to toraya

(Tabe' lako mimi' kandaurena to situang tanduk Ne' Lumbaa, siman lako lolosu manikna to sitonda sulangka dao mai Riu, Torea. Angku pa langnganni tongkonan kada inde kada disedan sarong, angku parekkei panito bisara inde bisara di toke' tambane baka)Tasirere’-rere’ lendong
Tasi’pa’tallu masapi
Tasiimpa’ bale rante

Lendu’ tamamoko bassi
Kumande lannako liu
Ma’kasolang-solanganko

Tikalulunmoko bassi
Tilu’pi’moko mataran
Patondon patomaliko==============
Daomo’ tangkena gandang
mengurapakna tandilo
do ma’tondon penainna
Tondok boro toda dao
banua mapia toda
boro pangrantean toda
Kari’ la sa’timo dao
kari’ tang la sule lemmo
tang la balik bulo lemmo
Napopedampi to tumbang
napotamba’ to malangi’
burra to kandeatan
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Nasule kale datunna
to kuli’ ampu lembangna
urruru tampa dolona
sola to simbulayanna
Anna burinti tumende
anna langkan boro tia’
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Sulemo’ mendio’ gandang
membollo-bollo tandilo
melangi’ri suling bulo
Ta’pa passakkemo gandang
bua uranmo tandilo
Napopedampi to tumbang
napotamba’ to malangi’
burra to kandeatan
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Sumonglo’ ma’ tanduk bassi
ma’ongka-ongka mataran
ma’patondon oda-oda
Oda-oda talaomo
sudidi tatiangka’mo
sumonglo’ rokkoko moko
Laoko sambalin mai
bu’tu lamban diong mai
Tibaen-baen kutiro
tipailang kusaile
sundallak kutiro lako
Make pabu’tumi mai
make popentolinomi
make baen-baenanmi
La nakita mamma’ku
nakadang tindo bongingku
sola mamma’ karuenku
Sumonglo’mo to Sesean
layomo to Lindo Tayu
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Ke den to makuyu manuk
sola to makuyu langkan
Mai maimoko inde’
Dipopedampi rara’na
dipotamba’ kaisse’na
Make pabu’tumi mai
make baen-baenanmi
Ditadoi palakunna
diben lalan inaanna
Tungkalolong diara’na
lalan inayanna Puang
Pa’poraianna Deata
Tungka lolong diara’na
Napopedampi to tumbang
napotamba’ to malangi’
inde to kandeatan

by: Marsel Dua Lembang
tongkonan kada panito bisara