Ee nona ee nona iwenu pai nu kabaga?
Pai ku kabaga, bonce be manana,
Ee bonce, ee bonce, iwenu pai be manana?
Pai be manana, kaju wota-wota,
Ee kaju, ee kaju, iwenu pai nu ka wota?
Pai ku ka wota, na tudusi uja,
Ee uja, ee uja, iwenu pai nu katudu?
Pai ku katudu, da napandiu ntumpa,
Ee tumpa, ee tumpa, iwenu pai nu pandiu?
Pai ku pandiu, da natungku ule,
Ee ule, ee ule, iwenu pai nu patungku?
Pai ku patungku, kina'a ntu'aku,
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Eh nona, mengapa perutmu buncit?
Perutku buncit karena makan bubur yang tidak matang,
Eh bubur, mengapa engkau tidak matang?
Karena (dimasak dengan) kayu bakar basah,
Eh kayu, mengapa engkau (kayu bakar) basah?
Aku (kayu bakar) basah karena hujan turun,
Eh hujan, mengapa engkau turun?
Aku (hujan) turun karena akan dipakai kodok untuk mandi,
Eh kodok, mengapa engkau mandi (air hujan)?
Aku (kodok) mandi, karena aku akan di santap ular,
Eh ular, mengapa engkau (hendak) menyantap si kodok?
Aku (ular) akan menyantap kodok, (karena) makanan moyangku,
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Eh lady, eh lady, why is your stomach distended?
My stomach is distended because I ate uncooked porridge,
Eh porridge, eh porridge, why are you uncooked?
I'm uncooked because I was cooked with wet firewood,
Eh wood, eh wood, why are you wet?
I'm wet because of the rain,
Eh rain, eh rain, why did you rained down?
I rained down because the frog wants to bathe,
Eh frog, eh frog, why do you want to bathe?
I wanted to bathe because the snake is going to eat me,
Eh snake, eh snake, why do you want to eat the frog?
I want to eat the frog because that is the food of my ancestors,
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