Cerita luk ruen uih mada' nekinih
The story that I'm going to tell now
Ineh ratnan Bungkak dengan Tuwau
Is about Crow and Peacock
Bang ceh kerab iBungkak riweh iTuwau papu'
Once upon a time, Crow and Peacock met
Dih riweh mada':
Then they said:
"Teh naat luun kiteh naru' kiteh metaga"
"Let's paint ourselves and make ourselves beautiful"
"Naru' kiteh mebarit roo' taga"
"Make ourselves beautifully patterned"
Pengeh idih buri' iBungkak
After that Crow said
"Mo, naru' kiteh ieh", keneh
"Ok, let's do it", he said
Pengeh idih buri' iTuwau
After that Peacock said
"Naat kuih ko atun"
"Paint me first"
"Ngaceku rayeh burur uih"
"Because I have a bigger body"
"Mio-mio ko naat kuih napeh", keneh
"And paint me properly", he said
"Mo", buri' iBungkak
"Yes", said Crow
Dih Bungkak nenaat ki Tuwau feh
So then Crow painted Peacock
Naru' keneh roo'-roo' taga
Made him beautiful
Narit luun ieh
And drew patterns on him
Naru' keneh roo'-roo' beruh
And did it properly
Pengeh nih feh
And when he was finished
Nabud, mabud masa ieh naat ki Tuwau feh
When he had finished painting Peacock
Dih Bungkak mada'
Then Crow said
"Uih ieh feh", keneh
"It's my turn now", he said
"Iko naat kuih feh", keneh
"You paint me now", he said
Buri' iTuwau
But Peacock said
"Merur uih", keneh
"I'm tired"
"Ara' uih", keneh
"I don't want to", he said
Dih Bungkak mada'
Then Crow said
"Dih kiteh pengeh neperjani' na!", keneh
"But we promised just now!"
Buri' iTuwau neh
So Peacock said
"Mo, dih uih naat kemu", keneh
"Ok, I'll paint you then"
Dih ieh nalap saat mitem feh
And he took some black paint
Dih ieh nenaat keneh mitem mung feh
And he painted him all black
Dih neh upun, dih nenalan, neh upun
Then he ran away
Necan ki Bungkak feh men
And left Crow all alone
A kidih mecing co sinih
So that's why to this day
Kai Lun Bawang megai' mada'
The Lun Bawang often say
Malui Bungkak atuapun imet jani'
Repay the Crow, or keep your promise
