Nétií apá, nétií olmaréí
óbo óbokito te enchípai.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Óre inkérâ néméára
áíkata. Néret intóiwúó
enyê.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Néjokí intóiwúó énye
peê ményíkáki aké
enkímá.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Náa kewarié éás esíaai
enyê.
Amû te emanoó eitobirúno nínche.
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Néng’uar enkáyíóní peê
élô aíj enkolóng.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Néponári eng’uarratá.
Káke etiákitâ iláláshera
lényená peê méló aké.
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Káke eikonyáyie aló.
Óre peê édâl enkólong,
néshola.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Néísinánuo iláláshera
lényená peê edôl
olaláshe lenyê áajo
etoshóle.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Néígúéna. Néjo peê
eitobíru entóki
nanyaányukie emótonyî
te emanoó.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Néílepie ínâ
kítányáányúkoto é
emótonyî áaya shúmátá
ó olkiú.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Óre peê éílépû
enkólong, nélo te aí
érányítâ.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
