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I wasn't aiming for a verbatim translation. Rather I was aiming for a loose translation that matches the measure of the song (so I can sing it).

sina mi la sina pilin seme? = How would it be if you were standing in my shoes? (you me LA you feel what?)

Translation attempt inspired by this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7FGPIRJx6I mi wan pi tenpo pini mi telo oko li tawa lon lawa mi tomo mi li lon ma ante tenpo suli la mi wan taso jan ala li toki tawa mi tan ni: kama suli li pali ike lawa mi li pakala la mi lukin e ike mi olin mute kin li moli ...

mi ken pilin e linja lon lawa mi
mi ken pilin e ni: mi tawa pimeja
mi tawa weka la mi tawa lon kon
linja li pini la mi moli

mi mute li jo ala e len. ko unpa li lon sijelo pi mi mute. tenpo pini lili la mi jo e wawa lon sijelo mi. jan lon poka mi li pilin pona. luka mi li sike e sijelo ona. mi wile e ni: pilin ni li pini ala. mi lukin e oko ona. oko ona li ken toki la ni li toki e ni: mi olin e sina. tenpo pini la jan oli...

love, and poetry, do strange things.

True, that. But yes, a love that left me; the one that got away. *sighs*

tenpo sama la mi ken kute e kalama musi tu
pilin mi li kama pakala tan pilin wawa
kalama musi wan li toki pi olin ike
kalama musi ante li toki pi olin pi tawa weka

I think the challenge of haiku in TP is writing something that is 1) grammatically acceptable, 2) fits the 5-7-5 structure, and 3) gets the story across.

You should have seen the original versions... You'd probably flip from all the rookie errors... ;) pdf page 9-no comment 10-noted 11-The words are exactly how they appear on LJ, error and all. This is intentional. The date error isn't. :oops: 13-noted 17-hmm... 19-Referent is in the title: the churc...

Hi guys! After looking back at my first year with Toki Pona, I decided to do a small compilation of selected works from 2008-2009. I hope this becomes a good read for anyone wanting to practice reading TP or for those wanting to get an appreciation for poetry in TP. I hope you enjoy!

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mi wan taso lon supa lape mi
ijo lape lawa li lon poka mi
pilin mi li wile e jan
jan li ken pilin li pana e luka sike

luka mi li wile e sijelo
pilin mi li wile olin
telo oko li tawa lon pimeja
mi jo ala e jan lon poka mi.