A spirit of Death surrounded by colourful masks who are laughing, anguished, resigned. Reapers fly in the distance. Image: James Ensor - Death and the masks | by Liege Fine Arts Museum. | CC-PD-Mark
ale li sama mi li moli lon tenpo kama.
mi moli la mi tawa seme?
a, mi ken ala sona a!
sijelo mi li moli la sijelo mi li tawa seme?
a, ken la mi ken sona!
All is like me and will die in the coming time.
When I die, I go towards what?
Ah, I cannot know!
When my body dies, my body goes towards what?
Ah, perhaps I can know!
ale li sama mi
zz li moli lon tenpo kama
mi moli la
zz mi tawa seme
a zz mi ken ala sona a
sijelo mi li moli la zz sijelo mi li tawa seme
a zz ken la mi ken sona
| toki pona | English | sitelen pona |
|---|---|---|
| ale li sama mi li moli lon tenpo kama. | All is like me and will die in the coming time. | ale li sama mi zz li moli lon tenpo kama |
| mi moli la mi tawa seme? | When I die, I go towards what? | mi moli la zz mi tawa seme |
| a, mi ken ala sona a! | Ah, I cannot know! | a zz mi ken ala sona a |
| sijelo mi li moli la sijelo mi li tawa seme? | When my body dies, my body goes towards what? | sijelo mi li moli la zz sijelo mi li tawa seme |
| a, ken la mi ken sona! | Ah, perhaps I can know! | a zz ken la mi ken sona |
ale li sama mi li moli lon tenpo kama.
ale li sama mi
zz li moli lon tenpo kama
en
All is like me and will die in the coming time.
sitelen Lasina
ale li sama mi li moli lon tenpo kama.
mi moli la mi tawa seme?
mi moli la
zz mi tawa seme
en
When I die, I go towards what?
sitelen Lasina
mi moli la mi tawa seme?
a, mi ken ala sona a!
a zz mi ken ala sona a
en
Ah, I cannot know!
sitelen Lasina
a, mi ken ala sona a!
sijelo mi li moli la sijelo mi li tawa seme?
sijelo mi li moli la
zz sijelo mi li tawa seme
en
When my body dies, my body goes towards what?
sitelen Lasina
sijelo mi li moli la sijelo mi li tawa seme?
a, ken la mi ken sona!
a zz ken la mi ken sona
en
Ah, perhaps I can know!
sitelen Lasina
a, ken la mi ken sona!