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Translated by: Patrick Dunn
Torch: 
Oasue asea ranpeda oapante saliheo.
Guzo selopopoa pizue sazhe sasiuteadu
Oade asesuo selomeshapuea lelu lekare puane.
Simu ko selopazhebizha aseneo, ala?
Smooth translation: 
The songs of a bird deal with great things.
The heron dips its clothing into the dew
And the lark worships the sky at twilight.
But who understands being a bird?
Translation of previous torch Missing
Interlinear
Oa-sue
Inan.Pl-song
ase-a
bird-construct
ran-peda
3PlInanSubj-concern
oa-pante
Inan.Pl-act
saliheo.
being.important.
Guzo
Heron
se-lo-popoa
3SAnSub-3SInObj-dip
pizue
into
sazhe
dew
sasiute-a-du
clothing-construct-his/her/its
Oade
And
asesuo
lark
se-lo-meshapuea
3SAnSub-3SInObj-worship
lelu
at
lekare
twilight
puane.
sky.
Simu
But
ko
who
se-lo-pazhebizha
3SAnSub-3SInObj-understand
ase-neo,
bird-being,
ala?
interrogative?
Glossary/mini dictionary 
Abbreviations

S = Singular
Pl = Plural
An = Animate
In = Inanimate
Sub = Subjective
Obj = Objective

Glossary

ala question particle. "Hmm?" Frequently untranslated.
asea construct form of ase, "bird"
aseneo from ase "bird" + nea "to be." bird-being. (note: not a word in Hatasoe,
this is coined by the poet, a common and acceptable practice in Hatasoan
poetry)
asesuo "lark" From asea+sua, "bird" of "song."
-du 3rd person singular animate pronominal suffix -- "his, her, its."
oa- inanimate plural prefix
oade "and"
guzo "heron"
ko interog. "who"
lekare "twilight," from lehe "light" + kara "last"
lelu "during, at"
lo- 3rd person sing. inanimate object prefix
meshapuea "to worship" from mesha "to love" + apueo "god"
pante "act, deed"
pazhebizha "to understand" from pazhe "through" + bizha "to know"
peda "to concern, to deal with," from pede, "about, concerning."
pizue "into"
popoa "to dip"
puane "sky"
ran- 3rd person pl. inanimate subject prefix
saliheo participle of salihea, "to be important, great"
sasiutea construct form of sasiute, "clothes, robe."
sazhe "dew"
se- 3rd person sing. animate subject prefix
simu "but"
Grammar notes 
Sentence structure is strictly SVO. Adjectives, prepositional phrases and
adverbs always follow the word(s) they describe. Nouns in the construct state
are either in a genitive relationship to the previous noun, or taking a
pronominal suffix (a possessive suffix), or both.