len lawa Nasinpin

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Tomaniki
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len lawa Nasinpin

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Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
ah! maybe you feel this: I do not look good.
a! ken la sina pilin ni: mi lukin ala pona.


But don't judge on what you see,

but o feel not on this: you see this.
taso o pilin ala lon ni: sina lukin e ni.


I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.

if in the future, you see a hat
of more knowledge then I eat at me.
tenpo kama la sina lukin e len lawa
pi sona sin la mi muko e me.


You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,

you can put different hats
above you with strong feeling (pride)
sina ken pana e len lawa ante mute
lon sina ilo pilin wawa


For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat

because of this: I am the hat Sorting
of the school Hogwarts.
tan ni: mi len lawa Nasinpin
pi tomo sona Okowaso


And I can top them all.

li can be above all of them.
li ken sewi e ali pi ona mute.


There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,

all is in your head like this:
the hat Sorting can see.
ali li lon insa lawa sina sama ni:
len lawa Nasinpin li ken lukin.


So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.

if o put me above you
then I talk to you that this:
you be in there.
o pana e me lon sewi sina
la mi toki tawa sina e ni:
sina lon ni.


You might belong in Gryffindor,

maybe you go to house Gryffindor.
ken la sina tawa tomo Kipinto.


Where dwell the brave at heart,

the warriors are there with heart.
jan utala li lon ni ilo pilin.


Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;

their no fear divide Gryffindor people.
pilin ike ala ona li tu e jan Kipinto.


You might belong in Hufflepuff,

maybe you go to house Hufflepuff.
ken la sina tawa tomo Pulapu.


Where they are just and loyal,
they are equal and friendly in there.
ona mute li sama li jan pona lon ni.


Those patient Hufflepuffs are true

those patient people of house Hufflepuff are real
jan awen pona ni pi tomo Pulapu li lon

And unafraid of toil;

and fear not work.
li pilin ike ala e pali.


Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a steady mind,

if you have a strong mind
then maybe you go to house Ravenclaw.
sina jo e sona wawa
la ken la sina tawa tomo Lewenka.


Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;

always, smart people see
their equal friends in there.
tenpo ali la jan sona li lukin
jan pona sama pi ona mute lon ni


Or perhaps in Slytherin

maybe you go to house Slytherin.
ken la sina tawa tomo Sitalen.


You'll make your real friends,

friends will be helpful to you in there.
jan pona li wile pana e pona tawa tu lon ni.


Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.

those sneaky/"snakey" people use anything that:
that ends with this: they want this.
jan ni pi akesi anpa li ilo e ali ni:
ni pili ilo ni: ona mute li wile e ni.


So put me on! Don't be afraid!
o put me above you. o fear not.
o pana e me lon sewi sina. o pilin ala.


And don't get in a flap!

o fear not.
o pilin ike ala.


You're in safe hands (though I have none)

you are in hands safe.
but I have not hands
sina lon joki pi luka.
taso mi jo ala e luka


For I'm a Thinking Cap!

because this: I am a knowledgeable hat.
tan ni: mi len lawa sona.

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a! ken la sina pilin ni: mi lukin ala pona.
taso o pilin ala lon ni: sina lukin e ni.
tenpo kama la sina lukin e len lawa
pi sona sin la mi muko e me.
sina ken pana e len lawa ante mute
lon sina ilo pilin wawa
tan ni: mi len lawa Nasinpin
pi tomo sona Okowaso
li ken sewi e ali pi ona mute.
ali li lon insa lawa sina sama ni:
len lawa Nasinpin li ken lukin.
o pana e me lon sewi sina
la mi toki tawa sina e ni:
sina lon ni.
ken la sina tawa tomo Kipinto.
jan utala li lon ni ilo pilin.
pilin ike ala ona li tu e jan Kipinto.
ken la sina tawa tomo Pulapu.
ona mute li sama li jan pona lon ni.
jan awen pona ni pi tomo Pulapu li lon
li pilin ike ala e pali.
sina jo e sona wawa
la ken la sina tawa tomo Lewenka.
tenpo ali la jan sona li lukin
jan pona sama pi ona mute lon ni
ken la sina tawa tomo Sitalen.
jan ni pi akesi anpa li ilo e ali ni:
ni pili ilo ni: ona mute li wile e ni.
o pana e me lon sewi sina. o pilin ala.
o pilin ike ala.
sina lon joki pi luka.
taso mi jo ala e luka
tan ni: mi len lawa sona.
janSilipu
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Re: len lawa Nasinpin

Post by janSilipu »

Tomaniki wrote:Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
ah! maybe you feel this: I do not look good.
a! ken la sina pilin ni: mi lukin ala pona.
. ken la sina pilin E ni: mi pona lukin ala

But don't judge on what you see,

but o feel not on this: you see this.
taso o pilin ala lon ni: sina lukin e ni.
. o [judge] ala tan ni: sina lukin e ni

I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.

if in the future, you see a hat
of more knowledge then I eat at me.
tenpo kama la sina lukin e len lawa
pi sona sin la mi muko e me.
. sina lukin e len lawa [more than me -- something with mute] la mi moku e mi

You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,

you can put different hats
above you with strong feeling (pride)
sina ken pana e len lawa ante mute
lon sina ilo pilin wawa
. sin ken awen e len lawa sike pimeja e len lawa pi suwi en suli
. sina ken len e len lawa ante sewi sina li pilin wawa
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat

because of this: I am the hat Sorting. tan ni: mi len lawa pi pana pona pi tomo pi kama sona Okowaso
of the school Hogwarts.
tan ni: mi len lawa Nasinpin
pi tomo sona Okowaso


And I can top them all.

li can be above all of them.
li ken sewi e ali pi ona mute.
. mi ken lon sewi pi ona mute ali

There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,

all is in your head like this:
the hat Sorting can see.
ali li lon insa lawa sina sama ni:
len lawa Nasinpin li ken lukin.
. len lawa pi pana pona li ken lukin e ali pi lon insa pi lawa sina

So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.

if o put me above you
then I talk to you that this:
you be in there.
o pana e me lon sewi sina. tan ni la o lon e mi lon lawa sina. mi toki e ni tawa sina: sina wile lon seme.
la mi toki tawa sina e ni:
sina lon ni.


You might belong in Gryffindor,

maybe you go to house Gryffindor.
ken la sina tawa tomo Kipinto.
. ken la sina wile tawa tomo Kipento

Where dwell the brave at heart,

the warriors are there with heart.. Out of time
jan utala li lon ni ilo pilin.


Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;

their no fear divide Gryffindor people.
pilin ike ala ona li tu e jan Kipinto.


You might belong in Hufflepuff,

maybe you go to house Hufflepuff.
ken la sina tawa tomo Pulapu.


Where they are just and loyal,
they are equal and friendly in there.
ona mute li sama li jan pona lon ni.


Those patient Hufflepuffs are true

those patient people of house Hufflepuff are real
jan awen pona ni pi tomo Pulapu li lon

And unafraid of toil;

and fear not work.
li pilin ike ala e pali.


Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a steady mind,

if you have a strong mind
then maybe you go to house Ravenclaw.
sina jo e sona wawa
la ken la sina tawa tomo Lewenka.


Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;

always, smart people see
their equal friends in there.
tenpo ali la jan sona li lukin
jan pona sama pi ona mute lon ni


Or perhaps in Slytherin

maybe you go to house Slytherin.
ken la sina tawa tomo Sitalen.


You'll make your real friends,

friends will be helpful to you in there.
jan pona li wile pana e pona tawa tu lon ni.


Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.

those sneaky/"snakey" people use anything that:
that ends with this: they want this.
jan ni pi akesi anpa li ilo e ali ni:
ni pili ilo ni: ona mute li wile e ni.


So put me on! Don't be afraid!
o put me above you. o fear not.
o pana e me lon sewi sina. o pilin ala.


And don't get in a flap!

o fear not.
o pilin ike ala.


You're in safe hands (though I have none)

you are in hands safe.
but I have not hands
sina lon joki pi luka.
taso mi jo ala e luka


For I'm a Thinking Cap!

because this: I am a knowledgeable hat.
tan ni: mi len lawa sona.

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a! ken la sina pilin ni: mi lukin ala pona.
taso o pilin ala lon ni: sina lukin e ni.
tenpo kama la sina lukin e len lawa
pi sona sin la mi muko e me.
sina ken pana e len lawa ante mute
lon sina ilo pilin wawa
tan ni: mi len lawa Nasinpin
pi tomo sona Okowaso
li ken sewi e ali pi ona mute.
ali li lon insa lawa sina sama ni:
len lawa Nasinpin li ken lukin.
o pana e me lon sewi sina
la mi toki tawa sina e ni:
sina lon ni.
ken la sina tawa tomo Kipinto.
jan utala li lon ni ilo pilin.
pilin ike ala ona li tu e jan Kipinto.
ken la sina tawa tomo Pulapu.
ona mute li sama li jan pona lon ni.
jan awen pona ni pi tomo Pulapu li lon
li pilin ike ala e pali.
sina jo e sona wawa
la ken la sina tawa tomo Lewenka.
tenpo ali la jan sona li lukin
jan pona sama pi ona mute lon ni
ken la sina tawa tomo Sitalen.
jan ni pi akesi anpa li ilo e ali ni:
ni pili ilo ni: ona mute li wile e ni.
o pana e me lon sewi sina. o pilin ala.
o pilin ike ala.
sina lon joki pi luka.
taso mi jo ala e luka
tan ni: mi len lawa sona.
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