kú maxáafu irrifammóo Leon Werth yeennó manchíihaat .

This book is dedicated to Leon Werth.

ká maxaafá gagá daqqée ábbaa manchíi irriffoommítannée

As this book is dedicated to a grown-up (lit. a big person who has found/knows (their) self), ...

maxaafás anabbabbáa óosut qannaxxúmbo'ega uuccaqqáamm .

... I beg the children who read the book not to scold me.

káan assíiha'nne hoolámat máshkut yóo'e .

I have many reasons to do this.

alamí aléen yoo'é jaalláachch horáachchin ís esáa abbíshsh xúmaa jáala .

Of all the friends I have in the world, he is the best friend.

lankí máshkutii yóo'e .

There is also a second reason.

hittíinsin

Namely, ...

kú gagá daqqée mánchu ciillá maxáaffat fa'u'nnáan hórunkurru sarbí aagánosia .

... this grown-up understands not only children's book but everything quickly.

sakkisí máshkut ammóo

And the third reason (is that), ...

ís gidiiníi gorriiníi faransaayyí baadóon he'anótannée

... because he lives in France where he is hungry and cold, ...

án bajigisosíta hasaammíbíihaat .

... I want to cheer him up.

tí hórant máshkut ikkáaba'a yiteentáda

If you think (lit. say) that all these reasons are not enough, ...

maxaafá' zákko gagá daqqée manchú ikkó ciilíi irrifáamm .

... I dedicate the book to the child that later became an adult.

hórant gagá daqqitóo mannáakkat wóna cíillata íkkebala !

All grown-ups were once children.

mámmátoosma ciiloommanús qaaganóo bagáan .

Although few of them remember their childhood.

hikkanníi irrifú' makkisáamm .

And so I correct my dedication.

kú maxáafu irrifammóo gagá daqqú'nna bíre yóo ciilíi Leon Werth yeennóbíihaat .

This book is dedicated to the child called Leon Werth before he has become an adult.