O ntena chitata chonchiaka a.
O iyi e he-e,
O kiyonipo etchhi tyengro ekamochina.
O iyi e he-e,
O elaniki shiato nichamkao maka.
O chitata tichonchia a,
O iyi e he-e.
This may be translated as follows, omitting the meaningless chant of Ole iyi le he-e, etc.:—
“My little one, why are you crying so much?
Is it because you want a drink of ‘madhu’ that you are crying?