The nationally acclaimed patriotic song "Yɛn Ara Asaase Ni", was written by Dr. Ephraim Amu in 1929 and is sang in the Ashanti language. Dr. Ephraim Kɔku Amu (13 September 1899 - 2 January 1995) was a Ghanaian composer, musicologist and teacher. [[Lyrics]] Yɛn ara asaase ni (This is our own native land) ɛyɛ abɔ den den de ma yen (It is priceless to us) Mogya a nananom hwie gu nya de to hɔ ma yɛn (Acquired with the blood our ancestors shed for us) Aduru me ne wo nso so, sɛ yɛbɛyɛ bi atoa so (It is now our turn to continue what our ancestors started) Nimdeɛ ntraso, nkoto-kranne (Bragging of educational achievements) Ne ɛpɛsɛmenkomenya, adi yɛn bra mu dem, ama yɛn asaase ho dɔ atom' sɛ (Or useless greed for material things, and bad lifestyles are destroying our nation, and disgracing it) Chorus: ɔman no, sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yie oo! (Whether this nation prospers!) ɔman no, sɛ ɛrenyɛ yie o! (Whether this nation doesn't prosper!) ɛyɛ nsɛnnahɔ sɛ, ɔmanfo bra na ɛkyerɛ (Clearly depends on the character of the citizens of the nation) ɔman no, sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yie oo! (Whether this nation prospers!) ɔman no, sɛ ɛrenyɛ yie o! (Whether this nation doesn't prosper!) ɛyɛ nsɛnnahɔ sɛ, ɔmanfo bra na ɛkyerɛ (Clearly depends on the character of the citizens of the nation)