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musi utala

Protestors take to the streets, many wearing clown noses.

Protestors take to the streets, many wearing clown noses. Image: Manifestation Toulouse, 22 novembre 2014 (15671968727) | by PierreSelim. | CC-BY-SA-2.0

sinpin mi li musi.

taso mi pilin musi ala.

nena mi li sike musi.

taso mi wile utala.

jan lawa li toki: mi awen e sina ale.

taso jan lawa li awen ala li anpa e mi ale.

jan lawa li pali ike kepeken ilo utala moli.

mi wile awen e kulupu mi la mi kin li utala!

jan lawa li utala kepeken ilo moli wawa.

mi utala kepeken nena sike loje musi!

My face is amusing.

But do not feel amused.

My bump is an amusing circle.

But I want to fight.

The ruling people say: We protect all of you.

But the ruling people do not protect and subjugate us all.

The ruling people act badly using deathly fighting tools.

I want to protect my group so I fight also!

The ruling person fights using powerful deathly tools.

I fight using an amusing red spherish bump!

sinpin mi li musi

taso
mi pilin musi ala

nena mi li sike musi

taso
mi wile utala

jan lawa li toki
te mi awen e sina ale to

taso
jan lawa li awen ala
zz zz li anpa e mi ale

jan lawa li pali ike
zz kepeken ilo utala moli

mi wile awen e kulupu mi la
zz mi kin li utala

jan lawa li utala
zz kepeken ilo moli wawa

mi utala
zz kepeken nena sike loje musi

sinpin mi li musi.

taso mi pilin musi ala.

nena mi li sike musi.

taso mi wile utala.

jan lawa li toki te mi awen e sina ale to.

taso jan lawa li awen ala li anpa e mi ale.

jan lawa li pali ike kepeken ilo utala moli.

mi wile awen e kulupu mi la mi kin li utala.

jan lawa li utala kepeken ilo moli wawa.

mi utala kepeken nena sike loje musi.

toki pona English sitelen pona
sinpin mi li musi. My face is amusing. sinpin mi li musi sinpin mi li musi.
taso mi pilin musi ala. But do not feel amused. taso
mi pilin musi ala
taso mi pilin musi ala.
nena mi li sike musi. My bump is an amusing circle. nena mi li sike musi nena mi li sike musi.
taso mi wile utala. But I want to fight. taso
mi wile utala
taso mi wile utala.
jan lawa li toki: mi awen e sina ale. The ruling people say: We protect all of you. jan lawa li toki
te mi awen e sina ale to
jan lawa li toki te mi awen e sina ale to.
taso jan lawa li awen ala li anpa e mi ale. But the ruling people do not protect and subjugate us all. taso
jan lawa li awen ala
zz zz li anpa e mi ale
taso jan lawa li awen ala li anpa e mi ale.
jan lawa li pali ike kepeken ilo utala moli. The ruling people act badly using deathly fighting tools. jan lawa li pali ike
zz kepeken ilo utala moli
jan lawa li pali ike kepeken ilo utala moli.
mi wile awen e kulupu mi la mi kin li utala! I want to protect my group so I fight also! mi wile awen e kulupu mi la
zz mi kin li utala
mi wile awen e kulupu mi la mi kin li utala.
jan lawa li utala kepeken ilo moli wawa. The ruling person fights using powerful deathly tools. jan lawa li utala
zz kepeken ilo moli wawa
jan lawa li utala kepeken ilo moli wawa.
mi utala kepeken nena sike loje musi! I fight using an amusing red spherish bump! mi utala
zz kepeken nena sike loje musi
mi utala kepeken nena sike loje musi.

sinpin mi li musi.

sinpin mi li musi

sinpin mi li musi.

en

My face is amusing.

sitelen Lasina

sinpin mi li musi.

taso mi pilin musi ala.

taso
mi pilin musi ala

taso mi pilin musi ala.

en

But do not feel amused.

sitelen Lasina

taso mi pilin musi ala.

nena mi li sike musi.

nena mi li sike musi

nena mi li sike musi.

en

My bump is an amusing circle.

sitelen Lasina

nena mi li sike musi.

taso mi wile utala.

taso
mi wile utala

taso mi wile utala.

en

But I want to fight.

sitelen Lasina

taso mi wile utala.

jan lawa li toki: mi awen e sina ale.

jan lawa li toki
te mi awen e sina ale to

jan lawa li toki te mi awen e sina ale to.

en

The ruling people say: We protect all of you.

sitelen Lasina

jan lawa li toki: mi awen e sina ale.

taso jan lawa li awen ala li anpa e mi ale.

taso
jan lawa li awen ala
zz zz li anpa e mi ale

taso jan lawa li awen ala li anpa e mi ale.

en

But the ruling people do not protect and subjugate us all.

sitelen Lasina

taso jan lawa li awen ala li anpa e mi ale.

jan lawa li pali ike kepeken ilo utala moli.

jan lawa li pali ike
zz kepeken ilo utala moli

jan lawa li pali ike kepeken ilo utala moli.

en

The ruling people act badly using deathly fighting tools.

sitelen Lasina

jan lawa li pali ike kepeken ilo utala moli.

mi wile awen e kulupu mi la mi kin li utala!

mi wile awen e kulupu mi la
zz mi kin li utala

mi wile awen e kulupu mi la mi kin li utala.

en

I want to protect my group so I fight also!

sitelen Lasina

mi wile awen e kulupu mi la mi kin li utala!

jan lawa li utala kepeken ilo moli wawa.

jan lawa li utala
zz kepeken ilo moli wawa

jan lawa li utala kepeken ilo moli wawa.

en

The ruling person fights using powerful deathly tools.

sitelen Lasina

jan lawa li utala kepeken ilo moli wawa.

mi utala kepeken nena sike loje musi!

mi utala
zz kepeken nena sike loje musi

mi utala kepeken nena sike loje musi.

en

I fight using an amusing red spherish bump!

sitelen Lasina

mi utala kepeken nena sike loje musi!