Translation of "#15: The Dancing Out Of Time Relay" (Relay)

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Original: A Riddle See them dance. The have no leader. They have no music but their own voices, nor have they studied any choreography. Each goes where he will. But their dance is the most graceful, the most harmonious of all dances. There are no dancers more lithe than they are. They turn and weave so that they seem to have a single mind. This seems the least difficult work for them. Do any dancers make greater beauty with less effort? But they take not a single step.
Translation:
ifwefu n eatarbepukopu lupsia ajaelup ifwefu tidu nultitei kjeluapasep, tidu nisozhutei luapasep. pulkoa attijukwiv. ti jedeweso isewedu luapasep. ti apukop. pukowetei kjemni jutjurausapu kujufemerusap. kwipwena kjeataduirupse ti vapasesep. ti siwedu lutepu reapasep. tigi kjeankehisepi tia anatjurausadep. pulok femeruresapu kjedarauresapu tameluskisuresapu aletamlusap.
Interlinear:
ifwefu
someone
ne-
REL-
at-
3pl.erg-
a-
PR-
rbepuko
dance.in.manner
-p
-IMP
-u
-ADJ
lupsi
manner
-a
-ACC
aj-
3sg.m.erg-
a-
PR-
el
V
-up
-IMP
ifwefu
someone
ti
3pl
-du
-OBL
nulti
music
-tei
-3pl.poss
kje-
NEG-
lu-
COM-
a-
PR-
pase
move
-p
-IMP
ti
3pl
-du
-OBL
nisozhu
voice
-tei
-3pl.poss
lu-
COM-
a-
PR-
pase
move
-p
-IMP
pulko
dance
-a
-ACC
at-
3pl.erg-
ti-
PT-
jukwi
study
-v
-PERF
ti
3pl.nom
jedewe
creativity
-so
-CONJ
isewe
possibility
-du
-OBL
lu-
COM-
a-
PR-
pase
move
-p
-IMP
ti
3pl.nom
a-
PR-
puko
dance
-p
-IMP
pukowe
dancing
-tei
-3pl.poss
kjem
style
-ni
-3sg.n.poss
jutjurausa
be.happiest
-p
-IMP
-u
-CONJ
ku-
FUT-
jufemerusa
be.most.beautiful
-p
-IMP
kwipwe
learning
-na
-SUB.OBL
kje-
NEG-
at-
3pl.erg-
a-
PR-
duiru
have
-p
-IMP
-se
-ADVCLAUSE
ti
3pl.nom
v-
REAS-
a-
PR-
pasese
be.flexible
-p
-IMP
ti
3pl.nom
siwe
being.one.unit
-du
-OBL
lute
move.in.circle
-p
-IMP
-u
-CONJ
re-
SUBS-
a-
PR-
pase
move
-p
-IMP
ti
3pl
-gi
-SUB.NOM
kje-
NEG-
a-
PR-
nkehise
be.able.not.to.try
-p
-IMP
-i
-COMP
ti
3pl
-a
-ACC
an-
3sg.n.erg-
a-
PR-
tjurausade
make.happy
-p
-IMP
pulok
dance
femeruresa
be.more.beautiful
-p
-IMP
-u
-CONJ
kje-
NEG-
darauresa
be.sadder
-p
-IMP
-u
-CONJ
tameluskisuresa
be.more.complex
-p
-IMP
-u
-CONJ
a-
PR-
letamlusa
be.different
-p
-IMP