Ŋaaliŋo eyo amago
agaali ameene
amasangafu.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Abaana baamo
sibasoolanga wayire
ohuduhana. Era
baholeranga ŋalala
n’abasaaye baawe ni
babayeeda ŋango nomu
nimiro.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Aye abasaaye baawe
sibafugiiriranga baana
bano ohwigerera ŋa
muliro.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Abaana bano baholanga
emirimo mu wiire
mwoka aye nga mu
muusi bbe.
Hino hyali hityo olwohuba abaana bano
baali bababbota mu bulimbo!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Cooko mulala hu
baseere gegobanga
bugali ohwota ahamwi.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Lulala omuseere ono
gaŋagia gatiina mu
mumwi coka abalebe
babe ba mulabula…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Aye ehyo bali oti hani
bafuŋira taama mulere
humaduha. Omusere
nga asaanuhira mu
mumwi.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Abaana bahye abomu
bulimbo banakuŋala
bugali ohubona
owahyawe nasaanuhiye
mu mumwi
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Ni babona owahyawe
nasaanuhire nga bahola
epulaani. Nga baŋamba
ehitole hy’obulimbo
obwowahyawe
asaanuhire
bahibbotamo enyuni.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Ni bahena nga baŋira
muganda yaawe mu
hiseera ehyo owaali
enyuni hu lusosi olwene
oluleeŋi.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Ni wahya eryuba ko ni
liŋwayo Muganda
yaawe oyo gaguluha
gatiinira ni gemba mu
njase yomu mugamba.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
