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I'll tell you about this woman and this man. But they had no children.

074-001 A , kagaag traus nmatu iskei , § 074-002 go nanwei iskei , rato . Me ratiiki teesa .

But a child appeared in a rock in the sea.

§ 074-003 Me ipiatlak teesa iskei ipaakor faat elau .

This child appeared in the stone, then these two went to the sea and found the child there.

§ 074-004 Teesa nen ipaakor faat , malnen gar rapak elau pa , rapam̃or teesa nen itu .

And they asked him, 'Where are your father and mother?'

§ 074-005 Go rapauskin ki , " Gaag tmam go raitom wa ?

The boy said to them, 'I came from the rock.'

' § 074-006 Teesa nanwei inrikir ki na , " Kineu apaakor faat ".

And they said, 'We haven't got any children, can you come with us?' And the boy said, 'I can come with you.'

§ 074-007 Go ratli na , " Komam ratiki teesa , me ag kutae skot komam ? ' Go teesa nanwei ina , " Kineu atae skot akam ".

And they took him and went, they made him their son.

§ 074-008 Go rapo plake pa , rapregi ipi teesa gar .

They looked after him until he became a big boy.

§ 074-009 Rapo lekor wes pan go ipi teesa p̃ur .

They made him into their good boy, they loved him. One time the father whipped him.

§ 074-010 Rapregi ipi teesa wi gar , ranromi . Me nrak iskei go papa ga ifsei .

He got some wood and he whipped him. The child wanted to cry, and he thought back to the place where he came from.

§ 074-011 Ipuet nkas me ifsei . Teesa ina ikai go kiler mro pak esan ga itkos mai .

He was there, and he began to walk to the sea, and his father called out.

§ 074-012 Ina ito , kaistat siwer raki elau , go tmen ipios .

The name of this child, Koaisen.

§ 074-013 Nagi teesa ne , Koaisen .

He walked to the sea, he was thinking about the place where he was born.

§ 074-014 Isiwer raki elau , ga imroki esan ga ipaakor wes .

And the father saw and he realised. He walked to the sea and he called out, 'Koaisen, come back.'

§ 074-015 Go tmen ileka go imrotae . Isiwer raki elau go kipios , " Koaisen p̃aler ".

Koaisen walked. And he called again, "Koaisen, come back.'

§ 074-016 Koaisen isiwer . Go imer pios , " Koaisen p̃aler ."

Koaisen walked until he walked to the water.

§ 074-017 Koaisen , isiwer panpan go kikam ntas .

He came to the saltwater and his father called again, "Koaisen, come back.'

§ 074-018 Ikam ntas go tmen imer pios , " Koaisen p̃aler ".

He went to the sea and he sang, he sang this song: ‎‎ "Koaiseno koaiseno seno, nato wawa nato wawa meremo, koaiseno seno."

Ipan kam ntas go ipo lag ipreg nalag § 074-019 " Koaiseno koaiseno seno , nato wawa nato wawa meremo , koaiseno seno ."

"Koaisen come back.' Koaisen went into the water, and the water covered his knees.

§ 074-020 " Koaisen p̃aler ." Koaisen ipan ikam ntas , go ntas ipaamau nap̃utwen .

His father called again, "Koaisen, come back.' And he went into the sea, the water covered up to here.

§ 074-021 Tmen imer pios , ' Koaisen p̃aler mai . ' Go inrus pak elau , ntas ipaamau esa .

His father had loved him greatly. His father loved him too much, he called out, "Koaisen come back."

§ 074-022 Tmen kipe nromi itop . Tmen inromi itop imer sos , ' Koaisen p̃aler mai '.

Koaisen moved away, and water came up to here.

§ 074-023 Koaisen inrus pa , go ntas ipaamau esa .

But he saw that, his father loved him a lot, and he tricked his father.

§ 074-024 Me ileka na , tmen inromi itop go isursur tmen .

He told his father, "Hey, our house is burning.' Then his father turned himself around, he looked to shore.

§ 074-025 Inrik tmen kin , " E nasum̃ gakit isor ." Malen tmen itmen nrea , ilee pak euut .

And Koaisen drowned in the water and disappeared.

§ 074-026 Go Koaisen itut pak ntas , go kipuel .

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And the father sang: "Koaiseno Koaiseno seno, Nato wawa, nato wawa, meremo, Koaiseno seno.'

§ 074-027 Go temen ipo lag , " Koaiseno Koaiseno seno , § 074-028 Nato wawa , nato wawa , meremo , Koaiseno seno ."

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/This song, it is like he is crying, he cries, he is sorry for his son, he saying this to him./ This story finishes here.

§ 074-029 Olsem singsing ia , hem i olsem hem i krae , hem i krae , hem i sori long hem hem i krae , hem i toktok long hem olsem § 074-030 Nafuserekwen ne inom esa .