He moe rō avai tau taŋata era . He koromaki ki tau vie era too era e tōona matua . He moe tau taŋata era , kai kai . He ōtea , he pō hakaou , tau taŋata era , he mate tau taŋata era , he koromaki ki tau vie era .
NTR lie_down EMPH certainly DEM man DIST NTR miss to DEM woman DIST take DIST AG POSS.3SG.O parent NTR lie_down DEM man DIST NEG.PFV eat NTR dawn NTR night again DEM man DIST NTR die DEM man DIST NTR miss to DEM woman DIST
The man slept. He longed for the woman that had been taken (back) by her father. The man slept, he did not eat. Day came, then night again; the man died, that man, out of longing for the woman.