TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY CHARLES KWADWO FOSU aka DADDY LUMBA__Otoomo GH

ANKWANOMA- Daddy Lumba

(Ankwanoma mede mekra
abo afodee oo,
Meeye nee metumi biaa me
mmre so aa na meko oo,
Ankwanoma ei na anoma ei
nanoma ei
Ankwaanoma ei me mmrɛ
so a na meko oo)

FIRST STANZA
Wo biribi ne abobɔ nnua a Nka wobɛtoɔ akuma bi ama no,
Adwuma a ɔyɛ yi yɛ owuo adwuma,
Charles me nkoaa me hyɛbrɛ
Asukɔnoma ɛkwan me nam soɔ yi deɛ ɔmu ehu oo
Akwantuo mu nsem yɛnka nti nka mo bɛhunu sɛ m’abrɛ me ho bi
Dankwasere, ɛnyɛ nea mepɛ ne sɛ mesen s3n h) de me tiri ahwɛ fam
Me hyɛbre enti na ama no aba saa
Abusua me firi mu yi deɛ Kwadwo, ɔboafoɔ nni mu ooh
Nti na obi asukɔnoma mede awerɛhoɔ aka akwantuo mu
M’aka ntam sɛ nka mɛyɛ bi aboa abusuafoɔ
Daakye bi m’awu na meda hɔ a nka amanfoɔ hwɛ so asu abɔ me din
Nanso m’abusua yi deɛ amanfoɔ yɛmpɛ adepa oo
Ɔmo aka ntam adi nse sɛ deɛɛfoɔ nwoma na yɛde bɛyɛ twɛnie
Nanso me mpa aba, firi sɛ Barima na ewuo Kwadwo
Nti meyɛ deɛ metumi bia, me mmerɛ no so a na mekɔ ooh
Ankwanoma anoma boo anoma eeii
Yie Ankwanoma ee memre so a na meko ooo.

IRONICALLY,
You see, there are times when you just cannot
seem to get your acts together. Man will run for all the time and keep finding fault. He admits he felt like a failure. He was a good man at heart and could rarely do any harm to anyone. I feel like a loser, says him. But the struggle also keeps the time of communication open. Even so, owning one is still beyond the reach of the average person. Make sure you keep track of the miles you have, and if and when they expire. Osansani, death is like a tragedy for me, says Daddy Lumba.

“Lots of people are born into lives that feel like a journey in the very middle of a big ship on familiar seas; they sit comfortably, crossing their legs, they know when the sun will rise and when the moon will wane, they have plans that they follow, they have a map! But then there are those of us, a few, who are born into lives that feel like standing at the very top of the ship’s stern.
We have to stand up, hold on tight for dear life, we never know when the waves will rock and we never know where the sun will set or when the moon will wane! Nothing follows the laws of common nature and we live in a wild, wild awakening and the only map we have is the map of the stars!
We’re called to see the lighting tear at the horizon, we’re chosen to roar with the tempests, but we’re also the first ones to see the sun rise, the first ones to watch the moon form a new!
There is nothing ordinary, nothing at all. But neither are we! And we wouldn’t want it any other way!’’

Through many Daddy Lumba lyrics, I have broadened my mind in understanding the world I find myself. I have nothing but to say thank you the LEGEND CHARLES KWADWO FOSU Daddy Lumba DL. 

Source: Facebook / ASP Aduse-Poku (Otoomo GH)