Just the head of a traditional Chinese lion dance costume, extremely fluffy and yellow, bedazzled with shiny fabrics and with large curious eyes. Image: 2023 Marin County Fair - Sarah Stierch 10 | by Sarah Stierch. | CC-BY-4.0
mi lawa soweli.
pakala a!
sijelo mi li tawa seme?
noka tu sinpin mi li tawa seme?
noka tu monsi mi li tawa seme?
mi sona ala. mi lukin ala e ona.
pakala suli a!
mi ken ala tawa.
mi ken ala alasa.
mi ken ala utala.
mi anpa.
noka mi o...
sijelo mi o...
o kama sin tawa mi.
sina lon ala la mi soweli ala!
I am an animal head.
Destruction ah!
My body went where?
My two front legs went where?
My two back legs went where?
I don't know. I do not see them.
Big destruction ah!
I can't go.
I can't hunt.
I can't fight.
I am powerless.
O My Legs...
O My Body...
Come again to me.
When you are not existing, I am no animal!
mi lawa soweli
pakala a
sijelo mi li tawa seme
noka tu sinpin mi li tawa seme
noka tu monsi mi li tawa seme
mi sona ala
mi lukin ala e ona
pakala suli a
mi ken ala tawa
mi ken ala alasa
mi ken ala utala
mi anpa a
zz noka mi o
zz sijelo mi o
zz zz o kama sin
zz zz zz tawa mi
zz zz sina lon ala la
zz zz zz mi soweli ala a
mi lawa soweli.
pakala a.
sijelo mi li tawa seme.
noka tu sinpin mi li tawa seme.
noka tu monsi mi li tawa seme.
mi sona ala. mi lukin ala e ona.
pakala suli a.
mi ken ala tawa.
mi ken ala alasa.
mi ken ala utala.
mi anpa a.
noka mi o.
sijelo mi o.
o kama sin tawa mi.
sina lon ala la mi soweli ala a.
| toki pona | English | sitelen pona | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mi lawa soweli. | I am an animal head. | mi lawa soweli | mi lawa soweli. |
| pakala a! | Destruction ah! | pakala a | pakala a. |
| sijelo mi li tawa seme? | My body went where? | sijelo mi li tawa seme | sijelo mi li tawa seme. |
| noka tu sinpin mi li tawa seme? | My two front legs went where? | noka tu sinpin mi li tawa seme | noka tu sinpin mi li tawa seme. |
| noka tu monsi mi li tawa seme? | My two back legs went where? | noka tu monsi mi li tawa seme | noka tu monsi mi li tawa seme. |
| mi sona ala. | I don't know. | mi sona ala | mi sona ala. |
| mi lukin ala e ona. | I do not see them. | mi lukin ala e ona | mi lukin ala e ona. |
| pakala suli a! | Big destruction ah! | pakala suli a | pakala suli a. |
| mi ken ala tawa. | I can't go. | mi ken ala tawa | mi ken ala tawa. |
| mi ken ala alasa. | I can't hunt. | mi ken ala alasa | mi ken ala alasa. |
| mi ken ala utala. | I can't fight. | mi ken ala utala | mi ken ala utala. |
| mi anpa. | I am powerless. | mi anpa a | mi anpa a. |
| noka mi o... | O My Legs... | zz noka mi o | noka mi o. |
| sijelo mi o... | O My Body... | zz sijelo mi o | sijelo mi o. |
| o kama sin tawa mi. | Come again to me. | zz zz o kama sin zz zz zz tawa mi |
o kama sin tawa mi. |
| sina lon ala la mi soweli ala! | When you are not existing, I am no animal! | zz zz sina lon ala la zz zz zz mi soweli ala a |
sina lon ala la mi soweli ala a. |
mi lawa soweli.
mi lawa soweli
mi lawa soweli.
en
I am an animal head.
sitelen Lasina
mi lawa soweli.
pakala a!
pakala a
pakala a.
en
Destruction ah!
sitelen Lasina
pakala a!
sijelo mi li tawa seme?
sijelo mi li tawa seme
sijelo mi li tawa seme.
en
My body went where?
sitelen Lasina
sijelo mi li tawa seme?
noka tu sinpin mi li tawa seme?
noka tu sinpin mi li tawa seme
noka tu sinpin mi li tawa seme.
en
My two front legs went where?
sitelen Lasina
noka tu sinpin mi li tawa seme?
noka tu monsi mi li tawa seme?
noka tu monsi mi li tawa seme
noka tu monsi mi li tawa seme.
en
My two back legs went where?
sitelen Lasina
noka tu monsi mi li tawa seme?
mi sona ala.
mi sona ala
mi sona ala.
en
I don't know.
sitelen Lasina
mi sona ala.
mi lukin ala e ona.
mi lukin ala e ona
mi lukin ala e ona.
en
I do not see them.
sitelen Lasina
mi lukin ala e ona.
pakala suli a!
pakala suli a
pakala suli a.
en
Big destruction ah!
sitelen Lasina
pakala suli a!
mi ken ala tawa.
mi ken ala tawa
mi ken ala tawa.
en
I can't go.
sitelen Lasina
mi ken ala tawa.
mi ken ala alasa.
mi ken ala alasa
mi ken ala alasa.
en
I can't hunt.
sitelen Lasina
mi ken ala alasa.
mi ken ala utala.
mi ken ala utala
mi ken ala utala.
en
I can't fight.
sitelen Lasina
mi ken ala utala.
mi anpa.
mi anpa a
mi anpa a.
en
I am powerless.
sitelen Lasina
mi anpa.
noka mi o...
zz noka mi o
noka mi o.
en
O My Legs...
sitelen Lasina
noka mi o...
sijelo mi o...
zz sijelo mi o
sijelo mi o.
en
O My Body...
sitelen Lasina
sijelo mi o...
o kama sin tawa mi.
zz zz o kama sin
zz zz zz tawa mi
o kama sin tawa mi.
en
Come again to me.
sitelen Lasina
o kama sin tawa mi.
sina lon ala la mi soweli ala!
zz zz sina lon ala la
zz zz zz mi soweli ala a
sina lon ala la mi soweli ala a.
en
When you are not existing, I am no animal!
sitelen Lasina
sina lon ala la mi soweli ala!