Io zah (theo rakotovao)

Tegna olo-be lah egny
Tsy zaza koa a! ah!
Hanagnan-jafy ih! ih!
Toy aho anakao baba agna!
Tsy olo adala agna!
Io zava-hoavy iih!

Io zah e!
Io gny zafinao ôôh!

Io iha e! eh!, io zah!
Ela 'zaho nandigny anao ôh!
Io Zagnahary hagnampy anao ôh!
Ilay baka antimo agny babanao e!, eeh! eh!
Io iha eh! marikitseo avao ôh!, agnilanao

Io iha e! eh!, io zah!
Io zah nataony agnaranao ôôôh! ôôôh!
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Soa ah! gny managnanaka e! eeh!
Nareo hananjafy iih!,
Hisy gny tantara aah!
Rozy gny handimby iih!
Io hoavy iih!,
Ho anaky amam-para aah!

Io zah e!
Io gny zafinao ôôh!
Faly aho havako ô!, ôôh ôô! ôh!
Hisy handova hanan-tantara lah ninike e!, io lahy iih!

Io iha e! eh!, io zah!
Ela 'zaho nandigny anao ôh!
Io Zagnahary hagnampy anao egny!
Ilay baka antimo agny babanao ôh!, eih! eh!
Faly iha fa niavy anany 'zao ôgno!
Baka antimo agny koah 'gny razam-benao ôh!

Io iha e! eh!, io zah! (X2)
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Io iha e! eh!, io zah!
Ela 'zaho nandigny anao ôh!
Io Zagnahary hagnampy anao egny!
Ilay baka antimo agny babanao ôh!
Faly iha fa niavy anany 'zao ôgno!
Io zah 'ntaony agnaranao hegny e!

Io iha e! eh!, io zah! (X2)
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Io iha e! eh!, io zah!
Ela 'zaho nandigny anao ôh!
Io Zagnahary hagnampy anao eh!
Ilay baka antimo agny babanao ôh!
Faly iha fa niavy anany 'zao eh!

Io zah 'ntaony agnaranao hegny! (X2)

Baka antimo agny koah 'gny razam-benao ôh!

Io iha e! eh!, io zah! (X2)

Io iha e! eh!, io zah!
(Io zah tsô afagniny anao ôh! ôgno!)
Io iha e! eh!, io zah!
(Io zah a!, 'zay 'gny anaranao ôh!)
Io iha e! eh!, io zah!
(Hagnahiah 'gny misy anao ô! ôôôh!
Io iha e! eh!, io zah!
(Iah! magnanakôry havako ao ôh ôgno!)
Io zah!

Ela 'zaho nandigny anao ôh!
Io Zagnahary hagnampy anao egny!
Ilay baka antimo agny babanao ôgno!
Faly iha fa niavy anany 'zao ôgno!

Io iha e! eh!, io zah! (X4)
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