#la mi toki e «tenpo suno ni awen toki kin tawa ona!»

[gaydryad]

mi toki insa e mi pakala. ni tan mi awen toki ala tawa recommenders a ,,, jan ale li utala luka e mi

[epicdogymoment]

toki pona cover of that's paradise (aka airboarder), translation by me

lyrics:

ma pona a! mi en sina li kama kulupu tenpo ni la mi pilin olin

ma pona a! mi sona ala e nasin tawa sina o, kama! suno olin

mi kama lon ni tan pimeja suli la mi en sina li lon ni nasin suli

o tawa!

nasin pi mi tu, a, ona li suno lili mi tawa kepeken nasin wile mi taso

kalama olin, sina kute e ni tenpo la mi awen lukin e sina

kin la sina awen pilin pona

[jan-majeka-yaps]

t

oki (o pona e mi mi pilin ike li pilin lili tan ken ala weka pi tomo anpa ni. mi ken ala weka li awen lon tomo ni, sona mi pi suno sewi li kama weka a li pana e ala tawa mi mi sona ala e ijo lon, sinpin pi tomo ni li lete a kin la kasi ko jaki li len lili e ona jan lawa mi li pana taso e moku lili lon tenpo lili mi wile lon poka jan pi olin pana mi lon ma pona li lon ala tomo weka ike ni mi isipin mute e ken alasa weka taso ona ale li ike a li pakala a li pana ala e weka pona mi mi ken ala weka tan tomo mi o pona e mi o weka e mi mi jan lawa mi li kama la mi o pini e toki m-)

[kamasona]

tan pi lon mi ni

mi pali e lipu lon ni tan ni: mi wile kama sona e toki pona. kepeken toki li nasin pona tawa kama sona. mi sitelen e sona sin lon ni. kin la lipu ni pona tan ni: ona li awen e kama sona mi e pakala mi e kama ante mi.

mi wile kama sona e toki pona kepeken tenpo suno luka luka luka. mi sitelen e ni la mi lon tenpo suno luka tu wan. taso mi sona ala e ni: tenpo pi kama sona li pini la mi awen kepeken lipu ni. ike la tenpo li lili.

[fukouiro]

toki pona translation of "Roll Me In" from Katamari Damacy, written in sitelen pona (i didn't really use any of the Advanced Features tho)

it's probably not very good at being toki pona cuz i don't think it meshes with my brain well

i think this should fit the number of syllables exactly, so you can sing it along to the song (though sometimes there are pauses in the middle of words). i already forgot though

transcription under read more:

mi taso li alasa e mun lon ma lili pi kasi mute mun taso li lon sewi pimeja li tawa musi poka mi tawa la kiwen pi selo mute li ante e kule sewi telo oko li kama tan suno li namako kin e ale

poka sina la mi lukin taso e sina luka wan mi li tawa open e poki la tawa li awen la o toki tawa mi e ni: o jo e mi...

mi lape noka lon mun kipisi. tawa mun li lili pona anpa la walo sewi li tawa li pake e suno kama ilo tenpo kin li kama sama telo lon nena ko mute mi pilin sin li awen e sona weka e wile weka kin

mi toki mute e sona weka mute a tenpo pimeja ni la mun li kama anpa ona li awen la mi wile e olin sina. o jo e mi...

[giant-goldfish]

two sisters toki pona cover based on emily portman’s version, with lyrics taken from various versions of twa sisters/the wind and rain and of course inspired by ghost quartet :) full lyrics + loose translation under the cut! this project rlly made me appreciate how vague tp is & how well that works for songs and stories so actually ignore that if you can. imagine with me how well this miller could work as a fisherman and how the sisters aren’t gendered except by the king and the minstrel. rotate it in ur minds

jan sama tu li lon tomo suli (la lon telo tawa) jan sama lili li pona lukin (telo li awen tawa)

two sisters lived in a manor (meanwhile, in the river) the younger sister was beautiful (the water keeps moving)

mije lawa pona li toki e ni: (la lon telo tawa) "tenpo kama lili la mi wile e meli" (telo li awen tawa)

the good king announced: (meanwhile, in the river) "i will need a wife soon" (the water keeps moving)

jan sama suli li kama jo e ijo (la lon telo tawa) e mani e kiwen pona laso (telo li awen tawa)

the older sister was given material things (meanwhile, in the river) money and blue precious stones (the water keeps moving)

jan sama lili li kama jo e olin (la lon telo tawa) ale li anpa ona li sewi (telo li awen tawa)

the younger sister was given love (meanwhile, in the river) she was put above all others (the water keeps moving)

"jan sama jan jama o tawa poka mi" (la lon telo tawa) "o kama jo e luka mi" (telo li awen tawa)

"sister, sister, walk next to me" (meanwhile, in the river) "and take my hand" (the water keeps moving)

"jan sama lili o kute e waso" (la lon telo tawa) "o lukin anpa e telo laso" (telo li awen tawa)

"little sister, listen to the birds" (meanwhile, in the river) "and look down at the blue water" (the water keeps moving)

tempo ona tu li lon telo tawa la (la lon telo tawa) jan sama suli li utala

when the two of them were at the river (meanwhile, in the river) the older sister pushed (her in)

"sina pana e luka sina tawa mi" (la lon telo tawa) "la mi pana tawa sina e ali" (telo li awen tawa)

"if you give me your hand" (meanwhile, in the river) "i'll give you anything" (the water keeps moving)

"sina pana e luka taso tawa mi" (la lon telo tawa) "la mi kin pana e olin mi" (telo li awen tawa)

"if you give me only a hand" (meanwhile, in the river) "i would even give away my love" (the water keeps moving)

"olin sina li kama e olin mi" (la lon telo tawa) "taso sina moli lon ni"

"your love will be mine" (meanwhile, in the river) "but you will die here"

ona li anpa li sewi lon selo telo (la lon telo tawa) tempo ni la jan pali li lukin e ijo (telo li awen tawa)

she rose and sank below the water's surface (meanwhile, in the river) just then a miller saw something (the water keeps moving)

jan pali li sewi e ona (la lon telo tawa) tan telo lete kepeken ilo kala (telo li awen tawa)

the miller pulled her up (meanwhile, in the river) from the cold water with a fishing hook (the water keeps moving)

ona li weka e ona lon anpa suno (la lon telo tawa) ona li awen kiwen walo taso (telo li awen tawa)

he left her under the sun (meanwhile, in the river) (until) only bones remained of her (the water keeps moving)

jan kalama musi li tawa lon ni (la lon telo tawa) ona li lukin e kiwen meli (telo li awen tawa)

a minstrel was walking by there (meanwhile, in the river) he saw the woman's bones (the water keeps moving)

ona li pali e ilo kalama musi (la lon telo tawa) kepeken kiwen walo meli (telo li awen tawa)

he crafted an instrument (meanwhile, in the river) using the woman's white bones (the water keeps moving)

ona li linja e ilo ni (la lon telo tawa) kepeken linja jelo meli (telo li awen tawa)

he strung the instrument (meanwhile, in the river) using the woman's yellow hair (the water keeps moving)

ona li tawa tomo jan lawa (la lon telo tawa) jan mute li kute e musi ona (telo li awen tawa)

he traveled to the royal castle (meanwhile, in the river) many people listened to his performance (the water keeps moving)

ona li pali ala e ilo pona (la lon telo tawa) taso ilo li kama kalama

he did not play the fine instrument (meanwhile, in the river) but it began to make sound

mije lawa li lon supa li kute (la lon telo tawa) pilin ona li kama lete (telo li awen tawa)

the king sat on the throne and listened (meanwhile, in the river) his heart turned cold (the water keeps moving)

sinpin meli lawa li kama walo (la lon telo tawa) ona li kute e kalama telo (telo li awen tawa)

the queen's face turned white (meanwhile, in the river) she heard the sound of water (the water keeps moving)

ona li kalama musi e ni taso "la lon telo tawa" ona li kalama musi e ni taso "telo li awen tawa"

it played only this: "meanwhile, in the river" it played only this: "the water keeps moving"

[jansegers]

TP Rhyme Dictionary

For toki pona songwriters and poets. mi_soweli | 2019

I have made a list of all rhyming words in toki pona. They are kind of randomly organised, but I tried to put words that rhyme better closer together. Enjoy!

a la ma ala kala utala pakala nasa alasa mama sama pana lawa tawa wawa kalama kama anpa nanpa apeja pimeja nena weka sina palisa insa linja ona pona sona noka poka lupa supa luka uta monsuta unpa

jan pan tan wan

e ale lape ante lete seme ike sike mije wile loje mute kute kule

en len sitelen ken kepeken kiwen awen open

li mi ni pi ali pali jaki kasi mani akesi meli seli soweli sewi kili lili nimi pini pipi kipisi moli poki toki monsi musi suli suwi

kin lukin sin nasin olin pilin sinpin

o jo ko laso taso waso namako walo jelo selo sijelo leko tenpo telo ijo ilo oko tomo suno

kon lon

mu pu tu anu kijetesantakalu lipu moku kulupu

esun mun

Please tell me if I have made a mistake!

https://www.reddit.com/r/tokipona/comments/e1lxon/for_toki_pona_songwriters_and_poets/

#TokiPona #rhyme #kalama_sama #anno2019

[epicdogymoment]

toki poners of tumblr would you like to take a look at my translation of That's Paradise (aka Airboarder)

ma pona a!

mi en sina li kama kulupu

tenpo ni la mi pilin olin

ma pona a!

mi sona ala e nasin tawa

sina o, kama! suno olin

mi kama lon ni tan pimeja suli la

mi en sina li lon ni

nasin suli

o tawa!

nasin pi mi tu, a, ona li suno lili

mi tawa kepeken nasin wile mi taso

kalama olin, sina kute e ni

tenpo la mi awen lukin e sina

kin la sina awen pilin pona

[jansegers]

The Dao De Jing in Toki Pona

knarka | 2017 nasin.md

lipu pi nasin pona lon toki pona

nasin pona toki. ni li lipu pi nasin pona lon toki pona. toki Sonko la nimi ona li "Daodejing" (anu "Tao te ching", kepeken ilo pi sin ala).

tenpo ni la lipu ni li pini ala. sina li wile pona e ijo la o toki tawa mi lon ilo IRC.

1 nasin li jo e nimi la ona li nasin ala pi tenpo ale nimi pi ken nimi li wile ante tan tenpo

ala la mi nimi e tan pi ma en sewi lon la mi nimi e mama pi ijo ale

ala li pona: mi ken lukin e ante nasin lon li pona: mi ken lukin e ken nasin

tu la, ala en lon li kama tan tan sama nimi ona li ante, pana ona li sama

sona ala lon sona ala ni li open pi lon kin

2 jan lon anpa sewi li lukin e "pona lukin" lon ijo pi pona lukin tawa ona. kepeken ni la ona li sona e "ike lukin"

sama la ona li lukin e "pona" lon ijo pi pona tawa ona. kepeken ni la ona li sona e "ike"

jan li ken sona e lon e ala tan ni: ijo ante li ante. sama la, suli li pana sona tawa lili, ante la sewi tawa anpa. kalama li wan la wan li lon. wan li tawa, tu li kama.

tan ni la jan sona li pilin ala e ni: ona li jo e wile. ona li pana sona e sona pi toki ala. ona li toki ala, taso la soweli li pona. jo li lon ala, taso la sewi li jo e ale. tenpo pi ijo suli la pilin suli ala li lon. tenpo pi pali la wile lukin li lon ala. sina wile ala jo e suli la sina weka ala e suli.

3 jan lawa sona li pana sama e pona tawa jan ken en jan ante. ni la ona li weka e utala. ona li toki e ni: mani li suli ala. ni la jan pi wile jo li kama ala. ona li wile pini e kama mani ni la lawa pi jan ona li kama ike ala.

tan ni mute la lawa pi jan sona li pona e wile lon pi jan ona. ona li weka e wile tan lawa ona li pali e wawa insa ona.

ona li wile awen e pona pi lawa ona li weka e wile ona. ni la jan sona li kama sona e ni: nasin ike ona li pali ala. jan sona li pali e lawa pona la ala li weka tan ma pona ona.

4 nasin li sama e telo pi tawa lili. tenpo ale la ona li pana e wawa ona li pakala ala.

ni li sama e lupa suli suli lon kiwen. mi mute li ken ala sona e ni, taso la ken la ni li tan ale.

ona li ken suwi e kiwen li pona e utala li pimeja lili e suno pakala li wan e tu. sona ala la, jan seme li sona e lon ona?

tenpo ni la mi sona e jan lili ala pi ni: ona li sama e mama suli mi pi nasin pona.

5 sewi en ma li pona ala li pali tawa ale sama soweli kasi pi pana sewi. jan sona kin li pona ala. lukin ona la jan ale li ante ala soweli kasi pi pana sewi.

insa pi sewi en ma li ma mute. sama la ma li lon lupa. tomo ni li lupa li ante ala. sina pali mute tawa ni la ona li pana e kon mute

nimi li mute kin li kama tawa pini ona. pona la sina pilin ala pona anu ike li tawa e nasin lili.

6 pilin kama pona li lon. nimi ona li meli pi ken ala sona. open pi meli pi ken ala sona li tan pi sewi en ma. tan ni la, ken lukin ala la, taso la pini ala la, wawa li tawa.

7 sewi en ma li pini ala. ni li lon tan ni: ona li pali ala e ona.

sama la jan sona li wile ala suli e sijelo ona. nasa la sijelo ona li pona tan ni. sijelo li sama ijo ante tawa jan sona. tan ni la sijelo ona li pini ala. ona li jo ala e sama la ona li sona e sama ona lon anu seme?

8 jan pona li sama telo. telo li pana e lon tawa soweli ale li utala ala e ona li tawa ma ike. sama la jan pona li wile tawa ma ike ni la ona li lon poka nasin.

o pali pona e tomo sina, o pali sona e lawa sina, o pali pona tawa jan ante ala, tenpo ale la o toki lon, o lawa pona, o pali pona: ni la sina open e tenpo pona.

ni la nasin lon pi utala ala. ni la jan li jo ala e ike e nasa.

9 sina jo e ijo mute pi wile sina la ni li pona. taso la sina weka e ona la ni li pona mute. sina pona mute e ilo kipisi la ken la ni pakala. sina li jo e mani mute lon tomo sina la jan pi wile jo li kama. sina jo e mani li pilin pona tan ni la pini la sina pilin ike. sina pini e ijo la o pini. sina li pali e ni la sina sama nasin.

https://gist.github.com/knarka/fc961395b49b8c23ce2188d5a0e85ed6

#TokiPona #DaoDeJing #TaoTeChing #translation #ante_toki #anno2017