
Me dɔfo, me dɔfo pa…
Naa Kaa Obuamah Kpakpo,
Ɛnnɛ yɛ wo da,
Wo birthday ni, me dɔfo.
M’ani agye sɛ Onyankopɔn de wo aba me nkwa mu.

VERSE 1
Ɛnnɛ ɔsoro ani gye,
Efisɛ wɔwoo akyɛdeɛ a ɛsom bo.
Ɔbea a ne koma yɛ fɛ,
Ɔbea a ne kra yɛ fɛ,
Me nhyira, me yɔnko, me dɔ.

Rosemary, wo din yɛ dɛ ma me,
Wo sereɛ ma m’akoma yɛ hyɛ.
Da biara meda Awurade ase,
Sɛ Ɔde wo maa me fi mfiaseɛ.

CHORUS
Happy birthday, me dɔfo Rosemary,
Me yere fɛfɛ, me dɔ, me Manyɛ.
Wɔ ɔberɛ biara, wɔ mfeɛ biara,
Mɛkura wo bɛn me, mɛhwɛ wo yie.

Wo ne ɔdɔ a Onyankopɔn de maa me,
Me anigyeɛ, me ademudeɛ, me nhyira.
Happy birthday, me dɔfo baako pɛ,
Rosemary, daa wobɛyɛ me dɔ.

VERSE 2
Sɛ mehwɛ w’ani a ɛdɔ me no mu,
Mihu Onyankopɔn adom wɔ mu.
Na sɛ wokura me wɔ w’abasa mu a,
Minim sɛ manya me fie.

Sɛ anigyeɛ ba, sɛ awerɛhoɔ ba,
Wogyina me nkyɛn nokware mu.
Na sɛ menya nkwa mpɛn apem a,
Mɛpaw wo mpɛn apem nyinaa.

CHORUS
Happy birthday, me dɔfo Rosemary,
Me yere fɛfɛ, me dɔ, me Manyɛ.
Wɔ ɔberɛ biara, wɔ mfeɛ biara,
Mɛkura wo bɛn me, mɛhwɛ wo yie.

Wo ne ɔdɔ a Onyankopɔn de maa me,
Me anigyeɛ, me ademudeɛ, me nhyira.
Happy birthday, me dɔfo baako pɛ,
Rosemary, daa wobɛyɛ me dɔ.

BRIDGE — SINCERE AND EMOTIONAL
Me Rosie, me yere soronko,
I got a winner in you.
Manya ɔbea a ɔsom bo wɔ wo mu,
Na Awurade frankaa no so yɛ ɔdɔ.

Ɛyɛ me awerɛhoɔ sɛ,
Ɛnnɛ minni sika a mede bɛtɔ akyɛdeɛ ama wo.
Ebia akyɛdeɛ a wɔtɔ no betumi asa,
Nanso me tɛkrɛma renyɛ saa.

Enti fa saa dwom yi,
Gye no sɛ wo birthday akyɛdeɛ.
Efi me koma mu na mede ama wo,
Me Manyɛ Rosemary, me dɔfo.

CHORUS — EMOTIONAL
Me Manyɛ, me Sweedee,
Me dɔ a ɛsen biara,
Rosemary, me yere soronko,
I got a winner in you.

Me Manyɛ, me Sweedee,
Me dɔ a ɛsen biara,
His banner over us is love,
Awurade frankaa no so yɛ ɔdɔ.

FINAL VERSE
Awurade nhyira wo anammɔn biara,
Ɔmma w’akoma nhyɛ asomdwoeɛ ne adom.
Ɔmma wo mfeɛ pii a ɛyɛ fɛ,
Na ɔpepa awerɛhoɔ ne nusu biara.

Na sɛ Awurade ma me home da biara,
Mɛdɔ wo, Rosemary, me koma nyinaa mu.
Me nsa bɛkura wo nsa mu akosi awieɛ,
Me yere, me dɔfo, me yɔnko pa.

FINAL CHORUS
Happy birthday, Rosemary Naa Kaa,
Me dɔfo, me yere a medɔ no.
Wo ne dwom a ɛwɔ me koma mu,
Me nkwa mu dwom a ɛyɛ fɛ.

Efi wo kunu Leonard, me koma nyinaa mu,
Meka sɛ: “Me dɔ wo, me dɔfo.”
Ma yɛn ɔdɔ nyɛ den afe biara,
Happy birthday, me dɔ,
Rosemary, me daa dɔ.

OUTRO — SOFTLY
Me Manyɛ…
Me Sweedee…
Me dɔ a ɛsen biara…
Me yere soronko Rosie…

Minni akyɛdeɛ a mede bɛhyɛ wo nsa,
Nanso mede me koma ama wo.
Gye saa dwom yi sɛ wo birthday akyɛdeɛ.

I got a winner in you.
His banner over us is love.

Happy birthday, me dɔfo Rosemary.

Daa wo deɛ,
Reverend Leonard Nii Adotei Kpakpo.