Abwo kare efamili
yarengoo yamenyete
nomogoko sana.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Tibarenge korwana
nonde bwensi. Nigo
barenge gokonya
abaibori babo nka sobo
amo nase emegondo.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Rakini mbaganeirie
kogenda ang’e
nomorero.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Nigo baganeirie gokora
chigasi chiabo botuko
rioka.
Ekiagera nigo barosirie namana!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Rakini oyomo
bwa’bamura nigo
aganetie sana kogenda
ase omogaso.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Rituko erimo okagania
kwaye gokaba okonene.
Bamura bamwabo
bagachi komoonya …
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Rakini tibanyareti,
bagaika gochererwa!
Akabera akaera ase
omogaso omororo.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Abana baria ba amana
bakaigwa bobe korora
oyomwabo gakobera
nakoera igo.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Nonya nigo begekong’ia
bakarosia omoreberio.
Bakarenta amana aria
aberete bayarosia
akaba enyoni.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Bakaira enyoni eri
yarenge momura
omwabo baka ase
egetunwa ekenene.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Nomogaso buna
okiamogete, ekairuruka
gekonyagotera na
gosirera ime yoborabu
boria bwomogaso
omambia.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
