Three musicians with guitars play to an audience of children at an aquarium. Image: Concert for kids at the Lisbon Oceanarium, Lisbon, Portugal julesvernex2 | by Jules Verne Times Two / julesvernex2.com. | CC-BY-SA-4.0
tenpo musi li lon tomo kala.
jan musi tu wan li kalama suwi.
ona li kepeken ilo kalama linja li kepeken uta.
jan lili mute li kute li tawa musi tan kalama.
kala mute li lukin.
mi lukin e kala e jan musi tu wan.
mi wile sona e ni:
kala li ken ala ken kute?
kala li tawa ala tawa musi tan kalama?
An entertainment time is at the fish building.
Three entertainment people make sounds sweetly.
They use string sound tools and use mouths.
Many small humans listen and move playfully because of the sound.
Many fish are watching.
I look at the fish and the three entertainment people.
I want to know this:
Can the fish listen?
Are the fish moving playfully because of the sound?
tenpo musi li lon tomo kala
jan musi tu wan li kalama suwi
ona li kepeken ilo kalama linja li kepeken uta
jan lili mute li kute li tawa musi tan kalama
kala mute li lukin
mi lukin e kala e jan musi tu wan
mi wile sona e ni>
kala li ken ala ken kute
kala li tawa ala tawa musi tan kalama
| toki pona | English | sitelen pona |
|---|---|---|
| tenpo musi li lon tomo kala. | An entertainment time is at the fish building. | tenpo musi li lon tomo kala |
| jan musi tu wan li kalama suwi. | Three entertainment people make sounds sweetly. | jan musi tu wan li kalama suwi |
| ona li kepeken ilo kalama linja li kepeken uta. | They use string sound tools and use mouths. | ona li kepeken ilo kalama linja li kepeken uta |
| jan lili mute li kute li tawa musi tan kalama. | Many small humans listen and move playfully because of the sound. | jan lili mute li kute li tawa musi tan kalama |
| kala mute li lukin. | Many fish are watching. | kala mute li lukin |
| mi lukin e kala e jan musi tu wan. | I look at the fish and the three entertainment people. | mi lukin e kala e jan musi tu wan |
| mi wile sona e ni: | I want to know this: | mi wile sona e ni> |
| kala li ken ala ken kute? | Can the fish listen? | kala li ken ala ken kute |
| kala li tawa ala tawa musi tan kalama? | Are the fish moving playfully because of the sound? | kala li tawa ala tawa musi tan kalama |
tenpo musi li lon tomo kala.
tenpo musi li lon tomo kala
en
An entertainment time is at the fish building.
sitelen Lasina
tenpo musi li lon tomo kala.
jan musi tu wan li kalama suwi.
jan musi tu wan li kalama suwi
en
Three entertainment people make sounds sweetly.
sitelen Lasina
jan musi tu wan li kalama suwi.
ona li kepeken ilo kalama linja li kepeken uta.
ona li kepeken ilo kalama linja li kepeken uta
en
They use string sound tools and use mouths.
sitelen Lasina
ona li kepeken ilo kalama linja li kepeken uta.
jan lili mute li kute li tawa musi tan kalama.
jan lili mute li kute li tawa musi tan kalama
en
Many small humans listen and move playfully because of the sound.
sitelen Lasina
jan lili mute li kute li tawa musi tan kalama.
kala mute li lukin.
kala mute li lukin
en
Many fish are watching.
sitelen Lasina
kala mute li lukin.
mi lukin e kala e jan musi tu wan.
mi lukin e kala e jan musi tu wan
en
I look at the fish and the three entertainment people.
sitelen Lasina
mi lukin e kala e jan musi tu wan.
mi wile sona e ni:
mi wile sona e ni>
en
I want to know this:
sitelen Lasina
mi wile sona e ni:
kala li ken ala ken kute?
kala li ken ala ken kute
en
Can the fish listen?
sitelen Lasina
kala li ken ala ken kute?
kala li tawa ala tawa musi tan kalama?
kala li tawa ala tawa musi tan kalama
en
Are the fish moving playfully because of the sound?
sitelen Lasina
kala li tawa ala tawa musi tan kalama?