The Lion Poem by Rashad Nyango

... and the lands are agape but trembling.
...And the Shea nuts are pulping.
And the eminence of the Baobab trees-
Rooted firmly on the great land, pronouncing.
But the lion is heard from afar roaring,
Roaring to save and preserve bilichinsi.

Theemanating authority from the East;
Reassuring a lasting fate.
The king is here.
The lion has arrived.
The king of trees and grasses and ants...
Be humble with the ground of your mighty steps
The king of skies and the earth.
Your Solemn steps won't deprive the land of peace.

Naa Gbewaa is heard roaring from Katini
And the souls of Dagbamba, restoring.
And Dagbamba are singing;
Yoo! Yoo! ! Yooya-yoo! ! !
Yoo! Yoo! ! Yooyayoo!
Any soul that dares our king; must be ready for a strike of thunderstorm.
For the bushfires did engulf Dagbon, but now Dagbon is back home.

*bilichinsi(integrity) .
*Katini(sacred enclave of the rulers of Dagbon kingdom of Ghana)