musi pi nanpa 51 pi jan Katulu

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Mako
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musi pi nanpa 51 pi jan Katulu

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musi pi nanpa 51 pi jan Katulu (musi pi jan Sapo pi jan Elata li pona mute tawa jan Katulu)

jan ni li sama jan sewi tawa mi.
kin la jan ni li lon sewi jan sewi.
mije ni li supa poka sina li
lukin li kute.

sina toki musi suwi. ike a!
pilin ale li weka e sijelo.
a! mi lukin e sina la ala
li lon sewi mi.

nena toki mi li ken ala tawa.
seli li tawa anpa nena tu tu.
nena li ale pi kalama sama.
oko? open ala.

jan Katulu o! pali ala li ike.
pali ala li pona tawa sina.
pali ala li pini e ma pona
e jan lawa.


This person is like a god to me.
Indeed, this person is above a god.
This man sits next to you,
watching and listening.

You laugh sweetly. Alas!
All feeling leaves the limbs.
A! Whenever(if) I see you, nothing
is above me.

My tongue is not able to move.
Heat goes down my four limbs.
(My) ears are full with their own sound.
The eyes? Closed.

O Catullus, leisure is bad.
You like leisure.
Leisure ends good lands
and kings.
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